Art, media & communications | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Art, media & communications

  • Roger Wright CBE

    Roger Wright CBE has been Chief Executive of Snape Maltings since 2014. Prior to this he was Controller of BBC Radio 3 and Director of BBC Proms for 17 and 7 years respectively. Roger is recognised as one of the UK’s most experienced cultural leaders both nationally and internationally. Educated at Chetham’s School of Music […]

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  • Arnon Woolfson

    Arnon has a world class 20-year track record in music, marketing and entertainment, focused on creating strategies for brands, artists and labels, and Executive Producing music for brands, sports federations and broadcasters. In 2014, he co-wrote and executive produced the Official Anthem for FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, working with Avicii, Santana and Wyclef Jean. […]

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  • Stephen Woolley

    Stephen Woolley (born 3 September 1956 in London) is an English film producer and director, whose prolific career has spanned over three and a half decades, for which he was awarded the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in February 2019. As a producer he has been Oscar-nominated for The Crying Game (1992), […]

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  • Mark Woods

    I am a sports journalist and broadcaster, writing for a variety of national newspapers for the past 20 years and commentating and broadcasting for the likes of the BBC, Sky Sports and Talksport. My professional work has taken me all over the world, covering Olympic Games, various world championships in different sports as well as […]

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  • Rob Woodward

    Rob has specialised in the TMT sector for the past 30 years and he has worked at the most senior positions in media and technology companies as a leader and senior adviser. In March 2007 Rob was appointed CEO of STV Group plc where he led the turnaround of the company and positioned STV as […]

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  • Sally Woodward Gentle

    Sally Woodward Gentle is a BAFTA winning executive producer of television dramas including Killing Eve, Any Human Heart, Enid and Whitechapel. Since forming Sid Gentle Films Ltd in September 2013 Sally has executive produced four seasons of the BAFTA nominated and ITV ratings hit The Durrells, as well as Sky Arts equally highly acclaimed Neil […]

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  • Dr Sarah Wood OBE

    Following an academic career, Sarah Wood co-founded Unruly in 2006, scaling a global video advertising marketplace that was acquired by News Corp in 2015. A former board member of Superdry plc, Sarah currently sits on the boards of Tech Nation, City Ventures and The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. She is an […]

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  • Stephen Woodford

    Stephen was appointed CEO of the Advertising Association in September 2016. The Advertising Association’s mission is to promote and protect the role, rights and responsibilities of advertising and all the key media owners and trade bodies are members of the AA. Prior to joining, Stephen held management roles in three agencies (Leo Burnett, WCRS/Engine and […]

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  • Anna Wiseman

    Anna is responsible for Global Strategic Partner Relations at Spektrix, the leading provider of cloud-based ticketing, marketing and fundraising software to the UK arts sector. She manages a portfolio of partners in the culture and tech sectors in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada, leading cross-department initiatives that support business growth and client success. Anna […]

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  • Christian Wolmar

    Christian Wolmar is an award-winning writer who worked for many years as Transport Correspondent of The Independent, and has been a freelance for the past 15 years, writing for both national newspapers like The Times and The Guardian and specialist magazines such as Rail and Surveyor. He regularly appears on TV and radio discussing transport […]

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