He has the unique ability to explain how the world economy 'adds-up', and skilfully places key economic developments in their rightful political and historical context.

Stephen King is a senior economic adviser to HSBC and was formerly the bank's Global Chief Economist for 17 years. A top-ranked global economist in the annual Extel survey, Stephen is well known for his commentary on global economic affairs, globalization and the role of emerging markets and the future of financial markets.

Stephen is a best-selling author; his latest book "We Need to Talk about Inflation" has been highly commended and has attracted much attention. His book "Grave New World, The End of Globalization, the Return of History" was critically acclaimed longlisted for the Financial Times-McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2017 and later picked as a 'book of the year' by the Financial Times. His first book, "Losing Control" was published by Yale in 2010 and was widely praised for the way it examined the impact of the emerging nations on western economic prosperity. His second book, "When the Money Runs Out", was published by Yale University Press in May 2013 and was later selected as a "book of the year" by the Financial Times, The Economist and The Times. He writes regularly for a number of leading global newspapers and regularly appears on television.

From 2014-17, Stephen was a member of the Financial Times' "Exchange" which offers agenda-setting commentary from leading policymakers, academics and writers around the world. Stephen was previously a member of the UK Government's Asia Task Force and has given written and oral evidence on the effects of globalization and on monetary policy to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.

Sample presentation topics include:

• Global Economy; how it all adds up: Stephen King explains the interdependencies of the world, like how events in China will re-shape the US economy, or how Japan's experiments with QE have only served to export its deflationary problems.
• Inflation: how we have entered a new era where inflation will not conveniently go away.
• he Demise of the West: Stephen King discusses the demise of the West and the rise of 'the Rest', placing key economic developments in their rightful political and historical context.
• Challenges for the Euro Zone: Having observed the euro's problems first hand, Stephen King spells out the tough choices now facing Europe's leaders and its Central Banks.