Martin D. Adams has been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs (Maserati Top 100), a Top 50 UK Innovator by Penrose, a Fast Growth Icon, and described as a “Marketing Guru” by the Sunday Times. He speaks internationally on innovation, artificial intelligence, media, and marketing, with recent engagements at the Alan Turing Institute and the European Commission. He is the co-founder of AI companies including Metaphysic.ai — named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies — and Codec.ai, recognised as a Top 25 AI scaleup by the UK Government. He also co-founded the Digital Leadership Council, a non-profit focused on opening pathways into AI and technology.
Earlier in his career, he worked at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, advising on intellectual property and digital issues, including the landmark legal case around the iconic Obama “Hope” poster — a moment that foreshadowed today’s debates on ownership and originality in the AI era.