Speakers

Our high-quality speakers are essential to ensuring our events engage audiences and provide relevant, up-to-date and innovative content for our delegates. If you are an innovator or influencer in your field, or know someone who is, please apply below.

Hassan Abdalla

Provost and Vice-President (London Campuses)

University of East London

Michele Acuto

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement and Vice-President

University of Bristol

Ebrahim Adia

Vice-Chancellor

University of Wolverhampton

Mohammed Ali

Head of Entrepreneurship

South Bank Innovation/London South Bank University

Harry Anderson

Deputy Director (Policy and Global Engagement)

Universities UK International

Deborah Andrews

Professor of Design for Sustainability and Circularity

London South Bank University

Jason Arday

Professor of sociology of education

University of Cambridge

Andrew Atherton

Vice-President International and Engagement

University of Southampton

Elizabeth Baldwin

Managing Director of Business Education

THE

Manuel Barcia

Dean of Global Engagement

University of Leeds

Paul Bartholomew

Vice-Chancellor and President

Ulster University

David Bell

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive

University of Sunderland

Sandy Bhangal

Executive Director of Global Strategy and Growth

ETS International UK

Carolyn Bishop

Head of Market Research and Analysis

Heriot-Watt University

Rupert Bourne

Professor of ophthalmology

Anglia Ruskin University

Jenny Brady

Inclusive Learning and Teaching Manager

University of Leeds

Rachel Brealey

Chief Operating Officer

University of Leeds

Bupie Buiser

International Market Insight Manager

University of Bristol

Cathy Burleigh

Chief Financial Officer

Oxford Brookes University

Joanna Burton

Head of Policy for Higher Education

Russell Group

Nishan Canagarajah

President and Vice-Chancellor

University of Leicester

Giles Carden

Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff

University of Southampton

Stephen Carey

Head of IELTS Global Recognition

British Council

Allison Cheung

Senior Research Executive

THE

Paul Clark

Strategy Consultant and Interim Director of Strategy, Risk, and Planning

University of the Arts London

Eliza Compton

Content Curator, Campus

THE

Joan Concannon

Director of External Relations & Director of York Festival of Ideas

University of York

Gareth Cresswell

Commercial Director, Digital Subscriptions

THE

Paul Cropper

Deputy Director of Finance

University of Huddersfield

Ben Cunliffe

Head of Brand and Marketing

NCUK

David Cutting

Reader (Education)

Queen's University Belfast

Flower Darby

Associate Director

University of Missouri-Columbia

Sarah Darlow

Consultant

THE

Ang Davies

Professor

The University of Mancheter

Ola Drummond

Head of Global Lounge

University of Bristol

Harriet Dunbar-Morris

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Provost

University of Buckingham

David Duncan

Chief Operating Officer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Operations and University Secretary

University of Glasgow

Paul Dwyer

Professor of Creative Enterprise

University of Westminster

Matt Easden

Head of Market Insight and Data

Imperial College London

Martyn Edwards

Director of Marketing and Advancement

Loughborough University

Claire Esling

Deputy Director of Market Research, Insight and Planning

University of Nottingham

Colin Ferguson

Executive Director

Association of Higher Education Professionals

Dan Fernbank

Energy and Sustainability Director

University of Reading

Ian Gadd

Head of Development for European Projects

Bath Spa University

John Gill

Editor and Chief Content Officer

THE

Helena Gillespie

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Student Inclusion

University of East Anglia

Ricard Giner

Vice President, Higher Education

Kaplan International

Vikki Goddard

Managing Consultant

AHEP Consulting

Charu Gorasia

Chief Financial Officer

University College London

Lorna Gozzard

Director of Engagement, Brand and Marketing

Royal College of Art

Deborah Greaves

Director of the Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy

University of Plymouth

Leila Guerra

Associate Provost of Digital Lifelong Learning and Vice-Dean of Education

Imperial College London

Catherine Hack

Lead Consultant (Education)

Advance HE

Steve Hall

Director of Student Experience

University of Bristol

Elaine Hartin

Chief Strategy and Finance Officer

Ulster University

Chris Havergal

News Editor

THE

Aitor Herzog

Business Development Executive

THE

Rosie Higgins

Market Insight Manager

Nottingham Trent University

Gary Hutchison

Professor and Dean of Applied Sciences

Edinburgh Napier University

Janet Ilieva

Founder and director

Education Insight

Julie Irving

Senior Programme Manager

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Vicky Irwin

Senior Director of Consultancy

THE

Samuel Jackson-Royle

Vice-President

GEDU Global Education

Suha Jaradat

Associate Professor

Edinburgh Napier University

Alison Jarvis

Executive Director of Finance

University of Southampton

Leslie Johns

Solution Consultant

Touchnet

Lucy Jones

Vice-Principal of Academic Development

ARU Peterborough

Paul Jump

Features and Opinion Editor

THE

Mike Kagioglou

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Business Innovation

De Montfort University

Shitij Kapur

Vice-Chancellor and President

King's College London

Sara Kassam

Director of Environmental Sustainability

King's College London

Deepak Kataria

Market Insight Officer

University of Nottingham

Abi Kelly

Director of International Engagement and External Relations

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

James Kennedy

Chief Executive Officer

GBS

Suneet Singh Kochar

Chief Executive Officer

Fateh Education

Karen Kroger

Chief Financial Officer

Queen Mary University of London

Matthew Lazell

Head of Product and Development

dataHE

Karen Lee

Director of Strategy, Performance and Transformation

University of Glasgow

Louise Lee

Principal Consultant

THE

Sarah Lethbridge

Pro Dean of External Engagement

Cardiff Business School

Ciara Lightbody

Director of Business Change

University of Glasgow

Abigail Loney

Assistant Head of Future Students and Marketing Operations (Market Insight)

Loughborough University

Rose Lyne

Net Zero and Emissions Manager

University of Aberdeen

Alex MacLaren

Associate Professor in Architecture

Heriot Watt University

Anthony Manning

Dean for Global and Lifelong Learning

University of Kent

Sally Mapstone

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

University of St Andrews

David McBeth

Vice-Principal (Enterprise & Economic Transformation)

University of Dundee

Vikki McCall

Professor of Social Policy

University of Stirling

Edward McClaran

Principal Insights Consultant

UCAS

Gerry McCormac

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

University of Stirling

Jane McNeil

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education

Nottingham Trent University

Jonathan Michie

Professor

University of Oxford

Jenny Moffett

Faculty Developer

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Ashley Mok

Senior Higher Education Consultant

THE

Greg Moody

Consulting Data Scientist

dataHE

Fiona Morrison

Director of Consultancy for Strategic Marketing

THE

Liz Mossop

Vice-Chancellor

Sheffield Hallam University

Ben Mumby-Croft

Director of Entrepreneurship

Imperial College London

Jane Norman

Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

University of Nottingham

Katie Normington

Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor

De Montfort University

Ceri Nursaw

Chief Executive

National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education

Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh

President Emeritus

University of Galway

Kiera O'Brien

Content Curator

THE

Henrietta O'Connor

Provost

University of Leicester

Claire O'Malley

Pro-Vice Chancellor, Global

Durham Univeristy

Messiah Odinma

Head of Student Finance

University of Hertfordshire

Karen Ottewell

Acting Director of the Language Centre and Director of Academic Development & Training for International Students

University of Cambridge

Nicola Owen

Deputy Chief Executive (Operations)

Lancaster University

Claire Ozanne

Vice-Chancellor and Rector

Liverpool Hope University

Damien Page

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Buckinghamshire New University

Trevor Payne

Director of Estates

University of Oxford

Christine Pickup

Senior Consultant

THE

Carol Prokopyszyn

Chief Financial Officer

The University of Manchester

Miranda Prynne

Editor, Campus

THE

Richard Quayle

Head of Student Admissions and Administration

University of Manchester

Zoe Radnor

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences

Aston University

Sarah Randall-Paley

Director of Finance

Lancaster University

Jessica Reeves

Market Insight Manager

University of Nottingham

Boris Remes

Director of Consultancy

THE

Ross Renton

Principal

Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough

Jamie Roberts

Head of Market Insight

Manchester Metropolitan University

Amy Ross

Principal Consultant

THE

Virna Rossi

Associate Professor

Ravensbourne University London

Sreethu Sajeev

Deputy editor for branded content

THE

Rachel Sandby-Thomas

Registrar

University of Warwick

Julie Sanders

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

Royal Holloway, University of London

Lee Sanders

Registrar and Secretary

University of Birmingham

Renata P. Schaeffer

Head of Public International Partnerships

University of Cambridge

Danijela Serbic

Professor, Department of Psychology

Royal Holloway, University of London

Elizabeth Shepherd

Managing Director of Consultancy Services

THE

Anderson Shum

Vice-President (Research)

City University of Hong Kong

Eunice Simmons

Vice-Chancellor

University of Chester

Ken Sloan

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer

Harper Adams University

Aneta Sobotka

Regional Subscriptions Director (Europe and the Americas)

THE

Foteini Spingou

Deputy Faculty Manager, Science

Durham University

Benjamin Stevenin

Director Business School Solutions and Partnerships

THE

Joanna Stroud

Interim Director of Digital Education

University College London

Frans Swanepoel

Research Chair (Professor)

University of Pretoria

Jack Tattersall

Director, Global Sales

Guidebook

Andrea Taylor

CEO

Edinburgh Innovations Ltd

Richard Taylor

Chief Operating Officer

Loughborough University

Lim Keong Teoh

Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Taxation

University of Winchester

Adam Tickell

Vice-Chancellor

University of Birmingham

Alex Tiffany

Head of Insight

University of Exeter

Chris Warrington

Director of Student Experience and Support

The University of Leeds

Edward Watkins

Professor of Clinical Psychology

University of Exeter

Ashton Wenborn

Branded Content Editor

THE

Matthew Wheeler

Director of Higher Education Partnerships

CourseLoop

Mark White

Chief Financial Officer

University of Aberdeen

Huw Williams

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor Global Partnerships

University of Exeter

Thomas Williams

Deputy News Editor

Times Higher Education

Kim Winter

Head of Portfolio and Insight

Nottingham Trent University

Beata Wojtczuk

Market Insight Manager

Heriot Watt University

Tanya Wood

Deputy Director, Communications

King's College London

Michael Young

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

University of Sunderland

Tim Young

Professor of Teaching in the Queen Square Institute of Neurology

University College London

Anna Zvagule

Head of Communications

London Higher

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