Media & Journalism Speakers

Freddy McConnell
Subject of the BBC Documentary ‘Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth’, Host of Pride & Joy BBC Sounds Podcast & Nominated as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Contributors to LGBT+ Life in the British LGBT+ Awards
James Barr
Presenter of Hit Radio’s Breakfast Show, Co-Founder & Host of A Gay & A Non Gay Podcast & Named in the Top 10 Online Influencers at the British LGBT Awards
Tim Reid
Co-creator & co-writer of the BAFTA-winning BBC One sitcom Peter Kay’s Car Share
Lucy Edwards
First-Ever Blind Presenter to Host on BBC Radio 1, Ambassador for Pantene & Included in the 2020 TikTok 100
Tom Skinner
Contestant on The Apprentice, Guest Star on 8 Out of 10 Cats & Widely Recognised for his ‘Bosh’ Catchphrase
Gordon Smart
Host of Morning Live on BBC One, Founder of Restless Natives & Former Deputy Editor at The Sun
Victoria Scholar
Head of Investment at Interactive Investor, Former Freelance Journalist for ITN & the BBC, Former Associate Producer for Bloomberg & Former Broadcast Journalist for CNBC, Named CITY AM Analyst of the Year 2023
Rosanna Lockwood
International News Anchor, CNBC Presenter, TalkTV Prime Time Host, Reuters Correspondent & Global Event Moderator
Karishma Vaswani
Asia Politics Columnist & Commentator for Bloomberg, Former Chief Asia Presenter for BBC News & Former Assistant Producer of CNBC Asia
Tim Marshall
Former Diplomatic Editor & Foreign Correspondent for Sky News, former Paris Correspondent at LBCI & New York Times Bestselling Author of Prisoners of Geography
Kelechi Okafor
Founder of Kelechnekoff Studio, Host of the Award-Winning Podcast 'Say Your Mind' & Author of Edge of Here
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Former Olympic International Sprinter, Five-Time British Champion, History-Making 100m Olympic Finalist, & Respected Sports Broadcaster