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Katya Adler
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Gain clarity on geopolitical risk and global affairs with Katya Adler, BBC Europe Editor and award-winning broadcaster. Katya specialises in geopolitics, European politics, and international affairs, bringing frontline expertise to audiences worldwide, twice recognised as Broadcast Journalist of the Year.
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Katya Adler has spent over two decades reporting on the events reshaping Europe and the world, making her one of the BBC's most recognised voices on global affairs.
Katya serves as the BBC's European Editor and hosts the BBC's daily current affairs podcast Global Story. During a reporting career spanning more than two decades, she has covered major world events from across Europe and the Middle East, reported from conflict zones, interviewed global political leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, and co-presented the award-winning Brexitcast podcast.
Her experience offers audiences a rare combination of frontline reporting and direct access to decision-makers. Katya explains how political developments, diplomatic tensions, elections, conflicts, and economic pressures influence organisations, governments, markets, and societies. Drawing on years covering Brexit, the Russia-Ukraine war, European politics, and the Middle East, she provides context that helps people make sense of a rapidly changing world.
Audiences gain a clearer understanding of geopolitical risk, the future of Europe, shifting relationships between major powers, and the political trends shaping business and public life. Her sessions help leaders interpret complex events, identify emerging challenges, and understand how international developments connect to everyday decisions.
Book Katya for informed analysis, world-class interviewing expertise, and the ability to lead engaging, insightful discussions on today's most pressing issues.
Katya combines deep geopolitical expertise with interviewing and moderation skills developed through decades at the BBC. Whether delivering analysis or chairing senior-level discussions, she brings clarity, authority, and context that are invaluable for organisations navigating international markets and political uncertainty.
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Katya Adler draws on frontline reporting experience and direct access to political leaders to deliver sessions structured around contextualised analysis of live geopolitical events, translating developments in European politics, conflict zones, and diplomatic relations into implications for organisations and markets.
Katya Adler's sessions cover European politics, geopolitical risk, and the international developments shaping business, markets, and public life, with particular depth in Brexit, the Russia-Ukraine war, and Middle East affairs. She is the BBC's European Editor and a two-time London Press Club Broadcast Journalist of the Year.
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