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WELCOME TO OUR SPEAKER DIRECTORY

Our speakers are leaders at the top of their industry, influencing and shaping their sector or society.

We connect speakers and their prestigious networks to state school students across the UK, through ‘Inspiration’ (school talks) and our ‘Experience programme (Insight Days, Work Experience).

Our network is 1,700 strong and growing. See who’s already taking part below.

  • To find out how we work and what talks are about, see our School Talks page.
  • If you are looking for information for your talk, please see our Speaker Guides here.
  • To take part, find out more about the commitment on our FAQ page.
Portrait of Gisela Abbam MBA

Gisela Abbam, FRSA, MBA

Chair, General Pharmaceutical Council & Senior Director, Government Affairs, Revvity

Portrait of Sereena Abbassi

Sereena Abbassi

Former CEO, gal-dem & Former Equity & Inclusion Consultant & Former Worldwide Head of Culture & Inclusion, M&C Saatchi

Portrait of Doctor Funke Abimbola MBE

Dr. Funke Abimbola MBE

Solicitor, Business Leader and Diversity Campaigner

Dr Marc Abraham OBE

Vet, Author, and Animal Welfare Campaigner

Daniel Adams

Executive Director, Mary's Meals UK

Leigh Adams

CEO of The Talent Tap

Ian Adams

Director of Membership and Stakeholder Engagement / Director of Communications and Engagement, NHS

Professor Dawn Ades CBE FBA

Emeritus Professor, History of Art, University of Essex

Zaheer Ahmad MBE

Head of Unifying Culture at professional services firm BDO

Anjana Ahuja

Award-Winning Science Journalist

Alex Aiken

Communications Advisor, Foreign Ministry, UAE Government

Decca Aitkenhead

Chief Interviewer, The Sunday Times

Professor Robert Akid

BP/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Corrosion & Materials, University of Manchester

Kathleen Alder

Founding Director, WildKat PR

Sir Rod Aldridge

Founder, Capita & Chairman, Aldridge Foundation

Douglas Alexander

Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade & MP, Lothian East

Lieutenant Colonel Sulle Alhaji

Ex Director of the Army Youth Outreach Team, British Army

Rushanara Ali

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, UK Government

Tim Allan

Former Group Managing Director, Portland

Mark Allan

CEO, Landsec

James Allen

Visual Effects Supervisor and Founder, Time Based Arts

Kenton Allen

CEO, Big Talk Productions

Ross Allen

UK Ambassador to Estonia

Sonita Alleyne OBE

Master, Jesus College, University of Cambridge; Member, BBC Trust & Co-Founder, Somethin' Else

Professor Richard Alston

Lecturer in Roman History, Royal Holloway, University of London

Sharon Ament

Director, Museum of London

Portrait of Andrew Amery

Andrew Amery

Director, R3S Global, Former Head of Security for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games, Former Major Event Protection Planner, Metropolitan Police

Ruhul Amin

Chief Architect, Onfido

Mohammed Amin MBE

Former Partner at PwC and Co-Chair of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester

Portrait of Hamid Amiri

Hamed Amiri

Chief of Staff Operate Digital, PwC & Author of "The Boy with Two Hearts: A Story of Hope"

Margaret Ammon

Chief Risk Officer, Legal & General Investment Management Holdings Limited (LGIMH)

Professor Martyn Amos

Professor of Computer and Information Sciences, Northumbria University

Portrait of Iain Anderson

Iain Anderson

LGBT Business Champion & Executive Chairman, Cicero Group

Portrait of Keith Anderson

Keith Anderson

Chief Executive, ScottishPower

Portrait of Julia Angeles

Julia Angeles

Investment Manager, Baillie Gifford

Portrait of Teresa Arbuckle

Teresa Arbuckle

Managing Director, Beko plc UK & Ireland

Portrait of Dame Mary Archer

Dame Mary Archer

Former Chair, Science Museum Group

Xylo Aria

Founder, Music Production for Women

Sir John Armitt

Chairman, National Infrastructure Commission & Former Chairman, City and Guilds

Portrait of Lucy Armstrong

Lucy Armstrong

CEO, The Alchemists