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.

Jason Cotterrell

Chief Operating Officer - Outdoor, Global

Ed Couchman

Head of Sales, UK & Northern Europe, Spotify & Former General Manager, Snap Inc.

Mike Coupe

Former CEO, Sainsbury's

Major General J M Cowan CBE DSO

CEO, The Halo Trust

Ben Cowell OBE

Director General, Historic Houses Association

Sarah Cowley

British Deputy Ambassador to Spain, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Simon Cox

Investigations Editor, BBC Arabic

Professor Brian Cox

Particle Physicist & TV Presenter

Dame Diane Coyle CBE

Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge

John Cresswell

Non-Executive Director

Stuart Cresswell

Aftersales Director, TrustFord

Michael Crick

Political Correspondent, Mail Plus

Phil Critchlow

CEO & Founder, TBI Media

Professor Stuart Croft

Vice Chancellor and President, University of Warwick

Sara Crofts

Chief Executive, The Institute of Conservation

Pippa Cross

Film Producer, CrossDay Productions

Tim Crow

Sports and esports Consultant, Non Executive Director, Writer and Producer

David Cruickshank

Adviser, Board Member and Chair

Will Crumbie

CEO, FatFace

Dan Cullen-Shute

Former Worldwide CEO & Founder of Creature, Forbes Advertising Council Member, Contributor, TalkTV, & Ilkley Town AFC U8s Coach

Dr Nicholas Cullinan

Director, National Portrait Gallery

Andy Culpin

Creative Director, 110% Content & Former MD, 12 Yard Productions

Edwina Currie

Writer, Broadcaster and Former MP

Ella d’Amato

Managing Director, Investment and CMO, True & Former Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, Not on the High Street

Hans Daems

COP26 Director & Group Public Affairs Officer, Hitachi Europe

Robbie Dagger

People (HR) Director, Tesco

Bruce Daisley

Former Vice President for Europe, Twitter

Spencer Dale

Group Chief Economist at BP, Former Private Secretary at the Bank of England

Chris Darling

Managing Director, Darling Associates

Sophie Darlington

Wildlife Cinematographer

Neil Darlison

Director of Theatre, Arts Council England

Sir Jeremy Darroch

Executive Chair, Sky Plc and Chairman, BITC

Pratik Dattani

MD, Economic Policy Group

Marcus Davey

Chief Executive and Artistic Director, The Roundhouse

Sir Martin Davidson

Chairman of the Great Britain China Centre

Tim Davie CBE

Director-General of the BBC & Board Member of Creative Industries Federation

Steve Davies

CEO, Advertising Producers Association

Lord Mervyn Davies

Partner and Chairman, Corsair Capital

Professor Dame Sally Davies DBE FRS FMedSci

Master, Trinity College Cambridge & Former, Chief Medical Officer

Richard Davies

Chief of Staff at the London School of Economics Growth Commission