Description
Katty Kay keynote speaker is a Washington-based, award-winning journalist. Her perspective on American politics and global affairs comes from decades spent living and reporting around the world. She currently serves as U.S. special correspondent for BBC Studios, where she creates and hosts television documentaries filmed in both the U.S. and Europe.
In her Influential series, Katty interviews some of the most powerful and change-making figures in culture, business, and science. She also co-hosts the popular podcast The Rest Is Politics US alongside Anthony Scaramucci. Alongside her broadcast career, she is co-author, with Claire Shipman, of six books on confidence and women at work. Four of these are New York Times bestsellers, including Womenomics and The Confidence Code.
Katty Kay Keynote Speaker: Decoding DC
Washington has seen dramatic domestic and global policy shifts in a short period of time. Katty has covered both the first and second Trump administrations and remains well-sourced on both sides of the political aisle. She sorts through the noise to explain what audiences really need to pay attention to, separating political performance from what is genuinely changing America and the rest of the world. Her insider access, paired with an outsider’s global perspective, gives business leaders an authoritative and objective read on events in Washington.
Katty Kay Keynote Speaker: A World in Flux
Katty brings a uniquely personal global perspective, shaped by growing up in the Middle East and decades of reporting from Washington, Tokyo, London, and international hotspots. She cuts through the noise on the forces redefining world affairs, from rising geopolitical tensions to shifting power centres and the strains facing Western democracies. Drawing on frontline reporting and conversations with global leaders, she explains how conflict, economic volatility, and misinformation are reshaping alliances and public trust.
Katty Kay Keynote Speaker: The Confidence Code
Research shows that confidence is even more critical to success than competence. Katty explores where confidence comes from, whether it can be learned, and why women often have less of it than their talents deserve. This keynote draws on the latest scientific research alongside anecdotes from her own career and the many women and girls she has interviewed. It can be tailored for women, girls, or parents, and leaves audiences with practical steps for taking action and building genuine self-assurance.
Moderator, Discussion Leader and Interviewer
As a journalist, Katty regularly interviews political dignitaries, business leaders, and cultural icons for her news broadcasts. She brings this same skill to corporate and association events, having interviewed figures including Condoleezza Rice, Anna Wintour, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Event organisers exploring the full range of leadership keynote speakers available through Corporate Speakers Global will find Katty’s blend of journalistic rigour and warmth ideal for panels, fireside chats, and moderated discussions. Read more about her career on Wikipedia.
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Keynote Topics
DECODING DC
Leaders in Washington, DC have upended everything we know about politics and convention. Never have there been so many dramatic domestic and global policy shifts in such a short period of time. Longtime Washington-based journalist Katty Kay has covered the first and now the second Trump administrations and is well-sourced on both sides of the political aisle. She sorts through the noise to explain what you really need to pay attention to – decoding what is performance and what is really changing America and the rest of the world. It has never been more important for business leaders to get an authoritative, objective take on events in Washington. After years living and reporting around the globe, Katty marries her insider access with an outsider’s perspective, bringing a truly global perspective to American politics.
A WORLD IN FLUX
Veteran journalist Katty Kay brings a uniquely personal global perspective shaped by growing up in the Middle East and decades of reporting from Washington, Tokyo, London, and international hotspots. In her talk, Katty cuts straight to the forces redefining world affairs: rising geopolitical tensions, shifting power centers, and the strains facing Western democracies. Drawing on frontline reporting and conversations with global leaders, Katty explains how conflict, economic volatility, and misinformation are reshaping alliances and public trust. She also tackles America’s evolving role – where influence is strengthening, where it’s slipping, and why the world is watching closely. With crisp analysis and vivid storytelling, Katty gives audiences a sharp, accessible roadmap to the trends that will shape the next decade – leaving them more informed, more aware, and better equipped to lead.
THE CONFIDENCE CODE
Confidence! With it, we can take on the world; without it, we don’t ask for raises, request that important meeting, or take risks. In the success equation, research shows that confidence is even more critical than competence. But what is confidence? Where does it come from? Are we born with it or do we acquire it? And why do women have less of it than their talents deserve? This speech can be tailored to women or girls/parents and is based on Katty’s bestselling books on the subject. Katty Kay inspires audiences with the latest scientific research and anecdotes from her own career and the many women and girls she interviewed. Katty’s experience is like that of so many women, even senior women, whose lack of confidence is what really holds them back. The good news then is that being confident is a choice. Katty’s talk inspires audiences to take action – to go outside their comfort zones, to try new hard things, to take risks, to be prepared to fail and to discover the secret to success.
MODERATOR, DISCUSSION LEADER & INTERVIEWER
As a journalist, Katty Kay regularly interviews scores of political dignitaries, business leaders, and cultural icons for her news broadcasts. She brings that talent to corporate, association, and organization events where she’s interviewed noted figures from a wide variety of backgrounds including Condoleezza Rice, Anna Wintour, Dan Levy, Michael Lewis, Cynt Marshall, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Carlo Ancelotti, Anoush Ansari and scores more. The skill, grace and humor Katty brings to in-person and virtual events as a panel moderator, discussion leader, and interviewer will get the most out of her guest/panelists and create a memorable experience for the audience.
