Speakers

Co-founder of Goalhanger, one of the world’s fastest-growing media and production companies, creating chart-topping, story-first shows across history, politics, sport, business, entertainment, current affairs and audio drama. Its titles include The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics, Empire, The Rest Is Entertainment, Leading, Sherlock & Co. and We Have Ways of Making You Talk. In 2025 alone, Goalhanger programmes were streamed more than 750 million times. Gary also hosts the world’s leading football podcast, The Rest Is Football, and is signed up to present ITV’s new primetime show, The Box. Following a professional playing career that included a World Cup Golden Boot with England and European and FA Cup glory with Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur, he hosted the iconic Match of the Day for 26 years. He is also well known for his long-running association with Walkers Crisps which, dating back to 1995, is the UK’s longest uninterrupted celebrity endorsement campaign