Nadine Dereza

Broadcaster and Journalist

Nadine Dereza is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, and renowned conference chair with a proven track record of captivating global audiences. Named 'Financial Journalist of the Year', she brings unparalleled expertise in business, finance, and current affairs. Whether you’re looking to inspire, inform, or ignite conversation, Nadine delivers with authority, energy, and insight.

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Biography

Nadine Dereza is an accomplished conference host, moderator, and speaker with an outstanding reputation for delivering engaging and impactful events. Her career spans over three decades and includes significant experience across broadcasting, business, and finance, making her an expert in moderating complex discussions and ensuring seamless event delivery. Nadine’s unique ability to prepare meticulously and establish rapport with speakers and audiences alike has made her a sought-after figure for high-profile events globally, and she has hosted and chaired over 1,000 events for clients across multiple sectors.

She has worked for Associated Press, BBC, Sky TV, CNN and presented CNBC’s IoT: Powering the Digital Economy, exploring how AI and digital innovation is reshaping industries.

Nadine’s moderation has received glowing feedback from industry leaders. The team at Sage praised her for moderating a CEO Panel, emphasising that the event’s success was largely due to her preparation and the excellent rapport she built with panellists. Similarly, Heathrow Community Engagement Board highlighted her ability to chair their critical public event, with several panellists remarking on her professional and insightful approach. Her dedication to ensuring every detail is accounted for has left clients consistently impressed with her ability to guide conversations with expertise and tact.

Her role as a speaker is equally impactful. At CPA Australia, she is recognised for her thoughtful questions and ability to keep the event flowing smoothly, all while adding a touch of humour to keep delegates engaged. Nadine’s dynamic approach to both hosting and speaking enables her to create environments where dialogue thrives and participants feel heard and engaged.

Nadine is also an expert in crisis communication. Her consultancy work through Babaco Media, where she offers media training, crisis management, and communication strategy, has been invaluable to organisations like the National Autistic Society. Following one of her media crisis workshops, they expressed how it gave them the skills and confidence to handle potential interviews, reaffirming her ability to equip teams with the tools needed to navigate high-pressure situations.

Her latest keynote talk is “Reputation is Everyone’s Business” drawing on her work in high-stakes professional and broadcast settings. She delves into reputation management through the lens of crisis media, because how your team communicates under pressure determines whether your reputation survives or soars. In this thought-provoking keynote, Nadine navigates the key steps to take, relating relevant stories, supported by tangible actions. She equips her audiences with a clear way forward, boosted by the energy and drive to thrive in a rapidly expanding crisis media world. To support this keynote is a one-day workshop "How to Thrive in the Media" giving your people the confidence, skills and practical tools to step into any media moment and shine.

Nadine regularly hosts fireside chats for clients, having interviewed leading voices such as Steve Wozniak, Claire Williams, Lord Sebastian Coe, Condoleezza Rice, Mohamed El-Erian, Louis Theroux, Gabby Logan, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Ginni Rometty and Mexican President Vicente Fox.

She is a speaker and media coach spanning the full arc of live events: writing speeches, producing conferences and on the spot coaching and direction at events for an international roster of iconic brands.

As a judge for prestigious awards such as The International Broadcasting Convention’s Media Innovation Programme and The Business Books Awards, Nadine brings her vast experience in media and communication to help shape the future of these industries. Whether facilitating high-level panels, moderating international conferences, or engaging with audiences through speaking, Nadine Dereza is the ideal choice for any event that seeks a professional, insightful, and engaging host or speaker.

What I Currently Do

Speaking (e.g. conferences, after dinner)
Hosting/moderating
Writing - short form (e.g. articles)
Writing - long form (e.g. books)
Broadcasting – host
Presenting Video/Audio Content
Voiceover

Speaking Topics

Reputation is Everyone’s Business…Unlocking How To Thrive Under Pressure

The 'what if’ question lurks in the back of leadership teams minds, because every business faces a moment when everything is on the line. Yet when a crisis strikes, most are caught off guard, with the threats real and growing including: Cyber Incidents & IT Outages; AI Misuse; Geopolitical Pressures; Supply Chain Disruptions and Product or Service Failures. How your team communicates under pressure determines whether your reputation survives or soars. In this thought-provoking and insightful keynote, Nadine navigates the key steps to take, relating relevant stories, supported by tangible actions. She equips her audiences with a clear way forward, boosted by the energy and drive to thrive in a rapidly expanding crisis media world. To support this keynote is a one-day workshop "How to Thrive in the Media" giving your people the confidence, skills and practical tools to step into any media moment and shine.

Media Appearances

Nadine Dereza - Grant Thornton - Spring Budget Review

Nadine Dereza hosted a Grant Thornton live broadcast immediately after the UK Government's Spring Budget announcement

How Tech is Reshaping Live Broadcasting

How is technology driving change in live broadcast production? Hosted by Nadine Dereza, this panel brings together industry leaders to discuss how innovation is transforming workflows, enhancing storytelling, and redefining the viewer experience. Featuring insights from Sky Sports, Formula E and Limitless Broadcast, followed by audience Q&A.

ICE Gaming Barcelona 2025

Day 1 ICE Gaming Highlights - Presented by Nadine dereza

Nadine Dereza, Chair & Presenter, Sibos, Singapore, Closing Plenary

Sibos, the annual major SWIFT event closing plenary wrap ups the week-long financial conference by reflecting on major industry themes and outlining future trends.

Nadine Dereza, Presenter, CNBC, IoT: Powering the Digital Economy

Nadine presented CNBC’s IoT: Powering the Digital Economy, exploring how AI and digital innovation is reshaping industries. In this episode she looks at the healthcare industry.

Nadine Dereza, Host of Identity TV - Cyber Security

SailPoint’s Identity TV broadcast event is designed for IT, business, and security leaders to explore the future of identity-centric cyber security.

Tideway Live TV, Presented by Nadine Dereza, London Stock Exchange Studios

Award winning financial journalist & presenter, Nadine Dereza interviews Peter Doherty, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer from Tideway GBP Hybrid Capital Fund, one of the UK’s top performing bond funds, live from the London Stock Exchange Studios.

Waterline Summit - International Business Day hosted by Nadine Dereza

The Waterline Virtual Summit's International Business Day focused on how the Humber region in the UK - the "Energy Estuary"- could leverage global markets, tackle climate change, and drive clean growth. Andrew Bailey, Governor, Bank of England contributed to this broadcast

Nadine Dereza - Heathrow Airport Crisis Report

The Heathrow Airport Crisis Report & Winter Resilience Film is an investigative documentary produced and presented by award-winning journalist and broadcaster Nadine Dereza. The film examines the severe operational disruptions that brought London Heathrow Airport to a standstill and evaluates the subsequent implementation of the Winter Resilience Programme

The Simply Business Show with Nadine Dereza

The Simply Business Show' programme reviews the week's business news. The programme is presenter-led by Nadine Dereza, filming pieces to camera on location around London and the UK, as well as filming and interviewing guests on the big issues from around the world in AP's state-of--the-art TV Studios with panoramic views across Central London.

BT Virtual Conference - Digital Transformation hosted and chaired by Nadine Dereza

This virtual live event focused on digital transformation in Wales & the South West. Discussing key insights on economic growth, collaboration, productivity, workplace evolution, 5G, data protection, digital security and green tech innovation.

Nadine Dereza Interview - Stuart Hunter, Managing Director, Clarion Events

Broadcaster and journalist, Nadine Dereza puts Stuart Hunter, MD of Clarion Gaming through his paces ahead of ICE and iGB Live.

Feedback

"I've had the pleasure of working with Nadine on multiple occasions over the last six years, first as a runner, then producer at the Royal Television Society and most recently bringing her in at Clarion events as Conference Chair of the Ice Vox World Regulatory Briefing. The largest global gathering of gambling regulators, policymakers and C-Suite executives. I selected Nadine due to her unique blend of financial, political and technology sector expertise and her broadcast ready presentation skills all crucial to my vision of elevating the WRB's brand as the Davos of gaming. From start to finish, Nadine brought a collaborative attitude, acting as the ideal creative sounding board for me as a producer. Her background as a journalist shone through in her research and preparation. On stage, she balanced authority around complex subject matters with adaptability and a human touch in her delivery. Her wealth of experience offered so many opportunities for anecdotes to connect with the room. Feedback from delegates, speakers and senior executives at Clarion was always glowing. She created a sense of comfort on stage, cracking a smile for even the most stern of regulators, while her humility and treatment of junior staff members in particular needs to be praised, echoing my own first experience with her starting out in industry. She felt like an extended part of the in-house production team and I look forward to working with her again in the future."

Damien Ashton-Wellman

"Nadine hosted our annual customer conference in London. She has an engaging style and developed a real rapport with the audience. She seemed genuinely interested in our industry and had clearly carried out background research. She felt like one of our own throughout - highly recommended."

Nick Eatock

"Thank you for your amazing work with us, I absolutely love working with you "The Boss" :-)"

Pat Kelly

"The feedback from the audience watching was outstanding, comments included: the best security event ever; what a brilliant host Nadine was making the event run smoothly; can we make the TV show a series… We were delighted with Nadine as the host and have no hesitation in recommending her to any company looking for an experienced TV journalist."

Ben Bulpitt

"The CEO Panel wouldn’t have been the success it was, without Nadine’s input. We really appreciated the amount of preparation she did on the subject and her rapport with our panellists was excellent."

Stephanie Osborne

"Magnificent Chairing of the first Heathrow Community Engagement Board public event. It was mission critical to have a professional, independent and robust Chair. We were thrilled to work with Nadine and to have her support and meticulous insight in advance and on the day."

Lisa Sharp

"The crisis media workshop was an invaluable session and has definitely made us feel more prepared and reassured, giving our team the skills and confidence to manage any possible interviews. We really value Nadine’s expertise, advice and feedback."

Melior Whitear

"Nadine did a tremendous job as anchor at our global conference. We were particularly impressed by a couple of things: the quickness she got "up to speed" with the complexities of our business, and how she leveraged her engaging personality to get the best from her interviewees and audience."

Simon Lyons

"Nadine did a great job at the Women in Business Awards. She held the evening together brilliantly, shared some great insights and asked very pertinent questions. We’ve never known an awards night where the winners have been so eloquent on stage, and believe that was down to her making them feel at ease while at the same time setting just the right tone with her Q&A."

"Nadine did a great job at the Infosys annual European client event, taking time to get to know the client and its audience, as well as working closely with the executive producer to understand the overall key messages and takeaways. Nadine is very personable, knows how to put people at their ease, an absolute professional, and we are looking forward to working with Nadine again this year."

"Intelligent, focused and great fun to work with, Nadine has the ability to gain a quick understanding of the subject in question and manages to cut to the chase in a professional and where appropriate light-hearted manner. She is a fantastic writer, editor and presenter."

"Nadine did an incredible job in hosting and facilitating our Annual Conference. We particularly appreciate the personal care and attention she showed in understanding our objectives and helping us achieve them."

Jo Causon

"Nadine as a presenter and chair, did a truly excellent job. Not only was she always very well prepared, informed about the contents addressed during the summit and the backgrounds of the individual guest speakers - she also showed a great sense of humour, spontaneity and collegiality towards the organization. We have received nothing but positive feedback from our delegates, speakers and visitors, who highly appreciated her professionalism and personality."

"We loved working with Nadine, a true professional. Her credibility and charisma came across to the entire audience from the very moment she took to the stage. Her introduction was very insightful – the examples she used to emphasise the importance of having a clear goal, working collaboratively and responding to change were perfect."

"As always Nadine did an outstanding job and the feedback has been brilliant. She really got under the skin of this complex and difficult subject namely the role of banks going forward and gave the audience a valuable and engaging insight into what this country’s most senior bankers are thinking at this time of change in the worlds banking system."

Richard Gill

"A big thank you to Nadine for so expertly chairing and facilitating our CIA Brexit conference. The feedback has been very positive and we were all particularly impressed by the sharpness of her questions and ability to engage all the speakers and the audience."

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