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West Downs Centre, University of Winchester
Romsey Road
Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5FT
United Kingdom

Emily Monsell-Holden

Non mother

Emily is a Winchester resident, sister, wild swimmer, brand consultant, forager, friend, actor, wife, home-owner, food lover, wine lover, daughter, fermenter, book reader, cat person, doodler, aunty, walker, chatterbox, thinker, mentor, mentee, Swiss citizen, podcast host, apprentice darner, traveller, story-teller, fan of brass bands, cousin, neighbour. But she is not a mother. That’s what her talk is about.

Holly Budge

Adventurer, Everest summiteer and the first woman to skydive Everest

Holly Budge is an adventurer, Everest summiteer and the first woman to skydive Everest. She is an advocate for building mental toughness and has been described as “down-to-earth, funny and incredibly inspiring” by HRH Prince Edward. Holly is the founder of UK Charity, ‘How Many Elephants’ and World Female Ranger Week. Her impactful work has been celebrated worldwide, including by Sir David Attenborough. She was recently listed in the Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise and is a UN Women UK Delegate.

James Poore

Lighting Expert

James is the founder and CCO of JPLD having dedicated his career to lighting and he has been working in the field of architectural lighting design for over 20 years. James is an expert on light, having given talks and written articles for various journals and publications and is a member and council member for the Society of Light and Lighting and Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers as well as the Institute of Lighting Professionals, where he sits on the education & architectural committees.

Jennie Maizels

Art Cheater

Jennie Maizels is an award winning illustrator, Pop Up Book creator and inventor of a wellbeing ‘tool’ . Her methods are currently the subject of a major research project at The University of Winchester exploring the benefits of creating artwork well beyond your perceived ability, and the empowerment and euphoria that brings.

Maddy Thomson

Consultant Nurse in palliative medicine

Maddy is a passionate advocate for outstanding care at the end of life. A consultant nurse in palliative medicine and the clinical lead for end of life care here in Winchester for Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust she has spent much of the last 5 years fundraising and raising awareness for an adult hospice in Winchester. The hospice has now cared for over 1000 inpatients and many more in the community with more service developments to come. She has visited Ghana to teach, support clinics and explore end of life care and is delighted to have become a visiting lecturer at the University of Winchester. She will be sharing a personal story of end of life care for her father with an emphasis on the importance of planning ahead to get it right.

Mark Drury

Placemaker

Mark works at the intersection of art, architecture and placemaking, creating multi award-winning building and youth projects. Mark is passionate about creating opportunities for people to engage with art, architecture, design and the environment, producing new work as a catalyst for exploration, debate and public understanding. The well-being of local communities is firmly embedded in and underpins all the work that Mark undertakes. This in turn drives the ownership and sustainability of projects.

Pascal Matthias

Language expert

"Pascal Matthias is the Associate Vice President for EDI and Social Justice at the University of Southampton working at Winchester School of Art. Pascal vigorously seeks to reimagine and restructure frameworks and metrics that have historically perpetuated bias and lack of Awareness and Accountability through lack of recruitment, lack of progression, non-inclusive workplace cultures and unsatisfactory strategic planning. Pascal is a strong advocate for Inclusive language and transformational and cultural understanding of how language can simultaneously act as a limitation and liberation in the EDI space."

Professor Lesley Collier

Occupational Therapist with a passion for all things sensory.

Lesley is an Occupational Therapist with a passion for all things sensory. She initially started working as an Occupational Therapist for individuals with cognitive impairment. Whilst working with these individuals she became aware of the impact of sensory processing on mood and behaviour. Her research in this field has led to international training and workshops for therapists, carers and families supporting sensory processing for people with cognitive impairment. Lesley is now a Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Winchester.

Professor Richard A Werner

Community Banker

Richard A. Werner is professor of economics. A graduate from the LSE he holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Oxford. His professional positions include chief economist at Jardine Fleming Securities (Asia) Ltd. in Tokyo, Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns Asset Management Ltd. London, senior consultant at the Asian Development Bank and first Shimomura Fellow at the Development Bank of Japan. Richard is involved with establishing Hampshire Community Bank - The first not-for-profit community bank that works for Hampshire that serves the local community and works with SMEs and councils to deliver sustainable economic growth.

Richard Cheetham MBE

Play Advocate

Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching and ‘Play Advocate’ Richard is a nationally and internationally recognised award winning coach educator with a special interest in highlighting the importance of play as integral to enhancing any learning environment with both children and adults. He is an advocate of encouraging the use of play in both teaching and coaching and shows the impact it can have not only for learning but for creating connections with others and supporting well-being. It is the rediscovering of play which is at the heart of his presentation.

Tiffany St James

Female Tech Champion

Tiffany St James is an award-winning digital strategist and founder of consultancy, Transmute. She helps large, complex businesses navigate digital transformation through psychology, strategy, emerging technology and education. She has been recognised as one of 25 women who have changed British Digital Industry in the last 25 years. Tiffany has made a career from understanding, using and translating emerging technology to help clients and next gen talent."

Winchester Ukrainian Cultural Association

Musical Performance from Winchester Ukrainian Cultural Association

The Winchester Ukrainian Cultural Association is a non profit organisation, formed in September 2023 with support from Winchester City Council and Partners Community First, the association gives support and provides voices to members of the Ukrainian community in the district. Its purpose is to showcase everything that is great about Ukrainian culture and also bringing people together– there are 500 Ukrainian people in the district.