
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.

Sarah Gordon
CEO, Impact Investing Institute, Non Exec Director, Social Finance & Former Business Editor, The Financial Times

Dr Emma Wadey RN MH
National Head of Mental Health Nursing, NHS England and NHS Improvement & Member of the Technical Advisory group on mental health impact of COVID-19 across the European region for the World Health Organisation

Gisela Abbam, FRSA, MBA
Chair, General Pharmaceutical Council & Senior Director, Government Affairs, PerkinElmer

Sereena Abbassi
CEO, gal-dem & Former Equity & Inclusion Consultant & Former Worldwide Head of Culture & Inclusion, M&C Saatchi

Ian Adams
Director of Membership and Stakeholder Engagement / Director of Communications and Engagement, NHS

Professor Robert Akid
BP/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Corrosion & Materials, University of Manchester

Sonita Alleyne OBE
Master, Jesus College, University of Cambridge; Member, BBC Trust & Co-Founder, Somethin' Else

Andrew Amery
Director, R3S Global, Former Head of Security for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games, Former Major Event Protection Planner, Metropolitan Police

Mohammed Amin MBE
Former Partner at PwC and Co-Chair of the Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester

Sir Roy Anderson
Professor of Epidemiology, Imperial College London & Former Chief Scientific Advisor, MoD