BRILLIANT 2026 SPEAKERS
BRILLIANT brings together educators, industry and technology leaders to explore how we prepare young people for the future of work.
Take a look at our excellent roster of speakers
2026 SPEAKERS
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Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith
Founder of PedTech and Director of One Life Learning
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Trudi Barrow
Design education and AI in education specialist, CLEAPSS and Blue Lias Consulting
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Prof. Lynne Bianchi
Director of Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub, The University of Manchester
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Dene Botha
Founder, Earniversity
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Nachelle Crowther
Founder, Evolve Generation
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Prof. Sara de Freitas
CEO, Weypoint
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Austin Earl
Senior Programme Manager, Education & Edtech, techUK
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Gifty Francis
Founder & Digital Learning Consultant, Gifty Francis Consultancy
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James Fraser-Murison
Director, Fraser Esports
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Sir Paul Grant
Education Advisor to Liverpool City Region Mayor
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Gemma Gwilliam
Head of Digital Learning, Education and Innovation, "Portsmouth: The Digital City" Project
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Victoria Hedlund
Founder, GenEd Labs.ai
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Matt Jessop
Head Teacher, Crosthwaite C. E. Primary School
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Al Kingsley MBE
CEO of NetSupport, MAT Chair and Author
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Laura Knight
CEO, Sapio Ltd
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Prof. Andy Miah
Chair of Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Emily Robson
Assistant Chief Executive, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool
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Shahneila Saeed
Head of Education, Ukie; Director, Digital Schoolhouse
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Tiffany St James
Chief AI Officer, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
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Melanie Tagg
Principal Analyst leading the Education Technology team at Futuresource Consulting
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Alan Thompson
Founder of BRILLIANT Festival , hi-impact & STEMLive!
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Lawrence Tijjani
Founder and CEO, Happy2Host Education
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Matthew Wemyss
Assistant School Director, Cambridge School of Bucharest