Speakers
Meet the speakers for 2026
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Abdelrahman Elmetwaly
Senior charge nurse, emergency department, Princess Royal Hospital, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
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Abigail Bartlett
Assistant locality manager, Sirona Care & Health; chair of the RCN’s nursing in justice and forensic health care forum
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Abigail Swindail
Clinical informatics lead for community nursing & children’s services, Digital Health and Care Wales
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Alex Ramamurthy
Senior vice president – growth, Stream
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Amanda Jackson
Associate chief cLinical information officer and digital inclusion lead, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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Amber O’Brien
UK professional lead for mental health, Royal College of Nursing
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Amy Carr
Emergency department matron, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
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Anna Hancock
Lead nurse for bladder and bowel care, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
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Anne Howard
Deputy director of nursing, Peppy Health
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Beth Macalindin
Deputy chief nurse information officer – education, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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Beverley Baker
Freedom to Speak Up guardian, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Bianca Ysabelle Esmeralda
Senior nurse, critical care division, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea
UK professional lead for long-term conditions, Royal College of Nursing
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Carmel O’Boyle
Chair of Council, Royal College of Nursing
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Clare Cable
Chief executive, The Burdett Trust for Nursing
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Clare Lomas
Career development editor, RCNi
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Claire Picton
Intuitive nurse coach, director and leader CP Develops (CPD)
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Claire Pryor
Professor in adult social care nursing, University of Salford
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Claire Shaw
Nursing training development lead, Tavistock Education and Training, North London NHS Foundation Trust
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Claudia Tye
Gynaecology advanced nurse practitioner, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
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Conor McGee
Chief nursing information officer, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Daljit Athwal
Chief nursing and midwifery officer, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
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Professor Dave Clarke
Associate director of education, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence
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Deborah Holder
Diabetes specialist nurse, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Dina Paoloni
CEO, career coach and education lead, P&B service solution Ltd and CNS in chronic pain, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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Emma Hall
NHS engagement & growth manager, Stream
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Evonne Hunt
Chief nursing officer, Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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Faye Theobald
Head of health protection (physical health, resuscitation and infection prevention and control), Cygnet
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Fiona Mills
Chief nursing information officer, and vice chair RCN Digital Nursing Forum Committee, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Gail Kinman
Professor of occupational health psychology, Birkbeck, University of London and independent consultant
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Gemma Stacey
Programme director, Nursing Now Challenge, Burdett Trust For Nursing
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Georgina Craig
National director, The Experience Led Care Programme
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Georgina Turner
Head of nursing, Priory
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Hannah Cadogan
Lead nurse for lived experience & hospice nurse, Royal College of Nursing & St Luke’s Hospice, Harrow
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Hannah De la Salle
Heart failure and cardiac sarcoidosis clinical nurse specialist, Royal Brompton Hospital (GSTT)
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Heidi Williams
Clinical nurse educator, Liverpool John Moores university and University Hospital of Liverpool Group
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Iain Armstrong
Consultant nurse, Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital
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Ioulia Mariaki
Lead nurse, respiratory virtual ward, Barts Health NHS Trust
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Ivy Tsetse
Matron, nursing development and education, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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Jacqueline Conaty
Homeless and inclusion health nurse, Pathway – Inclusion Health Charity
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James Bird
Chief nurse information officer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
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James Ridley
Director of adult social care and health (nurse consultant – RNLD), PRICE Training
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Jaskiern Kaur
Deputy chief people officer and associate director of organisational development, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Jenna Stocks
Mental health nurse, unit manager, Yarningdale, Exemplar Health Care
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Jo-Anne Wilson
Head of operations, Royal British Legion
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Joanne Hanley
Specialist adviser, Endometriosis UK
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Jodian Barrett
Deputy chief nursing information officer, Northwest London Virtual Hospital & children's chief nursing information officer - West London Children's Healthcare, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust
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Jon Faulkner
Advanced clinical practitioner, JP Health Partners Ltd
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Joshua Pagden
Chief nursing information officer, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group
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Karen Bonner
Regional chief nurse for London, NHS England (London Region)
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Karen Payne
UK nursing information officer, RCN Institute of Excellence
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Katharine Gale
Founder and director, FluxState, Consultant Nurse, Certified Coach and Trainer
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Kim Ball
Professional lead for primary care, Royal College of Nursing
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Kulwinder Kaur
Senior lecturer in nursing/clinical nurse educator, Liverpool John Moores University and University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
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Kumbi Kariwo
Health inequalities lead, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Dr Liz Walsh
UK professional lead for justice and forensic healthcare, Nursing Practice Academy, Royal College of Nursing
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Loraine Mahachi
Founder and director of EndoNurseVR, Chenai Heart N Mind
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Louise Bringloe
Lead nurse for quality and practice development, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Lovelyn Ndubuisi-Okoroezi
Head of clinical education, United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Lucy Gillespie
National professional lead for nursing, Skills for Care
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Lucy Muchina
Associate director of nursing leadership, Royal College of Nursing
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Luke Evans
Chair, RCN public health forum; assistant delivery manager in health equity, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
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Lynda Bruce
Specialist community public health nurse – occupational health, iOH / Occ Pro Ltd
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Lynsey Ure
UK deputy chief nursing officer, Royal College of Nursing
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Mandeep Lally
Senior lecturer, De Montfort University
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Dr Manju Pallam
Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Maria Eurton
Respiratory nurse specialist and Asthma + Lung UK respiratory champion, Living Well Partnership, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
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Maria Symeonaki
RCN professional lead for midwifery and women’s health
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Mark Coningsby
Preceptorship academy & university lead, Elysium Healthcare
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Mercy Nangwale
Oncology staff nurse, Royal Stoke hospital
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Michelle Bateman
Deputy chief nursing officer for England, NHS England
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Naomi Smith
Clinical general practice nurse manager, New Otley Road Medical Centre & The Family Practice
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Nathan Griffiths
Consultant nurse, paediatric emergency medicine, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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Dr Nichola Ashby
Director, Axis Culture Group; Trustee, TB Alert
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Professor Nicola Ranger
General secretary and chief executive, Royal College of Nursing
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Professor Nikki Cotterill
Professor in continence care & clinical advisor, UWE Bristol & Jude
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Ofrah Muflahi
RCN professional lead for the nursing support workforce, director, British Arab Nursing and Midwifery Association
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Olivia Crossing
CEO/co-founder of Worksights Ltd, and surgical sister, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
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Pancy Jose
Lead Freedom to Speak Up guardian and clinical operations site manager, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Peony Li
Founder & CEO, Jude
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Philip Winterbottom
UK head of safeguarding and protection, Cygnet Healthcare; chair, RCN nurses in management and leadership forum; chair, Independent Sector Safeguarding Network and vice-chair, NHSE Safeguarding Adults National Network
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Rebeca Kenny
Head of the RCN Foundation Centre for Compassionate Leadership in Nursing and Midwifery, RCN Foundation
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Ryan Allen
Registered learning disability nurse, Landermeads Nursing Home
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Sadie Lavelle-Cafferkey
Senior lecturer, University of Chester
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Sarah Endicott
Clinical education and development practitioner, Leeds Teaching Hospital
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Sarah Jackson
Consultant nurse, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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Sarah Pearse
Lead nurse, North West Londond Virtual Hospital
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Shella Sandoval
Chief nursing information officer, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
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Shahissta Ratyal
Member development, Hospital Medical Care Association
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Siân Annakin
Deteriorating patient lead, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
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Simon Hall
RCN professional lead education (England and mental health)
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Simon Noel
Deputy chief nursing information officer, NHS England
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Dr Siobhán O'Connor
Senior lecturer, King’s College London
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Sonya Allen
Advanced nurse practitioner, Wight Primary Partnerships
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Sophie Blakemore
Editor, Emergency Nurse and co-editor of Nursing Management, RCNi
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Steph Lawrence
Chief Executive, Queens Institute of Community Nursing
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Stephanie Riley
Head of product, Patchwork Health
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Steven Davis
Senior registered mental health nurse & advanced mental health practitioner, iheed Cambridge Education Group
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Suresh Packiam
Head of Service/ strategic Lead, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and co-founder, British Indian Nurses Association
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Susie Lagrata
Advanced headache nurse practitioner, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Professor Tania E. Hart
Professor of nursing and healthcare knowledge exchange and associate dean for innovation, De Montfort University
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Temi Odeyemi
Cluster lead nurse, Change Grow Live Warwickshire
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Tim James
Clinical director and nursing executive, Oracle Health, and chair, RCN digital nursing forum
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Tom Nicholson
Assistant professor of mental health nursing, Northumbria University
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Trudy-Jane Guinan
Immuno-oncology nurse consultant, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
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Vanessa Coelho
Head of nursing leadership, Royal College of Nursing
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Victoria Heppell
Early pregnancy bereavement nurse, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; research nurse, Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research
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Zahra Rahim
Senior lecturer in adult nursing, Leeds Beckett University
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Dr Zena Aldridge
Nursing and midwifery associate director for social care, National Institute for Health and Care Research
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Dr Zena Wehbe
Head of research & development, Jude
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Zoe Fry
Director of nursing, The Outstanding Society CIC / Social Care Nursing Advisory Councils
There are more to come, so stay tuned.

