Journalist · MC · Media Trainer · Author

Elliott
Gotkine.

Elliott Gotkine is an Emmy-winning journalist, MC, moderator and author. In a career spanning 25 years and three continents, he has worked as a correspondent for CNN, Bloomberg Television and the BBC. He has hosted and moderated at scores of events around the world, on subjects ranging from artificial intelligence and fintech, to geopolitics and global trade. His first book, "The Wrong Guy", was published in April. He lives in London with his two children and his one-eyed dog, Molly.

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Events
  • Money20/20·
  • The Global Freight Summit·
  • Big Data & AI World·
  • Abu Dhabi Finance Week·
  • The Future of AI Summit·
  • The Paris Fintech Forum·
  • The Crypto Valley Conference on Blockchain·
  • Hong Kong Fintech Week·
  • Sea: The Future·
  • The Regulation Asia Awards·
  • Fraud & Financial Crime Asia·
  • The South Summit·
  • LEAP·
  • LEAP EAST·
  • Money20/20·
  • The Global Freight Summit·
  • Big Data & AI World·
  • Abu Dhabi Finance Week·
  • The Future of AI Summit·
  • The Paris Fintech Forum·
  • The Crypto Valley Conference on Blockchain·
  • Hong Kong Fintech Week·
  • Sea: The Future·
  • The Regulation Asia Awards·
  • Fraud & Financial Crime Asia·
  • The South Summit·
  • LEAP·
  • LEAP EAST·

01 / Journalist

Reporting the story.

Over 25 years, Emmy-winning journalist Elliott Gotkine has reported for some of the world's most trusted news outlets, including CNN, the BBC, and Bloomberg Television, covering the Middle East, Europe, South America, business and finance. Along the way, he's interviewed world leaders, titans of the technology world, and Nobel Laureates. In 2024, he was part of the CNN team that won an Emmy, and the Overseas Press Club of America David Kaplan award, for coverage of the Israel-Hamas war Gaza.

Elliott Gotkine reporting live from Tel Aviv
Reporting from Tel Aviv
Elliott Gotkine live on CNN from London with Wolf Blitzer
Reporting from London
Elliott Gotkine interviewing Hugo Chávez
Interviewing Hugo Chávez
Elliott Gotkine's 2023-2024 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Breaking News Coverage of the Israel-Hamas war

Emmy for outstanding breaking news coverage

02 / Emcee & Moderator

Live events.

Elliott has hosted and moderated scores of corporate events, conferences, roundtables, awards ceremonies, podcasts and webinars, on subjects ranging from artificial intelligence and fintech, to geopolitics and global trade. Public events include: Money20/20 Europe; LEAP EAST; The Global Freight Summit; Big Data & AI World; Abu Dhabi Finance Week; The Future of AI Summit; LEAP; The Paris Fintech Forum; Money 20/20 Middle East; The Crypto Valley Conference on Blockchain; Hong Kong Fintech Week; Sea: The Future; The Regulation Asia Awards; and Fraud & Financial Crime Asia.

Elliott Gotkine moderating a panel at Hong Kong Fintech Week
Hong Kong Fintech Week
Elliott Gotkine in conversation with Lord Browne at Sea: The Future
Sea: The Future with former BP CEO, Lord Browne
Elliott Gotkine moderating a founders' panel at the Paris Fintech Forum
Founders' panel - Starling, Revolut, N26 - Paris Fintech Forum
Elliott Gotkine presenting at Money 20/20
Presenting at Money 20/20
Elliott Gotkine on stage with Shimon Peres at the BrainTech Summit
BrainTech Summit with former Israeli President, Shimon Peres
Elliott Gotkine hosting on the main stage at LEAP
Hosting at LEAP
Elliott Gotkine hosting the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence

Hosting the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence

03 / Media Training

Tailored media training for when you need it most

Communicating clearly, concisely and with confidence makes all the difference.

Elliott provides bespoke media and public speaking training for corporate executives, entrepreneurs, spokespeople and public-sector leaders. Drawing on more than 25 years as a TV news correspondent, he offers actionable feedback that helps clients become more confident, engaging and effective communicators.

Whether you're preparing for a media interview, investor pitch, earnings call, keynote speech, panel discussion, podcast, webinar or town hall, every session is built around your needs. You'll leave with techniques you can put into practice straight away, and the confidence to deliver when it matters.

Training ranges from one-hour media masterclasses to multi-day seminars, delivered in person or online.

Elliott Gotkine preparing for a live television interview in a news studio

04 / Author - new book, out now

The Wrong Guy - book cover

The Wrong Guy.
The inside story of TV's greatest cock-up.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of TV's greatest cock-up, Guy Goma, the world's most famous accidental interviewee, is back in the spotlight, with a new book documenting in excruciatingly hilarious detail how it all happened. The Wrong Guy, written by Emmy-winning journalist Elliott Gotkine, in collaboration with Goma, is a never-before-told, insider's account of how a death-defying escape from civil-war wracked Congo put Guy on the path to a job interview at the BBC, and 15 minutes of improbable fame that has endured for two decades.

05 / Podcasting

The F in Tech podcast.

The show that goes DEEP into the stories, the challenges and successes taking place in the world of digital payments.

Elliott Gotkine hosting The F in Tech podcast with two guests on screenListen on Spotify →

Season 2 · Episode 2

"Why aren't cards enough?"

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Testimonials

  • Elliott was a rockstar.
    John Medved / CEO, OurCrowd, on the OurCrowd Summit
  • The best moderator I've ever had the privilege to share the stage with.
    Megan Caywood / CEO, Caywood
  • An absolute pro.
    Ashleigh Rogers / Account Director, Edelman
  • Puts in the hard graft pre-event and comes totally prepared. Able to overcome any difficulties on the evening like a true pro, and in some cases turn them into a moment of fun for the audience.
    Nick Wakefield / Co-founder, Regulation Asia

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