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Speaker Directory

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.

Thomas Reilly

Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP & Former British Ambassador to Morocco

Willie Rennie

MSP & Former Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats

Paul Rennie OBE

Head of the Global Economy Group, British Embassy in Washington DC & Former Director for Diplomacy 20:20, FCO

Trewin Restorick

Former Founder and CEO, Hubbub

Professor Peter Reynolds

Professor of Theatre Studies (emeritus)

Christopher Rhodes

President, ICE Futures Europe

Melanie Richards CBE

Non Exec Director, Morgan Stanley International & Former Deputy Chair, KPMG UK

Anne Richards

Vice-Chair, Fidelity International

Portrait of Penny Richards

Penny Richards

CEO, Aspen Institute

Portrait of Paul Richardson

Paul Richardson

Chairman of the Board, Special Olympics GB

Mark Rigby

President, Wasps Rugby Football Club & Former CEO, CVS

Professor Gina Rippon

Professor of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University

Ian Ritchie

Technology Entrepreneur

Mr Keith Roberts

Consultant Liver Transplant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

David Roberts

Chairman, Bank of England, Previous Chairman, Nationwide Building Society, Chairman, Beazley Group & Vice Chairman, NHS England

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Piers Roberts

Creative Entrepreneur, Consultant and MA tutor at University of the Arts

Emma Robertson

CEO, ENGINE Transformation

Sir Simon Robertson

Founder, Roberston Robey Associates LLP

Malcolm Robertson

Founder, Charlotte Street Partners

Stephen Robertson

Non-Executive Director, Timpson Group

Jancis Robinson

Wine Writer, Financial Times and JancisRobinson.com

Nick Robinson

Presenter Today Show, BBC Radio 4

Lex Robinson

Chief Strategy Officer for PG One, Saatchi & Saatchi

Dr. Louise Robson

Professor of digital innovation in learning and teaching

Baroness Kate Rock

Non Executive Director & Life Peer

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Jacqui Rock

Chief Commercial Officer, NHS England

Mark Roden

Operations Director at Toyota (GB)

Dr Damian Roland

Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary

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Antonia Romeo

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice

Lord Stuart Rose

Life Peer & Former Chairman of Marks and Spencer

Peter Rosengard

Life Insurance Salesman and Comedy Store Founder

Bridget Rosewell CBE

Senior Adviser & Co-founder, Volterra Partners LLP & Chairman, Atom Bank

Nick Ross

Broadcaster and Former Crimewatch Presenter

Hannah Rothschild

British writer, philanthropist and documentary filmmaker

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell

Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester

Josie Rourke

Film and Theatre Director

Naomi Rovnick

Markets Correspondent, Thomson Reuters

Roland Rudd

Chairman & Founder of FGS Global

Hephzibah Rudofsky

Speaker on the Holocaust