Our Speakers & Performers
Our line-up of talented and knowledgeable speakers and performers will be delivering educational, inclusive and fun content across our two-day event.
Adam Pearson
Award-winning disability rights campaigner, actor, presenter and speaker
Samantha Renke
Actress, Broadcaster, Writer, Disability Rights Campaigner, D& I Consultant, Keynote Speaker
Eva Abley
Comedian & Britain's Got Talent finalist
Jordan Jarrett-Bryan
Presenter (Channel 4 and talkSPORT), Journalist and DJ.
Mik Scarlet
Journalist, Broadcaster, EDI consultant and co-CEO of Phab charity.
Martin Dougan
BBC Newsround Presenter. Paralympic Commentator & Torchbearer.
Mark Webb
Public Speaker and Campaigner
Jamie Shields
Founder of Inclusivi-T
Anna Landre
Disability Justice Activist
Shaun Flores
OCD Advocate, Speaker, Model, Actor.
Alex Winstanley
Children's Author & Award Winning Social Entrepreneur
J Grange
Musician, Songwriter, International Public Speaker and Neurodiversity Advocate
Celia Chartres-Aris (nèe Hensman)
Disability Founder & Investor
Mike Cowan-Jones
Director, ARMS Rehab Limited.
Andy Craddock
Birmingham Wheelchair Basketball. Inspiration of the Year finalist 2022
Richard Amm
Disability, Design & Innovation MSc. Research Psychologist BSc.
Christina Warner
Barrister & Multi award winning advocate and campaigner.
Puneet Singh Singhal
DEI Practitioner for NASA & Founder of Ssstart
James Leinhardt
Founder & CEO of Levitex. Chief Sleep Posture Expert.
Paul White
Chief Executive Officer at Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard Scheme
Shezad Nawab (MBE)
Multi-Award-Winning Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of ICE Ventures Ltd
Bethann Siviter
Nurse, Advocate and Author (The Student Nurse Handbook)
Solène Anglaret
Author, Presenter, and Entrepreneur.
Adelle Spindlove
Writer & Mother
Sukhjeen Kaur
Founder of Chronically Brown
Miranda McCarthy
Adaptive Yoga Live
Jody Klaire
Award-winning author, former police officer & law student.
Roxy Murray
Sex and Body Positivity, Queer MS & Disability Activist
Hester Grainger
Neurodiversity Consultant, Co-founder of Perfectly Autistic
Nate Williams
Chair and Founder, The Ability Group in Sport (TAGS)
Dan Pearce
Senior Accessibility Mentor, Great Western Railways
Chad Bouton
Podcast Host of Unsyted Radio
Gee Griffiths
Commissioner for Wheelchair American Football
Karen Pearce
The Wheelchair Alliance
Ashley Archer
Disability Advocate PWB, Founder of Rise Above Limits.
Cristina Serrão
Lived Experience Ambassador - NHS England
Kelly Gordon
Hot Octopuss
Dayna Halliwell
Social Media Content Creator
Matt Brinkley
Inclusive Exercise Specialist
Pippa Stacey
Disabled Writer, Speaker, and Influencer
Ciara Lawrence
Learning Disability Campaigner, Mencap Big Plan Engagement Lead & Podcaster
Neil Annis
Fostering Together - for children with disabilities - Managing Director
Marie Martin
SEND Warrior Mum
Ian Taverner
Mr Cookfulness
Kate Stanforth
Dance Teacher, Charity Founder, Disability Activist, Model, and PR manager
Nick Wilson
Disabled Adventurer
David Agar
Entrepreneur FinTech Leader
Laura Mathias
Visible Difference Campaigner
Kris Foster
Co founder of Open Book
Terri Louise Brown
CEO and Founder of Talks with MS
Nubarnu Somani
PhD student - Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research and Vision & Hearing Research Centre
Robbie Crow
BBC Strategic Disability Lead - Disability Workforce Leader
Chantal Boyle
Communications Manager - Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard Scheme
Adam Hyland
Director of Accessibility and Inclusion and Co-Founder
Helen Dunman
Chailey Heritage Foundation
Paula Marten
Chailey Heritage Foundation – Assistant Headteacher
Christopher Wood MBE
Aviation Accessibility Consultant
Tabitha Fung
Founder of Wheely Brits, wheelchair tennis player, disability advocate, ambassador and model
Emily Yates
Journalist and Speaker
Tailfeather Dance
Tailfeatherdance provides young adult dancers with additional learning needs a creative platform to explore dance and develop dance, movement and performance skills in different genres.
Josh Wintersgill
Award-winning entrepreneur
Dominic Lund-Conlon
Accessibility & Inclusion Manager
Carly Tait
Paralympian, Diversity & Inclusion consultant and Brand & Marketing specialist
Asa Hems
Access Advisor, CAE
Sylvia Mac
Founder of Love Disfigure Talent Agency
Lord (Chris) Holmes of Richmond MBE
House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology
Dan White
Policy and campaigns Officer, Author, Columnist
Gavin Neate
Founder & CEO WelcoMe
Alexia Baron
Porto & Bello
Chloé van Dalen
Disability Consultant, content creator, writer, interviewer, speaker
Warren Stapley
DEI and Responsible Business Specialist, Disability Rights Advocate
Ebony Quow
Proud DEI advocate, passionate about being a positive role model and driver for change. Lead People Business Partner for Technology at JD Sports Group.
Chandos Green
Chandy is a disability and mental health campaigner with a passion for helping people know more about disability rights and how to be an ally for disabled people.
JJ
Lifestyle Content Creator & Blogger
Steve Pearson
Multi-award winning Entrepreneur and Innovator, CEO of Sm@rt Technology Ltd
Helen Clawson
Founder of Adaptive Clothing UK
Alan Wallace
Disability Expo Co-Founder & Director
Jane Hatton
Founder/CEO - Evenbreak
Jurgen Donaldson
WFS Community Engagement Disability Inclusion programme manager at Amazon
Kate Headley
Director UK Government Disability & Access Ambassador for the Recruitment Industry
Naomi Johnson
Disability Inclusion Leader, Amazon / Co-Director of Neurodiversity for Amazon PWD (People with Disabilities) Global Affinity Group
Amy Mackay
Senior Program Manager for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Amazon
Jacqui Sampson
Director Workforce Staffing Ops HR - Amazon
Nic Bungay
Director of Housing & Assets at Habinteg
Alex Perkins
Senior Manager Community Engagement
Simon O’Gorman
Managing Director at TRaC Defence and Adapt-IT Limited
Melody Powell
Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, Twitch Streamer, Social Media Content Creator
Vanesa D’Souza
The Autistic Chef
Zaynab Sohawon
TEDx Speaker, Multi-Award Winning Youth Mental health advocate, Charity Founder, Neuroscientist, Young Innovator 22/23
Kane Holborn
Poet