Business and Keynote Speakers

Founder of People Tree and MD of ethical footwear brand Po-Zu. Over the course of her career, Safia Minney has been a pioneer in ethical business, establishing Fair Trade supply chain solutions, defining PR and marketing campaigns and defining the strategic directions needed to reach new markets.

Safia Minney

Editor of The Economist. Before joining The Economist she worked for the IMF. A graduate of Oxford and Harvard, she is a regular media commentator on the world economy and international financial issues.

Zanny Minton Beddoes

Futurologist and gadget expert, Jonathan covers the whole range of futures topics, but has special interests in future gadgets and devices as well as the world of robotics and nanotechnology.

Jonathan Mitchener

Once one of the FBI's 'Most Wanted' because he hacked into 40 major corporations just for the challenge, Kevin is now a trusted security consultant to the Fortune 500 and governments worldwide.

Kevin Mitnick

Linda really understands customer service and has the track record to prove it with extremely successful spells at Virgin Atlantic and as head of the Event Services at the London Olympics

Linda Moir

Professor Molyneux is widely respected as a key player in eLearning and is one of the UK's leading movers and shakers in the transformation of the UK towards the Knowledge-Economy.

Steve Molyneux

Former middle distance runner from the Coe/Ovett era. David was chief executive of UK Athletics for 10 years (1997-2007) taking the organisation from the edge of bankruptcy to one of the best funded sports bodies in the world by strong leadership, clearly defined objectives, and the development of excellent teamwork. He is a popular speaker at corporate events.

David Moorcroft MBE

British women's bobsleigher and sprinter. She competed in the 2-women bobsleigh event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea along with Mica McNeill. She also competed for Wales in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Mica Moore

HR Director with broad experience of a number of sectors including utilities (he is currently at Severn Trent), publishing (Penguin) and retail (Argos). At Penguin he instigated trying to recruit people drawn from outside the usual talent pool publishers draw from (typically Oxbridge, home counties) – they would have the same skill sets, but bring a new approach by having a different life experience. Also speaks on challenges companies face with the millennial generation, in particularly living costs when recruiting in London and major cities.

Neil Morrison

Financier, campaigner, author and mother of nine, Helena has a truly inspirational story of beating the odds in the male dominated industry of finance, she is regarded as one of the worlds greatest leaders. A feminist with a story of beating the odds.

Dame Helena Morrissey

Brilliant science and technology presenter, and a memember of the Festival of the Spoken Nerd.

Steve Mould

was Minister for Sport in Margaret Thatcher’s Government since when he has built an unrivalled reputation for his knowledge of sports administration having been an elite sportsman himself as well as a successful businessman.

Lord Colin Moynihan

Best known for presenting Channel 4's Superscrimpers and as an FT Columnist.

Mrs Moneypenny

Dhiraj is a Co-Founder of Shazam, the mobile music recognition company (acquired by Apple in 2018). He was named one of Europe’s Top 50 technology entrepreneurs by the Financial Times in 2015. In the course of his career, Dhiraj has served in senior roles in media & entertainment, digital business consulting and the charity sector with Save the Children.

Dhiraj Mukherjee

Hayley is recognised as one of the most inspiring young voices within the United Kingdom, an established keynote speaker, consultant and change agent.

Hayley Mulenda