Our 2025 Speakers
Matt Pitcher
Wealth whisperer
Matt is the founder of local BCorp, Altor Wealth. In a previous life he worked with the former operator of the National Lottery, Camelot, to prevent their winners from making big money mistakes. This gave him a unique insight into whether money ever makes us truly happy.
Matt passionately believes that life is about connection and supports local community work through his Foundation. In his spare time, he is a father to two promising young adults.
Nick Hodder
Museum futurist
Nick Hodder is an accomplished leader in digital transformation and engagement, bringing over 20 years of experience driving technology innovation across commercial and non-profit sectors. Currently leading a major AI focussed digital transformation in the cultural sector, Nick leads an award-winning team at Imperial War Museums who have grown a digital audience of hundreds of millions people across the globe and has been recognised by Computing as one of the UK's most influential technology leaders in the UK. Nick chaired the Digital Transformation conference in 2023, the AI in Business Conference in 2024 and presented keynotes at both the IT Leaders Summit and Microsoft Global Non-profit Leaders Conference.
Dr Sarah Green
Lifelong design advocate
Sarah is a multi-disciplinary designer and academic. She has lead groundbreaking digital creative projects for brands including Sony, IBM and Disney. Her small business Birdhouse Studio included a design school for 200 children weekly in Winchester.
Sarah believes passionately that design can make a difference to everyone’s quality of life and has dedicated her 32-year career to this. Her personal passion and research area is interior design, and the how spaces around us can support our well-being.
Sarah now teaches media and communications with a specialism in advertising at University of the Arts London.
Chris Rees
Triathlon theorist
Chris is an entrepreneur, event organiser, and founder of ReesLeisure, dedicated to making sport accessible and fun for life.
With a passion for endurance sports, leadership, and personal development, he has organised large-scale sporting events that bring communities together and challenge individuals to push their limits.
Chris explores how resilience, adaptability, and endurance shape success in today’s fast-changing world. He is passionate about helping people navigate challenges with a mindset built for long-term achievement.
Gihan Hyde
ESG business impact expert
Gihan is the award-winning CEO & Founder of one of the UK’s fastest-growing ESG Strategy and Communications Advisory Bcorps.
She is an Equitable Growth Board advisor to BCorp UK and Money 20/20, mentor on Accenture’s Fintech Lab Innovation and is the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Director of ESG Communications Training. Gihan has led some of the largest ESG diversity and employee change communications departments including BP Workplace Sustainability, Barclays Internal audit, HSBC Asset Management, M&S HR, and the Riyadh Metro Project.
Gihan has won numerous awards: UK’s “CEO of the Year”, “The top black leaders in the UK to watch” and one of the most influential “40 over 40” communications professionals in the world according to Campaign Magazine and she is LinkedIn Top ESG Voice 2023.
Dr Lucia Fonseca de la Bella
Space scientist
Lucia holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics and is the Faculty Strategic Project Manager at the University of Surrey, where she leads the development of the Institute for Space. She previously served as an Ambassador for the European Space Agency (ESA) in the UK, helping non-space companies integrate space technology.
At the University of Portsmouth, she led the validation of ESA’s Euclid mission and contributed to space missions on climate change.
Lucia's research includes dark matter studies, and she was honoured with an award of excellence for her work at the University of Sussex.
Lucy Taylor
Play specialist
Lucy Taylor is the Mary Poppins of the working world. As the founder of Make Work Play, she helps groups do hard things in a fun way for great results. Lucy will be brining her firm belief that work doesn’t need to be boring or hard or an endurance test and that life and work go better when we play. Lucy creates playful spaces where you can do your hard things in a way that feels joyful, easeful and life affirming.
