Ben Legg is a high-energy business leader and engineer translating AI, talent and capital into clear, executable strategies for leaders.
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"Ben’s thought-provoking presentation challenged us to think differently and inspired me personally to lead more boldly... I left the session feeling validated in my approach to challenging upward."
Melinda DeJong, SVP
ManpowerGroup
Ben Legg is a rare voice in business transformation: an engineer, author and high-stakes leader who has operated where technology, talent and capital collide. As former COO of Google Europe, he helped shape the monetisation blueprint of the modern internet across Search, YouTube and Mobile. Today, as CEO and Co-Founder of The Portfolio Collective, he is reshaping how independent professionals work and thrive. Ben also advises Wall Street investors and governments on AI strategy and digital disruption, delivering keynotes that replace hype with execution.
Ben Legg is known for translating complexity into clarity. With a career spanning technology, consumer brands, consulting and public service, he has consistently operated in environments where decisions carry real consequences. His work sits at the intersection of AI, talent and capital, and his speaking reflects a deep understanding of how organisations actually change. When audiences hear Ben Legg, they gain perspective grounded in experience, data and disciplined thinking.
As former COO of Google Europe, Ben Legg played a central role in defining how the modern internet is monetised. He helped shape the commercial engines behind Search, YouTube and Mobile, building scalable strategies that still influence digital business today. This experience gives him a practical understanding of growth, platform economics and decision-making at scale. In his keynotes, Ben Legg draws directly from this period to explain what leaders can learn from technology platforms without chasing trends or buzzwords.
Long before boardrooms and investor meetings, Ben Legg served as a British Army Officer during the Siege of Sarajevo. This formative experience shaped his leadership philosophy and his ability to make decisions under pressure. Later, he applied the same discipline and clarity to senior commercial roles at Coca-Cola and to complex turnarounds for McKinsey clients. This “warrior-to-boardroom” journey gives Ben Legg a distinctive voice on leadership, accountability and execution when the stakes are high.
Today, Ben Legg advises Wall Street investors and governments on AI strategy, digital disruption and the realities behind emerging technologies. His focus is not speculation, but application. He explains what AI can realistically deliver, how it reshapes talent models and how capital should be allocated in response. Audiences value his ability to separate signal from noise and to connect technology decisions with organisational design and long-term value creation.
As CEO and Co-Founder of The Portfolio Collective, Ben Legg is actively shaping the future of work for independent professionals around the world. The community challenges traditional employment models and reflects his belief that talent, when empowered, can deliver exceptional outcomes. This work informs his thinking on leadership, careers and organisational structures, making his talks highly relevant to executives navigating change in how people work, collaborate and create value.
When you book Ben Legg for your event, you bring in a speaker who combines engineering logic with real-world leadership experience. His keynotes are high-energy, insightful and pragmatic, designed to equip audiences with frameworks they can apply immediately. Whether addressing executives, investors or policymakers, Ben Legg delivers clear blueprints for transformation, grounded in data and lived experience rather than theory.
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"Ben’s thought-provoking presentation challenged us to think differently and inspired me personally to lead more boldly... I left the session feeling validated in my approach to challenging upward."
Melinda DeJong, SVP ManpowerGroup
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"Ben mixes vision and experience with pragmatic suggestions... his enthusiasm was completely infectious, keeping the room full of senior execs highly engaged."
Laura Bowmer, Head of Marketing Certinia
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"Ben's insights on AI are unique and highly educational, and his suggestions... were pragmatic. His overall style was energising for the audience and really helped to make the case for rapid change across the company."
Lee Dawes, COO Drax Group
Keynote by Ben Legg:
AI is the biggest shift since the internet, but most leaders are stuck in "analysis paralysis".
Ben draws on his experience as Google COO and an active AI operator to demystify the technology.
He moves beyond the buzzwords to provide a practical roadmap for integrating AI into workflows today to drive immediate efficiency and innovation.
Takeaway:
Keynote by Ben Legg:
Transformation fails when it ignores the human element.
Ben explores how leaders can drive massive technological change (AI, automation) while keeping their workforce engaged and empowered.
He blends high-level vision with the psychological safety principles required to lead teams through chaos.
Takeaway:
Keynote by Ben Legg:
The 9-to-5 career is dying. The future belongs to the agile, the fractional, and the portfolio professional.
Ben explains why the world’s best talent is leaving full-time employment and how forward-thinking companies can tap into this "liquid workforce" to outpace competitors.
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