Our Speakers are recognised experts in their field and cover a wide range of topics

A Lecture Club Special Event ** Tasting & Talk

It all began in 2009, in a tiny workshop in Hammersmith, London. Two childhood friends, Fairfax and Sam, had an unwavering belief in things well made – the way they used to be, the way they should be. So they set up London’s first traditional copper distillery since 1820.

Their mission was simple: to bring London Dry Gin of truly uncompromising quality and character, back to the city where it first earned its name. Every bottle of Sipsmith is hand-crafted in genuinely small batches. Every drop of every batch is lovingly laboured over by hand, by our dedicated Distillers. No regimented timings, no automatic cuts, just a craftsman’s flair and a passion for gin well made.

Andrew Spira | Art Expert

LAST SPOKE November 27th 2018

Egon Schiele: The Ecstasy of Anxiety

Andrew Spira studied at the Courtauld Institute and Kings College, London. For several years, he worked at the Temple Gallery, London (specialists in Byzantine, Russian and Greek icons) and as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum where he worked on the British Galleries and for the Silver, Metalwork and Jewellery Department. Subsequently he was Programme Director at Christie’s Education for 14 years. Besides lecturing extensively on a wide range of subjects, he has taken numerous groups on cultural visits to Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Romania, Crete, Turkey, Tunisia and all over Europe. His book The Avant-Garde Icon, on the relationship between Russian icons and Russian Avant-Grade art, was published in 2008. He is currently completing two books (for Bloomsbury Academic) of the relationship between art and personal identity, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

andrewpspira@gmail.com

Toks Aruoture | Nursery Interior Designer

LAST SPOKE November 14th 2018

Nursery Interior Design Trends for Millennial Parents – A journey into the world of high-end nursery rooms

Toks is a nursery interior designer and the creative force behind The Baby Cot Shop, an upmarket retailer of baby and children’s furniture and room décor based in London. The company has been featured in major media publications including Vogue, Hello!, Junior Magazine, English Home, The Guardian, BBC Good Homes, BBC and ITV. Clients include high-profile celebrities, presidents and members of Middle Eastern royalty. In January 2017, the company opened their first location on the fashionable Kings Road in Chelsea, London.

Toks volunteers with the award-winning charity, Urban Synergy as a mentor making a difference in the lives of children. She is a prolific writer and has written for several blogs and magazines. She is married with four sons.

Twitter: @toksaruoture

Dr Nick Lowe | Professor of Dermatology

LAST SPOKE October 31st 2018

“Keeping up Appearances Safety and Subtly.” 

Dr Lowe is a Consultant Dermatologist and Professor of Dermatology with the unique advantage of training and working both in the UK and USA. He did the first scientific research published on Botox over 25 years ago. He has written many books the latest being “Perfectly Clear – the perfect guide to clear skin” and numerous scientific publications. He is regularly quoted in the press and is frequently invited to teach and lecture on the various treatments offered by the Clinic.

He is an expert in diseases of the skin, hair and nails including skin ageing, skin cancer diagnosis and treatment. He developed treatments for natural looking Botox for faces and its use for controlling excess sweating. He has published research on Lasers for rejuvenation, scars, acne, rosacea, skin redness, pigment problems, unwanted hair and birthmarks The Cranley Clinic offers state-of-the-art cosmetic procedures which include: laser and light treatments, radio frequency to tighten and lift, Botox, facial line fillers, sclerotherapy for leg veins and a professional range of peels. www.drnicklowe.com

Deborah Talalay | Theta Healer, Homeopath, NLP Master Practitioner, and a Healer.

LAST SPOKE October 25th 2018

“Your unconscious mind and how to communicate with it” 

Deborah Talalay is a leading London-based Theta healer with practices in Harley Street and West London. Using Theta Healing, Homeopathy, NLP and as a Healer, Deborah has successfully treated people of all ages and from all walks of life for a wide variety of complaints.

Deborah was an actress for many years. After years of repeated chest infections she was forced to look into alternative therapies for some answers. On the road back to health she became so fascinated by what these therapies could achieve where conventional treatments had failed, that when her eldest son was born in 1986 she decided to train as a homeopath.

As well as working with adults she has also treated many young people with behavioural and learning difficulties, who have gone on to become happy and well-adjusted adults. She has worked extensively in her practice with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome and at Chailey Heritage a centre of excellence for children with complex physical disabilities. Deborah was also a Foresight Infertility Practitioner, and has helped many infertile couples to conceive.

Over the years she has added to her skills by qualifying in Kinesiology, becoming a Master Practitioner in NLP – Neuro Linguistic Programming – and more recently becoming an advanced Theta Healer.

Mark Campanale | Founder and Executive Director, Carbon Tracker Initiative

LAST SPOKE October 17th 2018

“”The Clean Energy Revolution and Electric Vehicles – what will they mean for investors and the fossil fuel industry’s future?” 

Mark is the Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative and was editor of Unburnable Carbon – Are the World’s Financial Markets Carrying a Carbon Bubble? Report. This warned investors and financial regulators of the risks of runaway climate change and the speed of the clean energy transition. Carbon Tracker’s goal is to align financial markets with climate science. More can be found at www.carbontracker.org Prior to this, Mark has twenty five years experience in financial markets working for major asset management companies where he was co-founder of some of the sustainable investment funds firstly at Jupiter Asset Management in 1989 with the Ecology Funds, NPI with Global Care, the AMP Capital Sustainable Future Funds, and Henderson Global Investor’s Industries of the Future Funds. Mark has a masters in Agricultural Economics.

Jonathan Gabay | Author & Brand Journalist

LAST SPOKE October 3rd 2018

“President Trump – a man for his time? Explore the politics and psyche of the most divisive US president in history” 

Jonathan Gabay is an accomplished author, brand journalist, lecturer, and award-winning copywriter. In his capacity as a business journalist he provides valuable marketing, PR and branding insights for global news outlets including: BBC, ITN, Bloomberg, ABC, Channel Four, Channel Five, Sky News and CNN. Drawing on the latest marketing, psychology and social research, Gabay helps audiences see into the possible futures of consumerism, workplaces, politics, big data, and global demographics.

Gabay’s books are now studied at universities throughout the world. They cover global marketing, brand psychology, crisis management, digital cohesion, and effective content communications.

In recent years, Jonathan has collaborated on branding and reputation crisis stories involving, sports, politics, brands, royalty, IT, utilities, celebrity, and entertainment brands. And over a period of 14 years, he trained more than 10,000 senior executives.

In addition to having held three creative directorships, Gabay has won awards for copywriting. His copywriting books are now featured as part of graduate courses. Gabay’s latest book, Brand Psychology – Corporate Reputations – Consumer Perceptions(Kogan Page 2015 ) provides practical case studies and commentary that explains the psychology behind branded political, commercial, cultural organisations and how they win trust, loyalty and business – often despite a major crisis.

Thanks to his knack of integrating up to the moment news items with tailored talks, Jonathan Gabay remains a much sought after and highly engaging keynote speaker.

Malcolm Jones, MA |

LAST SPOKE October 9th 2018

“The History of the British Musical” 

Malcolm trained at University of London and RADA. He works for Age Exchange Theatre Trust in Blackheath, writing, directing and presenting theatre projects. He also lectures at the V&A on theatre for the V&A Short Courses and Year Course programme. Malcolm is also an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society. He has worked for Road Scholar USA for 12 years on Theatre Tours for adults.

He was Workshop and Events Manager at the V&A Theatre Museum in London for 10 years and has contributed as a speaker on theatre to many television and radio programmes. He has taught at Rose Bruford College, RADA, E15, Mountview Theatre School and The Actors Centre (London).

Mel Kenney | Financial Planner

LAST SPOKE September 25, 2018

“”What happens to money as you get older – and how to preserve it” 

An experienced planner, Mel has a background in economics including a BA (Hons) in Economics, an MSc in Business Economics which included a stint at the Norwegian School of Economics. In particular, Mel’s interest in meeting the needs of older people led to him being awarded the Later Life Adviser Accreditation by the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA). He is also a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society which is the highest qualification awarded by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and a further indication of Mel’s commitment to professional development. As the company spokesperson, Mel is often asked for comment by the national press on financial matters.

Whether it’s finding out how much money we will need just to get by or whether it’s something a little bit more luxurious, Mel enjoys adopting the financial planning approach before getting down to the nuts and bolts of financial advice.

Stephen Marriott | Author

LAST SPOKE September 11, 2018

“How going for along walk changed my life” 

Stephen R. Marriott is a British author whose creative spirit is inspired by travel and walking the roads less travelled.

Born in Portishead, Somerset, Stephen soon developed a voracious appetite for reading. Although, it wasn’t until later in life he discovered his vocation for writing. After studying Economics he worked as an investment analyst in London. His investment career was a fascinating period of his life but ultimately it didn’t satisfy his curiosity of the world and one day he found himself walking out of the office.

Adventures eventually brought him to the foothills of the Pyrenees to walk across Spain on the historical Camino de Santiago. It was on this pilgrimage that Stephen discovered he’d made the best decision of his life, ‘breaking out of the bank’.

LJ Flanders | Author ‘The Cell Workout’

LAST SPOKE November 28, 2017

THE CELL WORKOUT – GETTING FIT IN YOUR SPACE – DOING IT MY WAY  

L J is the author of The Cell Workout, an ingenious training manual based on body weight exercises performed in limited space. “I started writing the book whilst locked in a cell for 23 hours a day, on remand, at Pentonville prison,” he explains.

In 2011, Flanders was sent to Pentonville to await trial after being involved in a fight. In his cell he began performing basic exercises in a bid to get into shape and combat the boredom. When he was released he got a job with Virgin gyms and eventually he put pen to paper, thinking of various exercises for each body part, writing the descriptions and drawing the diagrams. This lengthy process would eventually become the blueprint for his book CELL WORKOUT. Initially he self-published and it is now published in 27 countries by Hodder & Staughton.

Andrew Spira | Course Director at Christies Education, London

LAST SPOKE November 22, 2017

ICONS: THE SACRED ART OF RUSSIA

Andrew studied at the Courtauld Institute; where he worked for many years as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He has done a lot of work with Russian art and wrote a book on the relationship between the Russian Icon Painting Tradition and Russian avant-garde art. He worked at the Temple Gallery, and as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum where he specialised in 18th century British Art and Design, and Metalwork.

For 20 years he has been taking tours to cultural sites in Western Europe, Russia, Armenia and Georgia. Andrew is Programme Director, of Fine and Decorative Art from the Renaissance to Modern, and is course director at Christies Education, London. He takes ‘icon art,’ ‘decorative’ or ‘applied’ arts as seriously as he takes fine art’. His favourite artists are Vermeer and Paul Klee and he would love to drink ale with Albrecht Dürer.

Alpesh Doshi | Managing Partner, Fintricity

LAST SPOKE November 16, 2017

DISRUPTION WITH TECHNOLOGY – A CONTINUOUS JOURNEY

Alpesh’s is an innovative and creative thinker and delivery focused entrepreneur enabled by new technologies and business models.

His career started over 20 years ago within financial services industry, and he now also works in telecoms and media and entertainment. He helps businesses map business problems to new technologies, bridging the gap between the business and IT. He has worked with large corporate clients around innovation, strategy and advisory, architecture and delivery of big data and analytics.

A founder of Fintricity, the company specialises in helping enterprises leverage big data and analytics solutions and technology and cloud. He also works to help deliver the promise of Blockchain. Fintricity also works in Digital Transformation and its application within companies to transform how they engage and transact with their customers and transform their internal way of working using social platforms

Valentina Ciardelli: Double bass Anna Quiroga: Harp

LAST LECTURE CLUB PERFORMANCE: November 14, 2017

CHAMBER CONCERT : THE GIRLS IN THE MAGNESIUM DRESS 

The Girls in a Magnesium Dress is a collaboration between two instrument of very different registers… And number of strings!: the double bass and the harp. The former players of this peculiar ensemble,Valentina Scheldhofen (double bass) and Anna Quiroga (harp), met during a rehearsal with the BBCSO between the BBCSO Pathway Scheme, and decided to play together just for fun.

After rehearsing together for a while, they got increasingly captivated by the sound produced by such contrasting sonorities and decided to carry on on investigating repertoire possibilities and textures.

Diana Mather | Etiquette Expert

LAST SPOKE: November 07, 2017

DO MANNERS MATTER IN TODAY’S MODERN WORLD

Diana studied drama, which led to her getting a job reading the news for the BBC in Manchester. She met and interviewed all sorts of people including many celebrities. In 2005 she was asked to devise a ‘finishing’ programme to improve manners for young ladies and later she introduced the first finishing school for gentleman in Scotland.

As Director of Training at The English Manner, she works with a wide-range of clients including MPs, senators, lawyers, university students and school children as well as large corporate organisations. The English Manner has offices and partnerships in China, India, Iran, USA, Africa, Saudi Arabia and UAE. She is the author of nine books, including four for children and her latest ‘Body Language Secrets’ and ‘Secrets of Confident Communicators’ Tweeting: @dianamather

Mario Otvos | Managing Director of 5Senses Catering Ltd

LAST SPOKE: November 02, 2017

SECRETS OF A PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN/AN INSIDERS VIEW

I was born in Hungary and got the cooking bug at a very tender age through my father who always loved to cook and I always loved helping him prepare Sunday lunch which is a big tradition back home. I soon realised that cooking is what I want to do for the rest of my life so I journeyed on to work at some of the best kitchens Hungary has to offer. In 2004 I decided it’s time to move on and came to the UK where I worked for hotels, contract caterers, agencies, gastro pubs, Michelin star chefs, conference and banqueting centres and event caterers. Having experienced the many different sides of cheffing I finally found my passion in the private chef field.

http://www.5enses.co.uk/brief-history/

Natasha Arselan | Founder & CEO, AucArt

LAST SPOKE: October 19, 2017

AucArt PRESENTS RE-IMAGINING THE ART MARKET: ONLINE

Natasha is a graduate of King’s College London, originally born in the UK, she has lived in many cities around the world. Natasha is the founder and CEO of AucArt, the world’s first online interactive auction house, exclusively consigning art from the finest recent graduates across the UK. Through Natasha’s International connections, she has conveyed her passion and belief in the project to some of the biggest names in the art world, who now support her and AucArt. Natasha is an up and coming art world disrupter, AucArt is her Solution to both nurturing new talent and feeding the masses with exquisite works of art.

Rachel Riley | Founder & Owner of ‘Rachel Riley’ brand

LAST SPOKE: October 3, 2017

THE LIFE OF RILEY – FROM CHILD MODEL TO CHILDRENSWEAR DESIGNER

Rachel Riley is a British award-winning brand, and Rachel is one of the UK’s leading childrenswear designers. With 2 of her own shops in London, her ranges are carried by many of the world’s leading stores including Harrods and Selfridges in London, Bergdorf Goodman and SaksFifthAvenue in the USA & Takashimaya in Japan. She has showrooms in NewYork and Atlanta, and distributors in Japan and S Korea.

Rachel has been honored by producing clothes for Prince George, including the sailboat smocked dungarees he wore for his first official engagement and is a favorite of many of the world’s high profile celebrities.
Married to photographer Daniel Jouanneau, best known for his iconic photo of Chanel no.5, Rachel has 3 grown-up children.

Doug Mather | Specialist in Human Behaviour, Influence & Motivation

LAST SPOKE: July 4, 2017

THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT WHY YOU REALLY DO WHAT YOU DO

Doug Mather is one of the UK’s most experienced and highly trained business coaches and trainers. Over the last 20 years he has worked successfully with thousands of people in the UK, Europe and USA, including senior leaders across the private, public and 3rd sectors, helping them produce the results that they really want in their businesses and lives. He has led internationally respected personal development programmes, and is a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming. For his MA in Design Studies from Central St Martins his research focused on workplace creativity. In his earlier career, he ran a successful engineering business where he discovered his passion for helping people be the best they can be and achieve outstanding results.

Susan Nately | Soprano

EXCLUSIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCE: July 11, 2017
SUE NATALY SANG A SELECTION OF POPULAR OPERATIC ARIAS

Susan was born in London and started singing as a young child. She trained at the London College of Music, Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and with Andrew Field and Geoffrey Burford. She sings extensively in opera and concert and for private events. She has sung in the UK, Spain, Belgium, France, Switzerland and appeared on BBC radio and has given major solo concerts at leading venues in London including; St Martins in the Fields, St James Piccadilly , Leighton House and four concerts at the prestigious Whitehall Palace, Banqueting House. the Schubert Society and made her USA debut in Kansas City.

Amy Lazenby | Investment Director, Close Brothers Asset Management

LAST SPOKE: July 4, 2017
INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE: SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL INVESTMENTS.

Amy is a senior investment director at Close Brothers. She sits on the Multi Asset Class (MAC) Committee. Prior to joining Close, Amy was a founding partner of a private client discretionary investment management business which she ran for 10 years before selling her 45% share to her co-founder.

She is a Chartered Wealth Manager and a Fellow of the Securities Institute and sits on the editorial panel for the Securities and Investment Review and the committee for the Wealth Management Forum. Amy’s desk manages £650m of private client money, including some of the firm’s largest mandates, charitable funds and ethical portfolios.

Peter Higginson | Art Historian

LAST SPOKE: June 27, 2017
ROME: A CITY OF EXTREMES. CARAVAGGIO OFFERS AN ARTISTIC MANAGEMENT

Dr. Peter Higginson is an art historian, university lecturer, and director of several cultural study tours abroad. He has taught numerous courses in Rome, Florence, Venice, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona and Cuba. He is currently a consultant lecturer at Christie’s Education, London.

Peter specialises in the art and culture of early modern Europe, and the Modern period. He has published on the patronage of Caravaggio, art and society in 17th century Baroque Rome, and the post-war American avant-garde. He is also the chairman of the William Heath Robinson Trust.

Jenny Edwards | Climate Reality

LAST SPOKE: June 13, 2017
CLIMATE CHANGE – AN OPPORTUNITY

Jenny Edwards is a business coach helping entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. A retired investment banker, she has a long-held interest in climate change.

Jenny is proud to represent Climate Reality – an organisation founded and run by former Vice-President Al Gore to raise awareness on the causes and effects of climate change and the remedies that are available. While the effects are being felt globally, we have, for the first time in history, the knowledge and the tools to implement effective solutions.

These solutions are evolving, and have the potential to bring about many beneficial changes not just for the climate, but for us as individuals and for our country. The revolution in the energy market offers some very attractive investment opportunities and the presentation gives a current, objective overview of the sector. Hence, Climate Change – an Opportunity’.

Whatever your views on climate change you can, if you choose, make a difference and this talk will explore our options.

Gerald Ratner | CEO, Gerald Online

LAST SPOKE: June 6, 2017
THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF GERALD RATNER

Gerald Ratner is a household name and a well-known businessman. His name is also associated with one of businesses biggest falls from grace. As CEO of the family jewellery chain he became one of Britain’s best known businessmen taking the business from 130 to 2,500 stores and sales of over £1.2bn. Following a high profile gaffe when he described a product as ‘total crap’, he spent 18 months in damage control but was eventually forced out of the business.

He was reduced to day-time TV and felt depressed and bewildered. Eventually he borrowed and developed a health club, sold it to develop his online jewellery business GeraldOnline. This was the start of his comeback. His story of Riches-to-Rags disaster at his very own hands fascinates and intrigues.

Kirill Kalinin | Founder and Director, AntikBar Poster Gallery

LAST SPOKE: May 9, 2017
AN INTRODUCTION TO VINTAGE POSTERS

Kirill Kalinin is a Russian born former finance professional who grew his passion for poster art into a thriving business. AntikBar specialises in original vintage posters from around the world covering a variety of subjects: travel, advertising, cinema, sport, war, propaganda.

The gallery is located at 404 King’s Road, Chelsea SW10 0LJ and online at www.antikbar.co.uk

Alastair Plumb | Associate Specialist, 19th Century European Art, Christies

LAST SPOKE: May 2, 2017
HOW TO COLLECT SENSIBLY: A SPECIALIST‘S EYE FOR COLLECTOR’S TEMPTATIONS

With nearly ten years experience in the art industry, I have an extensive knowledge of both the commercial gallery and auction markets. Initially conducting art fairs throughout the UK; I moved to Christie’s where my current role is as a 19th Century European Art Specialist.

I oversee the 19th Century European and Orientalist Art auctions at Christie’s South Kensington, whilst working with a team of international specialists to develop business across all of our auction sites and between auction categories.

Michael Morris Franks LLB FBIS | Partner William Sturges LLP

LAST SPOKE: APRIL 25, 2017
MR TURING I PRESUME!

Michael works in the William Sturges LLP’s property department, dealing with commercial property transactions. His experience includes international as well as purely domestic work. Michael’s clients are principally property companies, retailers, wealthy individuals and charities. Michael has been a Law Society Council Member for the West London Area 1998 to 2002 and from 2004 to date.

He was a member of Corporate Governance Board of the Law Society. He is the Law Society appointed representative on the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting.

He is fascinated by history and science. He is a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and gives talks on astronomy and Space Law.

Carrie Brooks | Life Coach

LAST SPOKE: APRIL 18, 2017
THE TIME OF OUR LIFE

Carrie Brooks is a professional life coach with a thriving coaching business. She has an amazing success rate with her clients, assisting them to achieve both professional success and personal fulfilment, to reach their full potential enabling them to live the life they truly deserve.

At present Carrie is running workshops, giving talks and seeing coaching clients on a one to one basis from her consultation rooms based in Soho Square.Carrie is also presently writing a book based on embracing life after 45! Carrie’s website is carriebrooks.co.uk

PROFESSOR NICK LOWE, M.B, CH.B, M.D, F.R.C.P, F.A.C.P. | CONSULTANT DERMATOLOGIST, CRANLEY CLINIC, CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF DERMATOLOGY, UCLA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 14, 2017
FACE AND SKIN REJUVENATION WITHOUT SURGERY

Michelle McGrade | Chief Investment Officer, TD Direct Investing

ANDREW WAUCHOPE | SENIOR INVESTMENT DIRECTOR

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 21, 2017
THE GREAT DISTORTION

Andrew Wauchope has specialised in investment management throughout his 30 years in the industry and in the charity sector in particular. Prior to joining Psigma, Andrew was head of Charities at UBS and previously was responsible for looking after Charities and Private Clients at both Laing & Cruickshank and Gerrard Vivian Gray. He is also a charity trustee himself with an extensive knowledge and experience of the investment responsibilities of a charity trustee. As well as being a visiting lecturer at Cass, and speaking on investment and ethical investment policies, Andrew has also worked with umbrella bodies such as the Association of Charitable Organisations and the Charity Finance Group.

DAMIAN CULHANE | NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 02, 2017
HOW TO THRIVE UNDER STRESS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUPERFOODS!

Damian is a professional Chartered Manager and works with family owned businesses as a Non-Executive Director to smoothly transition from one generation to the next. He is also a personal development coach and he is passionate about making a difference to people’s lives. During a charity cycle ride in 2015 Damian discovered the power of superfoods and how they enabled him to survive extreme conditions and remain focused during his 1,000 mile cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Damian will be sharing his inspirational story – including insights on how to sustain energy whilst under stress.

DEE BURROWES | MINDSET STRATEGIST

LAST SPOKE: JANUARY 26, 2017
HOW TO BE PROUD OF YOURSELF

My mission is simple. I help individuals to achieve positive, lasting change for themselves by building relationships with people and their teams. I help you make your life extraordinary by regaining self-love, self-esteem, self-worth and confidence with vigour and energy. With profound interest in exactly what makes individuals react the way they do negatively led to studying Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). This innovative process aids communication to enable an individual to recode the way the brain responds to stimuli in manifesting new and better behaviours assisting clients to reduce their stress levels, change, identifying their self-sabotaging habits and overcoming limiting beliefs to achieve greater success. To eradicate self-criticism and replace it in believing in your greatness! Who you are – the real you – the inspired, loving, giving, caring, full of potential, solution finder that is your true identity.

| BODY TRANSFORMATION COACH

LAST SPOKE: DECEMBER 06, 2016
HOW TO KEEP YOUR WAISTLINE IN CHECK DURING CHRISTMAS

Ru has been nicknamed “The Sculptor” due to the results he delivers. He connects the dots between training, nutrition, functional movement and a winning mindset. Even with the best fitness programme in the world, unless you have a positive self-image, a clear vision and the right daily habits to get you there, you won’t get far. Weight loss may often be the initial focus, nevertheless, in the long-term we want to improve our healthspan and turn back the biological clock. As an NLP Master Practitioner Ru can show us how to build motivation, and most importantly, how to remain motivated.

VALENTINA CIARDELLI | DOUBLE BASS PLAYER

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 30, 2016
TALENT UNLIMITED – AN EXCLUSIVE RECITAL

Valentina was born in Pietrasanta, Italy and is currently studying at the RCM for a Master in Performance. She has won several awards and prizes and she was a finalist in important international competitions. Between 2013 and 2016 she played with several symphonic and chamber orchestras including Northern Youth Symphony Orchestra Manchester, Orchestra Primavera Maggio musicale Fiorentino, Camerata strumentale Fiorentina, the BBC SO, the Archè Orchestra and the RCM Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. She has also wide experience in solo performance.

ANNA QUIROGA | HARPIST

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 30, 2016
TALENT UNLIMITED – AN EXCLUSIVE RECITAL

Anna Quiroga is an award-winning harpist who has recently graduated from a Masters Degree in Performance at the Royal College of Music. She is currently studying an Artist Diploma course in Solo Performance in the RCM and is being kindly supported by the charity Talent Unlimited. Anna has collaborated with various orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra. She has also toured Spain and participated in music festivals.

ELIZABETH MARSH | ENTREPRENEUR AND FLORAL DESIGNER

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 22, 2016
PETAL PERFORMANCE

Elizabeth Marsh takes a novel approach to floral design. To Elizabeth, flowers represent your brand or personality in a unique way. She believes that they should make a return on your investment in them. Based at the heart of the industry in New Covent Garden Market, her team-building workshops are also highly successful as they bring their creativity and knowledge of current trends to brighten up your day. http://www.emfd.co.uk/

JOHN BRANDLER | DIRECTOR OF GALLERY

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 17, 2016
FORESIGHT NOT HINDSIGHT – IN THE WORLD OF ART

Having started bidding at auctions at the age of 5 years old, I wanted to deal in china and porcelain, but had no depth of knowledge, I went to college to study Property – but it wasn’t for me so I started dealing in historic furniture. By the time I was 25 I had items from everywhere, from St Paul’s Cathedral & Buckingham Palace to the Vatican & Notre Dame. So when I had got nowhere left to go I happened to buy a painting at £10 – by Carel Weight RA and moved into Fine Art. Since 2002 I have advised clients to Buy Banksy (I was involved in the Huge Banksy show in Rome this year).

LORLETT HUDSON | THE WHAT NEXT COACH

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 08, 2016
WHAT NEXT

Lorlett is a multi-award winning Inventor, coach, speaker and trainer who is on a mission to help senior executives and entrepreneurs produce powerful results in their personal and professional lives. She is the founder and MD of One Hand Can’t Clap, one of the UK’s leading companies, set up to address under-performance in the workplace and schools. Lorlett is the inventor of the multi-award winning “Things Mama Used To Say”, a 52 card box set of Caribbean proverbs to facilitate change management and develop high performing teams. www.onehandcantclap.co.uk

ORLANDO PEARSON | CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 03, 2016
AN EVENING WITH SHERLOCK HOLMES

Orlando Pearson is a linguist and Chartered Accountant who has worked for many of the world’s largest companies as a specialist in international commerce. In his spare time, he writes Sherlock Holmes stories. These draw their inspiration from a variety of sources – Mr Pearson’s business experience, his interests in literature, politics, history, Classical music and sport. This means that everyone will find a work in his output which is of special interest to them. More information is available on www.OralndoPearson.com

EMMA PARKER | OWNER OF COUTOURS

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 01, 2016
THE HISTORY OF LONDON IN THREE DRINKS

After studying history at the University of London, Emma spent her formative working years in fashion and retail PR. This was a great time to be working in British fashion, however good things do often come to an end and so Coutours was born to take her into the next phase of her career. The combination of her knowledge of history and her story writing skills, learnt while working in PR, proved the perfect education for her new company. www.coutours.co.uk

JUSTIN URQUHART STEWART | CO-FOUNDER/HEAD OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 19, 2016
MAKING MONEY IN A MAD WORLD

Justin is one of the most recognisable and trusted market commentators on television, radio, and in the press. In early 2001, he co-founded Seven Investment with a group of like-minded people to bring a dose of ‘radical, common sense’ to the investment management world. They started a business that helps individuals and their families manage capital to meet their financial needs, and aspirations. They now look after over £7 billion of their money, as well as their own.

ANDREW SPIRA | COURSE DIRECTOR AT CHRISTIES EDUCATION, LONDON

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 13, 2016
VANISHING POINTS

Andrew studied at the Courtauld Institute; where he worked for many years as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He has done a lot of work with Russian art and wrote a book on the relationship between Russian icons and Russian avant-garde art (2008). He’s currently a course director at Christies Education, London.

ELAINE WILSON | AUTHOR, NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST, ACUPUNCTURIST, COLON HYDROTHERAPIST

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 06, 2016
DIABETES – EAT YOUR WAY TO AMAZING RESULTS

Elaine is an award-winning therapist and international speaker with a specialist knowledge of nutrition for diabetes. She holds Master of Science degrees in Nutritional Therapy and Acupuncture respectively, both awarded by the University of Wales. She also holds Professional Diplomas in Nutritional Therapy, Colon Hydrotherapy and Acupuncture. Elaine is the author of ‘the 6 diet’, creator of the Rebalance Diabetes programmes, and founder/director of Rebalance Learning. A former course director and college lecturer she combines therapeutic and educational skills to help her clients achieve exceptional health outcomes. You can find out more about all aspects of Elaine’s work at www.rebalancediabetes.com

ELISA BAILEY | ASSISTANT CURATOR, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION

My BA is from Cambridge in Modern and Medieval Languages and my MA in Contemporary Art and Politics from the Courtauld. I have worked in the art world for four years, with forays in language teaching, developing course programmes and translating and have lived and worked in five different countries. In my research I am interested in the use of ephemera, symbols and art as a vehicle for social change alongside the changing role of the artist in societies experiencing and emerging from repression or conflict.

HARRY HICKMORE | CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
MILLENNIALS AND OPERA: A LOST GENERATION?

My BA is from Cambridge in Modern and Medieval Languages and my MA in Contemporary Art and Politics from the Courtauld. I have worked in the art world for four years, with forays in language teaching, developing course programmes and translating and have lived and worked in five different countries. In my research I am interested in the use of ephemera, symbols and art as a vehicle for social change alongside the changing role of the artist in societies experiencing and emerging from repression or conflict.

MAX WAKEFIELD | CEO CHILLINGHAM CLASSICS

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
HEAVY METAL – INVESTING IN THE CLASSIC CAR MARKET

JEREMY MINDELL | TAX DIRECTOR

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 06, 2016
THE SOMME: CONTROVERSIES AND CONFLICTS

Jeremy Mindell has been involved in taxation for 25 years. He is also a keen amateur historian and has given lectures to a number of different societies. His specialist topics are 19th and20th-century History, in particular the American Civil War where he has given talks internationally. He is also in the process of studying for a masters on aspects of the 1st World War. www.primondell.com

JONATHAN DAVIS | AUTHOR, COLUMNIST, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR

LAST SPOKE: JULY 13, 2016
INVESTING LIKE WARREN BUFFETT. CAN YOU? SHOULD YOU? IF SO, HOW?

I have been analysing and writing about financial markets for more than 35 years, initially as a business journalist (The Times, The Economist and The Independent), latterly as an independent author, columnist and qualified investment professional (MCSI). Author of three books on investment. Website: www.independent-investor.com

NAOMI MARGHALEET | ACTRESS, HEALER, TEACHER, PRESENTER, WRITER

LAST SPOKE: JULY 06, 2016
COMEDY, TRAGEDY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

By 40 everyone has a book in them,” so they say. This evening Naomi Marghaleet will describe how her first book flew out in two weeks and was, in every sense, a form of birth. As an actress, Naomi trained classically and worked in the West End and on television for 15 years. As a healer she enjoyed a traditional spiritual apprenticeship then worked at The Sloane Health Clinic, The Royal Brompton Hospital and Medical Alternatives, London. Employed by the NHS for two years to give healing to addicts, she later ran courses in France that were featured by The Guardian. Naomi’s first book, “Comedy, Tragedy and Everything In Between: A Woman’s Search For Meaning” offers a unique perspective on what it takes for a woman in a man’s world to become the heroine of her own story.

JONATHAN METLISS | LEGAL CONSULTANT TO HOWARD KENNEDY

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 29, 2016
HOW TO ENGAGE – THE SECRETS OF WINNING BUSINESS

Jonathan is one of the City of London’s best-known lawyers, being one of the founding partners of City law firm SJ Berwin in 1982. He has been involved in some of the UK’s largest corporate transactions, including British Land’s acquisition of The Broadgate Estate, the £1.17bn acquisition of the Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield, the acquisition of Adidas by Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Maurice Saatchi, the disposal of the interest of Joe Lewis in Christies, the privatisation of the Pentland Group, and the takeovers of Tottenham Hotspur FC in the early 1980s and 2000.

MARK WILSON MBA | FOUNDER, NEWBEANS COFFEE UK AND BIGONIT

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 23, 2016
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY OR IS IT

Mark Wilson has worked across many different industries, with a specialisation on the impact of Technology. Mark Wilson started off his career working for Japanese consumer electronics companies and property development. Since then, he has used technology in various industries and many unique applications – such as the development of Property Renting, Supply Chain, and Food Distribution. He is now also the founder of Newbeans Coffee, a pioneering online coffee roaster; and BigOnIT, a full service digital consultancy that offers strategic assistance to companies and management teams, who aim to better understand the use and development of technology.

ASHLEY GRAY | DIRECTOR OF GRAY M.C.A

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 14, 2016
THE POST WAR TEXTILE VISIONARIES OF MODERN ART

‘Gray M.C.A’ holds an impressive and constantly changing stock of work, sourced from artist studios, galleries and private collections. Alongside original work by respected artists from the last Century, Gray M.C.A also selects work from a number of contemporary artists rooted in the finest traditions of Modern British painting and printmaking & textiles. Gray M.C.A is the leading dealer in fashion Illustration from the 1940s to the 1970s. They offer a discreet and personal approach to new and established collectors, assisting them in sourcing and purchasing new works of art that will build and enhance any collection.

TERRI MCNERNEY | BUSINESS COACH AND CONSULTANT

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 07, 2016
LEADING SUCCESSFUL CHANGE

Terri has 25 years experience, working with technical and operational leaders in a variety of sectors, including Exploration and Production, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Banking and IT. She holds an MSc in Organisational Change from Ashridge, and runs a specialist consultancy Inspire the Best. Before then she was involved in leading change in some of the world’s most complex and technologically sophisticated multinationals. She has also contributed to the Ashridge analysis of leading-edge change and consulting, published in ‘Organisational Consulting @ the edges of possibility’.

MARCUS ALLEN |

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 01, 2016
FINE WINE INVESTMENT – THE PLEASURE, THE PITFALLS AND THE PROFIT

Having read Business at the University of Nottingham Marcus entered the City of London in 2008 working at Goldman Sachs and formerly the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. In January 2015 Marcus moved to Cult Wines in order to build out the Agency side of the business. Marcus works with IFAs, Wealth Managers and Private Banks and their clients across Europe, the Middle East and Asia; helping them to achieve exposure to the Alternative Investment market and diversification from the financial sector.

NEIL POOLE | PARTNER AT ST. JAMES’S PLACE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

LAST SPOKE: MAY 17, 2016
BUSINESS CYCLES AND INVESTMENTS: DO YOU UNDERSTAND THEM?

Neil, a partner from St. James’s Place Wealth Management, provides quality face-to-face wealth management services to Individuals, Trustees and Businesses in and around Hertfordshire and the City of London. He has a wealth of business knowledge gleaned from his experiences across the globe, including from his time as a strategy professional with KPMG. For more about Neil see: www.neilpoole.com

FRANCELLE BRADFORD WHITE | AUTHOR

LAST SPOKE: MAY 05, 2016
ANDREE’S WAR

Francelle is a Director of the fine art and transport company Gander and White Shipping Ltd. “Andrée’s War” published in 2014 is her first book and is a true story of her mother’s exploits in the French resistance and her bravery and courage in occupied Paris. Andrée was an underground intelligence courier and was only 19 when the Germans invaded France.

DEBORAH TALALAY | THETA HEALER, HOMEOPATH, NLP MASTER PRACTITIONER

LAST SPOKE: APRIL 26, 2016
HOW STRESS SABOTAGES YOUR HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS

Deborah Talalay, creator of The Stamford Healing Process – a breakthrough treatment delivered through the internet.
Deborah is a Theta Healer, Homeopath, NLP Master Practitioner and Healer. A leading London based Theta healer, until recently with practices in Harley Street and West London she has successfully treated people of all ages and from all walks of life. Deborah is developing a programme to deliver treatment to those people suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Deborah lives and practices in Chiswick and is married with 2 sons. www.deborahtalalayhealing.com

SIMON WEBB | DIRECTOR

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 15, 2016
INVESTING IN FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

Until recently Simon’s career was in the corporate world as a partner in a leading management consultancy and providing board level IT and business change leadership in global businesses. He is now focused on a long-standing personal interest, fine art photography. Having collected photographs for several years, Simon was aware of their investment potential. Today he devotes his time to building a personal collection where the investment value totally eclipses that of traditional asset classes. He is now establishing Stratton Webb to enable other investors to realise the investment gains in this market.

ALEX WAN | MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 08, 2016
WHAT MAKES THE CHINESE DIFFERENT

An Independent Consultant with over 25 years investment banking experience plus another 10 years business consultancy experience working in many major cities around the world. Originally from Hong Kong but educated in UK Alex works mainly based in Mayfair and the City of London consult with high net worth or ultra-high net worth clientele.

MIE MORTENSEN | ART ADVISOR

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 01, 2016
WHEN ART BECAME AN ASSET

BA, History of Art, University of Tromso. Norway Diploma, Art History, Antiquity to Modernism, Christies Education, London.

FIONA JOHNSON-DAVIS | MD. THE BRAND INSPIRATION CO.

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 23, 2016
A PROFITABLE LOVE AFFAIR – THE BUSINESS AND THE BRAND ARE AS ONE.

Fiona’s passion is getting to the heart of a business and finding out the ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘how’ behind it. As MD of The Brand Inspiration Co., she helps clients from start-ups to well-established firms boost business by (re-)discovering their brand mojo. She’s held board level roles transforming brands across the retail sector. She has translated her story into a book, “A Profitable Love Affair, how to build and sustain a strong brand”. Fiona started the MA, Fashion Business Management at The University of Westminster. She is a Director of Women in Retail, a community for accomplished women. www.thebrandinspirationco.com

RUTH FARENGA | MINDFULNESS TEACHER

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 09, 2016
MINDFULNESS: FINDING PEACE IN A FRANTIC WORLD

Ruth Farenga is a Mindfulness Teacher trained by the ELK-Health Foundation. She aims to help others learn to reduce stress and gain more compassion towards themselves through the evidence based 8-week Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course. When she is not teaching, she works as a project manager for good causes, helping them scale programmes and drive impact. www.mindfulpathway.co.uk @MindfulPathway

DANIEL FRYER | CBT THERAPIST, HYPNOTHERAPIST, LECTURER, PRESENTER & WRITER

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 02, 2016
CAN YOU TEACH OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS?

A former journalist, Daniel Fryer is a psychotherapist and coach with his own private practice in SW London, where he specialises in the treatment of work-related stress management and anxiety disorders. He also holds clinics for the occupational health division of a major healthcare company (stress and trauma) and for The Royal Brompton Hospital (stress and pain control). A lecturer in CBT and hypnotherapy for the College of Cognitive Behaviour Therapies, Daniel also writes and presents his own specialist workshops on a wide variety of topics. You can find out more about him on his website, www.danielfryer.com

BEN DAVIES | FITNESS, NUTRITION AND REHABILITATION COACH

LAST SPOKE: JANUARY 26, 2016
21ST CENTURY HEALTH AND FITNESS

Ben has always been passionate about sport and fitness. He started in the fitness industry in 2007, coaching the French discipline ‘Parkour’ both in London and at workshops around Europe. He moved into a more traditional gym environment in early 2012, working at the prestigious Broadgate Club. He gained several years of experience there, becoming a ‘Master Personal Trainer’ before starting his own business in the City of London. He has a great deal of experience working with people at all levels of fitness; from budding young athletes to London’s legal and financial industry leaders. Find out more at www.tailoredfitcoaching.co.uk

RAJ PERSAUD | CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 24, 2015
CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD

Dr Raj Persaud is an English consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster and author of popular books about psychiatry. He is well known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues in the general media. He has published five popular books and has received numerous awards. He lives in Central London and is married to an eye surgeon who works at Moorfields Eye Hospital. They have a son and daughter

PASI AND PAUL JOKINEN-CARTER | FLORAL DESIGNERS

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 17, 2015
DECORATING YOUR HOME WITH FLOWERS – SCANDINAVIAN STYLE

Pasi has been working with flowers since he was five years old. By the age of 20 he already owned his own flower workshop and has worked with some very high profile clients from the Finnish Parliament, Danish Royal Family and some of the biggest Corporations in Europe. Paul has been working with his hands since he could first hold a pair of scissors. Although he only took up Floristry five years ago he has developed his own Floristry style, from petit bouquets to grand vases for Flor Unikon’s private and corporate clients. www.flor-unikon.co.uk

FIONA HERRING | TRAVEL SPECIALIST

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 04, 2015
RAINBOW TOURS PRESENTS MADAGASCAR

I was originally inspired by an advert about overland trips to Africa. I loved Africa from the moment I set foot in it. I’ve since spent a number of years exploring many African countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Namibia, Zambia, Sudan, Morocco, Egypt and Angola. I finally decided to return to the UK but have returned to Africa every year. There is something about this amazing, diverse and beautiful continent that has stolen my heart and I cannot imagine my life without it.

Greville Ward | Head of High Net Worth Marketing | Fundsmith

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 20, 2015
DON’T JUST DO SOMETHING, SIT THERE.

Greville Ward has worked for 25 years in European Equity sales, first in London for Laurie Milbank and then Savory Milln (with Julian Robins) before moving to New York in 1988 to work for BZW. In 1992 he joined Robert Fleming as Head of European and Eastern European Sales where he worked for 5 years. He subsequently joined Bankers Trust until their takeover by Deutsche Bank in 1999 following which he co-founded the US operations of Collins Stewart for Terry Smith. Since leaving Collins Stewart in 2007 and before joining Fundsmith, Greville worked for a London based Intelligence company.

GINA LAZENBY | BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, LIFESTYLE PIONEER, AWARD-WINNING BUSINESS CONSULTANT, WOMEN’S ADVOCATE

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 13, 2015
HOW THE RISE OF WOMEN IS CHANGING THE WORLD BUT IT IS THE RISE OF FEMININE VALUES THAT WILL TRULY RE-SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD

From setting up London’s ?rst human potential centre, creating the world’s ?rst professional training in Feng Shui, launching the UK’s ?rst healthy low-allergy buy-to-let home, to becoming a voice for feminine leadership, Gina Lazenby has been at the forefront of progressive lifestyle and business ideas. Her healthy living books have sold half a million copies and she has translated her multi-award winning business & marketing career into supporting women entrepreneurs. Now, after a decade of travelling the world and researching the changing role of women, she is writing about the different contribution that women are making in her latest book “The Rise for the Feminine” (publication later this year).

JOSHUA WHITE | ART HISTORIAN, LECTURER AND JOURNALIST

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 06, 2015
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY ART

Joshua White is an Art Historian, Lecturer and Journalist. He’s Consultant Lecturer for Sotheby’s Institute and also Course Director and Lecturer for Christie’s Education London Art Course. Joshua’s vast experience covers not only Art but he was also Homepage Producer for BBC Online, Freelance editor for FT.com and is also appears as a guest on BBC Radio 4.
Each week he presents a review of exhibitions in London on The Art Channel on YouTube. Follow Johua: @Joshuaswhite

SIMON WILLIAMSON | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT COACH

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
AN INTRODUCTION TO EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Simon provides bespoke leadership, management and team development programmes for senior and executive teams, specialising in the use of emotional intelligence in business. He also helps team leaders and supervisors in all types of organisations translate strategy into measurable outcomes and initiate sustainable and profitable change.

JÜRGEN HUBER | SENIOR FURNITURE CONSERVATOR ACR

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
THE WONDERFUL WALLACE COLLECTION

After finishing his apprenticeship in1988 and following the journeyman tradition Jurgen gained in Saarbrücken a ‘Meister im Tischlerhandwerk’ (master in cabinetmaking) in 1992. Having learned a very practical approach to restoration in various workshops in France and Germany he gained a postgraduate diploma in conservations studies 1998 in London. Since joining the Wallace Collection in 2004 he is responsible for preventive and interventive conservation of furniture, clocks and related objects. Jürgen has treated many objects, published extensively, curated many displays/exhibitions and has been working for various other organisations and individuals in the UK and abroad.

KELLY LINDBERG | PARTNER AT ST. JAMES PLACE

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
INVESTING IN VOLATILE MARKETS AND SAVING TAX

With a Literature degree from Yale and an MBA from INSEAD, I have had a 30+ career in finance in New York, Paris and, since 1985, London. After 17 years at JPMorgan London, I joined HSBC Private Bank as Head of Product Solutions and Deputy Head of Investors. At St. James’s Place, I help my clients minimise tax, maximise wealth and protect against risk. I am a member of the Investment Committee of The Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College; a Governor of Kings House School in Richmond; and, a former Governor of Epsom College. Please visit my website at www.sjpp.co.uk/kellylindberg

JULIAN ROUP | BONHAMS DIRECTOR OF PRESS AND MARKETING (2003-2014)

LAST SPOKE: JULY 16, 2015
SPINNING IN THE BELLY OF THE ART BEAST

Born in Cape Town, Julian Roup’s background combines Marketing, Journalism and Public Relations. His role at Bonhams was to co-ordinate corporate communications globally with in-house Public Relations teams and outside PR consultants in Europe, the USA and Asia. He led the company’s press and marketing function as it expanded from a British based company to an international player in 27 countries on five continents, and is today the third largest in the world. He is the author of ‘Boerejood’ and ‘A Fisherman in the Saddle’.

JAMES STARING | DIRECTOR

LAST SPOKE: JULY 09, 2015
STOP ACTING YOUR AGE – BE FEARLESS, FIT AND FIFTY PLUS

Personal Trainer, Founder of Fit to Last. In 2005 I was a 39 year old smoker who had been very fit when I was younger but had let my fitness slip a bit (actually a 15-year slide). As a new year’s resolution I decided to quit smoking by reading Allen Carr’s The Easy Way and by entering the London Triathlon as a focal point to keep me on track. Ten years on, and fitness is now a significant part of my life, to the point where fitness has gone from being a hobby to a career. I’m telling you these things because I believe that anyone can start working towards a healthier lifestyle regardless of age or current life choices.

ANDREW SEGAL | SENIOR CONSULTANT AT HW FISHER & CO.

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 17, 2015
DRUG DEALERS, BURNING TYRES AND A LADY OF ILL REPUTE IN THE UNPREDICTABLE WORLD OF INSOLVENCY

Andrew has a wealth of experience in dealing with all aspects of insolvency, both corporate and individual, and aims to resurrect businesses wherever possible. Over the years Andrew has dealt with a wide variety of cases, including everything from fruit farms to petrol stations and restaurants to property companies. Fisher’s want to be a business of characters, acting for characters in business. – See more at: www.hwfisher.co.uk.

STEPHEN EVANS | MANAGING DIRECTOR, EVANS HART LTD

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 02, 2015
FINANCIAL PLANNING – HOW TO SET AND ACHIEVE GOALS

Stephen Evans was born in the Lake District, followed by Nottingham University, and he then qualified as an accountant. After working abroad for several years, he started his own firm as an Independent Financial Adviser in 1986. Nearly 30 years later, his firm has 6 qualified Advisers and 700 clients.

ESTELLE LOVATT | ART CRITIC

LAST SPOKE: MAY 20, 2015
SECRETS OF THE ART WORLD

Estelle has the unique experience of working on both sides of the canvas, having trained as a painter & read art history, enabling her to make and judge art with expert opinion. Estelle is seen and heard on BBC TV & radio, SKY news & Al Jazeera talking about all forms of artworks, from the beginnings of Western Art from Leonardo to Hockney. Including that shark, those bricks and a certain unmade bed! Estelle writes art features for art magazines and newspapers, and gallery exhibition catalogue essays. www.estellelovatt.com Photo by Cristina Schek

JOHN NICHOLSON | FAMILY LAW SOLICITOR

LAST SPOKE: MAY 14, 2015
INCREASE YOUR FINANCIAL KNOW HOW

John has been a family lawyer for the last twenty years. He is currently a partner at Irwin Mitchell in the City. A fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, he works wherever possible to find negotiated solutions to family issues and avoid resorting to the courts. Working primarily with wealthy families, he has a particular interest in generational wealth protection.

IAN JARVIS | COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIST

LAST SPOKE: MAY 05, 2015
THE BHOPAL DISASTER: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

After 30 years in the IT business, Ian’s brain fell out and, in 1999, he began what is laughingly called a career, in complementary therapy. In 2011 he went on his first trip to Bhopal to work in a free clinic. Although he knew about the gas explosion of 1984 he didn’t realise it still affected people. He learnt much about the after-effects on the local population then and now. He learnt that a disaster doesn’t end when the media leaves. In this talk he extrapolates his learning and explores the implications of disasters to the world and to you.

DAVID ROWLEDGE | ASSOCIATE PARTNER OF ST. JAMES’S PLACE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

LAST SPOKE: APRIL 23, 2015
UNDERSTANDING PENSION REFORMS

David has more than 15 years’ experience within the financial services sector as a wealth management adviser and in a leading merchant bank as a member of the Investment Committee for the Pension Scheme.

JEREMY HACKETT | CHAIRMAN, HACKETT LTD

LAST SPOKE: APRIL 21, 2015
RAGS TO RICHES

SPIKE | PERFORMANCE ARTIST/ARTIST

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 17, 2015
HOW ARTISTS RESPOND TO LOSS, GRIEF AND TRAUMA

GRAHAM ROWAN | THE RENEGADE INVESTOR

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 10, 2015
HOW TO RESCUE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE

CONNIE GRAY | FASHION ILLUSTRATION SPECIALIST & CURATOR

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 05, 2015
POST WAR FASHION ILLUSTRATION – A GENRE REDISCOVERED

DAVID BUSWELL | THE AMAZING AGEING COMPANY

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 03, 2015
AMAZING AGEING – PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING IN OLDER AGE

JOHAN TAFT | PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP MENTOR

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 12, 2015
RAISE YOUR GAME

JOHN LANE OBE | AUTHOR

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 10, 2015
MY TRAVELS IN THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST

SUDHIR DAYA | DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED HEALTH

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 05, 2015
WHY DO I HURT?

JOELLA BRUCKSHAW | PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 03, 2015
STANDING OUT LEANING IN

MEL KENNY | LATER LIFE FINANCIAL ADVISER

LAST SPOKE: JANUARY 29, 2015
FINANCIAL CHALLENGES IN LATER LIFE

LIZZIE EDWARDS | PERSONAL STYLIST AND IMAGE CONSULTANT

LAST SPOKE: JANUARY 27, 2015
IMAGE IMPACT: WHY YOU NEED IT, AND HOW TO GET IT

FILIPPO DI LENARDO | FOUNDER OF ELITE RETREAT ITALIA

LAST SPOKE: DECEMBER 09, 2014
A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVENT

TIM DINGLE | OWNER OF THE LONDON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENT TRAINING

LAST SPOKE: DECEMBER 09, 2014
A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVENT

NATALIE ELLNER | MILLINER

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 20, 2014
HOW HATS CAN CHANGE YOU!

MIKE MOIR | GREAT GLASS SPECIALIST

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 18, 2014
THE SECRETS OF BOHEMIAN GLASS

EDWARD WEBB | PHOTOGRAPHER

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 13, 2014
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY – HISTORY, TRENDS AND THE FUTURE

PETER SHERWOOD | JEWELLER AND HOROLOGIST

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 11, 2014
THE POWER OF JEWELLERY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

DR RAJ PERSAUD | DOCTOR, PSYCHOLOGIST AND CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

LAST SPOKE: NOVEMBER 04, 2014
IS YOUR DOCTOR AN EMPLOYEE OR A PROFESSIONAL? WHY IT MATTERS

KATE NIGHTINGALE | FOUNDER, STYLE PSYCHOLOGY

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 23, 2014
THE REAL POWER OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS IN CONSUMER DECISION MAKING

DR ALISON GRIMSTON | STRESS AND HORMONE TRANSFORMATION DOCTOR

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 08, 2014
STOP THE STRESS!

PAUL VICK | FOUNDER, PAUL VICK ARCHITECTS

LAST SPOKE: OCTOBER 02, 2014
CREATING VALUE AND INSPIRATION THROUGH ARCHITECTURE

GORDON HAMME | FOUNDER OF FESTIVAL OF SILVER

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO BUYING AND COMMISSIONING SILVERWARE

ANNE ELLIOTT | HEALTHY AGEING SPECIALIST

LAST SPOKE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
DIET AND EXERCISE FOR HEALTHY AGEING

GRAHAM PRICE | CHARTERED PSYCHOLOGIST AND FOUNDER AND CEO OF ABICORD LTD AND BODY AND MIND TRAINING LTD

LAST SPOKE: JULY 08, 2014
BEYOND BOTOX! MODERN SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN WOMAN

DR TERRY LOONG | MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE SKIN ENERGY CLINIC

LAST SPOKE: JULY 03, 2014
BEYOND BOTOX! MODERN SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN WOMAN

ILYAS KIRKAN | MENTOR & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COACH

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 26, 2014
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

DOMINIC PICARDA | CFA CHARTER HOLDER AND A CHARTERED MARKET TECHNICIAN

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 24, 2014
PROTECTING YOUR WEALTH IN AN ERA OF TURBULENCE

NAOMI LEWIS | ASSOCIATE KINGS COLLEGE LONDON, THE WHITE RAVEN SCHOOL OF HEALING

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 17, 2014
HEALING WORKS

DAMIAN EARLEY | MD OF MISSING ASSET SERVICES WORLDWIDE LTD

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 12, 2014
** POSTPONED ** MISSING ASSETS:

THOMAS KELLY | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 10, 2014
RARE STAMPS AS A VIABLE INVESTMENT AND ASSET CLASS

CHRIS STRINGER | RESEARCH LEADER & FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY

LAST SPOKE: JUNE 05, 2014
HOW NETWORKING SAVED OUR SPECIES

DAVID ROWLEDGE & MATTHEW DEEGAN | ST. JAMES’S PLACE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

LAST SPOKE: MAY 15, 2014
GLOBAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

AMANDA GRAY, MA, FGA | THERAPIST AND HOLISTIC HEALING SPECIALIST

LAST SPOKE: MAY 13, 2014
THE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TRAUMA & SPIRITUALITY

MICHAEL GOEDHUIS | CHINESE ART EXPERT

LAST SPOKE: MAY 07, 2014
CANCELLED: THE ART OF CHINA

ANNA & JO | PRESENTERS OF THE BARKING HOUR ON BBC LONDON

LAST SPOKE: MAY 01, 2014
DOGS ENRICH OUR LIVES

GULCEHRE CIPLAK | ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST

LAST SPOKE: APRIL 30, 2014
AN ART SHOW, WITH A HUGE DIFFERENCE

SUSAN RUMFITT | JEWELLERY SPECIALIST

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 19, 2014
DESIGNED FOR WEARING, JEWELLERY OF THE 21ST CENTURY

PAUL DYSON | FOUNDER AND INVESTMENT MANAGER OF DCM

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 13, 2014
SECRETS OF INVESTING

MANNY SILVERMAN | EXPERIENCED RETAILER AND CONSULTANT

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 06, 2014
FROM MOSS BROS TO NORMAN HARTNELL

MONICA BORTOLIN-COSSA | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MBC DIAMONDS

LAST SPOKE: MARCH 04, 2014
HOW TO INVEST IN DIAMONDS

RORY CODD | HEAD OF FINANCIAL ANALYTICS AT HANSON ASSET MANAGEMENT

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 26, 2014
HOW TO ASSESS RISK IN THE STOCK MARKET AND PRESERVE YOUR WEALTH

ROBERT OPIE | FOUNDER OF THE MUSEUM OF BRANDS, PACKAGING AND ADVERTISING

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 12, 2014
THE BRAND MUSEUM

KEITH LODWICK | V&A CURATOR

LAST SPOKE: FEBRUARY 06, 2014
THE VIVIEN LEIGH ARCHIVES

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