During her years in the region, Maria Ramos has worked as a newsreader in Bahrain and also reported from Syria, Jordan, Turkey and the UEA. She has her own flagship news programme, News Hour with Maria Ramos, that she presents live from Istanbul. In London, she hosted Bloomberg TV’s breakfast world news, covering the breaking news of the 2008 financial crisis from London and Spain.

Breaking news stories include Abu-Bakr Al Bahgdadi’s assassination, the stepping down of UK Prime Minister Theresa May, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe’s resignation, President Trump’s first visit to North Korea, and Jamal Khashoggi’s death in Istanbul. She has also covered the Turkish presidential elections and is often a relief presenter for TRT World’s flagship current affairs show, The Newsmakers.

She has also worked for The Miami Herald in Central America, Le Monde newspaper in Senegal, Madagascar and Mauritius, and Milan for Time Magazine.

She has worked closely with the CEO of Formula-E, taking the company from a startup to a fully-fledged global series in just three years. She has been pivotal in successfully establishing global brand and media relationships worldwide.

As well as English, Maria speaks French, Italian, Spanish, and basic Arabic.

Over the years, Maria has served as a member of many boards, including as the chairperson of the Banking Association of South Africa, co-chair of The United Nations’ Task Force on Digital Financing of Sustainable Development Goals, and was appointed to the World Bank-International Monetary Fund High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth in 2021.

Maria is also a highly acclaimed and in-demand host, primarily for the United Nations but also for other international conferences and events.

She regularly works as a conference host, master of ceremonies, and event moderator, particularly for events with a humanitarian, global or political background. Clients include:

– UNDP and Atlantic Council launch of ‘Turkey’s Refugee Resilience’ Report (2020 – host)

– Launch of UNFPA #SWOT2020 (2020 – host)

– UNDP Local Solutions to Migration and Displacement (2019 – moderator)

– TRT World Forum (2019 – host)

– Trust and Truth in Journalism (2019 – host)

– International Humanitarian Forum (2018 – host)

– TRT World Forum (2018 – host)

– Government/UN Forum on Sustainable Development (2018 – host and moderator)

– UNDP Istanbul Development Dialogues (2018 – host)

– Credit Suisse (host)

SPEAKING TOPICS

– Politics

– Current Affairs

– International Affairs

– The Refugee Crisis

– The Environment and Sustainability

– Formula E

– The Middle East

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