Marc Coleman.

Marc Coleman is a renowned economist, author, and media commentator with extensive experience in analysing economic trends and policy impacts. As the founder of Octavian Economics, Marc provides insightful economic forecasts and strategic advice to businesses and policymakers. He is also well-known for his role as a presenter on Newstalk, where he engages a broad audience with his expertise on economic and business matters. His engaging communication style and deep understanding of economic issues make him a highly sought-after speaker and event host or MC.

Books and Publications:

• The Best is Yet to Come: Ireland’s Economic Opportunity
• Back from the Brink: Ireland’s Road to Recovery
• Regular columnist and commentator in leading national and international media outlets.

To book Economist & Journalist Marc Coleman for your event, contact Front Row Speakers on +353 1 485 3991 or email welcome@frontrowspeakers.com.

Economic Outlook and Trends: Gain a comprehensive understanding of current economic trends, forecasts, and their implications for businesses and policymakers.

Brexit and European Economy: Explore the economic impact of Brexit and its ongoing effects on the European and global economy.

Innovation and Economic Growth: Discover how innovation drives economic growth and the role of technology in shaping the future economy.

Policy and Regulation: Understand the influence of policy and regulation on economic development, with insights into effective policy-making.

Globalisation and Trade: Analyse the dynamics of globalization and international trade, including emerging opportunities and challenges.

Available As:

• Event & After-Dinner Speaker, Panellist: Marc brings his expertise and engaging style to events, offering insightful commentary on economic issues and their real-world implications.
• Event Host/MC: With his professional demeanour and ability to connect with diverse audiences, Marc is an ideal choice to host or MC events, ensuring they are informative, engaging, and smoothly executed.

Whether discussing complex economic issues or leading an event with clarity and poise, Marc Coleman’s expertise and charismatic presence make him an invaluable asset for any occasion.

“Marc chaired our discussion perfectly – facilitating a balanced and robust debate amongst our contributors while providing his own insightful comments, he steered the conversation effectively and ensured the audience had a very enjoyable experience”.

– Gary Finnerty organiser of the Trinity Economic Forum on Marc’s chairing of the panel debate including PWC Head Tax Partner Feargal O’Rourke, ESRI chief economist John Fitzgerald Feb 15th 2014.

 “Very knowledgeable across all areas of the economy, Marc kept the debate alive through his ability to ask the right questions of interest to an audience of over 200 people”.

– Kevin McLoughlin Head of Tax EY (Ernst & Young) on Marc’s chairing of the EY Budget 2014 briefing event in the RDS Oct 15th 2013.

“Marc expertly chaired the Midlands Think Tank in Mullingar. He led 3 panel discussions and his contributions represented the highlight of our event and we look forward to his return for MTT 2 in 2014″.

– Niall Hearn CEO of Mid@s technology commenting on Marc’s address and chairing of the Midlands Think Tank which took place in the Park Hotel, Mullingar, November 2013

“Marc did an excellent job hosting a recent event for us – the European Business Awards sponsored by HSBC. The awards are a key client event and we needed an MC with sufficient gravitas and a keen knowledge of business and economic issues to run them and present the awards. Marc did a thorough and professional job and kept the event lively and on time.”

-Justin Bowers, Account Director at Keating & Associates (Corporate Communications Consultants) HSBC European Business Awards, May 2011

“Not everyone can grapple with the most difficult topics on the world economy, make both the chief economist of the world bank [Justin Yifu Lin] and the international chairman of Goldman Sachs [Peter Sutherland] feel comfortable while providing riveting content to an audience of some of the smartest entrepreneurs in the world and a range of international media – Marc Coleman can…He hit the mark on what we wanted and provided intellectually challenging and riveting discussion for what proved to be one of the most talked about sessions at our event. Mark helped make our event a success.”

– Daire Hickey, organizer of “The World Economy @ Founders” event for IT entrepreneurs

“Marc’s leadership of the panel discussion was to an excellent international standard of the kind need to steer a high powered debate on a highly sensitive involving current and former EU Commissioners, a Prime Minister and Finance Minister. His firm but fair discipline ensured order and timeliness. His humour and personal touch ensured the event was memorable and enjoyable. We will ask him back next year.”

– Zygmunt Berdychowski, Chairman of the Economic Forum Programme Council at which Marcchaired a central debate between Polish EU Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, former German EU Commissioner Guenther Verheugen in Krynica Poland

“The event was very successful and I’m still getting great feedback. People really enjoyed his view on the approach we should take”.- Cecilia Mc Lernon, Events Administrator, The Marketing Institute of Ireland