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Vanessa Kingori
Transform business strategy with Vanessa Kingori OBE, speaker and Managing Director of Technology, Media, and Telecom at Google. Vanessa works with FTSE 100 companies to drive revenue growth and organisational change, delivering insights as Condé Nast's former Chief Business Officer.
Vanessa Kingori OBE is a British businesswoman, diversity proponent, youth advocate, and mother. With over 20 years in the media industry, Vanessa focuses on business transformation, digitalisation, and change management in marketing, content creation, and revenue growth. She now serves as Google's Managing Director of Technology, Media, and Telecoms, bringing a fresh perspective to the company's business and cultural shifts for the AI era.
In 2017, Vanessa made history by becoming British Vogue’s first female business lead and Conde Nast Britain’s first Black Publisher and POC business lead. Her role at British Vogue involved a significant shift in the brand’s purpose, strategy, and revenue streams, emphasising diversity, social responsibility, and female empowerment.
The success of British Vogue’s revenue transformation during her tenure led to her promotion to Chief Business Officer across all Conde Nast Britain brands, including Vogue, GQ, Wired, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Tatler, Conde Nast Traveler, House & Garden, and The World of Interiors. She continues to lead British Vogue and supports the Vogue brand across Europe as Vogue’s European Business Advisor.
Vanessa is a prolific public speaker. FTSE 100 companies frequently request her to share insights on digital transformation, change management, and business purpose. She has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Cannes Lion, Salesforce’s Dreamforce, and with McKinsey and Google/YouTube.
Vanessa topped Campaign’s Top 10 Trailblazers for 2020 and Top 10 Commercial Chiefs in 2021. For the last decade, she has been listed among the 100 Most Influential Black Britons annually. Her contributions to British media earned her an MBE on the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours List in 2016 and an OBE in 2023.
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Vanessa Kingori draws on two decades of senior leadership across British Vogue and Condé Nast Britain to frame talks around business transformation and change management, using her own tenure as a case study in shifting brand purpose, revenue strategy, and organisational culture.
Vanessa Kingori OBE speaks on digital transformation, change management, business purpose, diversity, and marketing in the AI era. She served as British Vogue's first female business lead and Condé Nast Britain's first Black Publisher before becoming Chief Business Officer across all Condé Nast Britain brands, and now serves as Google's Managing Director of Technology, Media, and Telecoms.
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