Now that Autumn is here at last, bringing with it a busy period as events begin to return, it seems appropriate to reflect on the summer. While the summer months provide some respite from the rest of the year’s packed events calendar, the quieter period also gives us the exciting opportunity to meet new conference speakers – here are just a few that we’ve added to our website in recent months.
New Conference Speakers Added this Summer
Andrew Parker, Rt Hon Lord Parker of Minsmere GCVO, KCB
Former Lord Chamberlain and Former Director General, MI5
Few people have held a single role as sensitive and senior as the two Lord Parker has. After a 30-year career in the security services, which culminated in him holding the position of Director General at MI5, he went on to become Lord Chamberlain – the non-executive Chair and de facto head of the Royal Household. Unsurprisingly, he has a unique insight into how to face leadership challenges, and how to build open, diverse teams, unified by sharing the same goals.
View Andrew Parker’s full speaker profile.
Sharmadean Reid MBE
CEO, The Stack World
Reflecting on her early experiences as an entrepreneur in the beauty industry, Sharmadean Reid realised there was an absence of a platform that empowered women in business through networking and coaching. This led to her founding The Stack World, a platform built on enabling women to achieve their next milestone – reflections she also shares in her book, New Methods for Women: A Manifesto for Independence.
View Sharmadean Reid’s full speaker profile.
Grant Shapps
Former Secretary of State for Defence
With a Ministerial career that covered key portfolios such as defence and energy during pivotal moments like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Grant offers insights on how geopolitical events will affect businesses, as well as how net-zero targets present opportunities for innovation.
View Grant Shapps’ full speaker profile.
Rt Hon Baroness (Harriet) Harman KC
Former Deputy Leader, Labour Party
With over 40 years of Parliamentary experience (a tenure that makes her one of the longest-serving MPs in history), Harriet Harman has a wealth of experience in leading and campaigning (particularly around employment and welfare rights), as well as insights into what Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government is likely to do.
View Baroness Harriet Harman’s full speaker profile.
Baron (Simon) Woolley of Woodford KBE
Founder, Operation Black Vote
With decades of experience advocating for political representation and equality, Simon Woolley is the founder of Operation Black Vote, an organisation established in 1996 to tackle the underrepresentation of Black communities in UK politics. His work has significantly boosted electoral participation and civic engagement among Black and minority ethnic communities. Now, as Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, he continues to break new ground, becoming the first Black man to lead an Oxbridge college.
View Simon Woolley’s full speaker profile.
Sam Kiley
Author and Award Winning Foreign Correspondent
As one of the world’s leading war correspondents, Sam has spent over 30 years reporting on dozens of conflicts, from Rwanda’s genocide to Somalia’s famine, and wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Ukraine. This has given him a unique insight into how conflicts begin – and why they are often so challenging to resolve.
View Sam Kiley’s full speaker profile.
For further information or to book any of the above conference speakers please get in contact with us today.