Business and Keynote Speakers

Martin is a leading retail guru and author of The Art of Being Chosen' Secrets of Success from the Giants of Retail'. He has an impressive global speaking track record including Retail 2010 in Australia. He is a regular speaker at Oxford University's Summer School and Henley Business School.

Martin Butler

CEO of WGSN, former Global Editorial Director of HuffPost Lifestyle and editor-in-chief of the news website The Huffington Post UK.

Carla Buzasi

Best known as a Dragon's Den panellist and CEO of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw. He founded the Alexander Mann Group in 1985, an executive head hunting firm with a turnover in excess of £300m and operations in 50 countries, which he sold in 2002.

James Caan CBE

Former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Twickenham from 1997-2015 and was Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. An authority on economic and finance topics.

Vince Cable

Alastair is best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy; now concentrating on writing, speaking, broadcasting and consultancy.

Alastair Campbell

Versatile and well travelled factual presenter who has filmed in some of the world's most extraordinary and challenging locations. From presenting the Gadget Show to Stargazing Live, he makes science accessible for all ages.

Dallas Campbell

Tim won the first series of 'The Apprentice', and went on to setup a number of social enterprises and was and advisor to Lord Sugar. Now back on the programme as Lord Sugar’s right hand man.

Tim Campbell MBE

Luxury Content Director of the Sunday Times and Editor in Chief of Style. Formerly Editor in Chief of Elle Magazine, which she led through a complete˜reboot" to make it a cutting edge publication across all media platforms with an unprecedented social media reach.

Lorraine Candy

An associate of Cass, former Non-Executive Director of the Inland Revenue, chair of Leaders in London and author of Corporate Voodoo. René argues that markets are too fast moving for one person to get it right all the time and leadership is not an individual pursuit.

René Carayol

Former professional footballer and chairman of the Professional Footballer's Association. He has battled injury and depression, including a suicide attempt in Dec 2014, but has bounced back following a spell in rehab and is an inspiring speaker who can talk candidly on the subject.

Clarke Carlisle

Former Chelsea, Arsenal and Lioness legend Karen, is the lead female pundit for both men's and women's football, now also a popular speaker for business clients

Karen Carney

Lizzie is an in-demand keynote-speaker who shares her own inspiring story of how she launched an environmental revolution partnering with some of the world's biggest brands, including Nissan, REN, NorthFace, Mauritius Tourism, and Vevo Barefoot.

Lizzie Carr MBE

Thought leader, futurist and trend and innovation expert. Global trends are his specialty, along with fast paced innovation and his unbroken track record is a testament to his professional financial background, and his deep understanding and impressive analysis of trends and business strategies.

Jim Carroll

Founded the low cost airline Go for British Airways (it was successfully sold to EasyJet, and coincided with the rapid rise of online bookings). Currently, she is working on developing new business ventures - both start-ups and existing companies in the travel and leisure sectors.

Barbara Cassani

A successful jockey who was given just 6 months to live when he was diagnosed with cancer. But after chemotherapy he returned to racing, most famously winning the Grand National on Aldaniti in 1981. His incredible story of courage and endurance was portrayed in the film Champion.

Bob Champion