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"No man but a blockhead," wrote the great Samuel Johnson, "ever wrote except for money." Hear, hear!
Life is short. The clock is ticking. What are you still waiting to do and what's holding you back?
Inspirational guests talk about how they have built a work life that brings some meaning, fun - and even joy.
Christina is a regular guest on Sky News and The Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2 and a commentator on news, politics and current affairs on a range of TV and radio shows
Christina is always thrilled to get away from her computer, and is as happy to be a keynote speaker as a conference chair.
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Dame Mary Beard is one of Britain’s best known classicists. She’s Cambridge Emerita Professor and Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. She’s also a trustee of the British Museum and classics editor of the TLS, where for 20 years she has been writing a blog, “A Don’s Life”. Her bestselling books include SPQR: A History of […]
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Sir Ken Olisa is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. After a career in tech, with IBM and then Wang Labs, Sir Ken is now Founder and Chairman of Restoration Partners, a boutique technology merchant bank. He has chaired and been on many boards, including Thomson Reuters, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and […]
Nicola Williams is a judge, ombudsman and novelist. Called to the bar in 1985, she has been a part-time Crown Court Judge since 2009. She has been Commissioner at the Independent Police Complaints Commission, Complaints Commissioner for the Cayman Islands and the first ever Service Complaints Ombudsman for the UK Armed Forces. She has served on […]