Emily Maitlis

Emily Maitlis is an acclaimed, award-winning journalist, keynote speaker, and moderator, named one of Britain’s most influential people by GQ Magazine. Formerly Political Editor of BBC’s "Newsnight," she co-hosts the award-winning podcasts The News Agents USA and Americast with Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall on LBC, offering sharp analysis of US and UK politics.

Maitlis has covered major elections on both sides of the Atlantic, fronted documentaries on figures like Trump, Zuckerberg, and Madonna, and interviewed world leaders including Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and the last six UK prime ministers. Her high-profile 2019 interview with Prince Andrew, discussing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, won an RTS Television Journalism Award and inspired the Channel 4 documentary "Andrew – The Problem Prince."

Author of the Sunday Times bestseller "Airhead," adapted by Amazon as "A Very Royal Scandal," Maitlis has contributed to outlets like The Sunday Times, The Spectator, and The Guardian. She is also active philanthropically, serving on boards including Cancer Research UK and Harvard Business School’s European Advisory Council.

Renowned for her incisive interview style, she delivered the prestigious James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival, addressing the challenges facing modern journalism worldwide.