Speaking engagements are more than lectures. You meet with people and talk over lunch/dinner/drinks. You build an actual relationship with the regulator so th

Speaking engagements are more than lectures. You meet with people and talk over lunch/dinner/drinks. You build an actual relationship with the regulator so that when you have a problem, you already have a good report with them. You can only do this when they are not officially working for the government of course. But government/consulting is just a revolving door.