Art, media & communications | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Art, media & communications

  • Chris Grace

    Chris began his 30 year career in broadcasting as a programme scheduler with ITV Wales & West / HTV before co-founding Channel Four Wales/ S4C in 1982. He kick-started the Welsh animation industry with SuperTed and Fireman Sam. After the fall of the Berlin Wall he worked in Moscow, producing animated series of Shakespeare, Chaucer, […]

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  • Portrait of Lord Michael Grade

    Lord Michael Grade

    Michael Grade has had a long and distinguished career in broadcasting, encompassing London Weekend Television, the BBC, ITV, as well as over nine years as Chief Executive of Channel Four Television. In May 2004 he was appointed Chairman of the BBC, succeeding Gavyn Davies, resigning in November 2006 when his appointment as Executive Chairman of […]

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  • Portrait of Josh Graff

    Josh Graff

    Josh joined LinkedIn in 2011 and is responsible for leading the growth of LinkedIn´s Marketing Solutions business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In his role, Josh leads sales teams across the region as they help marketers identify, target and engage with the world’s largest network of 279 million influential and educated professionals. Before […]

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  • Portrait of Emma Graham-Harrison

    Emma Graham-Harrison

    Emma Graham-Harrison is International Affairs Correspondent for The Observer. She recently returned to the UK after more than a decade based in Kabul, Beijing and Madrid. A mandarin Chinese speaker who began her career translating newspapers in Beijing, she charted the country’s rise through the development of its ravenous appetite for energy and its growing […]

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  • Portrait of Kevin Gothelf

    Kevin Gothelf

    Kevin Gothelf is the founder and leader of The Cogent Partnership Group, providing Business Counsel to senior leaders in industry across the world. The provision of Business Counsel combines elements of coaching and consulting, with a strong ‘person centred’ focus. It involves perceptive questioning to facilitate growth in self-awareness and self-development. It also brings business […]

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  • Marcus Gover

    Marcus Gover has worked in the environment sector for over 25 years and is currently Chief Executive Officer of WRAP in the UK. WRAP is a not-for profit organisation working with governments, businesses and citizens to create a world in which resources are used sustainably. Its experts generate evidence-based solutions to protect the environment, build […]

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  • Bruce Goodison

    I’m a film maker that unusually works across documentary, drama and film. I take most of my inspiration from real life. I started with a stills camera and ended up a director. I’ve been making films for over 20 years, been lucky enough to get a few awards like BAFTA, EMMY, RTS and GRIERSON and […]

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  • Portrait of Graham Goodkind

    Graham Goodkind

    A PR guy at heart, Graham is the founder and Chairman of leading consumer public relations agency Frank. Having won just about every industry award there is, Graham has been behind many of the most creative and engaging campaigns in the business. Having “gone plural” he now combines this role with several other roles and […]

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  • Portrait of Lizzie Glithero-West

    Lizzie Glithero-West

    Lizzie’s previous career has been mainly in the civil service, initially with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister but since 2004 with the Department of Culture Media and Sport. She has expert knowledge of a wide range of policy areas including archaeology, heritage protection, gambling and tourism. Lizzie has also spent time as Private […]

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  • Portrait of Nick Godwin

    Nick Godwin

    Nick founded BriteSpark Films in 2013 in partnership with Argonon Media. He works across both development and production and drives the company’s strategy. An award winning director and executive producer with a wealth of experience making ambitious television for major British and North American broadcasters, at Cineflix, as Head of Documentaries, he oversaw some of […]

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