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