Julian King Speaker

Julian King Keynote Speaker

  • EU Commissioner for the Security Union (2016-2019)
  • Former UK Ambassador to France (2016)
  • Senior Advisor at Flint Global

Julian King's Biography

Sir Julian King is a Senior Advisor at Flint Global, a Fellow of RUSI, and was a Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute (2020–2023). He was the last British European Commissioner, serving as EU Commissioner for the Security Union from 2016-2019, with responsibility for counter terrorism, cyber security, tackling hybrid threats, disinformation, and securing critical digital infrastructure.

He joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1985.  He has held various positions, including:  UK Ambassador to France (2016); Director General Economic & Consular (2014); DG of the Northern Ireland Office London and Belfast (2011); UK Ambassador to Ireland (2009); EU Commission Chef de Cabinet to Commissioner for Trade (2008); UK Representative on EU Political and Security Committee, (2004).

Sir Julian is a graduate of Oxford University and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Paris.

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Julian King's Speaking Topics

  • Geopolitics

  • European politics

  • European regulation

  • Tech resilience and tackling disinformation 

  • Fallout from Brexit

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Why Book Julian King as a speaker?

  • He brings unparalleled authority on European and global security, shaped by his role as the EU’s Commissioner for the Security Union with responsibility for counterterrorism, cyber security and hybrid threats.

  • He helps leaders understand and respond to modern security risks, translating geopolitical tension, disinformation and digital vulnerability into clear strategic priorities.

  • He offers rare diplomatic and policy insight drawn from senior ambassadorial roles in France and Ireland and decades at the heart of UK and EU decision-making.

  • He equips organisations to navigate an era of heightened risk and uncertainty, combining practical experience in government with advisory work at the intersection of security, technology and geopolitics.

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British EU Commissioner Julian King wants 'closest possible' security cooperation after Brexit
Sir Julian King - European Commissioner for the Security Union

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