Christopher Osborne is an experienced product executive with over 13 years of experience in the tech industry. He was formerly the Director of Product Management at Booking.com, where he oversaw a large product organization for one of the top 10 internet companies. He has also worked with startups in vertical search, big data, mapping, mobility, IoT/Smart Homes, and is known for scaling high-performance product organizations. He has experience mentoring and leading teams of world-class PMs and data scientists. In addition to his product work, Osborne has also served as a Member of the Digital Advisory Board for the Mayor of London and advised the Cabinet Office on data strategy.

Osborne is a well-known keynote speaker and his work has been featured on prestigious platforms such as TED, BBC, Wired, TechCrunch, The Guardian, KBS, The New Yorker, and many more. He has an MSc in Geographic Information Science and a BSc in Geography from UCL.

Currently, Osborne serves as the Vice President of Product at DeepL, a language technology company. In the past, he has also held leadership positions at AlertMe.com, ESRI (UK), ITO World, and Cloudsourced. He also founded WhereCampEU and #Geomob. Before transitioning to product work, Osborne worked in GIS development and management, including with Thames Water and Transport for London.