Michael Dobbs is the rarest of things, a raconteur and storyteller whose life has orbited around so many of the great events that have shaped our lives. He has observed politics from within the corridors of power and has the ability to relate his experiences with humour and wit. He doesn’t work from a script, but from a lifetime of experience.

Lord Dobbs of Wylye Profile

David Pritchard is known to many as the creator of TV chefs Keith Floyd and Rick Stein. An excellent speaker and raconteur, his book, ‘Shooting the Cook’ describes his often hilarious experiences in the starter, main and desert courses of his life in filming the delicate ego’s of gastronomy.

David Pritchard Profile

Stephan Shakespeare is the charismatic founder of YouGov, PoliticsHome and the world’s first political internet TV station and an inspiring innovator and businessman. One of the most influencial personalities in modern political media and communication.

Stephan Shakespeare Profile

One of the most globally respected commentators and consultants in the field of geopolitical risk. He is head of business research at Oxford Economics and former Director of Research at Oxford Analytica, and Director of Marvin Zonis & Associates. Topics include: Political risk, global political outlook, global economic outlook, geopolitics and international security, impact of politics on business and markets, emerging markets, frontier markets.

Sam Wilkin Profile

Eamonn Butler – Director and founder of think tank, the Adam Smith Institute. Eamonn is a broadcaster and writer on issues of economy and social policy. He was major force behind privatisation policy during the Thatcher era, is a respected author and online commentator.

Eamonn Butler Profile

Mark Borkowski is a renowned PR guru, master media manipulator and publicist. An authority on the future shape of PR and the art of product and event promotion. His clients include major Hollywood movie studios and global corporate brands. Often percieved as left-field by the mainstream industry, his success cannot be denied. Borkowski is globally recognised as one of the greatest speakers on the topic of innovation.

Mark Borkowski Profile

Exclusive speaker. A respected global entrepreneur, philanthropist, academic, former paratrooper and adviser to a number of world leaders. Azeem Ibrahim is the youngest person on both the Sunday Times Scots’ Rich List and Carter Anderson’s UK Power 100 list.

Azeem Ibrahim Profile

Tarique Ghaffur spent over three decades in UK policing diligently and passionately working towards making communities safe within Greater Manchester, Leicestershire and London. He found it a personal honour to lead thousands of dedicated and skilled police officers and detectives dealing with community reassurance, investigations, law enforcement, counter terrorism and global security issues.

Tarique Ghaffur QPM,CBE Profile

Dai Davies is one of the world’s foremost experts in Security and Investigation, a Former Head of Royal Protection and Chief Superintendent (Divisional Commander) Metropolitan Police Service.

Dai Davies Profile

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor is one of the longest serving and most respected broadcasters in the world. A household name throughout France and Europe. “PPDA”, writes daily commentary for France Soir newspaper and comments on European, world, and French politics on radio and TV networks, including France’s top news station RTL’s weekly analysis of political and business events. He hosts a weekly in-depth interview program on France 5 television.

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor Profile

Exclusive speaker Phillip Blond leads the award winning think tank ResPublica as a nationally and internationally recognised thinker whose work is having considerable policy and practical impact across the UK political spectrum and beyond.

Phillip Blond Profile

Dubbed in the press as “The HBOS Whistleblower”, Paul Moore was the only senior risk and compliance executive in UK banking sector to speak out publicly in the aftermath of the financial crisis about what he saw from the inside of a bank.

Paul Moore Profile

Professor Peter Sommer is a globally recognised expert in the field of cybersecurity, cyberwar, cybercrime, hacking, Internet futures, risk analysis and computer forensics. he is a well-established expert on computer security advising stock exchanges, large companies and insurance companies on systems risk. Audiences are often interested in the details of the high profile criminal cases in which he has acted as expert witness.

Professor Peter Sommer Profile

Andrew Garner has helped fashion the make-up of Boardrooms across Europe, Asia and the USA. As CEO of what is now Norman Broadbent Plc and as Chairman and CEO of Boyden his work at the highest echelons of the executive search industry has contributed greatly to the success of many international organisations at Plc board level.

Andrew Garner Profile

Exclusive speaker Stephen Murphy succeeded Founder Sir Richard Branson as Group Chief Executive of Virgin; he re-shaped the group and increased its diversification and reach before stepping down at the end of 2011. A speaker with a unique perspective on the key management issues of today.

Stephen Murphy Profile

As Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships, Amir Dossal has blazed a trail for new investments in hundreds of programmes for children’s health, women’s issues, climate change and biodiversity. . He has also spearheaded the UN’s engagement in the technology sector, working with Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Microsoft, Google and Vodafone. He is Founder and Chair of the Global Partnerships Forum and co-Initiator of the Pearl Initiative.

Amir Dossal Profile