Art, media & communications | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Art, media & communications

  • Kenneth Tharp

    Kenneth is a key figure in the UK arts and culture scene with over 35 years professional experience in the sector. As one of the leading dance artists of his generation, he performed for 13 years with the internationally-acclaimed London Contemporary Dance Theatre and then with other leading companies during a 25-year career as a […]

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  • Dr Crystal Oldman

    Dr Crystal Oldman CBE joined the QNI in November 2012 as Chief Executive. Crystal worked in the NHS for 18 years, the majority of which was in the field of community nursing, working with some of the most deprived communities in west London. She has a passion for learning, teaching and research to support best […]

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  • Professor Mary Oliver

    Professor Mary Oliver is Dean of the Media and Performance Faculty at the Arts University in Bournemouth. She was the first in her family to go to University taking a Foundation Arts Course before taking the ā€˜secureā€™ option of training to be a teacher, then the ā€˜unsecureā€™ option of studying for an Arts Degree which […]

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  • Kajal Odedra

    Kajal is a writer and activist, with over 13 years experience in the campaigns sector. As Executive Director for Change.org UK, the largest petition platform, she has grown the platform to over 19 million users in the UK. She has supported some of the biggest people powered campaigns in the UK – from Laura Corytonā€™s […]

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  • Kate Ogborn

    Prior to setting up Fly, Kate was Head of Television at Revolution Films. She co-produced Tony Grisoniā€™s adaptation of David Peaceā€™s crime novels, The Red Riding Trilogy, and Samantha Mortonā€™s directorial debut, The Unloved, which won a Bafta for Best Single Drama in 2010. At Fly Kate has produced Randall Wrightā€™s documentary Hockney; Pia Borg […]

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  • Allison Ogden-Newton OBE

    Allison joined Keep Britain Tidy as Chief Executive in 2015. She appears regularly in national and local media, on TV and radio and at conferences and events, to discuss a breadth of issues, from fly-tipping to green spaces. Allison is an experienced charity professional and social entrepreneur, having worked as Chief Executive at World Child […]

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  • Rebecca O’Brien

    Rebecca Oā€™Brien began her film life working at the Edinburgh Film Festival. After a short stint in theatre admin she took a one week film production course and fell headlong into production. She worked on early Channel Four films and dramas, including ā€œMy Beautiful Laundretteā€ (as Location Manager) and the Michael Rosen inspired multi-cultural kidsā€™ […]

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  • Trish O’Connor

    Trish joined Sutton as the Managing Director of the London office in 2015. Sutton is a cultural communications company promoting creativity across the globe, with offices in London, New York and Hong Kong. Previously she worked at Southbank Centre, where she was Head of Press for nine years, relaunching the Royal Festival Hall following a […]

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  • Jon O’Donnell

    Jon has a healthy history in print starting out with a successful newspaper round in the mid 1980’s. Keen for this love affair to continue Jon’s natural next step (post university) was to embark upon a career selling Classified ad space for The Guardian in Manchester. Following a brief spell at The Express Jon then […]

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  • Amanda Nevill CBE

    Amanda Nevill CBE, Chief Executive Officer, BFI Amanda joined the BFI in 2003. Since then she has led a complete transformation of the BFI, turning it into a major internationally influential organisation, and the organisation for film in the UK. In 2011 the BFI became the lead organisation for film in the UK. It is […]

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