As a senior investment and markets analyst, commentator and former business journalist, Susannah Streeter is a knowledgeable and highly skilled interviewer who has quizzed leading business figures, politicians, entrepreneurs and economists on radio and TV.
Susannah had been involved with journalism and the media ever since her first job, working as a trainee reporter at Radio France International. She then went on to work as a communications intern for Sanofi, a France-based healthcare company.
Over the next seven years, she would work for Channel One TV as a video journalist, filming, scripting and presenting reports for the UK’s first 24-hour cable local news shows, covering the 1997 General Election, and interviewing big political names including Tony Blair, Michael Portillo, Paddy Ashdown, and John Redwood. She moved from Channel One to ITN after two years, becoming their host of the ITV Regional News, and the producer of crime and military documentaries.
In the late 90’s, Susannah joined the RAF Reserves, and soon made it as Squadron Leader for 7644 Sqn. Whilst working for the RAF, she became their combat camera team leader and media consultant. Over the eight years spent there, she was deployed as far and wide as Oman, Macedonia, USA, Hungary, Kosovo, Germany, Poland, Belgium, and Spain.
For almost two decades, Susannah worked for the BBC, anchoring their flagship daily business programme World Business Report, as well as Business Matters, Business Live, Talking Business, Your Money, The Budget Programme, Newsnight, and BBC Breakfast.
She is also a popular podcaster. She co-hosted the BBC podcast Backspace and Beyond, the HL Switch Your Money On Investment podcast, Microsoft and EY’s Tech Directions podcast, the World Service World Business Report podcast, and the How to Grow a CMO series.
In 2020, she joined Hargreaves Lansdown, a platform for private investors. She was initially their senior investment and markets analyst, and was even named Money Expert of the Year 2022 at the Headline Money Awards. Then in 2023, she became their global financial commentator and head of money and market. She has regularly contributed to BBC News, CNBC, LBC, SKY News, The Telegraph, The Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, and The Mirror.
Throughout her corporate career, Susannah has interviewed the likes of Formula 1 drivers Jensen Button at the DTX Tech Conference on resilience, and David Coulthard on women in sport at the Allwyn Future Conference. She has also interviewed (in French) the former French President Francois Hollande at the World Green Economy Summit, plus ministers and central bankers on bank restructuring at the Paris Forum.
She has spoken at, and hosted events all around the globe, from Norway to Switzerland, to France, Abu Dhabi, Czechia, Kuwait, and Poland, as well as across the UK.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Unlocking the Door to Female Financial Empowerment: Money is the soundtrack to our lives, from your first pay check to last pension contribution, and it is very often a worry and can keep us up at night, leading to depression. Women effectively work for free for two months every year, compared to the average man; they are also losing out regarding investments, and are overall in a financial disadvantage. Susanna unlocks the mysteries of the financial system, building the knowledge to help women negotiate a better financial situation at home, in work, and through investments.
Taking the Temperature of the Global Economy: Following a manic few years – including a pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine, commodity price spirals, bond market mayhem, and a banking crisis – investors remain highly sensitive to further upheaval. Susanna frequently takes a ‘temperature check’ on the world’s economy in her job, as well as drawing on her many years of experience as a business anchor for the BBC.
How to Find Resilience to Deal With a Geo-Politically Fractured World: Susannah has a unique view of the power of communication and how it can help change the world for the better, for social, economic, and political situations. She discusses how important it is to find new forums of communication and collaboration, particularly when it comes to inclusivity and ostracised voices.
Why the Collision of Crypto and Celebrity Worlds Could Hold Back Fin Tech: Social media and the crypto world have collided, with an online post made by Kim Kardashian promoting a token considered to be the biggest financial ad in history. As head of money and markets, Susannah has witnessed the FOMO effect wave which has gathered speed since the pandemic, and swept vulnerable consumers up in a frenzied world.
Sustainability and The Second-Hand Retail Revolution: With debt levels soaring amid the cost of living crisis, Susannah argues it’s time to relearn the value of thrift and the circular economy.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
– Economics Speaker and Chair at the Norwegian Shipowners Association
– Economics Speaker at the World Economic Forum Pre-Event
– Economics Speaker for Deloitte Round Tables
– AI Speaker and Chair for the BMW Future Forum on AI
– Keynote Speaker at the RadioCentre Back to Business Event
– Keynote Speaker at Social Media Week on Digital Disruption
– Interviewed at the EU Nuclear Forum
– Chair of the Arctic Frontiers
– Chair of the Global Air Chief Conference Hosted by the RAF
– Chair of the BNP Paribas International Update
– Chair at COP 26 Terra Carta Event on Climate Change Resilience
– Chair for MoneyLive Crypto Debates
– Chair of the Meta Debate on Transforming Government Communications
– Chair of the PRI Digital Forum EMA on Responsible Investment
– Chair of the Sustainable Finance Forum
– Chair of Our Ocean Summit
– Chair of the AWS Conference
– Chair of the Sustainable Fashion Forum
– Chair of the Autonomy Conference on the Future of Shipping
– Bilingual Chair of the Global Funds Sixth Replenishment Conference
– Chair of the International Conference of Central Bank Governors
– Bilingual Chair of Meet The Boss’ Round Tables in French on Supply Chain Finance
