Matthew Lynn Keynote Speaker

Financial Columnist at The Daily Telegraph, The Washington Post, The Spectator and MoneyWeek
Author of Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis and The Long Depression
Founder of Lume Books, one of the UK's leading independent publishers

Matthew Lynn's Biography

Matthew Lynn is one of Britain’s most widely read financial commentators, whose work reaches audiences across the globe through The Daily Telegraph, The Washington Post, The Spectator, MoneyWeek, and syndication in outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald, Die Welt and the South China Morning Post.

Over a career spanning more than three decades, Lynn has established himself as a sharp and accessible voice on economics, markets, business strategy and geopolitics. He writes with rare clarity on the forces shaping the global economy — from sovereign debt crises and monetary policy to the rise and limits of state capitalism — and has built a loyal readership among investors, business leaders and policymakers alike. His Washington Post opinion columns bring a distinctly British perspective to transatlantic economic and political debates, regularly challenging conventional wisdom on free markets, fiscal policy and the future of Western economies.

Prior to his current roles, Lynn spent a decade at The Sunday Times as a business reporter and profile columnist, and twelve years as a columnist for Bloomberg News, with regular appearances on Bloomberg Television.

As an author, Lynn has written extensively in book form as well as in print. His 2010 work Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis was among the first major English-language accounts of the eurozone’s near-collapse, and remains a reference point for understanding the fragility of monetary union. The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031 offered a sweeping and provocative analysis of secular stagnation in the developed world. His earlier books include The Billion-Dollar Battle: Merck v. Glaxo and Birds of Prey: Boeing v. Airbus, both authoritative accounts of the competitive battles reshaping global industries. Lynn is also the founder of Lume Books, a leading independent e-book publisher, sold to Joffe Books in 2023, enabling him to speak on entrepreneurship as well as business and economics.

Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, Matthew Lynn makes complex economic forces relevant to business and investment audiences.

Global Economic Outlook

The Future of the Eurozone and European Economies

Sovereign Debt, Fiscal Policy and the Limits of Government Spending

How Technology is Reshaping Global Business

Britain's Economy: Challenges and Opportunities Post-Brexit

Geopolitics and Markets: How Political Risk Moves Capital

He offers a contrarian perspective on economics and business, sharpened by 30+ years of writing for the world’s most demanding financial audiences across the UK, US and beyond.
His columns for The Washington Post and The Daily Telegraph give him unrivalled insight into how transatlantic economic and political developments are reshaping the investment and business environment.
His books on the eurozone debt crisis and the post-2008 global slump have made him one of the most prescient chroniclers of Western economic decline — and the policy choices available to reverse it.
As the founder of Lume Books, he speaks with unique authority on the disruption facing media, publishing and information industries.
His expertise as a financial commentator, author and entrepreneur makes him an engaging, intellectually stimulating speaker for corporate audiences at any level.