About.

Hamish McRae is one of Europe’s foremost speakers on global future trends in economics, business and society.

As an economic journalist, Hamish McRae was editor of Euromoney and financial editor of The Guardian before moving to The Independent.

Principal Economic Commentator for the i newspaper and a columnist for the Mail on Sunday. .

He is the author of the acclaimed work on the future, The World in 2020: Power, Culture and Prosperity. Following its publication he became a sought-after speaker on trends in the economy, technology and business.

IN 2022 he published the follow-up book The World in 2050: How To Think About The Future

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Influences.

As a speaker, Hamish is in demand around the world for his lucid insights into the forces such as technology, demography, globalisation, natural resources, and government policies shape the economy and influence business strategy. He examines likely future scenarios for business, government and society.

Writing.

Hamish’s books include Capital City – London as a Financial Centre, co-authored with Frances Cairncross, and Wake-up Japan, co-authored with Tadashi Nakamae.

What Works: Success in Stressful Times was long-listed for the Business Book of the Year at the FT/Goldman Sachs Awards in New York in 2010.

The world in 2020 written by Hamish McRae — The World In 2020

What works written by Hamish McRae — What Works: Success in Stressful Times

Articles written by Hamish McRae — Articles
for The Independent, Evening Standard and The Daily Mail

Awards.

Amongst his awards are the David Watt Prize for outstanding political journalism in 2005, the Business and Finance Journalist of the Year in the 2006 British Press Awards, and Communicator of the Year at the 2007 Business Journalist Awards.