Oliver Cornock

Editor in Chief at the Oxford Business Group, Oliver Cornock is a leading authority on emerging markets, with over two decades of experience in finance and forecasting. As a speaker Oliver shares his wealth of industry knowledge with corporate clients, and invested audiences, wishing to gain a greater perspective on the current and future trends of markets, economics and international affairs.

As the Editor in Chief at the Oxford Business Group, Oliver is responsible for overseeing the output of all published content both digitally and in print. The role of the Oxford Business Group is to provide research and consultancy support on emerging markets and economic forecasts through analysis of the current trends across the world. Oliver Cornock has been at the helm of the content output since 2004, when he joined the corporation as a Middle East expert, a role he still conducts and revered for.

In the infancy of his career, Oliver worked in project finance in HSBC after completing his studies in Arabic with Middle Eater & Islamic Studies at the University of Durham. Throughout his time in the industry, Oliver has gone on to hold a number of influential roles covering the British Military of Defence, education and international markets. As a leading expert Oliver has also returned to education to share his knowledge with the next generation, guest lecturing at the University of Oxford, University College London and King's College London.

Leading the conversation on emerging markets has led Oliver to become a prominent figure in the media. Regularly appearing as an industry specialist on the BBC, CNN, Radio 4 and BBC World’s Newspaper Review, Oliver is recognised as a trusted and reliable source for current market analysis. Additionally, through his role in the Oxford Business Group, Oliver continues to develop relationships and conduct ambitious interviews with other key figures in global economics and politics like Ali Al-Naimi, former Saudi Arabian Minister and President Donald Trump.

At events, Oliver Cornock draws on his experience from speaking at international conferences and contributing to global discussion. A consummate professional, audiences are guaranteed to leave a talk from Oliver with a better depth and breadth of knowledge on emerging markets, projected economics and international finance, that's applicable to their individual and corporate level needs.