Media & Journalism Speakers

Martin Ford
Internationally renowned futurist & New York Times Bestselling Author of Rise of the Robots, Who Received Four Million Views on his TED Talk How We’ll Earn Money in a Future Without Jobs
John C. Havens
Executive Director of the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous & Intelligent Systems, Executive Director of The Council on Extended Intelligence & Author of Heartificial Intelligence
Gary Marcus
Emeritus Professor of Psychology & Neural Science at New York University, Founder of Geometric AI & Listed on Forbes 7 Must Read Books in AI for Rebooting AI
Cade Metz
Reporter on Emerging Technology for The New York Times, Former Senior Staff Writer at Wired & Author of Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook & The World
Nils Blythe
Executive Director of Communications at the Bank of England, Former BBC News Presenter & Former Business Correspondent for the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4
Stephanie Hare
Former Principal Director of Accenture, Former Senior Researcher for Oxford Analytica, Author of Technology is Not Neural & Member of the Engagement & Ecosystem Strategy Advisory Group of the Alan Turing Institute
Abbi Summers
Broadcast Journalist part of Google's 'Team Pixel' following the Lionesses to Australia ahead of the Women's 2023 Football World Cup
Dino Sofos
Founder & CEO of Persephonica, Former Editor of BBC News Podcasts, Former Senior Political Producer for BBC Radio 5 Live & Former Producer of The World at One
Freddy McConnell
Subject of the BBC Documentary ‘Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth’, Host of Pride & Joy BBC Sounds Podcast & Nominated as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Contributors to LGBT+ Life in the British LGBT+ Awards
James Barr
Presenter of Hit Radio’s Breakfast Show, Co-Founder & Host of A Gay & A Non Gay Podcast & Named in the Top 10 Online Influencers at the British LGBT Awards
Tim Reid
Co-creator & co-writer of the BAFTA-winning BBC One sitcom Peter Kay’s Car Share
Lucy Edwards
First-Ever Blind Presenter to Host on BBC Radio 1, Ambassador for Pantene & Included in the 2020 TikTok 100