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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.

Sir Peter Bazalgette

Chairman, ITV

Alex Beard CBE

Chief Executive, Royal Opera House

Jason Beattie

Assistant Editor, Head of Politics and Head of Campaigns, Daily Mirror

Kelly Beaver MBE

CEO, Ipsos MORI

Shurwin Beckford

Showrunner, Series Producer and Producer / Director.

Elaine Bedell

Chief Executive, Southbank Centre

Dr Anna Beer

Fellow of Kellogg College, University of Oxford

Andrew Belshaw

CEO, Gamma Group

Professor Jonathan Benger

Chief Medical Officer, NHS Digital

Professor Richard Benham

Founder, Cyber4Schools

Baroness Natalie Bennett

Peer & Former Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Peter Bennett-Jones

TV Producer and Agent, PBJ Management

Sara Bennison

Sara Bennison Limited and Former Chief Marketing Officer, Nationwide

Joumanna Bercetche

Journalist & Anchor, CNBC

Lynne Berry CBE

Academic, Government Regulator and Charity Chair

Marco Bertozzi

Co-Founder, TheZoo.London & Former Vice President of Spotify Europe

Isabel Berwick

Work & Careers Editor, Financial Times

Dean Beswick

Film and animation company founder, Gorilla Gorilla!

Karen Betts

CEO, The Food & Drink Federation

Delroy Beverley CCMI

Group Chief Executive, Managing Director and Chairman

Ann Beynon

Former Senior Adviser Welsh Affairs for Severn Trent Water and Former Director, BT Wales

Lord (Karan) Bilimoria

Co-Founder & Chairman, Cobra Beer

Faeth Birch

Chief Executive, UK, Middle East, Asia, Finsbury Glover Hering

Matthew Bird

TV Drama Producer

Roz Bird

CEO, Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP

Mr. Harbinder Birdi

Creative Director, Birdi & Partners

Branko Bjelobaba

Finance and Engaging in Democracy Speaker

Karen Blackett OBE

Former President, WPP

Ian Blackford

Member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life UK Government, Former MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Baroness Tessa Blackstone

Labour Peer & Former Vice Chancellor

Mike Blair

Head of Consumer & Current Affairs, Multistory Media, ITV

Dame Amanda Blanc

CEO, Aviva

Iwona Blazwick OBE

Chair of the Royal Commission for AlUla’s Public Art Expert Panel, Saudi Arabia, Former Director, Whitechapel Gallery

Jonty Bloom

Former Business Correspondent, BBC

Baroness Christine Blower

President of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE)

Marcia Boakye

Clinical Data Management Professional, Roche Products Ltd

Lord Paul Boateng

Peer & Former Cabinet Minister

David Bodanis

Author

Dafna Bonas

Co-Founder and Trustee, Founders Pledge. Founder and Chief Indie, Indie Bay Snacks

Edward Bonham Carter

Director of Stewardship and Corporate Responsibility, Jupiter Fund Management plc