IDPE 2022 Annual Conference speakers

Lord Dr. Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Keynote address

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Leadership lunch

Mr Mark Adlestone OBE DL

 Chairman of Beaverbrooks the Jewellers

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Leadership lunch

Clare Anning

Development Director, Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - The power and challenges of female philanthropy

Jaideep Barot

Headmaster, Bristol Grammar School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Transforming institutions: how development can influence your school strategy

Jo Beckett

Founder and Director, Jo Beckett Coaching and Development

Monday 20 June (in-person) - The new normal: how to work sustainably in this new era of work

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Resilience: your secret to success

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) -What really holds us back from asking? How to feel more confident asking for more

Caroline Black

Chartered PR and Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Managing Director, Caroline Black & Associates

Monday 20 June (in-person) - 'Insert school name here...' Ditching the cliches with copy that gives your school sparkle

Sophie Borrillo-McLellan

Development and Alumni Relations Manager, Royal Grammar School, Worcester

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Why life-long engagement is the key: engaging your community relevantly at all stages and ensuring the connection is there when you need it most

Claire Brownlie

Development Director, Oldham Hulme Grammar School

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Working with your alumni association – how's it going for you?

Megan Bruns

Deputy Director of Fundraising and Supporter Development, King's College London

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Alumni: who are they, why should you care?

Jo Bullock

Director of External Relations, King Edward VI High School for Girls and King Edward's School, Birmingham

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Community engagement: making a splash without the cash

Erin Charles

Head of Development, The Perse School

Monday 20 June (in-person) - The attitude of gratitude!

Juliet Corbett

Founder and CEO, Juliet Corbett Consulting

Monday 20 June (in-person) - The art of saying no

Friday 24 June (virtual) -Thinking and acting strategically 

Henry Cosh

Development Manager, Radley College

Friday 24 June (virtual) - 'No telethon, no giving day, no problem!': a case study in regular giving and participation

Sam Coutinho

Director, Sam Coutinho Consulting Ltd

Monday 20 June (in-person) - The challenges and opportunities of the development and bursary offices working together

Alison Cox

Development Director, Aylesbury Grammar School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Small in size, big in ambition!

Sam Davies

Head of Philanthropy and Alumnae Engagement, Girls' Day School Trust

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - The power and challenges of female philanthropy

Jack Dougherty 

Director of Marketing, Felsted School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - How MADGE changed our lives: getting the culture right - how small changes can make a big difference

Lesley Dowdall

Director of Development, Withington Girls' School

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Ever increasing circles

Dr Enya Doyle

Director of Inclusion, Highgate School

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Inclusion: Where do I start? Then what?

Siobhan Dunn

Former CEO, Teenage Cancer Trust

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - How to lead from any seat in the room

Daniel Emmerson

Director of Global Education, Felsted School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - How MADGE changed our lives: getting the culture right - how small changes can make a big difference

Laura Firth

Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Bolton School

Monday 20 June (in-person) - The attitude of gratitude!

Kathryn Fisk

Alumni Relations and Development, Harrogate Ladies College

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - The big alumni relations build: how to build a school alumni programme room by room, whilst also keeping your neighbours happy

Daniel Fluskey

Director of Policy and Communications, Chartered Institute of Fundraising

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Regulation and ethics

Michelle Gardi McGregor

Head of External Relations, Morrison's Academy

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Adapting to Covid: re-define, re-imagine and re-shape your events

Chris Goldie

Director, Gifted Philanthropy Ltd

David Goodhew

Head, Latymer Upper School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Transforming institutions: how development can influence your school strategy

Andrew Gordon-Brown

Headmaster, Kingswood Senior School; Principal, Kingswood Foundation

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Thinking and acting strategically 

Kate Gray

Development Director, St Albans School

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Development boards: a worthwhile investment of time or a waste of time?

John Harden

Old Shirburnian Society Secretary, Sherborne School

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Alumni portals: why they work and when they don't

Alex Hyde-Parker

Fundraising Operations Consultant, Efficient Fundraising Collective

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Regulation and ethics

Eve Jardine-Young

Principal, Cheltenham Ladies' College

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Transforming institutions: how development can influence your school strategy

Kate Jenkinson

Head of In-Memory Consultancy, Legacy Voice

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Trends in gifts in wills and in-memory giving

Karen Jones

Fettes Community Engagement Manager, Fettes College

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Making the most of your milestone

Simon Jones

Director of Development, The Manchester Grammar School

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - The past is the key to present fundraising

Julie Keller

Head, Nottingham Girls' High School GDST

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Ask not what your community can do for you – ask what you can do for your community: what does it mean to be a civic school today?  

Gemma Kilby

Head of Admissions and International Registrar, Felsted School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - How MADGE changed our lives: getting the culture right - how small changes can make a big difference

Simon Lerwill

Foundation Director, Marlborough College

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Thinking and acting strategically 

Kate Love

Director of Development, Felsted School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - How MADGE changed our lives: getting the culture right - how small changes can make a big difference

Anne MacFarlane

Old Shirburnian Society Alumni Officer, Sherborne School

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Alumni portals: why they work and when they don't

Ian MacQuillin

Director, Rogare - The Fundraising Think Tank

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - What's the cost of a place for my child at your school? Solving this and other ethical dilemmas in schools fundraising

Stephen McAuliffe

Deputy Registrar, University of Nottingham

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Making the boat go faster

Rosie McColl

Head, Brighton Girls GDST

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Ask not what your community can do for you – ask what you can do for your community: what does it mean to be a civic school today?  

Joe McGinn

Head of School Partnerships, ImpactEd

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Evaluating and improving impact: how to better understand the impact of your bursary programme

Becki Mckinlay

Director of External Relations, Monkton Combe School

Monday 20 June (in-person) - The time conundrum: regular giving vs major gifts

Lynn Moseley

Alumni Events and Communications Manager, Solihull School

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Alumni portals: why they work and when they don't

Nick Nelson

Head of History of Art and Director of Internationalism and Culture, Cheltenham College

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Mentoring: using alumni effectively, meaningfully and safely in your school careers network

Daphne O'Connell

Development Director, Summer Fields School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Small in size, big in ambition!

Kathrin Ostermann

Director of Development and Alumni Relations, City of London School

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Ever increasing circles

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Why I give

Jan Perrins

Associate Director (Development), Marlborough College Foundation

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Mixing up parent giving

Gemma Peters

CEO, Blood Cancer UK

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Leadership lunch

Nicola Pickavance

Director of Development, Fettes College

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Making the most of your milestone

Tracy Playle

CEO and Chief Content Strategist, Pickle Jar Communications

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Marketing with empathy: truly understanding your school's audiences

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Creating winning digital and social media content

Christian Propper

Associate Director (Operations), Marlborough College Foundation

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Mixing up parent giving

Phillip Rothwell

Director of Development, Warwick Independent Schools Foundation

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Professional networking and careers support: the number one priority for recent alumni

Claire Routley

Head of Gifts in Wills Consultancy, Legacy Voice

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Trends in gifts in wills and in-memory giving

John Rux-Burton

Founder and Managing Director, Shared Vision

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Winning at regular giving: waving not drowning, moving from survival to triumph post-Covid

Professor Adrian Sargeant

Co-Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy

Monday 20 June (in-person) - What makes a great fundraising organisation

Dame Rosemary Squire

Co-Founder and CEO, Trafalgar Entertainment

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Leadership lunch

Richard Sved

Founder and Director, 3rd Sector Mission Control

Monday 20 June (in-person) - Development boards: a worthwhile investment of time or a waste of time?

Saira Uppal

Director of Development and External Relations, Dragon School

Salima Virji

Jane Wakefield

Head of Marketing and Communications, Bath Spa University

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - A crisis: the best way to destroy your reputation?

Adriana Williams

Director of Development, Marymount Interantional School

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Ditching the data despair: how to prioritise your prospects through data

Elinor Wood

Development Manager, Ardingly College

Thursday 23 June (virtual) - Small in size, big in ambition!

Georgina Woolley

Head of Alumni Engagement, University of Nottingham

Friday 24 June (virtual) - Professional networking and careers support: the number one priority for recent alumni

Catherine Worsley

Development Director, Wakefield Grammar School Foundation 

Tuesday 21 June (in-person) - Alumni portals: why they work and when they don't