Neill Harvey-Smith was Chair of the World Debating Council from 2008-10. He has been Chief Adjudicator of the European Championships, the US National Championships, the World Online Debating Championships and judged the grand final of the World University Debating Championships on five occasions. As a speaker, Neill was twice national Champion, a World Masters winner and reached the final of the World Championships. He now runs a communication consultancy practice with Garnett & Simpson and is Chief Strategy Officer of Fair Observer.