Roy Sheppard is a specialist conference moderator, an experienced speaker and the author of eight books. As a moderator, Roy works on high-profile conferences for some of the world’s largest and most respected organisations. He has been asked back time and again to moderate ‘private’ conferences for the Olympic movement held in Lausanne, Beijing and Rio de Janeiro. He has moderated conferences for the world’s largest trade association – the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) in Rome, Dubai, Cape Town, Istanbul, New York and their flagship event RECON in Las Vegas (attended by 53,000 delegates).

Twenty years ago, he trained as a therapist (although he chose not to go into practice). This combination of journalism and therapy gives him a unique skill set as an interviewer and facilitator. He is dedicated to making his clients and your speakers and contributors look brilliant. Roy’s business and industry insights have become so great, and is trusted so highly by his clients, he is re-booked year-after-year. For many years he was a radio and television broadcaster, mainly with the BBC. But also at HTV Wales in Cardiff and LBC Radio in London.

Whilst Roy was also involved in production and script writing, his main area of expertise was in live television and he regularly worked alongside other notable presenters, including Jeremy Paxman, Eamonn Holmes, Ann Robinson and the late Jill Dando. From 1985-91, he was an anchorman of the early evening news for the BBC in London where he consistently proved his ability to perform under pressure.

He is also the acknowledged European expert on building profitable business relationships through networking and referrals and has spoken at conferences all over the world. He has worked as a visiting lecturer at Cranfield University’s full-time MBA course and more recently at Henley School of Management.