Shaping Reputation and Policy in the Global South

We help organizations build reputation, shape policy, and achieve impact across emerging markets with global insight and local expertise.

Market Leadership

Speyside is the leading Corporate Affairs & Public Policy consultancy across the Global South.

Global Presence

Our own local teams on the ground across Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa.

Strategic Expertise

Deep expertise and experience working on critical issues for private and public sectors.

Why Speyside

Our specialist global practice groups work seamlessly with our own local teams on-the-ground across Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East & Africa.

Senior international consultants based in key global emerging market centers, offering unrivaled IP & experience built over multiple decades

The very best local consultants on the ground in offices across all global emerging markets, bringing deep local knowledge and contacts

Business is resourced, structured, and managed to ensure all clients have senior consultancy at all times, focused on commercial goals

Strong track record of delivering multi-country mandates in complex and challenging markets

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Public Affairs
A New Era of Opportunity - Infrastructure Modernization in CEE
The Speyside Central Eastern Europe team is closely analyzing the transformative infrastructure modernization in these key high-growth and emerging markets. Massive EU-funded projects (CPK, Rail Baltica) are creating major opportunities, but success requires navigating complex procurement and political dynamics. Our Corporate Affairs and public policy expertise is essential for guiding international companies through this evolving landscape.
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Energy
Brazil Approves Drilling in the Foz do Amazonas Basin Ahead of COP30
The Speyside Latin America team is closely analyzing Brazil's high-stakes decision to authorize drilling in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, a pivotal development in one of the world's most critical high-growth and emerging markets. This move, occurring just weeks before Brazil hosts COP30, signals a complex balancing act between national energy security and global climate commitments. As experts in the energy sector, the Speyside's team is monitoring the impact
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Energy
Evolving mining stakeholder management in the face of resource nationalism: Adopting a community-led approach to secure license to operate
Rising resource nationalism in Africa's booming mining sector is forcing companies to evolve their public policy and stakeholder management beyond government engagement to secure their license to operate. The Speyside Africa team is analyzing this shift, which requires adopting a community-led approach, as demands for local benefits and jobs are increasingly driven from the bottom up by a young population seeking economic opportunities in this high-growth market. To navigate this landscape, miners must invest in downstream development and sustainable local economic benefits, addressing the growing pressure for domestic value creation from critical minerals and other resources.
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