Speakers

Meet the speakers for 2024

  • Acosia Nyanin

    Acosia Nyanin

    Deputy chief nursing officer, NHS England

  • Agimol Pradeep

    Agimol Pradeep

    Transplant recipient coordinator, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Alexandra Langstaff

    Alexandra Langstaff

    Ward manager, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

  • Alexis Quinn

    Alexis Quinn

    Manager, Restraint Reduction Network

  • Alison Bunce

    Alison Bunce

    Chief executive,
    Compassionate Inverclyde

  • Alison Dinning

    Alison Dinning

    Year 3 professional lead (adult nursing) and senior lecturer (adult nursing), University of the West of England

  • Alison Warren

    Alison Warren

    Academic lead for practice learning, Department of children and young people's health, Birmingham City University

  • Allison Smith

    Allison Smith

    Director of research and insight, Royal Voluntary Service

  • Allyson Sanderson

    Regional senior nurse, North East,
    HC-One

  • Amanda Glennon

    Amanda Glennon

    Chief executive, Inclusive Teaching (IT) Matters

  • Andy Winter

    Andy Winter

    Assistant professor in health simulation, University of Coventry

  • Ana Waddington

    Ana Waddington

    Paediatric critical care outreach team lead, Barts Health NHS Trust and RCN Nurse of the Year 2020

  • Andrea Mann

    Andrea Mann

    Clinical director, Cross Gates Primary Care Network and managing partner, Colton Mill and The Grange

  • Angela Eze

    Angela Eze

    Practice development lead for postgraduate education, Institute of Care Excellence

  • Angie McPhee

    Angie McPhee

    Stakeholder engagement manager, NHS Pensions

  • Ann Feloy

    Ann Feloy

    Founder, Olly’s Future

  • Ann Gow

    Ann Gow

    Director of nursing and systems improvement, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

  • Antonia Philp

    Antonia Philp

    Nurse and Co-Founder, Nursem

  • Antony Price

    Antony Price

    Partnership manager, PayPlan

  • Anya Mitford Dillon

    Anya Mitford Dillon

    OSCA practice education facilitator, University of Chester

  • Beccy Hewins

    Beccy Hewins

    Senior lecturer in practice learning, University of Chester

  • Becky Thomas

    Becky Thomas

    Leadership development facilitator, Florence Nightingale Foundation

  • Bianca Ysabelle Esmeralda

    Bianca Ysabelle Esmeralda

    Senior nurse, critical care division, board of medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Bruno Daniel

    Bruno Daniel

    Inclusion programme lead, Royal College of Nursing

  • Carol-Anne Murphy

    Carol-Anne Murphy

    Nurse consultant, North West Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust

  • Carol Marston

    Carol Marston

    Lead nurse for biologics, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare

  • Cathy Winfield

    Cathy Winfield

    Executive chief nurse, South Yorkshire ICB

  • Professor Charlotte McArdle

    Professor Charlotte McArdle

    Deputy chief nursing officer - quality, safety, sustainability and women's health, NHS England

  • Chris Clarke

    Chris Clarke

    Director of business and operational development
    Chasing the Stigma charity

  • Chris Easton

    Chris Easton

    Director of strategy and impact
    NHS Charities Together

  • Christine Walker

    Christine Walker

    Editor of Nursing Children and Young People, Learning Disability Practice, and co-editor of Mental Health Practice, RCNi

  • Claire Goodwin-Fee

    Claire Goodwin-Fee

    Founder and CEO, Frontline19

  • Claire Picton

    Claire Picton

    Intuitive nurse coach, director and leader, CP Develops (CPD)

  • Claire Pryor

    Claire Pryor

    RCN Foundation chair and professor of adult social care nursing, University of Salford

  • Claire Shaw

    Claire Shaw

    Consultant nurse, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

  • Clare Lomas

    Clare Lomas

    Career development editor, RCNi

  • Conleth Kelly

    Conleth Kelly

    Senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University

  • Dan Cooper

    Dan Cooper

    Advanced clinical practitioner and academic, Liverpool John Moores University

  • Professor Dave Clarke

    Professor Dave Clarke

    Associate director of education, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence

  • David Melia

    David Melia

    Chief nursing officer, Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Dean McShane

    Dean McShane

    Mental health senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University

  • Deborah Sturdy

    Deborah Sturdy

    Chief nurse for adult social care, Department of Health and Social Care

  • Diane Mayhew

    Diane Mayhew

    Co founder and campaign manager, Rights for Residents

  •  Dilla Davis

    Dilla Davis

    Lecturer in nurse education, King's College London

  • Diogo Gomes

    Diogo Gomes

    Advanced nurse practitioner - information and advisory, Haemochromatosis UK

  • Dylan Ellis 

    Dylan Ellis 

    Regional hydration manager, Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Foundation Trust

  • Ellen Edwards

    Ellen Edwards

    Digital transformation research and engagement lead, Health Education and Improvement Wales

  • Ellen Nicholson

    Ellen Nicholson

    Chair, RCN general practice nurse forum
    Parliamentary Candidate

  • Emily McWhirter

    Emily McWhirter

    Associate director - leadership, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence

  • Emily Pimm

    Emily Pimm

    National practice innovation lead, Skills for Care and co-chair, South West, Social Care Nursing Advisory Council

  • Emma Johnston Smith

    Emma Johnston Smith

    Senior lecturer, school of nursing and advanced practice, Liverpool John Moores University

  • Ellie Gordon

    Ellie Gordon

    Senior nurse, learning disability and mental health, NHS England

  • Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu

    Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu

    Emeritus professor of nursing, University of West London

  • Fiona Mills

    Fiona Mills

    Deputy head of nursing informatics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Francis Sheridan

    Francis Sheridan

    Former nurse

  • Faye Cody

    Faye Cody

    Associate lecturer in practice simulation, practice education and simulated learning, University of Chester

  • Flora Cohen

    Flora Cohen

    Oncology clinical nurse specialist, UK Cancer and Transition Service, lead nurse and service manager, Bridge@Southwark

  • Gemma Scott

    Gemma Scott

    Learning and development partner, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare

  • Grace Cook

    Grace Cook

    Person-centred practice facilitator, Foundation of Nursing Studies

  • Helen Balsdon

    Helen Balsdon

    Interim chief nursing information officer, NHS England

  • Helen Rees

    Helen Rees

    Field lead mental health nursing, Nottingham Trent University

  • Helen Walker

    Helen Walker

    Cardiac nurse specialist lead, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

  • Haseeb Ahmed

    Haseeb Ahmed

    Pharmacy clinical governance operational lead trust non-medical prescribing lead, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS

  • Ian Pierce-Hayes

    Ian Pierce-Hayes

    Senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University

  • Ian Robinson

    Ian Robinson

    International strategy and proposition lead, HSBC

  • Inderjit Singh

    Professor Inderjit Singh

    Chief pharmacist (director), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

  • Ivo Carvalho da Silva

    Ivo Carvalho da Silva

    Clinical nurse manager, HCA Healthcare UK

  • Professor Jacqueline Leigh

    Professor Jacqueline Leigh

    Director of nursing and midwifery education, EdgeHill University

  • Jacqui McBurnie

    Jacqui McBurnie

    Chair, NHS England Menopause Network

  • James Ridley

    James Ridley

    Nurse consultant, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

  • Professor Jane Ball

    Professor Jane Ball

    Director, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence

  • Jemma Blake

    Jemma Blake

    Innovation consultant, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

  • Jennifer de Val

    Jennifer de Val

    Associate chief pharmacist - clinical governance,
    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

  • Jennifer Sprinks

    Jennifer Sprinks

    Editor of Cancer Nursing Practice and co-editor of Nursing Management, RCNi

  • Jenny Costello

    Jenny Costello

    Practice nurse, Lion Health, Stourbridge

  • Jenny Stewart

    Jenny Stewart

    Skills and simulation coordinator, University of Chester

  • Jessica Sainsbury

    Jessica Sainsbury

    Head of midwife and nurse engagement, Florence Nightingale Foundation

  • Jo Lyle

    Jo Lyle

    Oncology nurse consultant, Mid-Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals & Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust

  • Jo Marinas

    Jo Marinas

    Deputy director of nursing workforce development, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Joanna Lavery

    Joanna Lavery

    Senior lecturer, school of nursing and advanced practice,
    Liverpool John Moores University

  • Joanna Vintis

    Joanna Vintis

    Lead nurse & head of workforce development, Newcastle GP Services

  • Jodie Roberts

    Jodie Roberts

    Registered childrens nurse and lecturer in practice learning, Edge Hill University

  • Josie Tatum

    Josie Tatum

    Assistant professor in health simulation, University of Coventry

  • Julie Bilboe-Crane

    Julie Bilboe-Crane

    Senior lecturer - nursing, University of Liverpool and Founder / CEO Mary's Place ® CIC

  • Professor Julie Green

    Professor Julie Green

    Head of health sciences,
    Bangor University

  • Julie Hayes

    Julie Hayes

    Regional hydration improvement practitioner, Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Foundation Trust

  • Julie Roye

    Julie Roye

    Head of nursing primary care, East London Foundation Trust

  • Julie Watkins

    Julie Watkins

    Careers coach and operational lead, Royal College of Nursing

  • Juliet Green

    Juliet Green

    Head of social care practice innovation, workforce capacity and transformation, Skills for Care

  • Juliette Palmer

    Juliette Palmer

    Diabetes specialist nurse, Primary Care Brownlow Health Liverpool, Healthcare Professional Committee Member, Diabetes UK

  • Karen Bonner

    Karen Bonner

    Chief nurse and director for infection prevention and control,
    Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

  • Professor Karen Spilsbury

    Professor Karen Spilsbury

    Professor of nursing, Leeds University
    Academic director, Nurturing Innovation in Care Home Excellence (NICHE-Leeds)

  • Katie Edwards

    Katie Edwards

    Senior lecturer in practice learningLiverpool John Moores University

  • Kelly McCarrick

    Kelly McCarrick

    Clinical studies officer, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  • Kerry Calvo

    Dr Kerry Calvo

    Associate professor (teaching) and master's in health professions education co-lead, University College London

  • Kendal Andreason

    Kendal Andreason

    Professional lead for acute and emergency care and defence nursing, Royal College of Nursing

  • Leanne Pero MBE

    Leanne Pero MBE

    Entrepreneur, breast cancer survivor and founder, Black Women Rising

  • Lee Caiger

    Lee Caiger

    Enabling effective learning environments (EELE) lead, University of Chester

  • Leisa Anderton

    Leisa Anderton

    Joint departmental lead for simulation – digital and enhanced technology, Sheffield Hallam University

  • Leoni Walker

    Leoni Walker

    Lead nurse for rare disorders, immunoglobulins and IV therapies, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare

  • Lesley Goodburn

    Lesley Goodburn

    Experience of care lead - clinical programmes, NHS England

  • Liam Williams

    Liam Williams

    Executive director of quality and nursing, Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust

  • Liavel Vargas

    Liavel Vargas

    Institute senior nurse for practice education, Nottingham City Hospital

  • Lisa Berry

    Lisa Berry

    Editor of Nursing Older People and co-editor of Mental Health Practice, RCNi

  • Lizzie Harling

    Lizzie Harling

    Student learning and development support, Keele University

  •  Louie Horne BEM

    Louie Horne BEM

    Senior matron MSK & special surgery division, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and chair, Filipino Senior Nurses Alliance UK

  • Louise Maccuish

    Louise Maccuish

    Medical resourcing and onboarding manager, Carnival

  • Lucy Brown

    Lucy Brown

    EU horizon clinical lead, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

  • Lucy Eldridge

    Lucy Eldridge

    Associate lead for therapies and professional lead for dietetics, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

  • Lynn Woolsey

    Lynn Woolsey

    Chief nursing officer, Royal College of Nursing

  • Magnus Kristjansson

    Magnus Kristjansson

    Chief executive officer,
    Thula Nordic Source Solutions

  • Dr Manju Pallam

    Dr Manju Pallam

    Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University

  • Marcus Wooton

    Marcus Wooton

    Associate director, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence

  • Mark Lever

    Mark Lever

    Chief executive,
    Helpforce

  • Professor Michael Doyle

    Professor Michael Doyle

    Professor of mental health research, University of Huddersfield

  • Marie Paterson

    Marie Paterson

    Wellbeing trainer and coach, Marie Paterson Wellbeing

  • Marimouttou Coumarassamy

    Marimouttou Coumarassamy

    Deputy chief operating officer, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, founder and chair, British Indian Nurses Association

  • Michael West CBE

    Michael West CBE

    Visiting fellow, the King's Fund
    Professor of work and organisational psychology, Lancaster University

  • Michaela Davies

    Michaela Davies

    OSCA practice education facilitator, University of Chester

  • Michelle Howarth

    Michelle Howarth

    Senior engagement fellow
    Edge Hill University and Co-Chair, personalised care interprofessional Education Network (PerCIE)

  • Molly Rankin

    Molly Rankin

    Master's student, University of the West of England

  • Naomi Smith

    Naomi Smith

    Clinical general practice nurse manager,
    New Otley Road Medical Practice

  • Natasha Dare

    Natasha Dare

    Head of regulatory policy, Nursing and Midwifery Council

  • Nathan Askew

    Nathan Askew

    Chief nursing, AHP and experience officer, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

    Chair, Association of Chief Children's Nurses

  • Professor Nicola Ranger

    Professor Nicola Ranger

    General Secretary and chief executive, Royal College of Nursing

  • Dr Nichola Ashby

    Dr Nichola Ashby

    Associate professor, UK deputy chief nurse, Royal College of Nursing

  • Nick Lipley

    Nick Lipley

    CPD editor, RCNi

  • Nicola Bailey

    Nicola Bailey

    RCN Nurse of the Year 2021

    Post-partum contraception manager & SWCTOPN, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

  • Nicola Milne

    Nicola Milne

    Primary care diabetes specialist nurse, Brooklands and Northenden Primary Care Network and healthcare professional committee member, Diabetes UK

  • Nutmeg Hallett

    Nutmeg Hallett

    Associate professor, mental health nursing, University of Birmingham

  • Ofrah Muflahi

    Ofrah Muflahi

    Professional lead - nursing support workers, Royal College of Nursing and British Arab Nursing and Midwifery Founding Director- BANMA)

  • Oliver Soriano

    Oliver Soriano

    Executive chief nursing officer, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

  • Orla O’Doherty

    Orla O’Doherty

    Education lead, UCLPartners and founder, physiotherapist and lead trainer, Clinic Coach

  • Pam Morely

    Pam Morely

    Senior lecturer, department of mental health, school of nursing, Birmingham City University

  • Patrick Nyarumbu

    Executive director of strategy, people and partnerships and deputy chief executive officer, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

  • Paul Gibson

    Paul Gibson

    Return to practice coordinator (North-East and Yorkshire), NHS England

  • Paul Vaughan

    Paul Vaughan

    National deputy director – community nursing and primary care nursing, NHS England

  • Philip Winterbottom

    Philip Winterbottom

    Head of safeguarding and protection, Cygnet Healthcare

  • Rachel Gibson

    Rachel Gibson

    Senior lecturer in nutrition and dietetics, King's College London

  • Rachel Yates Hoyles

    Rachel Yates Hoyles

    National practice innovation lead, Skills for Care

  • Rebecca Howard

    Rebecca Howard

    CEO and Founder, Shiny Mind

  • Reema-Elvira Dsouza

    Reema-Elvira Dsouza

    Associate chief nurse, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

  • Richard Hatchett

    Richard Hatchett

    Senior nurse editor, RCNi

  • Rohit Sagoo

    Rohit Sagoo

    Children's nurse, founder and director of British Sikh Nurses

  • Rose Gallagher MBE

    Rose Gallagher MBE

    Professional lead infection prevention and control, nursing sustainability lead, Royal College of Nursing

  • Ross Sheridan

    Ross Sheridan

    Learning disability practitioner, Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Sam Donohue

    Sam Donohue

    Assistant director for the national and regional outreach service, professional practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council

  • Sam Wills-Eve

    Sam Wills-Eve

    OSCA practice education facilitator, University of Chester

  • Sally Shearer

    Sally Shearer

    Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel member, Department for Education

  • Sally Wilson

    Sally Wilson

    Professional lead for older people and dementia, RCN

  • Sarah Burton

    Sarah Burton

    Chief nurse,The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  • Sarah O’Donnell

    Sarah O’Donnell

    Strategic lead for primary care integration, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

  • Sheeba Jefferson

    Sheeba Jefferson

    Nurse director for cardiac, renal & vascular services, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Sian Batchelor

    Sian Batchelor

    Manager – fleet medical staffing and training, Carnival 

  • Simon Carvell

    Simon Carvell

    GP, Lion Health, Stourbridge

  • Sophie Blakemore

    Sophie Blakemore

    Editor Emergency Nurse and co-editor of Nursing Management, RCNi

  • Sophie Waters

    Sophie Waters

    Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University

  • Stacy Evans

    Stacy Evans

    Immunisation nurse and deputy head of quality and safety, ICB Cheshire and Merseyside

  • Stephanie Gallard

    Stephanie Gallard

    Dermatology GPSI, Liverpool ICAPTS, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Suman Shrestha MBE

    Suman Shrestha MBE

    Professional lead for critical care, Royal College of Nursing

  • Suresh Packiam

    Suresh Packiam

    Head of service, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and founder & general secretary, British Indian Nurses Association

  • Susan Thomas

    Susan Thomas

    Director, Google Health UK

  • Tara Clarke-Craig

    Tara Clarke-Craig

    Teaching fellow simulation, University of Coventry

  • Teresa Griffith

    Teresa Griffith

    Chair, Nurse Lifeline

  • Tim James

    Tim James

    Director – nursing executive, Oracle Health and co-chair, RCN digital nursing forum

  • Toni Bewley

    Toni Bewley

    Senior teaching and learning fellowship lead, Edge Hill University and chair, Service User & Carer Group

  • Tootie Bueser

    Tootie Bueser

    Director for nursing & midwifery, south east genomic medicine service alliance,
    Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

  • Trish Hughes

    Trish Hughes

    Associate director - nursing practice, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence

  • Vanessa Taylor

    Vanessa Taylor

    Professor of cancer and palliative care, school director of practice and care partnerships, University of Huddersfield

  • Wayne Taylor

    Wayne Taylor

    OSCA Practice education facilitator, University of Chester

  • Winnie George

    Winnie George

    National programme lead (retention), NHS England

  • Dr Zena Aldridge

    Dr Zena Aldridge

    Social care nurse fellow, NIHR and Independent dementia nurse consultant

  • Zoe Fry

    Zoe Fry

    Executive director, The Outstanding Society CIC and chair, South East Regional Social Care Nursing Advisory Council