Diane Coyle

Diane Coyle is the inaugural Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and President-Elect of The Royal Economic Society, specialising in the digital economy and the measurement of economic progress. An award-winning economist with a PhD from Harvard, she has served as Vice-Chair of the BBC Trust, advised government on competition and migration policy, and authored influential books including her latest, The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters. Her sessions equip leaders and organisations to understand how technology, data and new economic thinking can drive meaningful progress, enabling them to make better strategic decisions in an increasingly digital world.

When Diane Coyle was awarded the OBE in 2009, it recognised a career already distinguished by public service, academic rigour and a rare ability to make economics matter beyond the academy. Today, as the inaugural Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and President-Elect of The Royal Economic Society, she continues to shape how governments, businesses and citizens understand the forces transforming economies and societies. With a PhD from Harvard and a background spanning the Treasury, the private sector and a tenure as Economics Editor of The Independent, her work has consistently bridged theory and practice, connecting economic insight to the decisions that shape everyday life.

Her research focuses on the digital economy and the measurement of economic progress, exploring how technology, data and new forms of value challenge traditional economic thinking. She has served as Vice-Chair of the BBC Trust, advised government as a member of the Migration Advisory Committee and the Competition Commission, and contributed to energy policy as part of the stakeholder advisory panel of EDF Energy. Her extensive work on competition analysis, the economics of new technologies and globalisation includes pioneering research on the impacts of mobile telephony in developing countries. She is also a visiting research associate at the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. Diane's latest book, The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters, builds on her acclaimed earlier works including GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History, The Economics of Enough and The Soulful Science, offering fresh perspectives on what economies should count and why it matters for policy and progress.

Diane equips leaders and organisations to navigate the complexities of the digital age with clarity and confidence. Her sessions translate sophisticated economic thinking into practical frameworks that help audiences understand how technology, measurement and policy intersect to drive meaningful change. Whether addressing how artificial intelligence will reshape work and productivity, why traditional economic indicators no longer capture what matters, or how organisations can make better strategic decisions in a data-driven world, she delivers insights that are immediately applicable. Audiences leave with a sharper understanding of the economic forces shaping their industries, the tools to question assumptions about progress and growth, and the confidence to lead in an era where the rules of value creation are being rewritten.