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Jamie barrow
Jamie barrow
2024
The world's fastest snowboarder. In 2013 a serious accident during a snowboard cross competition led Jamie to have to drop out of team GB due a back injury. Since then he has become one of the first westerners to snowboard in North Korea and has broken many snowboard records
Dr Dominique thompson
Dr Dominique thompson
2025
Dr Thompson is a young people’s mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author and educator, with over 20 years of clinical experience caring for students. She was most recently Director of Service at the University of Bristol Students’ Health Service and was named Bristol Healthcare Professional of the Year in 2017.
SIMON PARKER
SIMON PARKER
Simon is a British travel writer, author, filmmaker, public speaker and broadcast journalist, working across a wide range of themes and subjects.
In 2020 as the UK entered the first lockdown, he embarked on a cycling adventure across the UK to deal with the uncertainty and loss brought on by Covid
ANGELA Findlay
ANGELA Findlay
Angela is a professional artist, specialist speaker and accredited NADFAS lecturer. Through her long career of teaching in art in prisons and Young Offender institutions
in Germany and England she has become an expert on the relationship between art and guilt.
Laura Bates
Laura Bates
As founder of Everyday Sexism Project, Laura uses her platform and speaking engagements to advocate for diversity and female civil liberties.
Her writing, activism and speeches focus on breaking down barriers that prevent women from speaking.
Bola Sol
Bola Sol
Bola Sol is a Mathematics and Finance graduate who found passion in women coming together to discuss money matters. She created the platform Refined Currency in 2015 which provides information on debt, budgeting, saving and making money. And, she founded its sister company Rich Girl Chronicles, a money accountability group for women looking to be empowered by their finances.
Through one conversation at a time, she wants to empower people to take the fear out of finance and harness a healthy money mindset.
Josh Littlejohn mbe
Josh Littlejohn mbe
Josh Littlejohn is one of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs having founded pioneering social enterprises and led a global movement to tackle homelessness and displacement.
Josh began working on the homelessness issue when he founded Social Bite, a social enterprise in Scotland with a mission to eradicate homelessness in the country. Josh is currently working on bringing Social Bite’s cafes and villages to London and other cities in the UK and internationally.
elise wortley
elise wortley
With an all-female team in tow, Elise is bringing to life the incredible lost histories of female adventurers, by literally walking in their footsteps, using only what was available to them at the time.
"This project highlights these groundbreaking women's stories and achievements, with the hope to inspire women and girls today. Woman with Altitude can truly show what “the will of a woman can do”."
Alex Hibbert
Alex Hibbert
British polar explorer, broke record for longest unsupported arctic journey, hauling 430 lb sledge, 1374 miles over 16 weeks.
Bernard Cornwell OM
Bernard Cornwell OM
International bestselling author most famous for the Napoleonic war ‘Sharpe’ series.
Angelina Osborne
Angelina Osborne
TV and radio contributor and co-author of 100 Great Black Britons. She has a history PhD in the politics of slavery and abolition, post emancipation, and teaching difficult histories.
Anu Omideyi
Anu Omideyi
Criminal barrister and award-winning choir director. Served in the Furnival Chambers' Board of Directors, and is a governing board member of the Gospel Music Industry Alliance UK
John Hoskison
John Hoskison
John Hoskison is a former Professional Golfer and schools speaker whose career was cut short after a drink driving incident saw him sent to prison.
Sue Cheung
Sue Cheung
Award-winning and Empathy Lab trained author and illustrator of books for young people. She has featured on TV and radio, including BBC Radio 4
joe choong
joe choong
Joe started doing Penthathlon at school, gained a wild card entry to the U17 European Championships, and won. He went on to compete at the 2016 Olympics, finishing 10th, and then pursued a gold medal at Tokyo in 2021. Come and hear his story
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JAMIE ROUAN
JAMIE ROUAN
You probably know that Mr Rouan teaches Biology, is part of the
CCF team and heads up the Duke of Edinburgh programme. But
did you know his love of the outdoors has taken him to the top
of the highest mountain in the world?
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