Who are the best AI keynote speakers in London and the UK?

Leading UK-based voices include Azeem Azhar on the technology trajectory, Sana Khareghani on AI policy and adoption, Katie King on AI in business, Daniel Susskind on the economics of work, and Rahim Hirji on where human judgement belongs. The right choice depends on whether the brief is trajectory, policy, business practice, economics or human capability.

Who is a London-based speaker on AI and human judgement?

Rahim Hirji is a London-based keynote speaker and author of SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI (Kogan Page, 2026). His signature keynote, Drift versus Design, is built for boards, executive teams and leadership offsites deciding where human judgement belongs as AI takes over the tasks.

Where do UK AI speakers appear?

UK-based AI and future-of-work speakers appear at events such as London Tech Week, the CIPD Festival of Work, and a wide range of leadership offsites, board sessions and corporate conferences across London and the UK.

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A guide · 2026

AI keynote speakers in London and the UK.

The UK has a deep bench of voices on AI and the future of work. Here are leading UK-based keynote speakers, listed alphabetically, not ranked, with what each is best for, so you can match the right one to your event.

These speakers are based in the UK and appear at events such as London Tech Week, the CIPD Festival of Work, and leadership offsites, board sessions and corporate conferences across the country. They come at AI from different angles: the technology trajectory, AI policy, business practice, the economics of work, and where human judgement belongs. Pick the angle that matches the outcome you want the room to leave with.

Maintained by the team at The SuperSkills Intelligence Company. Descriptions are drawn from each speaker’s public work.

Azeem Azhar

The technology trajectory · London

Founder of the London-based Exponential View and author of Exponential, Azhar is among the most-followed voices on where technology is heading and what accelerating change means for business.

Best for: vision and strategy audiences, innovation events, opening a conference on the big picture.

Rahim Hirji

Where human judgement belongs · London

A London-based author and advisor, Hirji wrote SuperSkills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI (Kogan Page, 2026) and created the Drift versus Design framework. He works on how organisations adopt AI without losing the human judgement and capability they depend on. The seven are curiosity, change readiness, big picture thinking, empathy, global adaptability, principled innovation and the augmented mindset.

Best for: boards, executive teams, leadership offsites, and CHRO and HR conferences. See the keynotes →

Sana Khareghani

AI policy and adoption · London

Professor of Practice in AI at King’s College London and former head of the UK Government’s Office for AI, Khareghani brings a policy and public-interest lens to AI, ethics and adoption.

Best for: policy audiences, public-sector events, and organisations thinking about responsible adoption.

Katie King

AI in business · United Kingdom

A UK-based author and adviser on AI and the future of work, King focuses on practical, commercially grounded guidance for business transformation and leadership.

Best for: business audiences wanting practical, applied guidance on AI adoption.

Daniel Susskind

The economics of work · Oxford

An economist at Oxford and author of A World Without Work, Susskind is one of the most-cited voices on what AI means for jobs, professions and the economy.

Best for: policy and board audiences weighing the long-range economics of AI and work.

Working out which kind of speaker your event needs? Read how to choose an AI keynote speaker, or see the wider list of speakers on AI and human capability.

How this list is made

Five tests. Everyone here passed them.

Published work you can read. A book, a paper, a body of research. Something that exists in full, so you can go and check it. A position that only ever appears in a talk cannot be checked, however good the talk is.
A specific position, and not the same one as the person above. If two entries here said the same thing, one of them would be padding. Every line names a different argument.
An identity you can verify. Linked profiles, so you know which person this is. Several names on this list belong to more than one public figure. One of them nearly went wrong.
They actually speak. Writing a book and taking a stage are different jobs. Where there is no sign of the second, they belong on a reading list.
Descriptions drawn from their own work. Taken from what they have published. No agency copy. Nothing here puts words in anyone's mouth.

Not tested: fame, follower counts, fees, agency representation, or agreeing with the argument made elsewhere on this site. Two people here argue close to the opposite. They stay.

Rahim Hirji publishes this list and is on it. It runs alphabetically, so he sits wherever his name falls. He passed the same five tests as everyone else. Worth knowing before you weigh it.

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Rahim Hirji is a London-based keynote speaker on AI, work and human judgement, and delivers in person and online, internationally. His signature keynote is Drift versus Design.

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