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