Our 2026 Speakers .
Jessica Wright
Managing Director / Peel X
Chris Hassell
Founder and CEO / Ralph
Dr Ikram Ul Haq
Senior Lecturer / York Business School
Owen Turner
Founder/Managing Director/Creative Director, United by Design
Oswin Wan
Creative Art Director / Viridian FX
Phil Birchenall
Business Strategist / Diagonal Thinking
Farah Hussain
Founder / Farah Networking
Helena Jones
Development Director / AY PE
Mat Lazenby
Founder & Creative Director / LazenbyBrown
Alison Grade
CEO and Founder / Mission Accomplished
Ines Ouadah
Solicitor / Harrowells
Kit Monkman
Founder & Director / Viridian FX
Ann Gurnell
Lecturer / York St John University
Louis Bamber
Joint MD / Button Down
Charles Cecil
Founder / Revolution Software
Dr Brendan Paddison
Associate Dean / York Business School
Ronke Lawal
PR Consultant and Founder / Ariatu PR
Andrea Morrison
Transformational Coach
Alison Norrington
Founder and Creative Director / storycentral
Catherine Ellington
Coach, Mentor & Consultant
Louise Saw
Business Growth / City of York Council
Cherie Federico
Director / Aesthetica
Dr Suzanne Livingston
Freelance Strategy Consultant
Dr Winojith Sanjeewa
University Lecturer / York Business School
