Culture, history & language | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Culture, history & language

  • Ian Stuart

    Ian Stuart has been Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC UK Bank plc since April 2017. One of the UK’s largest banks, HSBC UK serves 14.5 million retail, commercial and private banking customers, supported by 32,000 colleagues. In addition to the HSBC UK brand, it also includes HSBC Private Bank (UK), M&S […]

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  • Martin Sudweeks

    I am a chartered surveyor with over 30 years of experience of various construction projects. I am currently based in London where I run a team of 150 cost managers. With my company I have worked in many parts of the world including Europe, Middle East and America where I was the Regional MD for […]

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  • Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard

    Helen Stokes-Lampard, Professor of GP Education, is currently on a three-year secondment from the University (July 2020-23) as Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC). The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges is the national body that represents and coordinates the UKs 23 Royal Colleges, Colleges and Medical Faculties that in turn represent all […]

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  • Farrah Storr

    Farrah Storr was appointed Editor of Cosmopolitan in July 2015 tasked with revolutionising the brand for young millennial women. Under her watch, sales of Cosmopolitan increased by 59% year-on-year and the magazine swiftly went back to being the best-selling women’s glossy in the UK – a title it had not held for 15 years. Cosmopolitan […]

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  • Sir Peter Stothard

    From 1992 to 2002 I was Editor of The Times but today am an editor and writer specialising in the ancient classical world. My books, On the Spartacus Road (2010) and Alexandria (2013) combine memoir, history and travel writing. In 2012 I was Chair of Judges for the Man Booker Prize for fiction.

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  • Lord Dennis Stevenson

    Dennis has been a serial entrepreneur since leaving university … initially he set up a series of consulting and biotech businesses (and a disastrous business selling knitting wool!). Most recently he has set up businesses as far afield as cloud computing, pop up shops, home distribution of foods, African television etc etc. He has also […]

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  • Dr. Andrew St George

    Andrew can speak to you on leadership, “soft skills” , the pace of change, and on the future of work. He is a corporate writer and academic. In 2009-2011 he worked with the CEO of Marks & Spencer and also with Royal Naval Command. In 2011, after two years’ research, he wrote The Royal Navy […]

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  • Tanya Steele

    Tanya began her career in the tech industry working in product development, marketing and communications in senior roles for Siemens and BT. After more than 10 years in the private sector, and inspired by a voluntary stint with the Red Cross, Tanya brought her corporate experience to the charity sector joining Save the Children in […]

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  • Helen Steers

    Helen is a senior investment professional at Pantheon, a London-based leading global private markets investor with over $43bn under management. She leads Pantheon’s European investment team and is a member of various global investment committees, involved in setting strategy, conducting due diligence and monitoring a portfolio of private equity funds and co-investments. Outside Pantheon, Helen […]

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  • Jason Spencer

    As Business Development Director for almost 7 years, Jason has led ITV’s 9 regional sales teams across the UK outside London in delivering revenue growth and creative business solutions through working in partnership with brands and media agencies. With award-winning partnerships and support for fast-track growth businesses, he has driven strong growth in the business […]

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