Speakers
Keynote
Sir Craig Oliver is perhaps best known for being one of the most influential and successful political advisors in British history. Most notably, he worked as Director of Politics and Communications to British Prime Minister, David Cameron. On a day-to-day basis, he helped the government effectively communicate their messaging, and was directly responsible for making the state properly utilise digital channels.
Sir Craig Oliver has achieved a lot in his career, spending time in the worlds of politics and journalism. Before joining Downing Street, he was an award-winning journalist who edited some of the BBC’s flagship news programmes and worked as controller of BBC Global.
Sir Craig Oliver is perhaps best known for being one of the most influential and successful political advisors in British history. Most notably, he worked as Director of Politics and Communications to British Prime Minister, David Cameron. On a day-to-day basis, he helped the government effectively communicate their messaging, and was directly responsible for making the state properly utilise digital channels.
Sir Craig Oliver has achieved a lot in his career, spending time in the worlds of politics and journalism. Before joining Downing Street, he was an award-winning journalist who edited some of the BBC’s flagship news programmes and worked as controller of BBC Global.
He also wrote a best-selling book, Unleashing Demons, about what really went on behind the scenes during the Brexit referendum, which was turned into a Channel 4 drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rory Kinnear.