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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.

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi

Life Peer & Former Minister

Professor John Wass

Professor of Endocrinology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Caroline Waterston

Editor-in-Chief, The Mirror

Patrick Watt

Chief Admissions Officer, Nord Anglia Education and former, Commercial Director, BUPA Global

Alistair Watters

Director, Strategic Programmes Office Government Property Cabinet Office

Penny Weatherup

People Director, Volkswagen Group UK

David Webb

Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, NHS England

Selina Webb

Executive Vice President of Universal Music UK

Justin Webb

Presenter, BBC

James Webster

On-Screen Journalist, ITV Regional News

Professor Bee Wee CBE

National Clinical Director for End of Life Care, NHS England

Dr Timothy Weil

Fellow of Pembroke College (Natural Sciences); Director of Studies (Pembroke College), University of Cambridge

Arabella Weir

BBC Comedy Writer & Performer

Shai Weiss

CEO, Virgin Atlantic Airways

Tom Weldon

CEO, Penguin Random House UK

Professor Dame Melanie Welham

Independent Trustee, Bristol University & Royal Society of Biology & Former Exec Chair, BBSRC

Stephen Welton CBE

Non-executive Chair of the British Business Bank

Sir Peter Westmacott

Former Diplomat & Company Director

Baroness Patience Wheatcroft

Journalist & Life Peer

Jasmine Whitbread

Chair, Travis Perkins

Matthew White

Senior Partner, BDO LLP

Michael White

Journalist & Former Political Editor, The Guardian

Sharon White

Chairman, John Lewis Partnership & Former Chief Executive, Ofcom

David Whysall

Managing Director, Infrastructure UK, Turner & Townsend

David Wilding

Chief Strategy Officer, EssenceMediacomX

Nick Wilkie

Chair, Parent Infant Foundation and visiting lecturer, Centre for Charity Effectiveness, Bayes Business School

Steve Wilkinson

Managing Partner, Advisory, EY

Tom Wilkinson

Former CEO, AXA Global Healthcare

Sir Keith Willett

Professor of Trauma Surgery, Oxford University

Major General Peter Williams

Former Peacekeeper, Intelligence Officer & Military Diplomat, Ministry of Defence

Deborah Williams OBE

Chief Executive, Creative Diversity Network

Nicola Williams

Former Service Complaints Ombudsman; part-time Crown Court Judge

Theo Williams

Founder and Creative Director BuyDesign & Former Designer & Creative Director, Kingfisher

Paul Williams

Producer, BBC Natural History Unit

Simon Williams

Property Acquisition Director, Tesco

Neil Williamson

CEO, Jardine Motor Group

Sophie Wilson

Director of IC Design, Broadcom

Professor David Wilson

Professor of Human Developmental Genetics, USH

Marcus Wilson

Producer, World Productions LTD & former Executive Producer, Fifty Fathoms Productions

Duncan Wilson CBE

Chief Executive, Historic England