Sciences, engineering & technology | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Sciences, engineering & technology

  • Vanessa Lawrence

    Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB HonFREng, FRGS, FRICS, FCInstCES, FRSGS, CCMI, CGeog is working internationally as a senior advisor to governments, inter-governmental organisations including the World Bank and large private sector organisations. She is a Director of Location International Ltd which provides strategic advice and full operational capacity globally, to the public and private sector, as […]

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  • Dr Zoe Laughlin

    Zoe Laughlin is a co-founder/director of the Institute of Making – a multidisciplinary research club for those interested in the made world: from makers of molecules to makers of buildings, synthetic skin to spacecraft, soup to diamonds, socks to cities. She holds an MA from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design and obtained […]

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  • Dr Robin Laney

    Dr Robin Laney is a Professor of Computational Musicology at the Open University. His research interests are in using computers to analyse and generate music. His top-level motivation is to understand how music works as a psychological construct, both in terms of its creation and its reception by listeners. His projects include systems that allow […]

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  • Baroness Martha Lane Fox

    Martha is founder and executive chair of Doteveryone.org.uk, a charity fighting for a fairer internet and building a movement for responsible technology. Martha became a crossbench peer in the UK House of Lords in March 2013. In 2017 she was appointed a member of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy. In March 2014 she […]

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  • Alan Laidlaw

    A passionate supporter of business and the rural economy. A chartered surveyor that now leads Scotland’s largest land based charity promoting the best of Food, Farming and Rural life. RHASS delivers the World Famous Royal Highland Show every year and is responsible for the Royal Highland Educations Trust – who bring the countryside to life […]

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  • Professor Michael Kolling

    Michael Kölling is a Professor of Computer Science at King’s College London, UK, where he was also the Vice Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences from 2017-2023. Michael’s research interests are in the areas of programming languages, software tools, computing education and HCI. He has published numerous papers on object-orientation […]

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  • Kwame Kwaten

    As the founder & MD of Ferocious Talent, Kwame has seen the company’s exponential growth across the last two years. It now houses 3 sister companies; Ferocious Label Services (FLS), F.A.B. Consultancy and Ferocious Productions. Ferocious Talent is a music management & artist development company that covers artist management, label services, music consultancy and in-house […]

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  • Rathi Kumar

    Rathi Kumar is Operations Director at the Young Vic, a theatre dedicated to making world class productions for diverse audiences Rathi was previously Director of IT & Administration. When she isn’t at her desk, she is assistant directing the award winning Roundhouse Choir or singing in and helping with the administration of SOUND. Rathi spent […]

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  • Michael Kurn

    Michael Kurn is a TV presenter, Author and Broadcaster who’s career to date has included work on: BBC One, Sky Sports and Talk Sport. Growing up though Michael’s ambition was to be a professional footballer. Pulling on that three lions jersey and playing in the Premier League was the focus, but after the realisation he […]

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  • Rahmyn Kress

    Rahmyn Kress is the Chief Digital Officer and Chairman of the Digital Executive Committee at Henkel and founder of Henkel X, a platform to accelerate Henkel’s entrepreneurial and digital transformation. A German and British national; he holds an MBA and PhD in behavioural economics and organisational behaviour. He currently lectures organisational behaviour and change at […]

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