Elliott Gotkine

Elliott is an award-winning TV news correspondent, master of ceremonies/moderator, and media & public speaking trainer. A regular on CNN, he received an Emmy for being part of the network’s breaking news coverage in the Middle East. Prior to reporting for CNN, Elliott was Bloomberg Television’s Middle East Editor, and before that, the network’s Europe Business Editor. He led coverage of the biggest stories, including the global financial crisis, economic meltdowns in Ireland and Greece, and elections in the UK, Turkey and the Netherlands. In 2008 he was shortlisted for a Business Journalist of the Year award. From 2003 till 2005, Elliott was the BBC’s South America Correspondent, and before that, the broadcaster’s man in Lima, where he also reported for ABC News, CBS and a number of major newspapers and magazines. During his 25-year career in broadcasting, Elliott has also interviewed world leaders, business magnates and Nobel prize-winners, among them: Hugo Chavez, Shimon Peres, David Cameron, Sir Richard Branson, and Mario Vargas Llosa. As an in-demand speaker, Elliott has hosted, moderated and spoken at scores of conferences around the world, on subjects ranging from global trade and geopolitics to fintech and artificial intelligence. He lives in London with his two children and his one-eyed dog, Molly.