Digitally Curious
Digitally Curious is a show all about the near-term future with actionable advice from a range of global experts. Order the book that showcases these episodes at curious.click/order
Who is your host, Andrew Grill? He’s the AI expert who speaks your business language. After 30+ years building tech solutions at companies like IBM and a range of high-tech startups, Andrew now helps executives navigate AI without getting lost in the complexity.
He has held senior leadership roles, including Global Managing Partner at IBM, and has collaborated with C-suite teams from organisations such as Shell, Vodafone, Dell, SAP Concur, Nike, Nestlé, and the NHS.
Andrew has delivered 600+ keynotes in over 50 countries on topics such as generative AI, quantum computing, digital transformation, and the future of work.
Ranked among the world’s top 10 futurist speakers and a finalist for AI Expert of the Year, in 2025, he was recognised on the AI 100 UK List as one of the country’s leading voices in responsible Artificial Intelligence.
He is the author of Digitally Curious (2024), a bestselling guide to navigating the future of AI and technology, and host of the Digitally Curious Podcast (since 2019), where he translates complex trends into actionable insights.
Andrew is a regular media commentator, featured on BBC Television & Radio, Sky News, LBC, and in publications such as the Financial Times, The Guardian, and The Economist.
Find out more about Andrew at actionablefuturist.com
Digitally Curious
S4 Episode 15: Chris Waiting from The Conversation on the future of trusted media sources
In a world full of misinformation, which media sources can you trust?
Enter The Conversation, an independent source of news analysis and informed comment written by academic experts, working with professional journalists who help share their knowledge with the world and deliver truthful stories that anyone can read and understand.
To learn more about this unique resource, I spoke with Chris Waiting, Chief Executive Officer of The Conversation UK.
Chris previously held senior management positions at the BBC and more recently at the Associated Press. He holds an MA from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the London Business School.
We discussed a number of important topics including:
- How The Conversation democratises knowledge
- Conversation's roots in Australia
- How The Conversation addresses the decline in media trust
- How The Conversation differs from mainstream media
- The Future of Journalism in the age of misinformation
- The rise of Fake News
- How data influences the stories covered
- The tagline "Academic rigour, journalistic flair"
- The business model
- Fact-checking stories
Resources mentioned in the show
Tim Marshall - Prisoners of Geography
More on Chris
Chris on LinkedIn
Chris on Twitter
The Conversation website
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