
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.

Lord James Bethell
Member of the House of Lords & Former Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care

Sir Win Bischoff
Former Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council and Chairman of JP Morgan Securities plc

Dr. Rosalind Polly Blakesley
Reader in Russian and European Art, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge

Edward Bonham Carter
Director of Stewardship and Corporate Responsibility, Jupiter Fund Management plc

John Booth
Venture Capital investing; Chairman, Maintel plc; Chairman, The London Theatre Company; Director, Herald Investment Management Ltd and various other companies; Charity Trustee

Kate Bradley
Executive Director, Virgin Money Foundation & Former Operations and Strategy Director, UK Athletics

Dr Miranda Brawn
Non-Executive Director for global boards, Founder and President of The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation

Malcolm Buchanan
Chairman, Scotland and Managing Director, Corporate & Commercial Banking Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland

Baroness Deborah Bull
Vice President (Communities & National Engagement), King's College London and Crossbench Peer at the House of Lords