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  • Portrait of Doctor Jennifer Dixon

    Dr Jennifer Dixon CBE

    Dr Jennifer Dixon joined the Health Foundation, and independent endowed foundation, as Chief Executive in October 2013. The Health Foundation does research and policy analysis (often the Foundation is called an independent ‘think tank’) and also gives out grants to fund research and projects to improve health and health care in the UK. The Health […]

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  • Brett Dixon

    Brett is a consultant solicitor with higher rights of audience for all civil proceedings. His specialism is civil procedure with a specific interest in digital change. He also provides training and consultancy services in relation to personal injury, technology and practice development. He is also the Deputy Vice President Elect of the Law Society of […]

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  • Portrait of Professor Sir Ian Diamond

    Professor Sir Ian Diamond

    Professor Sir Ian Diamond is Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, an appointment he has held since 1 April 2010. He was previously Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council. He was also Chair of the Research Councils UK Executive Group (2004-2009) the umbrella body that represents all seven UK Research […]

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  • Portrait of Michelle Dickson

    Michelle Dickson

    Michelle went to a comprehensive school in a small town in the Midlands, and after university, started volunteering and working at a theatre, Oxford Playhouse. She worked backstage and in marketing, and after a few months secured her first full-time job as an assistant to the directors. After spells in London working for The British […]

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  • Bob Dewar

    I’ve spent most of my life living and working in Africa. Having been brought up in Nigeria and Malawi and after being a teacher for Voluntary Service Overseas in Sudan, I was lucky enough to work as a diplomat in seven sub-Saharan countries (Angola, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Nigeria) including four times as […]

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  • Yonca Dervişoğlu

    Yonca is Chief Marketing Officer of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Google. She’s been at Google for 13 years, oversees teams in 35 countries, and is responsible for marketing everything from hardware to consumer apps to ads platforms. Yonca cofounded Google Arts and Culture, and she’s behind Grow with Google, the initiative which […]

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  • Portrait of Jo Delahunty QC

    Jo Delahunty KC

    Jo was called to the Bar in 1986, took silk in 2006, became a Recorder in 2009, was made a Bencher of Middle Temple in 2011, and appointed Gresham Professor of Law in 2016, a role she performs alongside her full-time silk practice at 4 Paper Buildings, Temple, London. In March 2019 Jo was given […]

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  • Chris Daw KC

    I am one of the country’s leading lawyers, having been appointed King’s Counsel (KC / “Silk”) in 2013. I work on some of the most high profile criminal and fraud cases before the courts; everything England footballers and world champion boxers to multi-national corporations and billionaires to Chief Constables and other senior police officers (including […]

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  • Portrait of Sir Martin Davidson

    Sir Martin Davidson

    Sir Martin Davidson is Chairman of the Great Britain China Centre, a government sponsored body focussing on legal, political and leadership exchanges with China and Vice Chairman of Leonard Cheshire Disability, the UK’s leading disability charity. He was Chief Executive of the British Council until December 2014 and has spent much of his career in […]

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  • On location portrait of Sophie Darlington

    Sophie Darlington

    Sophie Darlington is an BAFTA winning UK based natural history filmmaker and Director of Photography who has been making wildlife feature films and television for more than 25 years. She has an outstanding reputation as a highly experienced self-shooting cinematographer specialising in long lens camerawork, beautiful composition, high speed and animal behaviour. Sophie has worked […]

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