Sports, leisure, & health | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Sports, leisure, & health

  • Marcus Fairs

    After studying 3D design at university I became a journalist writing about architecture and design and more recently, a digital media entrepreneur. In 2006 I launched www.dezeen.com, which is now the most popular design magazine in the world, with over two million readers per month around the world and a social media audience of over […]

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  • Portrait of Doctor Sally Everett

    Dr. Sally Everett

    Professor Sally Everett PFHEA, CMBE, NTF, PhD, MA, BA (Hons) Professor Everett joined King’s Business School, King’s College London as their inaugural Professor of Business Education in January 2019 and has since became the College lead for inclusive education and was most recently appointed the Vice Dean (Education) in September. Sally was previously the Deputy […]

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  • Sir Stuart Etherington

    Sir Stuart Etherington was appointed Chief Executive of NCVO in 1994. NCVO is a membership organisation that represents the interests of charities and voluntary bodies. It has over 10,500 member organisations. Previously he was Chief Executive of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, a major UK charity. He has four degrees: BA in Politics, […]

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  • Portrait of Professor Penny Endersby

    Professor Penny Endersby

    Penny Endersby became the Chief Executive of the Met Office in 2018, the first woman to hold the position. She is a physicist and engineer by training, with a distinguished career as a government scientist and leader, mostly in the Ministry of Defence. Penny grew up in London and studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University […]

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  • Basil Eastwood

    Basil Eastwood CMG A retired diplomat who spent much of his career in the Middle East Born 1944. BA (Oxford) (Arabic with Turkish) Entered HM Diplomatic Service 1966. Posted to Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Germany, Sudan, Greece, then Director of Research and Analysis, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1991-6 Ambassador to Syria 1996-2000 Ambassador to […]

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  • Ben Dyson

    Ben is currently the interim Programme Director responsible for coordinating the development of a new People Plan for the NHS. This will set out how to provide great jobs and careers for everyone working in the NHS, how to improve the leadership culture of the NHS, how to improve recruitment and retention of staff across […]

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  • Portrait of Terri Duhon

    Terri Duhon

    An award winning educator and TEDx speaker, Terri Duhon went from a Math degree at MIT to a derivative trader on Wall Street then on to become an entrepreneur and author. She is now an educator, often guest lecturing at Oxford University where she is an Associate Fellow, and a board member of a number […]

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  • Portrait of Sarah Douglas

    Sarah Douglas

    Sarah graduated from University College London with an honours degree in literature and joined JWT as a graduate trainee. She moved to AMV BBDO 18 years ago & has touched all of the Agency’s accounts spanning a diverse range of sectors and regions. She has extensive experience in driving the development of global brand platforms […]

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  • Portrait of Doctor Jennifer Dixon

    Dr Jennifer Dixon CBE

    Dr Jennifer Dixon joined the Health Foundation, and independent endowed foundation, as Chief Executive in October 2013. The Health Foundation does research and policy analysis (often the Foundation is called an independent ‘think tank’) and also gives out grants to fund research and projects to improve health and health care in the UK. The Health […]

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  • Portrait of Michelle Dickson

    Michelle Dickson

    Michelle went to a comprehensive school in a small town in the Midlands, and after university, started volunteering and working at a theatre, Oxford Playhouse. She worked backstage and in marketing, and after a few months secured her first full-time job as an assistant to the directors. After spells in London working for The British […]

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