Julia writes the Green lifestyle column, The Green Goddess in The Independent every Thursday and writes regularly about environmental subjects for The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, Tatler and The Sunday Times.

Expert conference facilitator Huw Edwards is known to millions of viewers as main presenter of the BBC’s flagship 10 O’ Clock News, Britain’s most popular television news programme.

Presenter of the BBC Radio4s Womans Hour, author and writer Jenni is also an outstanding event host & facilitator whose clients include The National Lottery Commission on Women & Gambling, National Carers Week Symposium and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain.

Business speaker and event host, Katie Hopkins is a branding and employability expert as well as a highly entertaining after dinner speaker.

Assistant Editor and columnist on The Sunday Express newspaper, Julia also makes a regular appearance as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and is recognised as a highly entertaining after dinner speaker.

Former Leader of the Conservative Party and Member of Parliament for Folkestone & Hythe, Michael Howard is now available for conference and after-dinner speaking.

Ben Brown is the presenter of the peak time evening news programme on BBC News 24 Weekdays 7-10pm with Emily Maitlis. Previous to this Ben spent some twenty years on the road as one of the BBCs most Senior Foreign Reporters. He continues to travel extensively, presenting for BBC news on the big stories and disasters across the globe.

Former Head of Media for The Conservative Party under William Hague, Amanda is a regular TV presenter, corporate host and entertaining speaker.

The former MP for Maidstone, Ann Widdecombe is an author, writer, broadcaster and outstanding speaker who is also extremely well known for her many TV appearances and strong opinions.

Described as Frank and funny,you cant put her down, Writer, Broadcaster, Reality TV Star and Politician Edwina Currie is an incredible communicator and powerful speaker.

A member of the boards of several companies and author of The Naked Truth Margaret is an outstanding speaker and a staunch supporter of women in business. She is an expert advisor to businesses on how to build sustainable cultures.

Baroness Young, formerly Head of Culture at the Greater London Authority where she was responsible for the development of the Mayors Cultural Strategy is a writer and empowering speaker.

Kevin Steele is a social and environmental campaigner whose track record includes the biggest ever lobby of parliament, a £2 trillion investment group for action on climate change, the largest coalition on family issues in the UK and Global Entrepreneurship Week, which involves 25,000 events in 77 countries. He has generated 4,000 pieces of media coverage for his campaigns and is a member of the Council on Social Action chaired by the Prime Minister. He speaks on bringing about change - through coalition-building, innovation and mobilising people to act.

Dr Suzy Walton – a Chartered Scientist, Chartered Director and Chartered Psychologist has a career that’s spanned acting on the West End stage, producing and presenting for Sky News, the BBC and LBC Radio and working as a Senior Civil Servant in Whitehall. A touch schizophrenic is how Suzy describes her work life and that’s before she confesses to also managing five children including a baby born summer 2010.

The UKs most respected news and current affairs presenter Sir Trevor is also an outstanding and hugely popular speaker, event host and facilitator.

Sebastian Coe chairs the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. He is one of the countrys most celebrated athletes of all time, a multiple Olympic gold medal winner and senior political figure.

John Prescott was Britains longest serving Deputy Prime Minister, and a key player in the Blair government. Few people can speak about leadership, politics and policy making with as much authority.

As Home Secretary at the time of the 9/11 attacks, David Blunkett served through some of the most turbulent events of recent years. He is a charismatic and gifted speaker on politics, security and management.

Charles Kennedy, the youngest MP of his generation at the time of his election is the former Liberal Democrat leader and is a high profile speaker on UK politics.

Captivating speaker Nayla Al Khaja’s ground breaking achievements inspire audiences around the world. Based in Dubai she is a successful film director and works hard to help change the way the west views the Middle East.

Winner of two Sony awards and three British comedy awards, the Scottish born writer, director, producer and performer Armando Iannucci’s after dinner speeches are as irreverent, eloquent and hilarious as the programmes he has created and it is clear why the Observer labelled him one of the 50 funniest acts in British Comedy.

Experienced broadcaster, journalist and former MP David Mellor is a highly regarded after dinner speaker due to his wealth of knowledge regarding business, politics and sport.

Author, broadcaster and Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies Cristinas novels for Harper Collins include The Good Divorce Guide and The Dilemmas of Harriet Carew. Odones recent pamphlet for the Centre for Policy Studies, What REAL Women Want, focuses on the choices and challenges that women face today.

Nick’s father ran a successful news agency and Nick, keen to make a name for himself in the same industry, joined the Kentish Independent Newspaper in 1981. He went on to work at the Sunday Mirror, The Sun, and the Sunday Magazine

Liam is Chief Economist at Prosperity Capital Management - one of the worlds leading asset-management firms, with investments worth more than $5bn across Russia and the Former Soviet Union.

Award-winning Public Speaker Sareda is a writer, broadcaster and presenter. A trained journalist she began her career as a BBC reporter during the Commonwealth Games in Manchester and is currently a prolific travel writer. Sareda is a charming and inspiring speaker on a number of different topics including politics and multi-cultural issues and is also an excellent conference host and facilitator.

Never far from controversy, Alastair has been back in the public eye during the recent general election. His full diaries, revealing the Blair/Brown leadership struggle for the first time, will be published at 6 monthly intervals throughout this year and next. As a result of Alastair’s involvement in the 13 years of Labour rule, it is undeniable that he can speak authoritatively on change management, strategy, implementation, communications and leadership.

David Dimbleby has presented Question Time on BBC1 since 1994, and has hosted the BBCs Election coverage since 1979.

Son of the late South African anti-apartheid activist Bantu Stephen Biko and Chief Executive Officer of the Steve Biko Foundation Nkosinathi Biko is an truly inspiring and fascinating speaker.

Ayo Johnson is an award winning specialist in African Affairs. He is a dedicated campaigner for jusice and human rights around the world, an international broadcaster, keynote speaker and writer.

Multi award winning Talk radio Presenter and national newspaper columnist Jon Gaunt is also an entertaining speaker, awards host and conference facilitator.

BBC presenter and journalist Anita Anand is also a highly skilled event host and facilitator. Used to interviewing politicians live, she has an inate ability to coordinate lively debate and expertly chair all kinds of events.

Alex Thomson is a familiar figure in British TV news as both an award-winning correspondent and anchor on ITNs Channel 4 News. He combines reporting on major national and international stories and war coverage with his studio presenting role on Channel 4s in-depth 7pm nightly news.

Outstanding speaker and crowned Queen of the jungle in the 2005 I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Carol Thatcher is also a best selling author, journalist and broadcaster.

When a gang of drunken teenagers kicked Helen Newlove’s husband Garry to death in front of their young daughters, she led the ‘Broken Britain’ debate on anti-social behaviour which earned her a peerage.

Helen is a moving and inspiring speaker and is writing a book on her experiences so she can continue to campaign to improve our streets and make UK communities safer places to live in.

Primarily a news and current affairs presenter conducting interviews with prime ministers and politicians for BBC radio and television. Diana has hosted debate programmes on Radio 4 as well as presenting You and Yours, Pick of the Week and Woman’s Hour. On screen Diana has presented Westminster Live, Breakfast with Frost, reported from Party Political Conferences, Elections and Budgets, and hosted the viewer comment programme Bite Back.

Acclaimed young author Henry regularly speaks at literary festivals and corporate events on everything from how groups work, the need for eccentricity, and, on a quite different tack, contemporary art in the Middle East.

Ranked as one of the worlds highest ranking and most authorative corporate speakers, conference keynote producers and after dinner speakers Sir Bob Geldof is the man behind Live Aid, Boom Town Rats and much more.

Channel 4 News International Editor, Journalist and Speaker Lindsey Hilsum talks about war, peace, human rights and international affairs, based on 20 years covering conflict and diplomacy across the globe. Her areas of special interest include the Middle East and Africa.