Topic: Social Sciences
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26 February, 2020Dr Mick Walters
Gained an HND in Computer Aided Engineering in 1988, MSc in Neural Networks and Robotics in 1993 and PhD in Human-Robot Interaction in 2008. His research interests include Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), in particular research into robot appearances and how they should behave in order to be acceptable and facilitate interaction with people. Previously, he has […]
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Gill Walton
Gill Walton is Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), one of the world’s oldest and largest midwifery organisations, representing the majority of the UK’s midwives. Gill is a passionate midwife, experienced midwifery leader and NHS manager. She started nursing at University College Hospital, and then undertook Midwifery training at […]
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Professor Robin Walker
Robin Walker is an academic psychologist with particular interests in studying the human brain. He is a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London where he has been since 1997. Prior to this Robin worked in the Department of Neuroscience at Charing Cross Hospital (now Imperial College) […]
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Sir Peter Wall
Peter has completed a full career in the British Army, retiring as its Chief in 2015. He led the Army’s most significant transformation programme for decades, whilst sustaining its operational focus. He is now CEO of Amicus, a specialist leadership consultancy. He has extensive experience of dealing with British and foreign governments at the highest […]
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Sir Stephen Wall
Stephen Wall was for 35 years a member of the British Diplomatic Service He was Private Secretary to five British Foreign Secretaries, a Press Officer for Prime Minister Jim Callaghan and Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister John Major. His European experience includes five years as Head of the Foreign Office European Department; two years […]
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Richard Walker
Born in Chester in 1980, Richard graduated in geography from Durham University and then qualified as a chartered surveyor. He developed his own property businesses in Poland and the UK before joining Iceland, the company founded by his father Malcolm, in 2012. Richard spent his first year with the business as a full-time shelf-stacker and […]
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Julie Waddell
Julie grew up in Northern Ireland, surrounded by cooking as her Grandparents were in the catering trade. After University, Julie ended up working as a radio news presented at the BBC in 2005. Julie’s passion for food and broadcasting came together when she took on a role on BBC Radio 4 as a journalist on […]
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Robert Wainwright
Family business background and dyslexic, after taking himself back to college to gain a business degree Rob spent most of his career working for European companies as CEO/MD of their UK&I subsidiaries, and included overseas sourcing and travel (Europe, USA, Far East). Keen on outdoor activities Rob has climbed in the Himalayas (Ama Dablam) and […]
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Richard Wald
Richard is a leading barrister specializing in planning and environmental law and practicing from 39 Essex Chambers in London. The sort of cases he works on varies enormously and includes the promotion of the new High Speed 2 train-line for the government, challenging airport expansion at Heathrow and Stansted, opposing the construction of a motorway […]
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Marc Vlessing
Marc is co-founder and CEO of Pocket, London’s only specialist developer that concentrates solely on affordable housing for the squeezed middle. Pocket builds award winning affordable housing in London which requires no grant, remains affordable by being income targeted and sells its homes outright to people on low to moderate incomes – see: www.pocketliving.com. With […]