Business and Keynote Speakers

Writer, presenter and journalist Martin was BBC foreign correspondent in Moscow, Washington, Brussels and Warsaw. He covered the end of the Cold War, the Solidarity uprisings in Poland and the election of President Clinton. He was Director of Communications for Tony Blair's government and has worked extensively in the former Soviet Union. A fascinating speaker who can talk about all manner of geo political issue – he is also the author of Philomena, which was turned into a film with Steve Coogan playing him!

Martin Sixsmith

Chief Executive and co-founder of the Award winning Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall. It has had over 13 million visits and contributed over £1 billion to the Cornish economy.

Tim Smit

Business speaker. A leader, creative strategist and designer. He was Head of Retail Experience for O2UK Telefonica and creative director for the Arcadia group.

Simon Smith

Former Diplomat with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, negotiation skills, effective communication and resolving crises were a constant theme. Her keynote focuses on how businesses and organisations in ever-changing environments can apply these skills.

Claire Smith

Adam is Head of Boxing at Sky Sports and one of the most established sports broadcasters in the industry. He talks about the business of sport, and how the finances work for top level boxing matches while also has a treasure trove of anecdotes from both inside and outside of the ring.

Adam Smith

Widely regarded as one of Englands greatest female footballers, and now Arsenal Womens Coach

Kelly Smith

Sophia is an award-winning journalist, writer, speaker, and content creator, credited for pioneering astute, engaging journalism on TikTok.

Sophia Smith Galer

Dino is CEO at Persephonic, a Podcast Pioneer and the architect behind the hugely successful "News Agents" podcast presented by John Sopel and Emily Maitlis.

Dino Sofos

Ayo is a Civil engineer, BBC Presenter and a highly regarded speaker on STEM, sustainability and Neurodiversity

Ayo Sokale

Merryn is a hugely popular speaker and acclaimed commentator on economics, financial markets and personal finance with an enviable track record in the volatile world of international capitalism.

Merryn Somerset Webb

Entrepreneur, broadcaster, and advisor on business transformation to corporate and political leaders. On of Lord Sugars trusted advisors on BBC's The Apprentice.

Mike Soutar

Popular speaker on entrepreneurship and sales. Mike is author of "The Beermat Entrepreneur" a series of business books based around sensible down to earth advice.He is also a very experienced speaker, having spoken at over 1,000 events to every type of audience. His talks are highly motivational, with many practical ‘take-aways’, as well as highly engaging music and video.

Mike Southon

L Vaughan Spencer is the alter ego of the Comedy Store's Neil Mullarkey. The antidote for anyone who has attended too many personal development or management training courses.

L. Vaughan Spencer

Achieving sustainable success by adopting a healthy corporate culture has been Carole Spiers' mission for the past 20 years. She brings together the often conflicting aims of individual empowerment and executive management - proving to corporate businesses that empowered employees improve performance and increase profit.

Carole Spiers

An experienced fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement (FREDIE) professional with a wide range of experience in a range of sectors. With over 25 years of public service where Asari was consistently involved in developing and advising on FREDIE policies and initiatives – including setting up staff networks; recruitment. Great motivational speaker.

Asari St Hill