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.
Investment Director, Octopus Ventures
Chief Executive, Royal Society of Arts (RSA) & Former Chief Economist, Bank of England
Chair Emeritus, Travers Smith LLP
Former Director General, BBC
Tutor in Creative Writing, Business, and Communication Skills, University of Cambridge
Founder & MD, Hallett Retail
Economics Commentator, Daily Telegraph
Author, Dialogue Books
Deputy Lieutenant for West Yorkshire & Motivational Speaker
Former MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Non Executive Director, Former Deputy Chairman, Future plc and Co- founder, Incisive Media
MP & Former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Senior Director, Turner & Townsend
Chief Constable, Gloucestershire Constabulary
Group Chief Operating Officer for CT Group & Policy Think Tank & Business Director, Hansen Financial
Chairman and Head of Research for Winton Capital
Founder, Tortoise & Former Director of News & Current Affairs, BBC News
Former Non Executive Chair of NHS Improvement
Journalist & Royal Documentary Maker, Daily Mail
Senior Columnist, Financial Times
MD Royal Mail, MarketReach
Former Vice President, Legal at Paramount Pictures
Chief Constable, Essex Police
Partner, Arnold & Porter
SVP Commissioning, BBC Studios & Channel Editor, BBC4
Director of Reputation Management & Strategic Media Relations, Weber Shandwick
Founder & CEO, RealVNC
Co-Founder of Milltown Partners, Former Communications Secretary, Royal Family & Director of Communications, Manchester United
Former CEO of Barclays Corporate and Commercial Bank
Professor of IT, Gresham College
Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
Music Presenter, BBC Radio 6
Life Peer
BBC Radio 4 Broadcaster & Author
Co-Founder, Brand Directors & Former Global Head of Partnerships, Endemol Shine Group
Chairman of Ocado and The AA, and Chair of The Creative Industries Federation
MP for North East Hertfordshire
Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Managing Director, Investment Consulting, Redington
UK Business Writer at Bloomberg
Human Resources Director, Volkswagen Group UK
