Ian King Keynote Speaker

  • Leading business presenter, Sky News (2014-present)
  • Business & City Editor, The Times (2011-14)
  • Business Editor, The Sun (2000-08)

Ian King's Biography

Ian King is the leading business presenter on Sky News, where he hosts his own evening show from Monday to Friday. He has been described as a “powerhouse in business journalism” by John Ryley, Head of Sky News.

He tackles the big business stories of the day, and holds business leaders and CEOs to account. Renowned for his hard-hitting interviews and acute analysis, Ian’s expertise ensures his business coverage is relevant to the viewer, explaining how it will affect people’s lives.

Ian started out as a business analyst at HSBC before embarking on his journalism career at the Daily Telegraph. He went on to The Guardian and then the Mail on Sunday, before joining The Sun as Business Editor in 2000. Whilst there he was named Business Journalist of the Year both at the UK Press Awards and at the London Press Club Awards. Ian went on to become Business and City Editor at The Times.

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Videos of Ian King

On his move from print to broadcast media (2014)
Interview with Shazam's Andrew Fisher (2015)

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