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Europe
United Kingdom
Core Intelligence Domain: Conference Facilitation
Location: United Kingdom | Languages: English
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence
Roy Sheppard is a globally recognised conference facilitator, seasoned corporate moderator, and former BBC television news anchor whose expertise lies in orchestrating high-stakes corporate events and driving dynamic, results-oriented panel discussions. With decades of live broadcasting and event management experience, he brings unparalleled journalistic rigour and strategic engagement to global summits, leadership conferences, and industry congresses.
Having built a formidable career as a reporter and presenter for BBC Television in London, Roy transitioned his elite interviewing skills, live-environment adaptability, and executive presence into the world of corporate events. Over the past three decades, he has been entrusted by some of the world’s largest multinational corporations, trade associations, and medical congresses to anchor their most critical gatherings. His ability to seamlessly weave together complex strategic themes, challenge C-suite panellists constructively, and maintain continuous audience engagement is highly sought after in the global events industry.
Beyond his role on stage, Roy Sheppard is an authority on relationship building, networking, and professional communication. He is the author of several highly regarded books, including Meet, Greet & Prosper and Rapid Result Referrals, which provide actionable frameworks for executives looking to cultivate profitable, long-term business networks. His proprietary insights into human dynamics make him not just a facilitator, but a subject matter expert on fostering collaboration, breaking down corporate silos, and building trust within high-performing organisations.
“I recently worked with Roy on a project for a global pharmaceutical company. Roy was brought in to be the moderator of a European webcast. This was a complex project on difficult subject matter. Roy was able to quickly assimilate into the project, ask the right questions in the run-up, and seamlessly moderate the 2 hour webcast. Within this, he moderated a panel discussion with 5 panelists, being able to balance different opinions and let everyone’s voice be heard. Roy brought a great degree of oversight and in-depth knowledge to the project and was absolutely wonderful to work with!”
“I have known Roy for 25 years. We have worked together on many occasions in TV, radio and on the conference and meetings circuit — and he has always been a joy and, of course, a professional. An example is on one occasion we brought Roy in to facilitate a three-day conference (in Barcelona) for a major international pharma company. A large part of the conference was an extended and detailed discussion about the merits of a complex drug for an audience of 170 senior doctors from all around the world, Roy handled it superbly. He THEN had to give them a presentation on how to give a presentation at 2pm, the notorious graveyard shift, and with an audience where only 5% used English as their first language. The fact that the audience were enthralled and ranked the session so highly is a testament to Roy’s skill. Would I recommend Roy? Absolutely yes. He does what it says on the tin — and he does it very, very well indeed.”
“I have met, and experienced, Roy on numerous occasions over the years. On one recent occasion, he has moderated our HP Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) NonStop Customer Council, a gathering of C-level executives of our most important HP NonStop EMEA customers, where Roy was the facilitator for this 2-day meeting. This is not a marketing meeting! This meeting serves as an important evaluation of the business relationship HP NonStop has with these customers; positive as well as negative, and always highly sensitive, information gets discussed in this, at times, highly charged meeting. Roy’s role as facilitator for this meeting requires him to be sensitive to the issues being presented, add himself in where the meeting is heading into a “dead-end”, and equally important, he knows when to just be quiet and let things flow! One of his welcome trademarks is his knack for asking the difficult questions, which, for whatever reason, are not being asked (either of the customer or of HP NonStop). His keen sense of timing, his ability to think on his feet, add humor when appropriate or required, all have made Roy a welcome repeat host for not just our HP NonStop customer council, but other events as well! Roy understands, that the facilitator role is not a “show-case” for him, but a role to make the meeting the best it can be. His personality and professionalism put the organizers at ease, and creates excitement in, and for, the audience, wondering what he will do or say next! I encourage you to experience him yourself in one of your next events. You and your event will be better for it!”
“Roy Sheppard is the cheapest insurance I have.”
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