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Ricky Sutton

Founder
FutureMedia

Trusted advisor to CEOs, regulators, and governments, with a track record spanning AI, digital transformation, and international media.

Addressed the United Nations on AI policy (2025) and commissioned by the European Union for guidance on the future of copyright (2025).

Three decades global leadership across technology, journalism, growth strategy, and the creator economy.

Editorial and digital transformation roles at News Corp and Microsoft before founding award-winning AI pioneer (2015) that achieved scale and exit (2023).

Leads global newsletter, podcast, and advisory network Future Media, recognised as one of the most influential voices on AI, antitrust, and content.

-15,000 C-suite subscribers (+83% YOY) tech, corporate, advisory, government, media, marketing, and academia in 91 countries.

Insights relied upon by multi-billion-dollar company CEOs to international policymakers and regulators.

Speaks on major global stages (SXSW, ONA, PPA, Reuters) around the world (London, New York, Paris, Madrid, Toronto) about AI, media, and antitrust.

Advises lawyers and prosecutors leading US$15 billion AI copyright class actions spanning Canada, the UK, and Australia.

Lives in Sydney, often in London, New York, and Europe, supported by a professional network across 30 countries through three decades of global engagement.

First major role was as a war correspondent. Journalism since includes undercover Netflix documentary in Cuba, and Patriots and Traitors shot on helmet cams in Iraq.

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