Speaker Bio

Christine Ockrent is a journalist and writer based in Paris. She writes regularly on French, European and international issues for various European publications.

 

A regular contributor to the BBC and CNN, she anchors a weekly radio program on foreign affairs on France Culture public radio.

She has published 17 books and essays – the latest one: “The Emperor of China and the red billionaires.”

 

Previously she was COO of the French Radio and TV World service (France 24 and RFI). She was also editor in chief of the weekly news magazine, L'Express. She began her career in broadcast journalism at CBS' 60 Minutes.