
Our 2026 Speakers .
Helena Jones
Development Director / AY PE
Chris Walker
Director / Bright White
Chris Hassell
Founder and CEO / Ralph
Dr Winojith Sanjeewa
University Lecturer / York Business School
Ronke Lawal
PR Consultant and Founder / Ariatu PR
Dr Suzanne Livingston
Freelance Strategy Consultant
Dr Brendan Paddison
Associate Dean / York Business School
Kit Monkman
Founder & Director / Viridian FX
Ann Gurnell
Lecturer / York St John University
Cherie Federico
Director / Aesthetica
Andrea Morrison
Transformational Coach
Charles Cecil
Founder / Revolution Software
Jessica Wright
Managing Director / Peel X
Louise Saw
Business Growth / City of York Council
Alison Norrington
Founder and Creative Director / storycentral
Alison Grade
CEO and Founder / Mission Accomplished
Catherine Ellington
Coach, Mentor & Consultant
Farah Hussain
Founder / Farah Networking
Phil Birchenall
Business Strategist / Diagonal Thinking
Oswin Wan
Creative Art Director / Viridian FX