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.

Arthur Snell

Managing Director, Orbis Business Intelligence Limited & Former UK Diplomat

Dan Snow

Co Founder History Hit Podcast & Former Historian & Broadcaster, BBC

Dame Cilla Snowball

Former Group Executive, AMV BBDO

Rupert Soames OBE

Chair, CBI & Former Group Chief Executive, Serco Group Plc

David Soanes

Former UK Country Head, UBS Group and Vice Chairman, Global Banking, UBS Investment Bank

Samira Sohail

Chief Executive Officer Luxo Beta, Former Product Director, Newsela

Lord Clive Soley

Member of the House of Lords and former MP

Sir Alistair Spalding

Chief Executive & Artistic Director, Sadler's Wells

Ruth Spellman OBE

Non Executive Director, Learning and Work Institute, Member of board of Directors, Speakers for Schools

Philip Spence

Chief Operating Officer, The British Library

Patrick Spence

Creative Director, ITV Studios & Former Head of Drama, Tiger Aspect and Former Managing Director, Fifty Fathoms

Jason Spencer

Business Development Director, ITV

Fiona Sperry

CEO, Three Fields Entertainment

David Sproul

Chairman, Starling Bank

Cristina Squires

Director of Content, Sky News

Chris Stafford

Chief Executive, Curve Theatre

Tanya Steele

CEO, WWF UK

Helen Steers

Partner, Pantheon and Senior Manager, Pantheon International

Paul Steggall

Partner, Manchester Square Partners & Former Managing Partner, Carbon Search

Stefan Stern

Journalist

Pete Stevenson

Executive Director, The Edge Picture Company

Mark Stevenson

Director, Flow Associates Ltd

Lord Dennis Stevenson

Entrepreneur & Not-for-profit Operator

Ian Stewart

Chief Economist, Deloitte UK

Dr. Andrew St George

Author & Communications Expert, St George

Ben Stocks

Group CEO, Porvair PLC

Nicola Stopps

CEO and Founder, Simply Sustainable

Farrah Storr

Former Head of Writer Partnerships, Substack UK & Former Editor in Chief, Elle

Sir Peter Stothard

Trustee, National Portrait Gallery & Former Journalist and Editor, TLS

Baroness Tina Stowell

Chair, Social Mobility Commission, Peer & Former Chair, The Charity Commission

Susannah Streeter

Senior Investment and Markets Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown & Former BBC Business Presenter

Jane Streeton

Lead Singing Tutor, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Adam Strudwick

Interior Design Principle, Perkins & Will

Graham Stuart

MP for Beverley and Holderness

Ian Stuart

Group Managing Director & CEO, HSBC UK

Poli Stuart-Lacey

Director Of Media And Communications, the Metropolitan Police Service

John Studzinski CBE

Investment Banker & Philanthropist

Martin Sudweeks

Director, MRICS, Turner & Townsend

Maureen Sumner Smith

Non Executive Director and Advisor, The Coaching Focus Group

Irmak Sunal Lutkin

Director of Digital Design, Reuters