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.

Geopolitics

European politics

European regulation

Tech resilience and tackling disinformation

Fallout from Brexit

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.