Parmy Olson Keynote Speaker

FT & Schroders Business Book of the Year winner (2024)
Bloomberg Opinion technology columnist (2021–present)
Cybersecurity Canon honoree for We Are Anonymous (2014)

Parmy Olson's Biography

Parmy Olson is a leading voice on how artificial intelligence and Big Tech shape business and society. A columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, she brings clear-eyed analysis on AI strategy, platform power and regulation to executives and policymakers around the world. Her book Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World won the 2024 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the Year, recognized for framing the AI contest as a defining race for our era.

Olson’s reporting pedigree spans two decades. She covered technology for The Wall Street Journal in London (2019–2021) and led Forbes’ London bureau (2008–2012), where her deep-dive features and exclusives chronicled the people and forces transforming tech. Her 2012 bestseller We Are Anonymous—an inside account of LulzSec and the hacktivist movement—was honored by Palo Alto Networks’ Cybersecurity Canon for its lasting relevance to security leaders.

On stage, Olson translates complex, fast-moving trends into practical insight—helping leadership teams separate signal from hype, stress-test strategy and build responsible AI roadmaps. In 2025, an updated edition of Supremacy with a new preface broadened her latest perspectives, and she spoke at the Oxford Gen AI Summit, underscoring her international outlook and contemporary relevance. Audiences value her blend of investigative storytelling, global context and actionable frameworks for innovation and governance.

The AI race: what OpenAI vs DeepMind means for business

Governing AI: risk, compliance and trustworthy deployment

Big Tech power, competition and the next platform shift

Deepfakes, disinformation and rebuilding digital trust

Cybersecurity lessons from Anonymous and LulzSec

She brings front-line authority on how AI and Big Tech reshape markets and power, drawing on her work as a Bloomberg Opinion columnist to help leaders make sense of fast-moving change.
She offers award-winning insight into the AI race through Supremacy, the 2024 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the Year, giving executives a clearer view of the forces driving strategy, competition and regulation.
She translates complex AI and platform dynamics into practical guidance, helping leadership teams separate signal from hype and build responsible roadmaps that stand up to scrutiny.
She brings deep investigative credibility on digital risk from her bestselling book We Are Anonymous, recognised by Palo Alto Networks’ Cybersecurity Canon, sharpening how organisations think about security, governance and trust.
She stays current on global AI debates through high-profile forums including the Oxford Gen AI Summit, equipping audiences to anticipate what comes next for innovation, policy and accountability.