Piers Linney — Entrepreneur, Investor & AI Advocate
Piers Linney is a visionary entrepreneur and investor with a dynamic career spanning technology, media, communications, and manufacturing. He is the co-founder of Implement AI, a trailblazing firm delivering scalable digital workforces through managed AI agents — helping businesses unlock the power of artificial intelligence.
A respected voice in the AI space, Piers co-hosts The Implement AI Podcast and writes Business as Usual?, a bi-weekly LinkedIn newsletter exploring the intersection of AI, technology, and economics, followed by over 9,000 readers.
Piers is also the Chairman and co-founder of Atherton Bikes, whose groundbreaking 3D-printed mountain bikes dominated the 2023 World Championships. A champion for entrepreneurship and small business, Piers regularly appears across media and is a sought-after keynote speaker at major events including Tech Show London, SME Expo, and AI & Big Data World.
Many will recognise him from BBC’s Dragons’ Den and Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire. With a professional foundation in law, venture capital, and investment banking, Piers also served as a Non-Executive Director at the British Business Bank, helping deliver £90bn in COVID-19 business support loans.
A former Trustee of Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency, Piers has been named one of the UK’s 100 most influential Black Britons and one of its top 20 ethnic minority executives. He advises Sky, sits on its Diversity Advisory Council, and was honoured as Diversity Champion of the Year at the 2024 European Diversity Awards.
At Social Mobility Month, Piers will share his journey — and why he believes AI is the greatest opportunity of our time.
