David McClelland

Speaker Bio

David McClelland is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in technology, telecoms, cybersecurity and consumer affairs. David’s career began in the IT industry leading major transformation projects in the technology, media and telecoms sectors for companies including IBM, Dell and Fujitsu.

Now a go-to name on British television reporting on how technology is changing our lives, David has for more than a decade been BBC Rip Off Britain’s resident technology consumer champion, led major cybercrime investigations for BBC Watchdog and The One Show, hosted Challenge TV mobile technology show Planet of the Apps, reported for BBC Newsround and Right on the Money, and is a regular on ITV Good Morning Britain, Channel 4 Steph’s Packed Lunch, BBC Crimewatch Live and Morning Live.

As a journalist and writer, David’s bylines include national newspapers and specialist titles such as Metro, Computer Weekly, Wired, CNET, TechRadar and International Business Times. David is also host of chart-topping leadership podcasts including The CFO Playbook and CXO Secrets.

David is an in-demand event host and speaker, moderating conferences, roundtables, fireside chats and panel sessions and delivering horizon-scanning keynote speeches. Bringing his background in the technology industry together with his journalistic curiosity, David leads events across the world for clients including BT, IBM, Ericsson, HSBC, Adobe, Okta, GSMA, Symantec, Samsung and SAP.

Connect with David on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/dmcclelland/