# Speaker bureaus in London Source: https://speakersbureaus.directory/united-kingdom/london/ Last verified: 2026-09-20 Headquartered in London: 13 Also covering London from elsewhere: 6 Publisher: Speakers Bureaus Directory, an independent directory. Nobody pays to appear and a listing is not an endorsement. London isn't just where most British speaker bureaus are. It's where nearly all of them are. Thirteen of the twenty organisations in this directory sit in the capital, and only three of the rest publish an address anywhere else. JLA is the one to know first, and not only because it's the largest with more than 12,000 people on its database. It's the only bureau in this entire directory, in any country, that puts a published fee band on every single speaker. Bands run from under £5,000 up to £100,000, with the biggest names marked price on application. If you're budgeting an event rather than chasing a name, start there. The rest of the London field is unusually crowded. Speakers Corner works from Mallow Street as a B Corp on more than 3,000 events a year. Champions has grown from two people to over a hundred in 23 years. Kruger Cowne manages a deliberately small roster from Chelsea Wharf. Chartwell started here in 2007 and now has US and Asian offices. Prime Performers has been going since 1973, which makes it the oldest agency in this directory. Two things here aren't quite what the name suggests. London Speaker Bureau is a global advisory network rather than a London roster. The British Speakers Bureau is operated by SpeakIn and answers on a Singapore number. If your event is outside London, this page is still the right place to look. Almost everything here books nationally. ## Based in London ### 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 - Takes new speakers via: Become a Speaker page - 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 - Takes new speakers via: contact the bureau, no public application form - 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 - Takes new speakers via: Join Our Roster page - 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 - Takes new speakers via: contact the consultants, no public application form - 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 - Takes new speakers via: Become a Speaker page - 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 - Takes new speakers via: Become a speaker form - 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 - Takes new speakers via: Join Our Roster page, plus published advice on joining a speaker agency - 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. ### Kruger Cowne - Website: https://krugercowne.com/ - Type: speaker management (exclusive roster) - Based: Chelsea, London - Coverage: international - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: contact the agency, no public application form - 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 - Takes new speakers via: enquiry form only - 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 - Takes new speakers via: New Speakers section, enquire through the site - 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. ### 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 - Takes new speakers via: contact the agency - 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 - Takes new speakers via: contact the agency - 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. ### The Right Address - Website: https://therightaddress.co.uk/ - Type: speaker + entertainment agency - Based: London - Coverage: national - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: contact the agency - 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. ## Also covering London These work nationally or internationally, so they book London events from elsewhere. Full detail on the country page and in the API. - Gordon Poole Agency (Brockley, Bristol): https://www.gordonpoole.com/ - Great British Speakers: https://greatbritishspeakers.co.uk/ - British Speakers Bureau (operated by SpeakIn): https://www.britishspeakerbureau.com/ - Speakers Associates: https://speakersassociates.com/ - Raise the Bar: https://raisethebar.co.uk/ - The Speakers Agency: https://thespeakersagency.com/ ## Questions about booking a speaker in London ### Why are almost all UK speaker bureaus in London? Because the buyers are. Corporate headquarters, financial services, media and the association conference circuit all concentrate there, and the bureaus followed. It's a sharper concentration than anywhere else in this directory. Australia splits its industry across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Britain puts thirteen of twenty in one city. ### Which London bureau publishes its fees? JLA, and it's the clearest pricing anywhere in this directory. Every speaker carries a band: Band A £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, with the top names quoted on application. Outside London, Gordon Poole in Bristol shows a guide fee group on each profile. ### Which is the oldest London speaker agency? Prime Performers, running since 1973. It books celebrity speakers and entertainers alongside after-dinner and keynote work. The Right Address has more than thirty years, and JLA has been going 36. Champions is the youngest of the big names at 23 years, despite now being one of the largest. ### How do I get signed by a London bureau? Several publish a route. JLA and Chartwell both run a Become a Speaker page, London Speaker Bureau has a become-a-speaker form, and Champions has Join Our Roster. The older London firms mostly don't. Kruger Cowne, Speakers Corner, Prime Performers and The Right Address expect direct contact rather than a form. ### Is London Speaker Bureau a London bureau? It's headquartered in London, but the business is an international advisory network rather than a London roster. It describes itself as the largest international network of experts and advisers for corporations and governments, with more than 4,000 international speakers. It also runs boardroom advisory and executive learning alongside speaker bookings, which most bureaus don't. ### What does a B Corp certified bureau mean in practice? Speakers Corner is the one here with the certification. B Corp is an independent assessment of a company's social and environmental performance, governance and transparency. For a buyer running a values-led event, or one with procurement criteria around supplier ethics, it's a straightforward thing to point at. ### Can a London bureau book an event outside London? Yes, essentially all of them work nationally and most work internationally. Chartwell has offices in the US and Asia, Champions works through hubs in Dubai, Beijing and New York, and Speakers Corner's roster covers more than 50 countries. Being London-based mainly means that's where the account team sits. ### Are there British bureaus outside London worth knowing? Three publish an address elsewhere. Gordon Poole works from Brockley near Bristol and has been going since 1963. SpeakOut is headquartered in Tranent in East Lothian, Scotland, with a London office, and was created in 1985. CSA runs its head office from Burnham in Buckinghamshire with a second office in London. The Professional Speaking Association, the trade body for the UK and Ireland, is based in Eastbourne. --- Country page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/united-kingdom/ Data as JSON: https://speakersbureaus.directory/api/united-kingdom.json Free to use and cite with attribution to speakersbureaus.directory.