Julian Payne is Global Chair, Crisis and Risk as well as Chair of Corporate Affairs for Edelman EMEA. Prior to this Julian worked for five years with the British Royal Family as Communications Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall now King Charles III and Queen Camilla and as a strategic advisor to the wider Institution. Previously, Julian held a series of global roles specialising in Corporate, Brand and Digital communications for organisations including the BBC, where was Director of Communications, and at British luxury brand Burberry where he held the post of VP Global PR and Corporate Affairs.