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Maria Ramos
Maria Ramos is a leading international journalist and TV News Anchor at TRT World London. Anchoring the flagship news programme News Hour, she delivers breaking news and global headlines; her recent coverage includes Trump’s tariffs, the U.S. presidential elections, the Gaza conflict, and the Russia–Ukraine war.
About Maria Ramos
Maria Ramos’ journalism career spans global outlets including BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Bahrain TV, and UNICEF. She’s reported across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
Born in the UK to Spanish parents, Ramos is multilingual—fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Italian, with working knowledge of classical Arabic and Turkish. A King’s College London graduate, she mentors aspiring journalists through King’s and Women in Journalism UK.
Beyond the newsroom, Ramos is a highly sought-after Master of Ceremonies and Moderator, regularly leading high-level international and government events. Her focus areas include humanitarian, environmental, and global affairs, with clients such as the European Parliament and the United Nations, in particular for UN World Tourism Day in Riyadh.
An ardent advocate for sustainability, she has worked as Media Advisor to the CEO of Formula E, the world’s premier electric car racing series. She was instrumental in building global media and institutional relationships, including with the UN and Greenpeace.
Ramos co-founded a UK–Spain media consultancy advising European firms on sustainability and infrastructure across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East in order to elevate voices/stories from her heritage, . Now, she is developing a new TV programme showcasing leading voices from the Hispanic world – launching soon.
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Testimonials
"TRT World anchor Maria Ramos was a talented Master of Ceremonies for the Global Tourism Forum Recovery & Beyond Summit. I totally recommend her to as a Conference Moderator and MC"
Bulut Bağcı -- President of the World Tourism Forum Institute.
"Maria’s presentation, moderation and professional touch added a special element which contributed immensely to this important event. It was a pleasure to work with Maria. "
Defne Sadıklar Arslan — Director Atlantic Council IN TURKEY
"Maria did once again a fantastic job moderating the launch of UNDP-Atlantic Council joint report on refugees resilience. She has a unique ability to both raise the profile of the event to the highest standards while creating a warm atmosphere engaging panelists and presenters. Refugees issues are close to her heart, which is really key to keep the audience focused during and beyond the event! "
Bastien Revel -- Inter-Agency Coordinator, UNDP Turkey.
"Whether Maria moderates a session with 4-5 participants or she holds one-on-one talks and discussions, she always keeps the debate alive, captures the attention of the audience as well as bringing joy to the Forum."
Onur Kanan, TRT World Forum
"I had the pleasure to meet Maria and it exceeded my expectations for her fantastic moderating skills during a high-level Forum on Sustainable Development that was co-organised by the United Nations and the government of Azerbaijan in Baku in October 2018. Maria was assertive in interacting with high-level delegates including her high respect for protocol and rightly putting subject matter for discussion in an easy to understand manner."
Delawar Barekzai, United Nations Senior SDG Advisor
"Maria was a fantastic MC for our flagship UNDP Istanbul Development Dialogues conference. Curious, dynamic and a pleasure to work with!"
Nicolas Douillet, Head of UNDP Eurasia Communications
"TRT World anchor Maria Ramos was a highly-professional MC for the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s Global News Forum in Istanbul in July, 2019. Well briefed, warm and fully committed, Maria was a delight to work with."
Wendy Everett, ABU Director News
"Maria, we want to give you a big applause for your professional, straight forward, serious and and up-to-date master of ceremony management in REM Convention 2021 – which we believe are the most important attibutes for a journalist. In the two days, you did not only manage our event perfectly but had lots of fun at the same time."
Burçin Girit, BSH (Bosch/Siemens)
"Maria did an amazing job moderating the high-profile online launch of our flagship report. She was professional, well-prepared and engaged, and her energy and presence contributed significantly to the success of the event."
Alanna Armitage, Director, UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia
"Magnificent 5-star performance by internationally-acclaimed presenter Maria Ramos. She showed heart, personality and passion for the conference and the cause."
Claudio Tomasi - UNDP - Turkey Director
"Working with Maria was an absolute pleasure. She was professional, yet personable and very well prepared for the event. We would not hesitate to select her as a presenter for our events in the future."
Luciana Aguiar, Programme Manager, UNDP Business Call to Action
"International anchor and journalist Maria Ramos from TRT World showed a remarkable performance during Antalya Diplomacy Forum held in June 2021 both as M/C and moderator, and thus contributed to the success of this important event. We truly appreciate it and extend our heartfelt thanks to Maria."
ADF Team, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
