2024 Speakers

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Alison Lathwell
Deputy Director Nursing & Midwifery
NHS England
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Alyson Brett
Managing Director
NHS Commercial Solutions
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Anna Page
chief nurse
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Beatrix Fletcher
Programme Manager
Fellowship in Clinical AI
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Bethany Carter
national lead guardian support and policy
National Guardians Office
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Beverley Sawer
lead senior intern / recruitment nurse
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust
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Carol Snape
Senior Nurse Manager for Education
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
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Chris Judge
Digital Engagement Manager
Justice Services at Telus Health
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Christina Saville
lecturer
University of Southampton
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Christina Mayiati
Ward Sister – Acute Admissions Ward (AAW)
Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
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Claire Reed
Regional Head of Operations for Secure Services and Community Substance Misuse Services
Spectrum
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Dame Anne Marie Rafferty CBE
Professor of nursing policy
King’s College London
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Dawn Hennefer
Nurse and Senior Lecturer
University of Salford
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Deborah Blackburn
Director Children's Commissioning, Nursing and Wellbeing
Salford council
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Dr Agimol Pradeep
Senior Transplant Coordinator
Kings College Hospital, London
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Dr Brigita Séguis
Head of Impact Evaluation
Cambridge University Press and Assessment (CUPA)
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Dr Chiara Dall’Ora
Associate Professor | Health Workforce
University of Southampton
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Dr Dilla Davis
Lecturer
Nursing Education King's College London
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Ed Hughes
CEO
Council of Deans of Health
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Eleanor McManus
Associate Director of Education
The Christie School of Oncology, Manchester
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Gemma Mitchell
news and features editor
Nursing Times
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Jess Sainsbury
Head of Nursing and Midwifery Engagement
Florence Nightingale Foundation
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Julie Hogg
Chief Nurse
University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust
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Juliette Cosgrove
Chief Nurse, Director of Clinical Governance and Managing Director of NHS Professionals Academy
NHS Professionals
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Kate Gardiner
Head of Nursing Workforce Improvement, NHS England (London Region)
NHS England
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Kate Price
Lead for Nursing and Midwifery Retention
GST
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Kerri Eilertsen Feeney
Lead Midwife
NHS England Workforce, Training & Education
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Lucy Gillespie
National Professional Lead for Nursing
Skills for Care
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Nikita Hill
senior nurse undergraduate education
University College London NHS Foundation Trust
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Oliver Soriano
Executive Chief Nurse Officer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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Paul Matthews
CEO, Author
People Alchemy
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Paul Deemer
Head of diversity and inclusion
NHS Employers
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Paula Holt
Senior Nursing Adviser, Professional Practice Directorate
NMC
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Professor Jill Maben OBE
Professor
Health Services Research and Nursing at the University of Surrey
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Professor June Andrews
OBE dementia expert, academic and author
Sedaca Limited
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Professor Mark Radford
National Director of Education and LTWP Delivery & Deputy Chief Nursing Officer  Workforce, Training and Education
NHS England
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Raluca Oaten
Policy and Research Associate
Florence Nightingale Foundation
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Ray Ben Goto
Lead Senior Intern
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Rob Lewis
head of nursing for workforce & education
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
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Sam Foster
Executive Nurse Director of Professional Practice
Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Sharon Sinfield
Deputy Assistant Director of Nursing, Workforce Development & Education
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
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Steve Ford
editor
Nursing Times
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Sue Cox
Associate Chief Nurse and Director
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
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Tracey Collins
Head of International Nursing & Workforce
Devon Alliance for International Recruitment
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Victoria Stone
international recruitment manager
Devon Alliance for International Recruitment
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Zoë Fry – OBE. BSc – RN
Executive Director
The Outstanding Society
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