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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 Julian Jessop

Julian Jessop

Economist

Lord Dominic Johnson

Former Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade

Portrait of Doctor Ian Johnston

Dr. Ian Johnston

Lecturer in Engineering & Applied Mathematician, The Open University

Portrait of Richard Johnston

Richard Johnston

Chairman of Screen Skills & Former CEO at Endemol Shine UK

Portrait of Liz Jolly

Liz Jolly

Chief Librarian, The British Library

Simon Jones

Special Adviser, Chime Group

Danny Jones

Lead Singer & Guitarist, McFly & Coach, The Voice Kids UK

Carl Jones

Award Winning International Creative Director and Researcher

Darren Jones

Chief Secretary to the Treasury & MP, Bristol North West

Joey Jones

Senior Counsel, Corporate Affairs, Grayling, Former Strategic Counsel, Cicero Group & former government adviser and journalist

Sam Jones

Head of the Director's Office, Tate

Phil Jordan

Strategic Advisor, Deloitte Consulting, Non Exec Director, AND Digital, Former Group Chief Information Officer, Sainsbury's

Joanne Jorgensen

Knit Design Director, Nike

Paterson Joseph

Film & TV Actor

David Joseph

CEO, Universal

David Jubb

Director, Citizens In Power and Sortition Foundation & Former Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Battersea Arts Centre

Amrit Judge

Principal Lecturer in Financial Economics, University of Nottingham

Matt Jukes QPM

Assistant Commissioner- Transformation, Met Police & Former Chief Constable, South Wales Police

Rachel Jupp

Editor, Panorama

Portrait of Sue Fennessy

Ms. Zoe Kalar

Founder & CEO, WeAre8

Natalie Kane

Curator of Digital Design, V&A

Dr Partha Kar

Associate National Clinical Director, Diabetes and Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Serin Kasif

Senior Vice President - Production & Licensing, The Really Useful Group

Keranjeet Kaur Virdee

CEO & Artistic Director, SAA-UK

Martha Kearney

Presenter, Today on BBC Radio 4

Dr Matt Kearney

National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, NHS England

Rachel Kearton

Deputy Chief Constable, Suffolk Constabulary

Sir Roly Keating

CEO, The British Library

Dr Anna Keay OBE

Director, The Landmark Trust

Paul Keenan

President of Audio, Bauer Media Group

Tom Keevil

Non Exectuive Director Fm Insurance Limited; FM Insurance Europe SA, Halewood Artisanal Sprints PLC and Trustee, The Land Trust

Peter Kellner CBE

Former Chairman, NCVO and Former President, YouGov

Jude Kelly OBE

CEO and Founder, WOW- Women of the World Festivals & Former Artistic Director, Southbank Centre

Edward Kemp

Writer/Director & CEO, Royal Literary Fund

Liz Kendall

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & MP for Leicester West

Chris Kenny

CEO, MDDUS

Siobhan Kenny MBE

Communications and business consultant

Andy Kent

Founder and CEO, Angel Solutions & Founder & Chair, BIMA Liverpool