Primary Job Title Founder & CEO Primary Organization Crisp
Location Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Adam Hildreth is one of the foremost global experts on how to keep brands safe from the dangers of user-generated content posted online.
He has worked with global brands, governments and law enforcement agencies for the past 12 years on issues around activist and brand attacks, child grooming, suicide threats, bomb threats, adverse events, legal
risk and reputational issues.
Since starting his first company, Dubit Ltd, Adam has been an advocate for the protection of children online from serious issues such as cyberbullying, child abuse, harassment and grooming, and is involved in several children’s charities.
Adam’s current company, Crisp, uses cutting-edge technology to deliver the world’s leading risk detection capabilities. Using advanced AI and a global team of digital risk experts, Crisp provides complete online safety for some of the biggest brands, digital platforms, advertisers and young users to ensure they’re fully protected on social media.
Adam’s pioneering thinking not only drives Crisp’s insatiable innovation, it has also won him prestigious awards over the years including: Achievement in Information Technology at the Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards 2003, the CBI’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2006 Growing Business Awards, and Regional Winner for the 2010 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year UK. More recently he featured in the 2017 Maserati 100 list of game-changing entrepreneurs.


