Sciences, engineering & technology | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Sciences, engineering & technology

  • Barry McIlheney

    Barry McIlheney was CEO of the PPA, the industry body for all UK magazine media, for ten years. He is the former Editor and Publisher of iconic brands Smash Hits, Q, Empire, Elle, and The Face. In 2018 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the magazine industry in his native Ireland.

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  • Dame Carolyn McCall

    Carolyn McCall joined ITV in January 2018 and launched a review of the company’s strategy in light of the rapidly changing media landscape. She unveiled the refreshed strategy to the City at ITV’s interim results in July, outlining a plan that will deliver growth and ensure that the business is well positioned for the future. […]

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  • Ian McAulay

    Ian joined Southern Water as CEO in January 2017 and was appointed to the Board from 1 February. Ian has more than 30 years of global water and environmental experience and a significant record of achievement operating in both publicly quoted FTSE 100/250 companies and privately held enterprises. Ian holds an honours degree in Civil […]

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  • Brian McBride

    Brian McBride is Deputy Chair at Trainline PLC, NED at WiggleCRC, the Bridgepoint owned global online Cycling retailer, and Kinnevik AB, the long established Swedish public company which invests in digital businesses like Zalando, Tele2 and Babylon. He is a Senior Adviser to Lazard’s Global Financial Advisory business and Senior Adviser with Scottish Equity Partners. […]

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  • Professor Bill McCaffrey

    I grew up in Cumbria, the son of a primary school teacher, and was educated in state schools. I pushed myself through the Oxford application process without any assistance, and got in; I went on to do a PhD and eventually ended up as a professor at Leeds University. In my role at Leeds I […]

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  • Liam Maxwell

    Liam Maxwell is the Director, Government Transformation for AWS. He leads the global AWS team of experienced head of government practitioners to help executive leaders adapt to new business models that meet citizens needs, take control of their technology and build sustainable world-class public services leveraging the cloud. Liam is also Adjunct Professor in Electronics […]

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  • Mr Paul May

    Paul May is is the Senior Neurosurgeon at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. He was appointed as Merseyside’s first Paediatric Neurosurgeon in February 1991 He is responsible for the founding and development of the paediatric neurosurgical service now based at Alder Hey. This is now the largest paediatric neurosurgical service in the country and […]

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  • Trevor Mather

    Trevor joined Auto Trader as Chief Executive Officer in June 2013. Previously, Trevor was President and CEO of ThoughtWorks, a global IT and software consulting company. Trevor joined Thoughtworks in 2001, to kick start the UK branch of the Company and then took responsibility for all international operations before becoming CEO in 2007. He helped […]

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  • Professor Paul Matts

    Prof Paul Matts can offer fascinating and inspiring talks on a wide variety of topics including: • The psychology of the perception of human facial “Beauty”. • The silent tragedy of skin disease in the Developing World – and simple, sustainable, low-cost interventions now being used to treat millions. • The science of the interaction […]

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  • Kate Mavor

    Kate Mavor is the Chief Executive of English Heritage. She was formerly the Chief Executive of the National Trust for Scotland, where she arrived at a moment of financial crisis for the Trust. During her tenure there, she was instrumental in transforming the charity’s fortunes, introducing a five-year-plan to restore its financial stability and giving […]

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