INTRODUCING YOUR SECTOR CHAMPION - PUBLISHING AND BOOKSELLING DISTRIBUTION LIVERYMAN GEORGE WALKLEY
16 JANUARY 2025
George Walkley is an independent consultant and non-executive director based in the United Kingdom. Since 2020, George has worked with more than thirty organisations in ten countries, including clients in the media and publishing, professional services, education and non-profit sectors. He is a leading expert on the impact of artificial intelligence on media and publishing.
sectors. He is a leading expert on the impact of artificial intelligence on media and publishing. Working with the IPG, a leading publishing trade association, George developed and delivered the world’s first independent, award-winning, CPD-accredited training course on generative AI designed specifically for publishers. The course has now been delivered to delegates from more than 250 organisations. He has spoken on AI at a range of conferences, corporate events and universities.
George currently serves as non-executive chair of the communications group Midas (including Midas Public Relations and The Bks Literary Agency). His early career was spent in bookselling and publishing, notably fifteen years at the Hachette UK group, where he held senior executive roles in marketing, digital development and strategy. He lives in Wiltshire with his wife and daughters.