Liz Martins joined HSBC in 2010 in the Dubai office, where she covered 15 Middle Eastern
economies, bringing HSBC’s view on the region to clients across the world. In 2014, she moved
to the London office to join the Global and European Economics teams in London. Since 2016
she has led HSBC’s analysis of the UK economy, formulating views and forecasts, and presenting
HSBC’s analysis to institutional and corporate clients. She is a regular television and radio guest,
and an experienced conference presenter. She holds bachelors and masters degrees from
Cambridge University.
Dr Michels studied economics at the University of Bonn. He received his doctorate from the University of Frankfurt with a dissertation on central bank strategies.