Siri Lill Mannes is a journalist, author, and former news anchor at TV2. She holds a master's degree in history, an intermediate degree in Russian, and has completed officer training and chief courses in the military. Siri Lill is currently the managing director at SpeakLab, where she trains everyone from students and top executives to immigrants and professors in verbal communication. In recent years, she has led over 200 conferences, including the Oslo Energy Forum, the NHO Annual Conference, and the OECD World Forum in Paris.