# Speaker bureaus and speaking agencies in United Kingdom Source: https://speakersbureaus.directory/united-kingdom/ Last verified: 2026-10-07 Organisations: 20 Publisher: Speakers Bureaus Directory, an independent directory. Nobody pays to appear and a listing is not an endorsement. The UK has the deepest speaker market in this directory, and the most honest pricing in it. JLA is the biggest name, 36 years old with more than 12,000 people on its database. It's also the only bureau on any page of this site that puts a price on every speaker. Its bands run from under £5,000 up to £100,000, with the top names marked price on application. If you've ever tried to budget an event without knowing whether a speaker costs £4,000 or £40,000, that alone makes JLA worth a look. Behind it sits a genuinely crowded field. Speakers Corner is a B Corp working on more than 3,000 events a year. Champions has grown from two people to over a hundred in 23 years, with hubs in London, Dubai, Beijing and New York. CSA has been at it since 1983, and Gordon Poole since 1963, which makes it one of the first agencies in Europe to sell entertainment to the corporate market. Gordon Poole shows a guide fee group on each profile too, so that's two bureaus giving you a number before you pick up the phone. Almost everything clusters in London, thirteen of the twenty organisations here. The exceptions are worth knowing: CSA runs its head office from Burnham in Buckinghamshire, Gordon Poole works out of Bristol, SpeakOut is headquartered in Tranent in East Lothian with a London office, and the industry body sits in Eastbourne. Age is the other surprise. Prime Performers has been booking since 1973 and Gordon Poole since 1963, so two of the oldest agencies anywhere in this directory are British. Two smaller agencies are worth knowing for how they work with buyers. The Speakers Agency says up front that it will work to a stated budget and advise on where fees can flex, so give it your number early. Raise the Bar pitches itself at learning and development teams rather than event planners. That makes it a good first call for an internal training day. One thing to check before you assume you're dealing with a British company. The British Speakers Bureau is operated by SpeakIn and answers on a Singapore number. It's the same aggregator behind the Australian Speakers Bureau, and the same pattern repeats in several markets. ## Listings ### JLA - Website: https://www.jla.co.uk/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: London - Coverage: national and international - Roster: over 12,000 speakers, presenters and performers - Publishes fees: Yes - Topics: Keynote Speakers; After Dinner Speakers; Motivational Speakers; Conference Speakers; Conference Facilitators; Awards Hosts; Fireside Chats; AI & Technology; Entertainers; Music Acts The UK's largest bureau, running 36 years, and the most price-transparent on this page: every speaker carries a published fee band from under £5,000 to £100,000. ### Speakers Corner - Website: https://www.speakerscorner.co.uk/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: London - Coverage: national and international - Roster: 12,000+ speakers across 50+ countries - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Keynote Speakers; After Dinner Speakers; Motivational; Facilitators; Comedians; Awards Hosts; AI; Business; Leadership; Marketing & Branding; Futurists; Sustainability; Geopolitics; Technology A B Corp certified bureau of more than 20 years, supporting over 3,000 events a year from offices on Mallow Street in London. ### Champions Speakers - Website: https://champions-speakers.co.uk/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: London - Coverage: national and international - Roster: 8,000 speakers - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Business & Economics; Motivation & Performance; Sports; Technology & Innovation; Artificial Intelligence; Marketing; Hosts & Facilitators; Entertainment & Comedians; Diversity, Inclusion & Mental Health; Female Business Family-run agency of 23 years that has grown from two people to more than 100 agents and staff, working through hubs in London, Dubai, Beijing and New York. ### CSA Celebrity Speakers - Website: https://www.speakers.co.uk/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: Burnham, Buckinghamshire, plus a London office - Coverage: national and international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Keynote Speakers; Inspirational; Motivational; Business; Leadership; Celebrity Working in the sector since 1983, with a head office in Burnham and a second office at Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. ### Chartwell Speakers - Website: https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: London - Coverage: international, with offices in the US and Asia - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Thought Leaders; Motivational Speakers; Business; Economics; Technology; Leadership Established as a speakers agency in London in 2007 and since expanded to the United States and Asia, with an exclusive roster alongside its wider list. ### London Speaker Bureau - Website: https://londonspeakerbureau.com/ - Type: international bureau - Based: London - Coverage: international network - Roster: over 4,000 international speakers - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Business & Management; Economics & Finance; Future & Technology; Government & Politics; Innovation & Creativity; Leadership & Motivation; Artificial Intelligence; Cyber Security; Geopolitics; Sustainability; Diversity Calls itself the largest international network of experts and advisers for corporations and governments, and also runs boardroom advisory and executive learning. ### NMP Live - Website: https://www.nmplive.co.uk/ - Type: speaker + entertainment agency - Based: London - Coverage: national - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: After Dinner Speakers; Motivational Speakers; Keynote Speakers; Awards Hosts & Presenters; Artificial Intelligence; Business Innovation; Leadership; Marketing and Branding; Comedy & Entertainment; Music; Celebrity Personal Appearances A speaker bureau and celebrity booking agency in one, covering keynotes and after-dinner alongside music, comedy and personal appearances. ### Gordon Poole Agency - Website: https://www.gordonpoole.com/ - Type: speaker + entertainment agency - Based: Brockley, Bristol - Coverage: national and international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: Yes - Topics: Motivational Speakers; Keynote Speakers; After Dinner Speakers; Sports Speakers; Business Leadership; Technology; Diversity and Inclusion; Comedy; Celebrity Entertainers; Presenters Established in 1963 and one of the first agencies in Europe to supply entertainment to the corporate market, showing a guide fee group on each speaker profile. ### Kruger Cowne - Website: https://krugercowne.com/ - Type: speaker management (exclusive roster) - Based: Chelsea, London - Coverage: international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Keynote Speakers; Business Leaders; Thought Leaders; Celebrity; Sustainability; Talent Management Talent management agency and speaker bureau of more than 25 years, working from Chelsea Wharf with a deliberately select roster. ### London Keynote Speakers Agency - Website: https://londonkeynotespeakersagency.com/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: London - Coverage: national and international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Keynote Speakers; After Dinner Speakers; Awards Hosts; Conference Speakers; Motivational Speakers; Artificial Intelligence; Business; Female Leadership; Executive Coaching; Corporate Entertainment Central London agency citing 57 years of combined team experience across speakers, hosts and live entertainment. ### Speaker Agency - Website: https://www.speakeragency.co.uk/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: London - Coverage: national and international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Motivational Speakers; Business Speakers; Leadership; Mental Health; Change Management; Artificial Intelligence; Sustainability; Diversity; STEM; Conference Speakers; Moderators; Influencers London bureau running a New Speakers stream alongside its main roster, and also representing influencers. ### Great British Speakers - Website: https://greatbritishspeakers.co.uk/ - Type: niche bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: national, plus Middle East talent - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Keynote Speakers; After Dinner Speakers; Motivational Speakers; Moderators & Facilitators; Artificial Intelligence; Business; Sports Speakers; Comedians; Journalists; Neurodiversity; Speaker Coaching Boutique booking agency founded by a former audio-visual company owner, covering keynotes, hosts and comedians with an unusually long topic list. ### British Speakers Bureau (operated by SpeakIn) - Website: https://www.britishspeakerbureau.com/ - Type: international bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: international, books UK speakers - Roster: 18,000+ speakers from 47 countries - Publishes fees: No - Topics: AI/ML; Business; Branding and Advertising; Digital Transformation; Entrepreneurship; Future of Work; Generative AI; Leadership; ESG and Sustainability; Emcee A British-branded site operated by SpeakIn, an aggregator contactable on a Singapore number, listing UK speakers as part of a global network. ### Professional Speaking Association (UK & Ireland) - Website: https://thepsa.co.uk/ - Type: industry body - Based: Eastbourne, East Sussex - Coverage: United Kingdom and Ireland - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Speaker Directory; Regional Meetings; Speaking Business Summit; Awards; Speaking Competitions The trade body for the speaking industry across both the UK and Ireland. Its Find a Speaker directory runs on eSpeakers and carries Professional Members and Fellows only. ### SpeakOut - Website: https://speakout.uk/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: Tranent, East Lothian, plus a London office - Coverage: national and international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Keynote Speakers; Motivational; After Dinner Speakers; Awards Hosts; Entertainment; Leadership; High Performance Created in 1985 and one of the few UK bureaus headquartered outside London, running from Tranent in Scotland with a second office on Crucifix Lane in Southwark. ### Prime Performers - Website: https://primeperformersagency.co.uk/ - Type: speaker + entertainment agency - Based: London - Coverage: national - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: After Dinner Speakers; Motivational Speakers; Keynote Speakers; Celebrity Personal Appearances; Entertainment Running since 1973, which makes it the oldest agency on this page, booking celebrity speakers and entertainers alongside after-dinner and keynote work. ### Speakers Associates - Website: https://speakersassociates.com/ - Type: international bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: international, serving Europe in seven languages - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Leadership Development; Cultural Transformation; Business; Keynote Speakers Trading since 1999 and the most linguistically broad bureau here, running its site in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Swedish and Danish. ### Raise the Bar - Website: https://raisethebar.co.uk/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: national - Roster: over 1,000 speakers and global experts - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Motivational Speakers; Leadership; Teamwork; Performance; Learning & Development More than twenty years old with a roster past a thousand, pitched at learning and development buyers rather than pure event bookers. ### The Speakers Agency - Website: https://thespeakersagency.com/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: national and international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: Keynote Speakers; Broadcasters; TV Presenters; Business; After Dinner Speakers Connecting clients with speakers since 2001, and unusually upfront about working to a stated budget and advising on fee flexibility. ### The Right Address - Website: https://therightaddress.co.uk/ - Type: speaker + entertainment agency - Based: London - Coverage: national - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Topics: After Dinner Speakers; Motivational Speakers; Business Speakers; Presenters; Bands & Musicians More than thirty years booking speakers, presenters and celebrities for live and online events, covering bands and musicians alongside the speaking roster. ## Questions ### Which UK bureau actually tells you what a speaker costs? JLA, and it's the clearest pricing anywhere in this directory. Every speaker profile carries a band: Band A is £50,000 to £100,000, Band B £25,000 to £50,000, Band C £10,000 to £25,000, Band D £5,000 to £10,000 and Band E under £5,000. The biggest names are marked price on application. Gordon Poole also shows a guide fee group on each profile, with the caveat that it's indicative and can shift with travel, preparation and format. ### What do keynote speakers charge in the UK? Using JLA's published ladder as the reference, most working professional speakers sit in the £5,000 to £10,000 band. Established names with a book or a television profile move into £10,000 to £25,000. Above that you're into former heads of state, household names and global thought leaders, where £50,000 to £100,000 is the stated range and the very top is quoted on request. ### Can a UK bureau find me an awards host or after-dinner speaker? Yes. Plenty of UK bureaus list hosts as well as keynote speakers. JLA and Speakers Corner both have awards hosts, and JLA also lists facilitators and fireside chats. Prime Performers has been booking after-dinner speakers since 1973. If you want the whole evening from one agency, look at NMP Live, Gordon Poole and The Right Address. They book comedy and music acts alongside speakers. Tell the bureau early whether you need someone to run the night or one person to give a talk. Those are different briefs, and often different people. ### The same speaker is on several UK bureau sites. Who do I call? Most UK bureaus work non-exclusively, which is why the same faces show up across several sites. In most cases you can book through whichever bureau you'd rather deal with. Exclusive arrangements are the exception. Kruger Cowne is a talent management agency with a deliberately select roster, and Chartwell keeps an exclusive roster alongside its wider list. For those names, the agency that manages them is the most direct route. If you're not sure, ask the bureau whether it represents the speaker or is booking them through someone else. ### Is the British Speakers Bureau a British company? It's British-branded but operated by SpeakIn, an aggregator you contact on a Singapore number. The roster is global: 18,000 speakers across 47 countries. It's a real service, and it does list UK speakers. Just know that it isn't a London bureau, and that SpeakIn runs the same playbook in other markets, including the Australian Speakers Bureau. ### Is everything in London? Nearly. JLA, Speakers Corner, Champions, Chartwell, Kruger Cowne, London Speaker Bureau, NMP Live, Speaker Agency and London Keynote Speakers Agency all operate from the capital. The exceptions: CSA's head office is in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, with a second office in London. Gordon Poole works from Brockley near Bristol. The Professional Speaking Association is based in Eastbourne. ### Can I find a speaker through the Professional Speaking Association? Yes, but you'll do the booking yourself. The PSA is the trade body for the UK and Ireland, not a booking agency. Its Find a Speaker directory carries Professional Members and Fellows only, and runs on eSpeakers, the same platform behind several bureau directories. Members look after their own profiles, and the PSA office says plainly that it won't make introductions or referrals. You find someone you like and contact them directly. That works well if you already know the kind of speaker you want. ### What's the difference between a speaker bureau and a talent agency here? A bureau represents a lot of speakers non-exclusively and sells them to event organisers. Its roster can run into the thousands. JLA lists over 12,000 people and Speakers Corner 12,000 across 50 countries. A talent agency manages a smaller group and usually represents them across everything they do, not just speaking. Kruger Cowne works this way, and Gordon Poole exclusively represents part of its list while booking more widely. ### Do UK bureaus handle international events? Routinely. London Speaker Bureau describes itself as the largest international network for corporations and governments. Chartwell has offices in the United States and Asia. Champions works through hubs in Dubai, Beijing and New York. Speakers Corner's roster covers more than 50 countries. Booking a speaker for an event outside the UK through a London bureau is normal, not an exception. ### How far ahead should I book? Six to twelve months for a conference keynote, and longer for anyone with a television profile or a current book. Awards season and the autumn conference run are the tightest periods. Short notice is more workable here than in smaller markets, simply because the rosters are so deep. You'll pay for the convenience in reduced choice, not usually in availability. ### Are there agencies outside the big London names worth calling? Yes, especially if your brief is specific. Great British Speakers is a boutique operation with an unusually wide topic list. It runs from neurodiversity to journalists and comedians. Speaker Agency covers STEM and mental health, and runs a New Speakers stream if you'd like a fresh face. SpeakOut is one of the few UK bureaus based outside London, in Tranent in East Lothian. The very large bureaus have thousands of names on the books. When you know exactly what you need, a smaller agency with that focus can be a shorter conversation. ### How do I get a listing on this page corrected or added? Email us. Every organisation here was checked on its own website on the date at the bottom of this page. The UK market is big and we'd rather this list were complete than tidy, so tell us what we've missed. 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