STEM professionals bring expertise in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, equipping businesses with the tools to adapt to rapid changes in the modern landscape. Their ability to translate complex concepts into actionable strategies can inspire teams to think creatively and embrace a forward-thinking mindset.
Furthermore, hiring Female STEM Speakers, in particular, can prove highly valuable in businesses striving to foster diversity and inclusion. Our female STEM speakers share their expertise and serve as role models, breaking stereotypes and demonstrating that women can excel in traditionally male-dominated fields. Their presence can inspire young women to pursue careers in STEM, providing much-needed representation and paving the way for a more equitable future.
For businesses, supporting and promoting such voices sends a strong commitment to gender equity and innovation. STEM speakers can connect with audiences on a knowledgeable level, highlighting the importance of collaboration and adaptability in driving progress. By showcasing the transformative potential of STEM advantage for business, our STEM experts are inspiring future leaders while helping companies to remain competitive and inclusive in the evolving global economy.
Discover our STEM Speakers below, or contact the team at Great Business Speakers to enquire or book. +44 1753 439 289
Jonny Combe is the President and CEO of PayByPhone, one of the fasted growing mobile payment companies in the world.
His natural entrepreneurial spirit was evident from an early age, when he started a car washing business in his neighbourhood when he was just 14 years old. While studying at the University of Stirling, he had a number of business ventures, including buying and selling used cars.
Before joining PayByPhone, Jonny worked as the General Manager of Digital and Innovation within the BMW group, pioneering their award-winning innovation lab.
Tanya Goodin is a trailblazing author, a campaigner on technology ethics and digital wellbeing, a pioneering thinker, and the founder of the digital detox movement ‘Time To Log Off’.
Tanya Goodin has published three successful books on our relationships with tech, which have been translated into over 10 languages, and she hosts the popular podcast It’s Complicated. Tanya regularly contributes to print media, writing on digital wellbeing, tech ethics, detoxing, screen/life balance, artificial intelligence, and cyber safety.
Tanya is now an inspiring keynote speaker, offering insightful talks to businesses and schools in corporate, public and private settings. She aims to help everyone forge a happier and healthier relationship with digital devices and technology.
Winnie Awa is a creative visionary and storyteller based in London. Her multi-disciplinary practice sits at the intersection of beauty, technology, community-led design, and cultural intelligence, crafting products and narratives that feel as human as they are technologically advanced.
She has been recognised by the likes of the BBC, Sunday Times Style, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Refinery 29. It comes as no surprise that Winnie is highly sought-after as a corporate speaker, covering topics including Women in Technology, Entrepreneurship, Diversity, and Inclusive haircare.
Susannah Schofield is the founder and CEO of Dice Matrix Consulting, the group who owns Sports DMM and Pitch DMM. She also owns the magazine title ‘Key Women in Business’ (KWIB.co.uk) and is the Editor-in-Chief with a readership of 120,000.
Dice Matrix Consulting is a Research and Insight business, looking at either specific clients or sector and industry insights to help business develop and understand what customers and employees need.
Measuring the perception gap and identifying strengths and opportunities whilst monitoring efficiency savings. This has been running successfully since she created the business model in 2013 as part of her published book, Mind the Gap – creating a successful business strategy.
The Group moved quickly into the Sports world to help Professional clubs and Sports groups to understand how to drive Marginal Gain to reach excellence. The Group also owns the PitchDMM App which is an App to give football fans a voice and be heard.
Yewande Akinola is an award-winning engineer and innovator, consultant, and social entrepreneur with a passion for the role of innovation, creativity, engineering, and technology in our world today.
She brings a unique and thought-provoking perspective to conversations on engineering, technology, social impact, sustainability, innovation, and diversity and inclusion.
She is able to weave her experience from working on a wide range of global infrastructure and building projects into lively and engaging sessions with varied audiences. Yewande draws on a problem- solving mind set to bring meaningful contributions to relevant subjects. Yewande adopts a conversational method in the communication of big ideas and engages her audience with powerful stories.
She has presented TV programmes and hosted events and conferences with groups ranging from creatives, media celebrities, engineers to politicians.
Spencer Kelly is a broadcaster and journalist with more than fifteen years experience on radio and television.
With an Honorary Doctorate of Technology by the University of Coventry and a double first in Computer Science from Cambridge University, Spencer is an expert an expert in the field of all things technological.
Mark Kovic is a British singer-songwriter and producer, and quantum mechanic from Essex.
His full name – Konstantinovic – originates from his Yugoslavian (present day Serbia) heritage on his father’s side.
Mark Kovic spent his early years between London and Brighton, paying his dues for the best part of a decade on the open mic night circuits, finding his confidence performing for strangers night after night. Alongside this, he was also part of a breakthrough group of researchers building quantum computers at the University of Sussex.
He is an in demand global speaker on digital marketing and technology.
Sir Nick Clegg served as Deputy Prime Minister in Britain’s first post-war coalition government from 2010 to 2015. He was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015, and was a Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam for 12 years before the 2017 general election in which he lost his seat and subsequently resigned.
In 2018 he was appointed Facebook Head of Global Affairs and Communications, and presently resides in California with his wife and children.
His experience both as an MP and MEP sees him well equipped to deal with an industry that is increasingly under the regulators’ microscope, especially in Europe.
In 2018, he received a Knighthood in honour of his political and public service.
Sir Kenneth Olisa has been at the top of blue-chip IT businesses on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 30 years, and can be found on the boards of both philanthropic and educational organisations.
Ken is the Founder and Chairman of merchant bank Restoration Partners, and architect wireless service company Inogesis, formerly known as the Virtual Technology Cluster group.
Ken’s wide knowledge and experience of enterprises small and large, technology and marketing, and his willingness to speak openly and honestly makes him a highly in-demand public speaker.
Lord Chris Holmes is a member of the House of Lords, an ex-Paralympic swimmer, and a proficient keynote speaker.
Awarded an MBE at age 20 for his services to swimming for disabled people, Chris was one of the UK’s most successful Paralympians, winning an astonishing 15 medals.
As well as his swimming awards, he has been named the Midlands Today Sports Personality of the Year, and Bass Midlander of the Year in 1992, was presented the SAF Paul Zetter Award in 1996, and was named Sports Personality of the Year Variety Club of GB in 1997.
A politician with more than a bit of varied life experience, Lord Chris Holmes has knowledge of elite sport, inclusion, wellbeing and the workplace, technology, and politics, and can offer an informative but entertaining keynote speech for all clients.
Roma Agrawal is a diversity campaigner, author and award-winning structural engineer best known for working on the foundations and spire of The Shard in London, one of the tallest buildings in Western Europe. Roma attributes her enthusiasm for engineering to her love of making, and breaking, things with Lego as a child.
She was once described by The Telegraph as “the new voice of women talking about science and engineering and making it cool.” She has won international awards for her technical prowess including the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering’s Rooke Award, and an MBE in 2018.
Her first book Built (2018) won her an AAAS Science Book Award and has been translated into nine languages. This was then adapted in 2021 into How Was That Built, a more child-friendly version. Her latest book, Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions that Changed the World (in a Big Way) was released in March 2023.
Roma Agrawal is also a very popular and much sought-after speaker, and has given thousands of talks to organisations, universities and schools around the world, as well as appearing on numerous TV and radio shows for the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery. She is passionate about promoting technical careers to young people, especially those from minoritized groups.
Roberta Lucca – known as Beta – is a highly successful entrepreneur and co-founder of the BAFTA-winning games company Bossa Studies. Bossa is now amongst the 1% top performing start-ups in the UK in terms of annual sales, which is not bad for a company that only started in 2010.
Named in Forbes magazine’s Top 50 Women in Tech list, Roberta is a popular keynote speaker who entertains her audiences with her trials, tribulations and triumphs as an entrepreneur and a leader.
Trendwatcher, futurist and international keynote speaker Richard van Hooijdonk takes you to an inspiring future that will dramatically change the way we live, work and do business.
As a futurist, keynote speaker, and trendwatcher, Richard van Hooijdonk is an authority on new technology. He has several chip implants because he wants to physically experience the future.
His inspiration sessions have been attended by over 550,000 people at 1900 talks in 35 countries.
Richard is a regular guest at radio and television programs.
Over the past two decades, Pete Durant has been at the forefront of the digital and social revolution, creating and telling brands’ stories.
He is a marketing director, brand leader, business and commercial consultant, and creative director, and has worked with both sides of the divide at agency groups Omnicom, IPG Mediabrands, and WPP.
He has worked on programmes including Big Brother, Hunted, Interior Design Masters, Masterchef, Peaky Blinders, and Your Home Made Perfect, and has worked with clients such as Waitrose, Renault Dacia, Specsavers, and entertainment platform Habbo Hotel.
He is also a dedicated values and CSR Consultant, helping businesses to find their purpose and help them to deliver on their promises. He has a particular interest in animal advocacy, sustainability, and positive mental health.
Ortis Deley is in his tenth year of hosting Channel 5’s very popular The Gadget Show. As well as appearing on our screens weekly on The Gadget Show, Ortis has co-hosted the sell-out live version of the show on numerous occasions at Birmingham’s NEC, performing to over 75,000 guests at the 5-day event.
Ortis has also been part of Channel 5’s Police Interceptors team, presenting specials both alone and alongside Rick Edwards. He also contributed to Ancient Top 10 for the History Channel, a programme which looked at the origins of technology.
As an accomplished corporate host, Ortis has worked with many brands and companies, including Avast, Highways England, Optima, Tado, BT, Audi and GTR Network, to name a few.
Nisha Menon is a medical microbiologist turned mumpreneur who is the Director of Nikasu Foods & Founder of Jack & Chill
The businesses have an impressive list of clients globally including celebrity chefs, fine dining restaurants, pub chains, stadiums and high-end health stores.
She was nominated to attend the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit in London & is 3 times Finalist of Croydon Business Awards.
She has contributed and been featured in various press articles including BBC news, Femina magazine, Empowered Magazine & The Telegraph. She also runs a Facebook Group (UK Importers Hub) which supports over 2.5K businesses who import goods into the UK.
Nicklas Bergman is one of the foremost tech and futurist speakers in Europe, providing a technological perspective on society or on business.
Your audience to leave with a set of tools to handle the techstorm, or with a more awe-inspiring perspective on technology, maybe both!
With over 20 major tech investments under his belt, Nicklas Bergman is one of the most sought-out advisers and speakers on emerging technologies and their business implications. Nicklas spends extensive time with early-stage start-ups and keeping global businesses on par with the latest innovations so they can make the best decisions for their companies.
He has extensive knowledge of AI, nanotechnology, new materials, genetics, web services, and computing.
Nathalie Nahai’s expertise in human behaviour, web design, and the arts provides a distinctive perspective for analysing the intricate contemporary challenges.
Her highly successful publication, Webs Of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion, has become the authoritative guide for both corporate leaders and educational institutions. Her latest work, Business Unusual: Values, Uncertainty, and the Psychology of Brand Resilience, has been hailed as a fundamental text in the field of business.
Serving as a behavioural science advisor and the host of The Hive Podcast, Nathalie assists notable clients such as Google, Accenture, Unilever, and Harvard Business Review in conscientiously employing behavioral science principles to amplify their business strategies.
Mounia Berrada-Gouzi is an experienced multilingual presenter, event host & personal coach, being expert at engaging people in an authentic, creative and powerful way.
Mounia speaks Native English and German, fluent French and Spanish and basic Arabic.
She is in demand throughout Europe for expos, conferences meetings and events, conducted in multiple languages.
Matthew Blakemore is an award-winning tech visionary, entrepreneur, and strategist in Artificial Intelligence (AI), acclaimed for his expertise in digital transformation and AI strategy.
He has over a decade of experience in propelling products from ideation to delivery and commercialisation. Highly regarded for his thought-leadership and dynamic public speaking, he consistently sheds light on the expansive realm of AI and digital transformation.
He is the CEO of AI Caramba! – an AI strategy and governance consultancy – which was named AI Solutions Provider of the Year 2025. He is the co-editor of ISO/IEC 8183, the international standard for the AI data life cycle, a contributor to the EU AI Office’s GPAI Code of Practice, and a member of Innovate UK’s BridgeAI Advisory Committee.
Matthew advises boards and leadership teams across banking, energy, retail, broadcasting, and development finance, and has delivered more than 250 keynotes across over 20 countries.
Matthew is also an award-winning AI filmmaker and songwriter. He has more than 20 IMDB-certified credits using AI as a production craft, proving the tools can serve the story rather than replace the storyteller. His work has won him over a dozen festival awards, including Best Original Score/Sound Design and the Best Music Video at Cannes World Film Festival.
Dallas Campbell started his TV presenting career on The Gadget Show (2008) on Channel 5, where his exploits including testing survival gadgets and breaking the Scalextric land speed record, and BBC1’s Bang Goes the Theory (2009-2012), a show he co-presented with Liz Bonnin.
Through his career Dallas Campbell has filmed in some of the most dangerous and extraordinary locations including Dubai, where he abseiled off the world’s tallest building, Mexico City, where he went sewer diving, and alongside space experts at Tim Peake’s rocket launch to the International Space Station.
His relaxed, personable, entertaining and professional style makes him a popular choice for presenting, event hosting, conference facilitating, after-dinner and keynote speeches, as well as all manner of virtual events.
North American presenter Carl Nasman, is a TV news anchor and correspondent with more than a decade of experience in television news, reporting breaking stories from the studio and in the field.
If you watch NBC Sky World News, then you may recognise Carl as their Climate Change correspondent. His passion for sustainability and his presenting expertise make him an ideal conference and event host, moderator and keynote speaker on environmental issues, as well as digital disruption.
Carl is now based in the East Coast USA and is also a fluent Spanish and German speaker. He has reported, filmed and edited video stories for multiple outlets including AJ+, Time.com, Wall Street Journal and Global Post.
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not BIG enough.”
BBC Bitesize science presenter Ayo Sokale possesses an array of talents and expertise, placing her at the cutting edge of the ever-evolving scientific, environmental and media landscape. She is a civil engineer, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, CEO, and the Former Deputy Mayor of Reading.
Ayo Sokale is widely recognised as one of the fastest engineers to achieve Chartered status. With an extensive background in delivering flood risk management projects, managing teams, supervising engineers, and influencing policy through key committees, Ayo is a dedicated advocate for engineering and sustainability. She works as a Major Project and Programme Delivery Business Manager for The Environment Agency.
With experience in engineering, sustainability, diversity, mental health and the environment, Ayo Sokale is the perfect inspirational and motivational speaker for a range of engagements.
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a passionate space scientist, television presenter, author, and STEM speaker.
In 2009, Maggie was awarded an MBE for her services to science education. Her first TV programme, Do We Really Need the Moon? (2011) brought her to the attention of the masses and showed that space science needn’t be difficult to access and understand. The show earned her the Talkback Thames New Talent Award in December 2011.
She has since won several awards for her expertise, including the ‘Out of the Box Thinking Award’ by Yale University, and the William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics for her public engagement in sciences.
She has also been named an honorary doctor of science by the University of Bath, University of Leicester, and Loughborough University, and has been recognised on the UK Powerlist’s ‘Top Most influential Black People’ three times.
