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Isabelle Kumar is an event moderator and former prime-time news anchor who helps organisations navigate complex global discussions with clarity and credibility. She works with the European Commission, the United Nations, the WHO, and Fortune 500 companies, moderating high-stakes forums and summits on technology, sustainability, health, and more.
Isabelle Kumar is a highly sought-after moderator and award-winning journalist whose ability to navigate complex global topics has made her a trusted voice at the world's most consequential forums and summits.
Over a 20-year career, Isabelle anchored prime time news for Euronews-NBC, reported for CNN, APTN and Reuters, and moderated the first ever EU Presidential debate. Her interviews with heads of state, CEOs and cultural figures, including Richard Branson, Andrea Bocelli, Mike Tyson, and Karl Lagerfeld, have generated more than three million views on YouTube.
Isabelle now works full time as a moderator and MC for organisations including the European Commission, the United Nations, WHO, Procter and Gamble, and the Consumer Goods Forum. She brings journalistic precision to topics spanning technology, health, and sustainability, drawing on real experience chairing closed-door discussions with leaders such as former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her approach is thorough and warm, shaped by thousands of high-pressure interviews.
Fluent in both French and English and holding British and German nationality, Isabelle is a passionate disability activist and President of a charity dedicated to supporting people with autism. She also volunteers her time pro bono with Lake Aid, an Annecy-based organisation helping unaccompanied minors, asylum seekers, and homeless families in France.
Those who attend Isabelle's sessions gain a clear understanding of complicated issues broken down without jargon, exposure to genuinely candid conversations between decision-makers, and practical insight they can apply in their own organisations. Client feedback consistently highlights her ability to keep discussions focused, fair, and energising.
If your event demands a moderator who can hold the room, no matter who's in it, Isabelle Kumar is the person to book.
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To book Isabelle Kumar, email isabelle.kumar@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Isabelle's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Isabelle Kumar draws on over 20 years of broadcast journalism experience to structure moderated sessions and panel discussions, applying the interviewing techniques developed across thousands of high-pressure exchanges with heads of state, CEOs, and public figures. She frames complex topics in technology, health, and sustainability without jargon, using closed-door facilitation experience — including sessions with figures such as former German Chancellor Angela Merkel — to draw candid, focused responses from senior decision-makers.
Isabelle Kumar specialises in moderating and hosting sessions on technology, health, sustainability, global issues, and disability awareness. She anchored prime-time news for Euronews-NBC, reported for CNN, APTN and Reuters over a 20-year career, and moderated the first EU Presidential debate, with clients including the European Commission, the United Nations, and the WHO.
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