Press

Awards & Recognition

• World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer — Orchestream (2000) and NexAgent (2005). Twice recognised as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.
• European Technology Forum — Technology Entrepreneur of the Year (2004) — Awarded for leadership of Orchestream and contribution to European technology entrepreneurship.

Interviews & Profiles

• CNBC — "Qualities that make successful entrepreneurs" — the "rhino skin" interview on entrepreneurial resilience. (January 2022)
• CNBC — "CogX co-founders on why they began an A.I. festival" — video interview with Tabitha Goldstaub on founding CogX. (January 2022)
• CNBC — "We need to put protections in right now to get A.I. right" — discussion on AI safety and regulation. (January 2022)
• CNBC — "Online video a 'complex' market: Rightster CEO" — interview on Rightster's AIM IPO and the online video market. (November 2013)
• Fortune — "London's CogX technology conference tries to recreate massive event online" — how CogX pivoted to virtual during Covid. (June 2020)
• MoneyWeek — "Charlie Muirhead: Find a customer and work with them" — in-depth profile covering career from roadie to Orchestream to Rightster.
• Verdict — "From roadie to CEO: CognitionX and CogX founder Charlie Muirhead" — long-form interview covering full career history. (June 2020)
• City AM — "Meet Charlie Muirhead and Tabitha Goldstaub from CogX" — profile ahead of the inaugural CogX event. (June 2017)
• Campaign — "Trailblazer: Geek guru" — profile during the t5m era.
• TIME Magazine — Feature on InterProvider and the future of telecom interconnection. (2001)

Digital Media & Video Coverage

• TechCrunch — "t5m re-launches as a branded content studio" — Mike Butcher on t5m's pivot to branded content. (December 2008)
• GigaOm — "t5m Enters the Online TV Network Fray" — Om Malik coverage of t5m launch.
• Startups 100 — t5m ranked #12 in the Startups 100 list. (2008)
• New Media Rockstars — "Rightster, The Largest UK Multi-Channel Network" — interview on Rightster's MCN business. (July 2013)
• Beet.TV — "Rightster CEO: Post-IPO, Acquisition Talks Already Under Way" — video interview post-IPO. (November 2013)
• Growth Business — "Charlie Muirhead's Rightster debuts on AIM" — coverage of the AIM listing. (November 2013)
• Proactive Investors — "Rightster transformation puts it among the YouTube elite" — Rightster as largest YouTube MCN outside the US.
• Digital TV Europe — "Rightster launches IPO, makes exec hires" — trade press IPO coverage. (November 2013)
• TBI Vision — "Rightster buys Base79, YouTube co-founder joins" — Chad Hurley joins advisory committee. (July 2014)

Telecom Coverage

• Light Reading — "MetaSolv Buys Orchestream" — coverage of the MetaSolv acquisition.
• Light Reading — "Nexagent Promises VPN Nirvana" — early coverage of NexAgent's MPLS VPN vision.
• Telecompaper — "Nexagent formed by Cisco Systems, Charlie Muirhead" — NexAgent founding with Cisco partnership.

CogX Festival Coverage

Over a decade, CogX hosted 1,000+ events, attracted 100,000+ attendees and featured 4,600+ speakers including Jensen Huang, Mustafa Suleyman, Queen Rania of Jordan, Werner Vogels and Tony Blair.

• Fortune — "London's CogX technology conference tries to recreate massive event online" (June 2020)
• The National — "London gets a glimpse into the future of business at hybrid CogX Festival" (June 2021)
• Business Wire — "CogX Festival Announces Its Iconic New Venue — The O2 Arena" (May 2023)
• TechInformed — "The most significant takeaways from CogX Festival 2023" (September 2023)
• PR Newswire — "CogX Festival 2021: Robert Downey Jr. leads stellar speaker line-up" (2021)

Conference Appearances

• SXSW 2018 — Speaker on technology and entrepreneurship at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
• DLD Conference 2017 — "The Super Intelligence End Game" — speaker on artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship.
• Advertising Week Europe 2013 — Interview on digital media and content strategy.

Speaking Topics

Charlie is available for speaking engagements on:

• Entrepreneurship and building companies
• Artificial intelligence and AI infrastructure
• AI advisory — helping companies navigate coding assistants and agents
• Digital media and content technology
• Resilience and leadership in technology
• The future of AI-native companies

Press Assets

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