Katie Prescott’s career all started thanks to ‘dragon’ Peter Jones. As a new graduate, Katie started working at a London start-up magazine which included an interview with the investor, as well as a job offer from him. She worked as his executive assistant for him for three years, working alongside some of his prior investments including Levi Roots’ Reggae Reggae sauce, and her interest in business news was ignited. After studying for a Masters in journalism, she joined the BBC as a junior researcher.

Soon working her way up the ranks, she became the Today programme’s business presenter, as well as a BBC business correspondent. Whilst at the BBC she covered topics including changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the European debt crisis, new technology, sustainability and climate change, the furlough scheme, inflation figures, the budget and Government statements, unemployment figures, and energy prices.

For readers, listeners and viewers across Times platforms. Katie reports on the dynamic changes across the tech sector and its impact on business and our everyday lives, particularly in relation to Artificial Intelligence. Awarded Tech Commentator of the year at the UK Tech Awards, she’s a weekly columnist for the newspaper’s award-winning business section and hosts some of the major events staged by The Times.

Alongside The Sunday Times’ West Coast Correspondent, Danny Fortson, Katie hosts The Times Tech podcast. Each week sees a fresh interview with pioneers in tech, from the brightest start-ups to the tech giants, as Katie and Danny chronicle the AI revolution. Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Sam Altman at OpenAI are just some of the senior tech leaders she has spoken to.

She is also an acclaimed author, receiving glowing reviews for her Amazon best-selling book The Curious Case of Mike Lynch. Published in 2025 it details the extraordinary life and tragic death of one of the UK’s most prominent tech entrepreneurs.

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Through her contributions, she has written articles on social media, train strikes, haulage and customs, climate change and carbon emissions, holidays, homelessness, mortgages and lockdown, amongst many others.

Katie is a highly accomplished speaker and moderator with experience working with a range of major clients. She is well placed to facilitate conferences, host private, public, charity or corporate events, and present on a number of occasions requiring her expertise in technology, business, finance, economics, media, digital disruption, cyber security and sustainability. She has contributed to Shout Communications’ ‘business small talks’, spoken at Live-Retail Week, as well as speaking alongside MP Rishi Sunak at London Tech Week.

Katie is a highly accomplished Keynote Speaker, Moderator and Event MC at events such as London Tech Week, the AI Summit and Retail Week. Clients have included Dell, The Investment Association, Accenture, Innovate Finance, the British Chambers of Commerce, The Airport Operators Association and the Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is well placed to host and facilitate at conferences and other events requiring her expertise in technology, artificial intelligence, innovation and trends, business, finance, media, digital disruption and cyber security.

Katie Prescott | Speaking Topics

– Technology
– Artificial Intelligence
– Harnessing AI For Business
– Innovation and Trends
– Chatbots
– Digital Transformation
– Data Privacy
– Business
– Social Media

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