Business and Keynote Speakers

Simon Jenkins is a journalist and author. He writes a column twice weekly for the Guardian and weekly for the Evening Standard, as well as broadcasting for the BBC.

Simon Jenkins

Named one of the most creative entrepreneurs for 2020, Shivvy Jervis is an award-winning Trends Forecaster, Broadcaster and the Founder of forecasting lab FutureScape 248.

Shivvy Jervis

From postman to MP to Home Secretary but Alan's early political career began with his Trade union involvement. His achievements within the labour government included Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Secretary of State for Trade & Industry; Secretary of State for Education and Skills; Secretary of State for Health and Home Secretary.

Alan Johnson

FT Columnist and serial entrepreneur. Luke took over the then small, struggling PizzaExpress which only had 12 owned restaurants and grew it to over 250.

Luke Johnson

Paul has been the Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the UK's leading economic research institute since 2011; previously he had spells at spells at HM Treasury, the Department for Education and the FSA. A frequent contributor to broadcast media has published extensively on the economics of public policy.

Paul Johnson

Was UK Minister of State for Trade & Investment until August 2008. Prior to this he was Director General of the CBI and appeared in the latest incarnation of the BBC’s Troubleshooter programme, following in the footsteps of Sir John Harvey Jones. A board member at Jaguar Land Rover, HSBC and Triumph Motorcycles, he is an enthusiastic champion of British business and has led trade delegations to the Far East.

Digby Jones

Sanderson Jones is far from your average comedian. He knows how to start a business from scratch and all that goes into it and is the Co-Founder of a non-religious church The Sunday Assembly; of which there are now 28 assemblies worldwide.

Sanderson Jones

Sam is the founder of Gener8, a browser enabling people to take back control and monetise their own data; a sought after speaker on tech related issues including artificial intelligence and business ethics.

Sam Jones

Brian and his co-pilot Bertrand Piccard achieved the first non-stop balloon circumnavigation of the world on board the balloon Breitling Orbiter 3, establishing seven world records and achieving the Harmon Trophy, the Hubbard Medal, the FAI Gold Air Medal and the Charles Green Salver.

Brian Jones

One UK's best known environmentalists, Tony is not only a speaker on such issues as sustainability and carbon reduction, but an empowering speaker on Leadership and leading change within an organisation.

Tony Juniper

John has had a 30-year career in international public life spanning media, global affairs, politics and arts. He is the author of seven books.

John Kampfner

Influential macroeconomist, financial sector expert, development practitioner and international think tank blogger. Ex-investment banker and former adviser to the European Commission and Parliament, IMF and OECD

Sony Kapoor

Russian pro-democracy leader, global human-rights activist, business speaker and author, and former world chess champion. A champion of technology

Garry Kasparov

In 2023, Karenjeet made a striking debut as 'Athena' in the BBC One series Gladiators. A high-achiever with a proven track record of discipline, resilience, and peak performance, she is a Commonwealth Powerlifting Champion with multiple gold medals to her name, Karenjeet’s journey exemplifies the power of perseverance, goal-setting, and breaking barriers—principles that resonate deeply in the corporate world.

Karenjeet Kaur Bains

Founder of Tribewanted, a company which builds crowd-funded sustainable communities, made famous by the Fijian island venture on Vorovoro and now also in Sierra Leone. Ben is also an author, speaker and social entrepreneur.

Ben Keene