Greg Williams

Greg Williams is a speaker on artificial intelligence, a technology forecaster, a strategic advisor and is Deputy Global Editorial Director at WIRED.

Greg is one of the world’s sharpest interpreters of technology’s impact on business, society, and culture. As Deputy Global Editorial Director at WIRED, he has spent his career working at the frontline of innovation, decoding the forces that are reshaping industries and influencing how we live and work.

With unparalleled access to the visionaries building the future — from startup founders to global CEOs — Greg’s work bridges the gap between emerging ideas and real-world impact. Whether writing for WIRED, moderating at Davos, or advising C-suite leaders, he offers a unique, clear-eyed perspective on what’s coming next and how organisations can adapt and thrive in meeting the challenges yet to come.

As a speaker, Greg is known for turning complex technological and societal shifts into vivid, accessible stories that spark action. His insights cover topics from AI, the future of work, and sustainability, to the evolution of digital trust, mobility, and the space economy. Having delivered keynote sessions and moderated high-level conversations for businesses across finance, healthcare, energy, security, and tech, he is an experienced, versatile voice who resonates across audiences.

Greg’s broader body of work includes appearances on major judging panels such as the Royal Society Science Book Prize, six published novels, both under his own name and as Gregory Lee and essays alongside the likes of Bill Gates and Joseph Stiglitz. Recognised as Editor of the Year, Technology, three times by the British Society of Magazine Editors, he is a trusted guide to what the future holds and what leaders must do to meet it.

When you invite Greg to speak, you’re not just getting commentary on the future, you’re getting an insider’s guide to the new rules of innovation, and a practical roadmap to staying relevant in a changing world. Greg Williams spoke most recently for Specialist Speakers at Connexions in Budapest, part of Hungarian Innovation Week in September 2025. Greg’s keynote told the story of how innovations and new technologies often create exciting and unexpected solutions when they merge to provide new products and functions for society. Greg’s latest work addresses the geo-politics of technology and the implications of global materials and manufacture on security and defence.

Businesses can contact Greg Williams via a Specialist Speakers agent on +44 [0]1455 633289 to hire him for speaking and presentation in both in-person in all territories and in virtual settings.