Cristina Criddle is the Financial Times’s Technology Correspondent, specialising in coverage on Artificial Intelligence. She moved to San Francisco for the role. Prior to that, she spent three years as the FT’s Technology Correspondent based in London. An award-winning journalist, Cristina has covered tech for a decade and regularly breaks... Read more
Cristina Criddle is the Financial Times’s Technology Correspondent, specialising in coverage on Artificial Intelligence. She moved to San Francisco for the role. Prior to that, she spent three years as the FT’s Technology Correspondent based in London.
An award-winning journalist, Cristina has covered tech for a decade and regularly breaks exclusive stories on tech companies such as Meta, Google, OpenAI, and TikTok.
Cristina is a specialist speaker on Artificial Intelligence. She examines how AI has entered the consumer market, with the mass adoption of advanced models like Chat GPT becoming common. She can also speak to enterprise AI and how developments are transforming workplaces. She highlights the need for regulation, action and agency as the AI arms race continues, raising huge questions for humanity.
Previously, Cristina was a technology reporter at the BBC, working across TV, radio and online, including on the Today Programme and BBC Breakfast. She also produced the leading BBC 3 documentary, the Instagram Effect, featuring exclusive testimony from insiders about how the platform impacts wellbeing.
In 2022, after writing a series of stories on the company’s operations in London and Europe, TikTok admitted in December that staff at ByteDance had tracked Cristina through her cat’s account in an attempt to identify her sources. She was the only British journalist this happened to, and the actions included surveilling physical location data as well as other personal information.
You can book Cristina Criddle through London Speaker Bureau by submitting the enquiry form on this page or calling our team. One of our consultants will respond promptly with Cristina's current availability, speaking fees and any specific requirements for your event.
Cristina Criddle's speaking fees depend on the event format (in-person or virtual), the location, the length of the engagement and the level of customisation required. Please contact London Speaker Bureau for an up-to-date fee quote for Cristina tailored to your event.
Cristina Criddle speaks on Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Digital, Digital Trends, Facilitators & Moderators. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Cristina to align the content with your delegates and goals.
London Speaker Bureau can book Cristina Criddle for events worldwide, subject to Cristina's schedule. Please send us your event date, location and format and we will confirm availability and handle travel and logistics on your behalf.
Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Cristina Criddle is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Cristina can accommodate.
London Speaker Bureau will brief Cristina Criddle on your audience profile, sector and objectives so the keynote can be shaped around your event. The level of customisation possible depends on the speaker and the lead time - contact us with your brief and we will confirm what Cristina can offer.
Cristina Criddle delivers keynotes in English. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Cristina Criddle's areas of expertise include Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Digital, Digital Trends, Facilitators & Moderators. To get a clear sense of Cristina's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
Cristina Criddle can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Digital, Digital Trends, Facilitators & Moderators is relevant. Details of Cristina's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
Beyond keynote speeches, many of the speakers on our roster also take part in workshops, executive masterclasses, panel discussions and fireside chats. Contact London Speaker Bureau with your preferred format and we will confirm what Cristina Criddle is able to offer alongside or instead of a keynote.
We generally recommend enquiring at least three to twelve months in advance to secure your preferred date with Cristina Criddle, particularly during peak conference seasons. Where possible we also accommodate shorter lead times - please contact London Speaker Bureau to check Cristina's current availability for your dates.