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Benedict Evans
Renowned Independent Technology Analyst | Former Partner at Andreessen Horowitz | Author of a Newsletter Read by 175,000+ | Creator of the Annual Tech Presentations
Benedict Evans is one of the world's most respected independent tech analysts, known for cutting through the hype to explain what matters in tech. A former Andreessen Horowitz partner with 25 years analyzing mobile, media, and technology, he writes a weekly newsletter read by 175,000 people and produces the widely followed annual 'big picture' tech presentations. He gives leaders a clear, strategic map of AI and the future of tech.
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Benedict Evans biography
Technology speaker Benedict Evans is one of the world’s most respected independent technology analysts, known for his clear-eyed, hype-free perspective on the forces reshaping the digital economy. Over twenty-five years analyzing mobile, media, and technology, and as a former partner at the legendary Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, he has built a reputation for asking the right questions and explaining what actually matters, and what it means for strategy, growth, and competition.
Evans is best known for two things: a weekly newsletter read by 175,000 people across the technology, media, and finance industries, and his “big picture” macro-technology presentations, sweeping annual analyses that distill the state of the industry into clear strategic frameworks and are viewed by millions worldwide. His past presentations have anticipated the dominance of mobile, the disruption of retail and media, and the concentration of tech platforms; his recent work focuses on how AI is set to restructure entire industries. He spent six years as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and earlier held strategy roles at Orange, Channel 4, and NBC Universal.
What Matters in Tech
What sets Evans apart is his ability to combine deep, data-driven analysis with a historian’s sense of context, tracing how each wave of technology restructures industries in ways that feel gradual from the inside but sudden in hindsight. Rather than making bold predictions, he helps leaders understand the questions they should be asking. He holds a first-class degree in history from the University of Cambridge, and has advised and presented to many of the world’s leading companies, from Alphabet and Amazon to LVMH, Nasdaq, and Visa.
As a speaker, Benedict Evans is exceptionally clear, insightful, and refreshingly free of hype, giving executive audiences a rigorous, big-picture understanding of where technology is really heading. He speaks on the macro trends reshaping the technology industry, the real strategic implications of AI, how platforms evolve and disrupt markets, and how leaders can navigate uncertainty and plan for what comes next. Audiences of executives, boards, and investors leave with sharper questions, clearer frameworks, and a genuine strategic edge in a fast-moving world.
Benedict Evans Speaking Videos
AI Eats the World - Benedict Evans | Chargebee Beelieve '26 | SF
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Benedict Evans Keynote Topics
In his signature keynote, Benedict Evans gives audiences the same "big picture" analysis that has made his annual presentations essential viewing for the technology industry. He steps back from the daily noise to explain the macro forces reshaping tech, business, and society, where we are in each major technology cycle, what is genuinely new, and what it means for companies and markets. Rigorous, data-driven, and refreshingly clear, it is a masterclass in seeing the whole board.
Cutting through both the hype and the fear, Benedict Evans offers one of the most credible, grounded assessments of artificial intelligence available. He examines what today's AI can and cannot do, how it compares to past technology waves, and how it is likely to restructure industries, business models, and competition over the coming years. He helps leaders separate signal from noise and understand the real strategic implications for their organizations. Essential insight for anyone navigating the AI era.
Few analysts understand the dynamics of technology platforms as deeply as Benedict Evans. Drawing on decades tracking mobile, the internet, retail, and media, he explains how platforms emerge, scale, concentrate power, and reshape entire industries, often in ways that feel gradual from the inside but look sudden in retrospect. He gives leaders a framework for understanding where disruption comes from and how to respond. A sharp, strategic keynote for executives whose industries are being transformed by technology.
Every year brings a new wave of technology hype, and it can be hard to know what is real. Benedict Evans specializes in exactly this: identifying, amid the noise, what genuinely matters and what does not. In this keynote he helps audiences ask better questions, avoid the traps of both cynicism and over-excitement, and build the judgment to make sound strategic decisions about technology. A clarifying, confidence-building talk for any leader responsible for navigating change.
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FAQs on Booking Benedict Evans
Why Benedict Evans?
Booking Benedict Evans brings audiences one of the most respected and clear-thinking technology analysts in the world. A former partner at Andreessen Horowitz with twenty-five years analyzing the industry, and the author of a newsletter read by 175,000 people and annual presentations viewed by millions, he is trusted by the world's leading companies to explain what really matters in tech. He is exceptional at combining rigorous, data-driven analysis with historical context, and refreshingly free of hype, giving leaders clear frameworks rather than empty predictions. He is ideal for events on technology, AI, innovation, the future, and business strategy. To bring Benedict Evans to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Benedict Evans?
Benedict Evans is a British independent technology analyst widely regarded as one of the sharpest and most respected voices on the technology industry. He spent six years as a partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and earlier worked in equity research and in strategy roles at companies including Orange, Channel 4, and NBC Universal, across twenty-five years analyzing mobile, media, and technology. He is best known for his weekly newsletter, read by 175,000 people across the tech, media, and finance industries, and for his "big picture" annual macro-technology presentations, which are viewed by millions worldwide. He holds a first-class degree in history from the University of Cambridge and has presented to many of the world's largest companies, from Alphabet and Amazon to LVMH, Nasdaq, and Visa.
What are Benedict Evans's annual tech presentations?
Each year, Benedict Evans produces one or two major "big picture" presentations that have become essential viewing across the technology industry. Typically running to hundreds of slides and shared freely, they distill the most important macro trends in technology, shifts in platforms, business models, consumer behavior, and emerging technologies, into clear, accessible strategic frameworks. Over the years, his presentations have anticipated major shifts such as the dominance of mobile, the disruption of retail and media, and the concentration of power among tech platforms. His recent work centers on artificial intelligence and how it is set to restructure entire industries. Viewed by millions, these presentations are widely regarded as one of the best available guides to understanding where technology is heading, and form the basis of many of his keynotes.
What topics does technology speaker Benedict Evans cover?
Benedict Evans speaks on the macro trends reshaping the technology industry, the real strategic implications of artificial intelligence, how technology platforms evolve and disrupt markets, and how to cut through the hype to understand what actually matters in tech. His keynotes suit events on technology, AI, innovation, the future, and business strategy, for executive, board, and investor audiences. To book Benedict Evans as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
How to book Benedict Evans as a keynote speaker?
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