Digital Director,The National Gallery, London

Chris Michaels is Director of Digital, Communications and Technology at The National Gallery and a Sr. Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London. He is the founder of National Gallery X, an innovation lab for the future of museums. Ericsson named him one of 50 5G Trailblazers in 2021. He is a former start-up CEO and has worked across the Creative Industries. He has a PHD from the University of Bristol and is completing an MPA in Innovation and Public Value at UCL.