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Our Speakers

Leaders, Thinkers, Innovators and Experts

All of our speakers are great communicators who have been nominated to participate by the leaders in their field. They are people who are knowledgeable, authoritative, eminent in their field, and enthusiastic -- individuals who can engage and inspire an audience of young people.

They will address the big subjects: technological, scientific, political, economic, historical, cultural, artistic, ecological and ethical. They may explain the latest developments in areas such as business, cosmology, biology, medicine, linguistics, history, engineering, inter alia.

They have all agreed to give their time for free to help inspire young people and help broaden horizons, open new perspectives and illuminate learning.

  • Dame Jenny Abramsky
  • Lord (Victor) Adebowale
  • Lord (Andrew) Adonis
  • Marcus Agius
  • George Alagiah
  • Danny Alexander
  • Douglas Alexander
  • Dame Helen Alexander
  • Rushanara Ali
  • Alex Allan
  • Tim Allan
  • Steve Almond
  • Dr Martyn Amos
  • Derrick Anderson
  • Sir Roy Anderson
  • Lucy Ash
  • Professor Steve Atkin
  • Dr. Philip Augar
  • John Ayton
  • Julian Baggini
  • Andrew Bailey
  • Dr. Lesley Baillie
  • Sam Baker
  • Peter Bale
  • Ed Balls
  • Brendan Barber
  • Kate Barker
  • Peter Barron
  • Dominic Barton
  • Brian Basham
  • Alex Beard
  • Sir John Beddington
  • Jason Bell
  • Marian Bell
  • Kate Bellingham
  • Lord (Karan) Bilimoria
  • Sir Win Bischoff
  • Professor Christopher Bishop
  • Baroness Tessa Blackstone
  • Sir Christopher Bland
  • Hazel Blears
  • Christine Blower
  • Helen Boaden
  • Lord (Paul) Boateng
  • Nick Boles
  • Andy Bond
  • Sir Peter Bonfield
  • Edward Bonham-Carter
  • Nick Booth
  • Roger Bootle
  • Adam Boulton
  • Colette Bowe
  • William Boyd
  • James Brabazon
  • Carlo Brandelli
  • Ursula Brennan
  • Rod Bristow
  • Andy Brough
  • Donald Brydon
  • Sir Stephen Bubb
  • Professor Chris Budd
  • Damon Buffini
  • Deborah Bull
  • Nick Bunker
  • Christian Burgess
  • Andy Burnham
  • Professor Paul Burns
  • Sir Peter Burt
  • Clemency Burton-Hill
  • Will Butler-Adams
  • Dr. Vince Cable
  • Frances Cairncross
  • David Cameron
  • Alastair Campbell
  • Alison Carnwath
  • Lord Robert Carnwath
  • Sir Roger Carr
  • Anne Marie Carrie
  • Graham Cartledge
  • Professor Paul Cartledge
  • Professor Deborah Cartmell
  • Hilary Carty
  • Dominic Casserley
  • Sir William Castell
  • Rory Cellan-Jones
  • Lord (Peter) Chadlington
  • Sir Suma Chakrabarti
  • Professor Fabio Ciravegna
  • Tim Clark
  • Kenneth Clarke
  • Mike Clasper
  • Nick Clegg
  • Dr Martin Coath
  • Lord (Sebastian) Coe
  • Danny Cohen
  • Professor David Cole-Hamilton
  • Professor Michael Coleman
  • Damien Comolli
  • Professor Joanne Conaghan
  • Professor Mark Connelly
  • Yvette Cooper
  • Brigadier James M Cowan
  • Diane Coyle
  • Professor James Crabbe
  • Michael Craig-Martin
  • Michael Crick
  • Adam Crozier
  • David Cruickshank
  • Sir Jon Cunliffe
  • Richard Curtis
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton
  • Professor John Darlington
  • Jeremy Darroch
  • Peter Dart
  • Lord (Ara) Darzi
  • Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn
  • Marcus Davey
  • Professor Matthew Davidson
  • Caitlin Davies
  • Sir Howard Davies
  • Liz Davies
  • Lord (Mervyn) Davies
  • Professor Daniel Davis
  • Evan Davis
  • Dr. Justin Davis-Smith
  • Professor Alan Dearle
  • Paul Deighton
  • Professor Anne Dell
  • Hugh Dennis
  • Gloria De Piero
  • Robert Devereux
  • Hugo Dixon
  • Martin Donnelly
  • Professor Michele Dougherty
  • Professor Jan Draper
  • Iain Duncan Smith
  • Charles Dunstone
  • Jan du Plessis
  • Sandeep Dwesar
  • Geoff Edwards
  • Huw Edwards
  • Sir Vernon Ellis
  • Jo Elvin
  • Mike Emmerich
  • Bill Emmott
  • Claire Enders
  • Dr Janine Erler
  • Sir Stuart Etherington
  • Dr. Sally Everett
  • James Fair
  • Mike Farrar
  • Dame Amelia Fawcett
  • John Fingleton
  • Professor John Fitzpatrick
  • Stephanie Flanders
  • Douglas Flint
  • John-Paul Flintoff
  • Dame Liz Forgan
  • Simon Fox
  • Jonathan Freedland
  • Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
  • Matthew Freud
  • Dame Clara Furse
  • Jayne-Anne Gadhia
  • Adam Gee
  • Johnny Geller
  • Dr Sotos Generalis
  • Sir Peter Gershon
  • Nick Gibb
  • Gary Gibbon
  • John Gieve
  • Cheryl Gillan
  • Will Gompertz
  • Joanna Gosling
  • Michael Gove
  • Dr. Andrew Graham
  • Andrew Grant
  • Dr. Tim Grant
  • Andrew Green
  • Andy Green
  • Professor Simon Green
  • Professor John Greenman
  • Dominic Grieve
  • John Griffith-Jones
  • Chris Grigg
  • Robert Guest
  • Krishnan Guru-Murthy
  • Andy Haldane
  • Jan Hall
  • Professor Stephen Halliwell
  • Professor Simon Hallsworth
  • Philip Hammond
  • Sir Philip Hampton
  • James Hanbury
  • David Harding
  • Dido Harding
  • James Harding
  • Tim Harford
  • Professor Stuart Harrop
  • Professor Mark Hart
  • Dave Hartnett
  • Professor Jonathan Haskel
  • Natalie Haynes
  • Rick Haythornthwaite
  • Patrick Head
  • David Hellier
  • Gwenne Henricks
  • Professor Paul Heritage
  • Professor Noreena Hertz
  • Stephen Hester
  • Jeremy Heywood
  • Charlotte Higgins
  • Lindsey Hilsum
  • Brent Hoberman
  • Julia Hobsbawm
  • Christine Hodgson
  • Laurence Hollingworth
  • Peter Hollins
  • Lin Homer
  • Catherine Howarth
  • John Humphrys
  • Jeremy Hunt
  • Tristram Hunt
  • Professor Laurence Hurst
  • Mishal Husain
  • Professor John Hyatt
  • Nicholas Hytner
  • Richard Hytner
  • Professor Barry Ife
  • Professor Dina Iordanova
  • Razia Iqbal
  • Professor John Irving
  • Steven Isserlis
  • Paul Jenkins
  • Professor Jeffrey Johnson
  • Leo Johnson
  • Cambridge Jones
  • Clive Jones
  • Tessa Jowell
  • Lady (Barbara) Judge
  • DeAnne Julius
  • John Kampfner
  • Professor Sergei Kazarian
  • Martha Kearney
  • Chris Keates
  • Roly Keating
  • John Kelly
  • Jude Kelly
  • Gary Kemp
  • Professor Tony Kendrick
  • Robin Kermode
  • Kevin Kerrigan
  • David Kershaw
  • Sir Bob Kerslake
  • Jeremy King
  • Professor Ros King
  • John Kingman
  • Dr Simon Kirchin
  • Dr Roger Kneebone
  • Angela Knight
  • Lord (Jim) Knight
  • Professor Ravi Kohli
  • Professor Michael Kolling
  • Roman Krznaric
  • Sir Richard Lambert
  • David Lammy
  • Sir Peter Lampl
  • David Lan
  • Jonathan Lane
  • Martha Lane Fox
  • Kirsty Lang
  • Andrew Lansley
  • Will Lawes
  • Vanessa Lawrence
  • Sir Stephen Laws
  • Sir Terry Leahy
  • Dame Suzi Leather
  • Allan Leighton
  • Prue Leith
  • Oliver Letwin
  • Martin Lewis
  • Simon Lewis
  • William Lewis
  • Ian Livingston
  • Ken Loach
  • Professor Tim Luckhurst
  • Alastair Lukies
  • Robin Lustig
  • Dr. Mike Lynch
  • Dr. Gerard Lyons
  • Catherine MacLeod
  • George Magnus
  • Dr. Alex Mahon
  • Eddie Mair
  • Alan Mak
  • John Makinson
  • Jean-Dominique Mallet
  • Professor Carsten Maple
  • Miriam Margolyes
  • Jonathan Marsden
  • Philip Marsden
  • Professor Tim Mason
  • Baroness (Doreen) Massey
  • Sir Bert Massie
  • Deborah Mattinson
  • Roger Mavity
  • Theresa May
  • Charlie Mayfield
  • Marg Mayne
  • Carolyn McCall
  • Professor John McGavin
  • Wayne McGregor
  • Ruby McGregor-Smith
  • Andrew McLaughlin
  • Ian McPherson
  • Richard Meddings
  • Luke Meynell
  • John Micklethwait
  • Julia Middleton
  • Alan Milburn
  • David Miliband
  • Ed Miliband
  • Fiona Millar
  • Professor Jane Millar
  • Andrew Miller
  • Keith Mills
  • Dr. Tim Minshall
  • Vivien Morgan
  • Professor Bernie Morley
  • Baroness (Estelle) Morris
  • David Morrissey
  • Jonathan Moulds
  • Jan Muehlfeit
  • Geoff Mulgan
  • Dave Murphy
  • Dr. Iain Murray
  • Sandy Nairne
  • John Nelson
  • Professor Hilary Nesi
  • Lucy Neville-Rolfe
  • Sir Paul Nurse
  • Una O'Brien
  • Sir Gus O'Donnell
  • Professor Peter Ogrodnik
  • Michael O'Higgins
  • Professor Lars Olsen
  • Jim O'Neill
  • Baroness (Onora) O'Neill
  • Professor Richard Oreffo
  • George Osborne
  • Dr Nicholas Outram
  • Rob Owen
  • Lynne Owens
  • Angela Palmer
  • Alan Parker
  • Sir John Parker
  • Adele Parks
  • Dr. James Partridge
  • George Pascoe-Watson
  • Owen Paterson
  • Oliver Pawle
  • Jeremy Paxman
  • Sir John Peace
  • Sir Michael Peat
  • Robert Peston
  • Sir Keith Peters
  • Sir Hayden Phillips
  • Trevor Phillips
  • Professor Andy Phippen
  • David Pickard
  • Eric Pickles
  • David Pitt-Watson
  • Alan Ponsford
  • Alex Poots
  • Stuart Popham
  • Dr. Philip Porter
  • Jonathan Portes
  • Ian Powell
  • Professor Michael Preston-Shoot
  • Paul Priestman
  • James Purnell
  • Lord (David) Puttnam
  • Hugh Pym
  • Sir Mike Rake
  • Kate Raworth
  • Dame Gail Rebuck
  • Vanessa Reed
  • Jonathan Reekie
  • Lord (Martin) Rees
  • Rachel Reeves
  • Benita Refson
  • Professor Michael Reiss
  • General Sir David Richards
  • Ed Richards
  • Professor Gina Rippon
  • Jancis Robinson
  • Nick Robinson
  • Louise Rogers
  • Manny Roman
  • Sir John Rose
  • Sir Stuart Rose
  • David Rowan
  • Dean Royles
  • Dr Ulinka Rublack
  • Amber Rudd
  • Roland Rudd
  • Alan Rusbridger
  • Jill Rutter
  • Professor Sean Ryan
  • Lord (Maurice) Saatchi
  • Anthony Salz
  • Peter Sands
  • Philippe Sands
  • Hector Sants
  • Lord (James) Sassoon
  • Bob Satchwell
  • Christopher Saul
  • Dr. Charles Saumarez Smith
  • Dr. Brian Saunders
  • Roz Savage
  • Dame Marjorie Scardino
  • Sir John Scarlett
  • Philipp Schindler
  • Martin Scicluna
  • Dr. Anthony Seldon
  • Anil Seth
  • Lord (Colin) Sharman
  • Dr. David Sharp
  • Steven Sharp
  • Chris Shaw
  • Moira Sinclair
  • Daljit Singh
  • Sanjay Singhal
  • Tim Smit
  • Dr. Adrian Smith
  • Bill Smith
  • James Smith
  • Penny Smith
  • Professor Sir Steve Smith
  • Terry Smith
  • Peter Smithers
  • Kevin Sneader
  • Dan Snow
  • Jon Snow
  • Sir Martin Sorrell
  • Alistair Spalding
  • Caroline Spelman
  • David Sproul
  • Professor Nick Stafford
  • Dr. Danae Stanton Fraser
  • Lord (Dennis) Stevenson
  • Louise Stewart
  • Dr. Andrew St George
  • Baroness (Tina) Stowell
  • Lord (Thomas) Strathclyde
  • Graham Stuart
  • Ben Sumner
  • Jonathan Sumption
  • Ian Sunley
  • Robert Swannell
  • Rebecca Swift
  • Professor Raymond Tallis
  • Peter Tatchell
  • Matthew Taylor
  • Professor Mick Temple
  • Miles Templeman
  • Tidjane Thiam
  • Simon Thirsk
  • Professor Callum Thomas
  • Mark Thompson
  • Anthony Thomson
  • Professor Nigel Thrift
  • Professor Adam Timmis
  • Betsy Tobin
  • Joanna Trollope
  • Mark Tucker
  • Lord (Andrew) Turnbull
  • Lord (Adair) Turner
  • Jane Turner
  • Stephen Twigg
  • David Tyler
  • Chuka Umunna
  • Fran Unsworth
  • Kitty Ussher
  • John Varley
  • Sir David Varney
  • Jonathan Vaughan
  • Baroness (Shriti) Vadera
  • David Verey
  • Veronica Wadley
  • General Sir Peter Wall
  • Sir Stephen Wall
  • Sir Mark Walport
  • Peter Wanless
  • Nigel Warburton
  • Dr. Richard Ward
  • Simon Warshaw
  • Baroness (Sayeeda) Warsi
  • Ian Watmore
  • Dr. Bob Watson
  • Arabella Weir
  • Sarah Weir
  • Professor Melanie Welham
  • Matthew Westerman
  • Baroness (Patience) Wheatcroft
  • Jasmine Whitbread
  • Andreas Whittam Smith
  • Robin Wight
  • Bob Wigley
  • Nick Wilkie
  • David Willetts
  • Dr. Abigail Williams
  • Andrew Wilson
  • Professor David Wilson
  • John Wilson
  • Lord (Richard) Wilson
  • Professor James Wolffsohn
  • Dave Woods
  • Sir Clive Woodward
  • Graham Wrigley
  • Richard Wyatt
  • Will Wyatt
  • Philip Yea
  • David Yelland
  • Peter York
  • Sir George Young
  • Baroness (Lola) Young
  • Sir Nick Young
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