Chris Stokel-Walker

Speaker Chris Stokel-Walker is “the UK’s best tech journalist”, according to Times Radio.

Chris has been a journalist for more than a decade, reporting for the world’s biggest publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, the New York Times, WIRED, the Guardian, the Telegraph and The Times.

As a superbly informed and skilled communicator, he frequently appears on the BBC, CNN, ABC, Times Radio, and many other platforms to explain the latest developments in the world of technology including artificial intelligence and social media. He is cogent and insightful on technology and how the tech companies are changing societies – and how they are changing minds and behaviours.

Chris Stokel-Walker is the author of How AI Ate the World described by UK Tech News as one of its best technology books of the year in 2024 and “the ideal primer” to the world of AI. The book analyses the generative AI revolution, situating the current moment in artificial intelligence’s 70-year history to date.

In his book, YouTubers Chris told the story of YouTube for the first time, charting its dramatic impact upon culture. In the follow up, TikTok Boom, he reports on the geopolitical battle over short form video app TikTok, and on the broader battle for the future of tech itself.

And In Fake News: A Pocket Primer, published 2025, Chris tours the landscape of mis and dis-information from history to the present day and what may be in store in our possible futures.

As well as presenting as a keynote speaker Chris Stokel-Walker is the perfect candidate to chair panel discussions on all things tech and society – he hosts events around the world with knowledge, wit, humour, and insight. Contact Chris Stokel-Walker via a Specialist Speakers agent on +44 [0]1455 633289.