Ian King speaker and journalist
Ian King on set Photographer: Tim Anderson 17.03.17

Ian King

Business Broadcaster and Journalist

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About Ian King

Until April 2025, Ian King was business presenter for Sky News, hosting more than two thousand live editions of the channel’s flagship business programme Business Live. Quizzing the biggest names in business, finance and economics; holding politicians, regulators and business leaders to account.

During his time with Sky News, Ian interviewed two-thirds of FTSE-100 chief executives, three Bank of England governors, half a dozen Chancellors of the Exchequer and Prime Ministers from around the world. Renowned for his incisive interviews and acute analysis, Ian’s expertise ensured his coverage was relevant to the viewer, explaining how actions in business will affect people’s lives.

An experienced speaker and conference chair, as well as being a perfect moderator, corporate clients have included EY, CBRE, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, Barclays and Emap Publishing.

Starting out as a business analyst at HSBC, Ian began his career in financial journalism career at the Daily Telegraph, moving to The Guardian and the Mail on Sunday, before joining The Sun as Business Editor in 2000. Whilst there, he was named Business Journalist of the Year at both the UK Press Awards and the London Press Club Awards. Ian went on to become Business and City Editor at The Times, where he was honoured at the UK Press Awards.

Ian’s views are highly sought after and well respected within the business community, making him an in demand corporate host and commentator.

To book Keynote Speaker Ian King, contact The Speakers Agency on +44(0)1332 810481 or email enquiries@thespeakersagency.com

Client Feedback

"It was an excellent evening. We’ve had some very positive feedback, about all aspects of the event, including Ian’s participation, and it’s helped us cement and build some new relationships."

JM Finn

"We’ve had great feedback on the event and Ian was fantastic, he really did a spectacular job at hosting for us."

Sage

"MCA absolutely loved him, please do pass ours thanks over. He managed to outshine Bojo!"

Management Consultancy Association

"Please pass on our thanks to Ian, he was brilliant, the audience were really engaged, he gave a great speech, took lots of questions and came across so well and the overall feedback has been extremely positive."

CBRE

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