Social Sciences | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Social Sciences

  • Peter Thompson

    I am the Chief Executive of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, the UK regulator of fertility services, like IVF, and research involving human embryos. The HFEA is responsible for some of the most controversial areas of public policy today. Before joining the HFEA I worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Justice […]

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  • Jennifer Thomas

    Starting at Lloyd’s of London, Jennifer advanced her career within the insurance sector and is now head of financial communications at Direct Line Group. With over 20 years experience in PR, she has more recently been a leading diversity champion within Direct Line Group. Through her role as chair of the Gender & Working Families […]

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  • Leigh Thomas

    Leigh is the Director of Global Categories and Clients for Facebook, EMEA. She leads a senior team who provide strategic consultancy to global partners and their agencies in how to engage effectively with the Facebook platforms in order to drive competitive advantage and quantifiable business outcomes. This team provide global category leadership for Facebook, across […]

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  • Emily Thomas

    Emily Thomas is a Prison Governor currently working at HMP/YOI Isis in South East London. Joining the Prison Service in 1999 as a graduate on the Accelerated Promotion Scheme, Emily became a Governor in 2009. She governed HMP/YOI Cookham Wood until 2013 and was the last Governor of HMP Holloway, leading the closure of the […]

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  • Sally Taylor

    Sally is Chief Executive of Koestler Arts , the UK’s oldest and most respected prison arts charity, supporting prisoners and others in secure settings to develop their art, through an annual awards and exhibitions. Prior to that she ran a company and was Special Adviser to Sir Michael Bichard, Rector of the University of the […]

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  • James Taylor

    James Taylor – who started his career managing high profile rock stars – is now an in-demand keynote speaker and internationally recognised leader in creativity and innovation. For over 20 years, he has been advising CEO’s, entrepreneurs, educators, governments, leaders, writers and rockstars on how to build innovative organisations, unlock creative potential, and increase productivity. […]

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  • Hugo Tagholm

    Hugo Tagholm if the Chief Executive of the national marine conservation and campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage. He is an environmentalist, campaigner, surfer, charity professional and a TEDx speaker. Surfers Against Sewage has evolved from a single-issue pressure group into one of the country’s best loved marine conservation charities. Driven by people who actively use […]

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  • John Sweeney

    John Sweeney is a British investigative journalist and author. He has worked for The Observer newspaper, and the BBC’s Panorama and Newsnight series. He was educated at Barton Peveril Grammar School, a state grammar school in Eastleigh, Hampshire, followed by the London School of Economics. Sweeney worked for twelve years at The Observer newspaper, where […]

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  • Maureen Sumner Smith

    Maureen has full responsibility for the business performance and operations for all the countries within BSI’s European region (including the UK), which employs around 1200 people. As such, she leads operational delivery, technical review and sales and marketing activities as well as being responsible for delivering and tracking against the EMEA region’s strategic plan. She […]

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  • 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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