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AI guidance for CEOs and investors

Build a business ready for more bots than humans

Ben Legg, former COO of Google Europe and three-time tech CEO, helps leaders build agentic businesses and gives investors operator-grade judgement on where AI creates value and where it destroys it.

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AI guidance for CEOs and investors

Build a business ready for more bots than humans

Ben Legg, former COO of Google Europe and three-time tech CEO, helps leaders build agentic businesses and gives investors operator-grade judgement on where AI creates value and where it destroys it.

Work with Ben

Explore keynotes

AI guidance for CEOs and investors

Build a business ready for more bots than humans

Ben Legg, former COO of Google Europe and three-time tech CEO, helps leaders build agentic businesses and gives investors operator-grade judgement on where AI creates value and where it destroys it.

Work with Ben

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See Ben in action

A high-energy, insight-rich speaker who brings boardroom-level strategy to life for live and virtual audiences.

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How Ben can help you

Three ways Ben works with leaders and investors.

Keynote speaking

High-energy, data-driven keynotes on AI, the future of work and leading through disruption. Conferences, offsites and workshops.

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Investor support

Operator-grade judgement and proprietary data on digital ads, search, social, chatbots and new business models, for funds and analysts.

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Company advisory

Board roles, mentoring and consulting for CEOs and scale-up founders.

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About Ben Legg

From battlefield to boardroom

From the relief of the Siege of Sarajevo to the Google boardroom, Ben Legg has spent his career bringing order to chaos.

Turned around Coca-Cola India.

Wrote the hyperscaling blueprint for Google, now best practice across Silicon Valley.

Led three private equity-backed tech businesses.

Today he helps CEOs and investors win with AI, and is the creator of The Agentic Leader, a growing series of guides, podcasts and tools on building an AI-first business.

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For leaders

Build and lead with AI agents

The Agentic Leader Playbook, Ben's guide for leaders, plus step-by-step guides with copy-and-paste prompts to build your own agents. Listen, watch or read.

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A career across leading companies

20+

years as CEO / COO

60+

countries worked in

300+

companies in the data panel

Creator

The Agentic Leader

Signature keynote talks

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Illustration of a human hand and a digital hand turning interlocking cogs together, representing humans orchestrating agentic AI

Beyond the Hype: How to build an agentic business

For CEOs and leadership teams. How to move from chatting with AI to delegating to it, with humans as the orchestrators of the agentic machine.

Illustration of a human figure formed from light particles above a group of colleagues, representing an organisation configured for human and AI collaboration

The Liquid Organisation: How to configure your organisation for human + AI collaboration

For boards, HR and operations leaders. What the org chart looks like when you have more bots than humans, and how to design for it.

Illustration of a hand moving glowing chess pieces, representing investors picking winners and losers in an AI-enabled market

Investing in an AI-Enabled World: Picking the likely winners and losers when AI becomes ubiquitous

For investors and corporate strategy teams. Where AI will create and destroy value across a range of industries, backed by Ben's proprietary data and Silicon Valley insights.

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If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.

Mark Shraga, SCG

He delivered on every count.
The Q&A ran over time because investors did not want to stop asking.
For anyone looking for a keynote speaker who can credibly translate AI for a sophisticated financial audience, I would recommend Ben without hesitation.
Stefan Wattinger
Partner & Head Investor Relations
A great keynote speaker.
He spoke at our CVC portfolio event with 200+ C-suite leaders. He translates major technology shifts into clear, actionable priorities, delivered with genuine energy. I would highly recommend Ben if you are looking for a speaker to help future-proof your organisation.
Richard Barltrop
Director at CVC Capital Partners
Definitely recommend working with Ben.
He mixes vision and experience with pragmatic suggestions on how business leaders can embrace new technologies.
He delivered his insights with authority, energy and pragmatism, keeping the room full of senior execs highly engaged.
Laura Bowmer
Marketing Director
A visionary thought leader on AI and the future of work.
This was an online event for 110 senior HR leaders.
He took the time to really understand our objectives and audience, and adapted his content and approach. He delivered his insights with clarity, energising the large audience.
Darren Topping
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Highly recommend Ben as a speaker.
Ben was the keynote speaker and facilitator for Aurora Live CXO, a 120-person executive dinner for senior technical leaders. It was a highly engaging evening, which received amazing reviews from attendees.
He has a very warm and personable manner that made him very approachable.
Louise Dunkhase
Strategic Partnerships & Growth
Insightful and energising.
Ben was the keynote speaker and led a large group discussion at Randstad's Future of Finance event.
Ben's keynote talk was full of great examples of AI in action and practical tips for how to get started. His facilitation of the large group really engaged the audience, with a wide ranging discussion covering such diverse subjects.
Tom Eaton
Regional Director
Inspired me to lead more boldly.
His outside perspective was both refreshing and eye-opening. Ben’s thought-provoking presentation challenged us to think differently. I left feeling validated in my approach to challenging upward, asking daring questions, and committing to key takeaways that will continue to ground me in my leadership journey.
Melinda DeJong
President at INSPYR Solutions

“

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.

Mark Shraga, SCG

He delivered on every count.
The Q&A ran over time because investors did not want to stop asking.
For anyone looking for a keynote speaker who can credibly translate AI for a sophisticated financial audience, I would recommend Ben without hesitation.
Stefan Wattinger
Partner & Head Investor Relations
A great keynote speaker.
He spoke at our CVC portfolio event with 200+ C-suite leaders. He translates major technology shifts into clear, actionable priorities, delivered with genuine energy. I would highly recommend Ben if you are looking for a speaker to help future-proof your organisation.
Richard Barltrop
Director at CVC Capital Partners
Definitely recommend working with Ben.
He mixes vision and experience with pragmatic suggestions on how business leaders can embrace new technologies.
He delivered his insights with authority, energy and pragmatism, keeping the room full of senior execs highly engaged.
Laura Bowmer
Marketing Director
A visionary thought leader on AI and the future of work.
This was an online event for 110 senior HR leaders.
He took the time to really understand our objectives and audience, and adapted his content and approach. He delivered his insights with clarity, energising the large audience.
Darren Topping
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Highly recommend Ben as a speaker.
Ben was the keynote speaker and facilitator for Aurora Live CXO, a 120-person executive dinner for senior technical leaders. It was a highly engaging evening, which received amazing reviews from attendees.
He has a very warm and personable manner that made him very approachable.
Louise Dunkhase
Strategic Partnerships & Growth
Insightful and energising.
Ben was the keynote speaker and led a large group discussion at Randstad's Future of Finance event.
Ben's keynote talk was full of great examples of AI in action and practical tips for how to get started. His facilitation of the large group really engaged the audience, with a wide ranging discussion covering such diverse subjects.
Tom Eaton
Regional Director
Inspired me to lead more boldly.
His outside perspective was both refreshing and eye-opening. Ben’s thought-provoking presentation challenged us to think differently. I left feeling validated in my approach to challenging upward, asking daring questions, and committing to key takeaways that will continue to ground me in my leadership journey.
Melinda DeJong
President at INSPYR Solutions

“

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.

Mark Shraga, SCG

He delivered on every count.
The Q&A ran over time because investors did not want to stop asking.
For anyone looking for a keynote speaker who can credibly translate AI for a sophisticated financial audience, I would recommend Ben without hesitation.
Stefan Wattinger
Partner & Head Investor Relations
A great keynote speaker.
He spoke at our CVC portfolio event with 200+ C-suite leaders. He translates major technology shifts into clear, actionable priorities, delivered with genuine energy. I would highly recommend Ben if you are looking for a speaker to help future-proof your organisation.
Richard Barltrop
Director at CVC Capital Partners
Definitely recommend working with Ben.
He mixes vision and experience with pragmatic suggestions on how business leaders can embrace new technologies.
He delivered his insights with authority, energy and pragmatism, keeping the room full of senior execs highly engaged.
Laura Bowmer
Marketing Director
A visionary thought leader on AI and the future of work.
This was an online event for 110 senior HR leaders.
He took the time to really understand our objectives and audience, and adapted his content and approach. He delivered his insights with clarity, energising the large audience.
Darren Topping
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Highly recommend Ben as a speaker.
Ben was the keynote speaker and facilitator for Aurora Live CXO, a 120-person executive dinner for senior technical leaders. It was a highly engaging evening, which received amazing reviews from attendees.
He has a very warm and personable manner that made him very approachable.
Louise Dunkhase
Strategic Partnerships & Growth
Insightful and energising.
Ben was the keynote speaker and led a large group discussion at Randstad's Future of Finance event.
Ben's keynote talk was full of great examples of AI in action and practical tips for how to get started. His facilitation of the large group really engaged the audience, with a wide ranging discussion covering such diverse subjects.
Tom Eaton
Regional Director
Inspired me to lead more boldly.
His outside perspective was both refreshing and eye-opening. Ben’s thought-provoking presentation challenged us to think differently. I left feeling validated in my approach to challenging upward, asking daring questions, and committing to key takeaways that will continue to ground me in my leadership journey.
Melinda DeJong
President at INSPYR Solutions

“

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.

Mark Shraga, SCG

He delivered on every count.
The Q&A ran over time because investors did not want to stop asking.
For anyone looking for a keynote speaker who can credibly translate AI for a sophisticated financial audience, I would recommend Ben without hesitation.
Stefan Wattinger
Partner & Head Investor Relations
A great keynote speaker.
He spoke at our CVC portfolio event with 200+ C-suite leaders. He translates major technology shifts into clear, actionable priorities, delivered with genuine energy. I would highly recommend Ben if you are looking for a speaker to help future-proof your organisation.
Richard Barltrop
Director at CVC Capital Partners
Definitely recommend working with Ben.
He mixes vision and experience with pragmatic suggestions on how business leaders can embrace new technologies.
He delivered his insights with authority, energy and pragmatism, keeping the room full of senior execs highly engaged.
Laura Bowmer
Marketing Director
A visionary thought leader on AI and the future of work.
This was an online event for 110 senior HR leaders.
He took the time to really understand our objectives and audience, and adapted his content and approach. He delivered his insights with clarity, energising the large audience.
Darren Topping
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Highly recommend Ben as a speaker.
Ben was the keynote speaker and facilitator for Aurora Live CXO, a 120-person executive dinner for senior technical leaders. It was a highly engaging evening, which received amazing reviews from attendees.
He has a very warm and personable manner that made him very approachable.
Louise Dunkhase
Strategic Partnerships & Growth
Insightful and energising.
Ben was the keynote speaker and led a large group discussion at Randstad's Future of Finance event.
Ben's keynote talk was full of great examples of AI in action and practical tips for how to get started. His facilitation of the large group really engaged the audience, with a wide ranging discussion covering such diverse subjects.
Tom Eaton
Regional Director
Inspired me to lead more boldly.
His outside perspective was both refreshing and eye-opening. Ben’s thought-provoking presentation challenged us to think differently. I left feeling validated in my approach to challenging upward, asking daring questions, and committing to key takeaways that will continue to ground me in my leadership journey.
Melinda DeJong
President at INSPYR Solutions

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Insights and advisory services from a battlefield-tested operator and ex-COO of Google Europe, Ben Legg.

Insights and advisory services from a battlefield-tested operator and ex-COO of Google Europe, Ben Legg.

Insights and advisory services from a battlefield-tested operator and ex-COO of Google Europe, Ben Legg.

Insights and advisory services from a battlefield-tested operator and ex-COO of Google Europe, Ben Legg.

Build a business ready for more bots than humans

Build a business ready for more bots than humans

Build a business ready for more bots than humans

Explore keynotes

Explore insights

Explore advisory

Build and lead with AI agents

A career across leading companies

A career across leading companies

Beyond the Hype: How to build an agentic business

The Liquid Organisation: How to configure your organisation for human + AI collaboration

Investing in an AI-Enabled World: Picking the likely winners and losers when AI becomes ubiquitous

“

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI, Ben is your man.

“

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI, Ben is your man.

“

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI, Ben is your man.

“

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI, Ben is your man.

Ready to work together?

Ready to work together?

Ready to work together?

Ready to work together?

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.

If you want a speaker who can demystify technology and energise a leadership team to embrace AI,
Ben is your man.