BRILLIANT 2026 SPEAKERS

Founder of PedTech and Director of One Life Learning

Business Psychologist/The Pitch Doctor

Early Careers and Skills Lead, Lloyds Banking Group

Associate Dean, University of Liverpool Management School

Festival Director, BRILLIANT

Founder & CEO, Altru drama CIC

The AI Educator

Senior Education Consultant, Magma Maths & Certified Google Trainer & Innovator

Senior Vice President, Data Science and AI Consulting Lead, Kyndryl

Education Advisor to Liverpool City Region Mayor

Head of Digital Learning, Education and Innovation, "Portsmouth: The Digital City" Project

Management Consulting Senior Manager, Accenture

CEO, NetSupport and Chair of a Multi-Academy Trust

Programme Manager, Barclays

Head of Education & Learning, Tech She Can

Sculptor

Mayor of the Liverpool City Region

Founding Director of Wellington College Education, Educator, Author, Historian

Chief AI Officer, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Head of Business, Learning & Technology at City of Wolverhampton College & Certified Google Trainer

Founder, BRILLIANT Festival, hi-impact & STEMLive!

Actor and Contemporary Artist

Academic Technologies Lead, Lift Schools

Director of Careers and Employability, University of Liverpool

Primary Maths Education Consultant

Design Education Advisor, CLEAPSS

Co-founder and Head Coach at Earniversity

Managing Director, Alex Cousins Consulting

Educational Consultant, JC Associates

Director of Technology for Learning, Denbigh High School

Founder & CEO, Weypoint

Head of Data and AI, Arbor Education

Founder, Picker Pals

Operations Lead, Focal Studios & Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University

Executive STEAM Youth Director at The STEM Project

Sales Growth Manager, VenturEd Solutions

Managing Director, #ITjustworks

Assistant Chief Executive, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool

Headmaster, Cottesmore School

Head of Education, Ukie & Director, Digital Schoolhouse

Founder and CEO, Happy2Host Education

Principal & Director of AI, King's Leadership Academy Wavertree, Great Schools Trust

Headteacher, St George’s Primary School

Co-Director, Skills 4 All Alternative Provision

Independent Educational Consultant

Esports & Gaming Manager, Red Bull Technology Group

Founder, Evolve Generation

Senior Education Manager, Chester Zoo

Student Ambassador, Minerva Virtual Academy

Executive Headteacher, Auckland College Independent School

Founder of AI Edify

The AI Educator

Director, Fraser Esports

CEO, Director and Founder, SENsational Tutors

Senior Qualifications Manager for the Creative Curriculum, Pearson

Senior Human Resources Partner, Amazon

Executive Headteacher, Dhoon School, Laxey School, Willaston School

CEO, NetSupport and Chair of a Multi-Academy Trust

CEO, Sapio Ltd

Chair of Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford

Media and Esports Specialist, North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College

Founder, Progressive Masculinities

School Leader and Education Consultant

Educational Connector, InspirEdu

Vice Principal Pastoral, Minerva Virtual Academy

Biomedical Science Student, University of Salford

Maker Space Director, The University of Salford

Principal Analyst, Head of Education, Futuresource Consulting

Founder, BRILLIANT Festival , hi-impact & STEMLive!

Digital Learning Manager, Chester Zoo

Assistant Headteacher and SENCo, Laxey School, Isle of Man

Director of Apprenticeships and Skills, St Helens College

CEO & Founder, The Phun Phonics Method

Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Sync

Director of Digital Learning, AtC Multi Academy Trust

UK Education Manager, VEX Robotics

Senior Education Consultant, Magma Maths & Certified Google Trainer & Innovator

CEO, Primary Goal & Director, Edufuturists

Engineering Teacher and Autodesk Instructor, The studio school & CADCAM Educators Hub

CEO, PAIR

Biology with Olivia

Account Manager, ParentPay Group

Educator & Trainer

Trust IT Services Manager, The Keys Academies Trust

Head of Business, Learning & Technology at City of Wolverhampton College & Certified Google Trainer

Curriculum Consultant and STEM Educator, hi-impact

Digital Innovation Lead, Primary Goal

Assistant School Director, Cambridge School of Bucharest

Educational Consultant & Director, Edufuturists

CEO, Digital Poverty Alliance

Deputy Headteacher, Whitefield Community Primary School

Assistive Technology Lead and Head of Careers, Moon Hall School, Reigate

Chief Executive Officer, Elevate Education Business Partnership

Programme Manager - Education and EdTech, Central Government, techUK

Co-founder, Inventor Club

Founder, The STEM Project

Director, Edtech UK & Edtech Hubs Programme

Founder of Innovation X

Creator of ChangeMakerz

Founder and CEO, Be Free Campaign

Deputy Director of Partnerships, University of Chester

Director of Strategic Services, IN4 Group

Director of Digital Strategy, Rainbow Education MAT

Founder, EdenFiftyOne

CEO, SHINE

Assistant Programme Partnerships Lead - Liverpool City Region, IN4 Group