Keynote speakers

Charles Leadbeater
Leading Speaker on Innovation & Creativity

Timothy Garton Ash
Leading Historian & Political Essayist

Norman Davies
Iconoclastic Historian of Europe

Tony Brenton
Former UK Ambassador to Russia

Nick Robinson
BBC’s Political Editor

Seb Coe
Olympic Gold Medallist

Sophie Camu
Adviser & Expert in Western Fine Art

Bimal Jalan
Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Lionel Shriver
American Journalist & Author

Nick Hewer
Adviser to Lord Sugar

YV Reddy
Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

Malcolm Grimston
Expert on Nuclear Policy

John Hutton
Labour peer and advocate for nuclear power


Aubrey de Grey
Famous For Claiming That Ageing is a Curable Disease

Jimnah Mbaru
Respected Authority on Africa's Economy

Richard Dannatt
Expert on Military Affairs & Leadership

Nigel Marsh
Renowned Commentator on Leadership & Corporate Performance


Louis Barnett
Young British Chocolatier & Entrepreneur


Pierluigi Collina
Italian football referee, regarded by many as the best referee of all time

Simon Murray
Renowned businessman, adventurer and explorer