Matthew is a highly experienced, engaging and evidence-led speaker. He has worked with hundreds of organizations around the world, speaking to audiences from 10 to 1,000+. Matthew specialises in: political volatility and geo-political risk; public opinion; political trends; elections; populism; Europe; Brexit; extremism; immigration; and voting.

Matthew has a wealth of experience in delivering professional and engaging keynote talks, breakfast briefings and pre- and post-dinner talks to policy, business and financial communities. He is also an experienced chair. Recent examples include: a macro overview of political risk trends for investors; a client-focused roadshow for wealth managers; keynotes on specific elections and referendums; a 'deep dive' into volatility for risk officers; a comprehensive overview of what drives populism; polling and research on Brexit. Matthew also contributes regularly to international media, including BBC News, BBC World News, Sky News, CNN, Al Jazeera, BBC Radio 4, 5Live, Bloomberg, and many more.

Some pictures of recent events can be found here.

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He has given keynote talks to:
  • European Parliament, Brussels
  • Council of Europe, Strasbourg
  • London Stock Exchange
  • Trilateral Commission
  • Deutsche Bank
  • JP Morgan Asset Management
  • UBS Investor Roadshow
  • Intelligence Squared
  • Clifford Chance LLP
  • KPMG Global Infrastructure Conference
  • White and Case LLP
  • First Eagle Investment Management
  • ​Morningstar Investment Conference
  • ​Utmost PanEurope
  • Chatham House
  • Israel Democracy Institute
  • Financial Times Europe Conference
  • JIC Asset Managers Spring Conference
  • Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • St Anthony's College, Oxford
  • Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
  • Centre for International Affairs, Barcelona
  • Council on Foreign Relations, Washington
  • Aviva Public Policy Division, London
  • Friends of Europe, Malta
  • Portland Communications, London
  • The Economist, London
  • American Federation of Labor, Washington
  • Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik, Vienna
  • Japan Economic Foundation, Tokyo
  • CI Investments, Toronto
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, London
  • Professional Risk Managers' Conference, Bloomberg HQ
  • Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Conference
  • Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Oslo
  • Camden Annual Conference, Maine
  • Global Citizen Forum, Montenegro
  • ​Cross-Border Planning Conference, London
  • Onward, UK Parliament
  • J. Walter Thompson, Cannes
  • Clingendael Institute, The Hague
  • ​Human International Film Festival, Oslo
  • Home Office, London
  • US State Department, Washington
  • John Felice Center, Rome
  • Royal Bank of Scotland, London
  • Open Society Foundation, Brussels
  • Eurasia Group, Washington
  • Merton College, University of Oxford
  • Federation of Small Businesses
  • Investment Week, London
  • Arton Capital, Dubai
  • Capital Group, London
  • Kantar, Brussels
  • Third Bridge, London
  • First Eagle, New York City
  • German Society for Foreign Affairs, Berlin
  • European Foundation for Democracy, Brussels
  • Rothschild & Cie, Paris
  • KPMG, London
  • Jupiter Asset Management, London
  • Darwin Public Lecture Series, University of Cambridge
  • KNect365, Dubai
  • ​Europe of Freedom & Direct Democracy, Brussels
  • DNCA Investments, Paris
  • Policy Exchange think-tank, Westminster
  • Glenview Capital Management, New York
  • Daily Telegraph, London
  • Allianz Global Investors, Frankfurt
  • Konrad Adenaur Stiftung, Berlin
  • JP Morgan Asset Management, New York City
  • European Association of Political Consultants, London
  • Tulchan Communications LLP, London
  • Natixis Asset Management, Paris
  • Redburn, London
  • Kreisky Forum, Vienna
  • Overseas Development Institute, London
  • Chipping Norton Literary Festival
  • European Academy of Bolzano, Italy
  • Thomson Reuters Foundation, Istanbul
  • Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats, Brussels
  • ITV News Gathering Forum, London
  • Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Owen James Group, London
  • Nuffield College, University of Oxford
  • Labour for the Common Good, Westminster
  • Union Investment, Frankfurt
  • Osbornes Solicitors LLP, London
  • Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Berlin
  • Wiardi Beckman Stichting, Amsterdam
  • Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City
  • Embassy of France in London
  • Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Brussels
  • Spectator Events, London
  • Aviva France, Paris
  • Scott Prenn LLP, London
  • Annual Karlsruhe Dialogues, Karlsruhe
  • ​Metapack Delivery Conference, London
  • WonkHE, Higher Education conference, London
  • Political Studies Association, London
  • Stiftung Mercator, Berlin
  • Marwood Group Advisory LLC, New York City
  • ​Munk School of Global Affairs, Toronto
  • CIDOB, Barcelona
  • Human Digital, London
  • Centre for Liberal Studies, Sofia
  • MHP Communications, Brussels
  • Vereinte Europäische Linke/Nordische Grüne Linke, Leipzig
  • King's College London, Transnational Law Institute Signature Lectures ​
  • Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico
  • Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Berlin
  • Djoef, London
  • Fondation Jean-Jaurès, Paris
  • Alliance Bernstein, New York City
  • Rushmore International
  • Conway Hall, London
  • Cheltenham Literature Festival
  • Global Counter-Terror Conference, London
  • Guidepoint Consultancy, New York
  • Neil Stewart Associates, London
  • European Institute, London School of Economics
  • Anglo Education Services, London
  • Fabian Society, London
  • Institute for Public Policy Research, London
  • Hansard Society, Westminster
  • Ipsos-MORI election events
  • Greater Manchester Police, North West England
  • Centre for London
  • Institut fur Sicherheitspolitik, Universitat Kiel
  • Social Market Foundation, London
  • Salford Professional Development, Manchester
  • Pears Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism, London
  • Islington Council, London