Mike Isaac Keynote Speaker

Technology correspondent , The New York Times
Winner, Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business reporting
Author, "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber" (2019)

Mike Isaac's Biography

Mike Isaac is a technology correspondent at the New York Times whose Uber coverage won the Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business reporting.

He writes frequently about Silicon Valley, the power dynamics between some of the world’s most consequential tech companies, and how they shape culture — both online and offline — through the products they create. and appears frequently on CNBC and MSNBC. Previously, Isaac was a senior editor reporting on social media companies for Re/Code and All Things Digital, and covered the rise of mobile computing as a staff writer for WIRED, with a focus on Google and Apple. He began his career as a music journalist, writing for Paste Magazine, Forbes and Performer. He is also an on-air technology correspondent on contract with MSNBC.

His book, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” was published 2019 and was an immediate New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. More than a dozen additional translations will be published throughout 2020. He lives in San Francisco.

The power and influence of Big Tech

Inside Silicon Valley: culture, competition and disruption

The rise (and risks) of platform-driven companies

Leadership, crisis and corporate governance in tech

Media, technology and the shaping of public narrative

He draws on award-winning reporting at The New York Times to deliver authoritative insights on Silicon Valley and the power dynamics shaping the global tech industry.
He translates complex stories from companies like Uber, Google and Apple into clear perspectives on innovation, leadership and corporate culture.
He brings bestselling author insight from Super Pumped to reveal how high-growth tech companies scale, compete and navigate controversy.
He equips audiences with a deeper understanding of how technology companies influence markets, behaviour and society, both online and offline.