Ashley Armstrong Keynote Speaker
- Chief UK Business Correspondent at the Financial Times
- Award-winning journalist covering business and politics
- Former Business Editor at The Sun and Retail Editor at The Times
Ashley Armstrong's Biography
Ashley Armstrong is one of the most respected and recognised names in business journalism.
With an impressive career spanning multiple national newsrooms, including being the only journalist to cross directly from The Sun to The Financial Times, she has become recognised for her reporting on some of the biggest stories in business. Since joining the FT as Chief UK Business Correspondent in June 2025 she has had multiple front pages and broken stories interrogating the ties between business and politics, including the implosion of Peter Mandelson’s lobby business Global Counsel. As Business Editor at The Sun Ashley brought some of the biggest business stories to life for a tabloid readership, including the Liz Truss market meltdown and cost of living crisis, and invited FTSE 100 chief executives to guest edit her daily page in the UK’s biggest selling newspaper.
Before her stint at The Sun she spent three years at The Times as Retail and M&A Editor where she broke market moving scoops during pandemic lockdowns. Prior to that Ashley spent six and a half years at The Telegraph as Retail Editor and initially M&A correspondent. She won PRCA City journalist of the year in 2022. Ashley started her career in financial journalism in 2008 at City AM, two weeks before Lehman Brothers collapsed.
Ashley Armstrong's Speaking Topics
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Business
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Retail
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Personal Finance
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Consumer Affairs
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Economics
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Financial markets
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Future of Work
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M&A
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Female Financial empowerment
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Gender pay, investment and pensions gap
Why Book Ashley Armstrong as a speaker?
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She is one of the UK’s most respected business journalists, known for breaking major stories at the intersection of business, finance and politics.
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She translates complex corporate and economic developments into clear, engaging insight that resonates with both industry leaders and wider audiences.
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She brings exceptional newsroom experience from leading titles including the Financial Times, The Sun, The Times and The Telegraph.
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She is an insightful speaker and moderator who offers sharp analysis on business strategy, markets and the evolving media landscape.
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Her insights equip organisations to better understand the forces shaping business, politics and consumer confidence in a rapidly changing economy.
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