Speakers

There is a great appetite to learn from the stories and experiences of women working and studying in STEM and therefore we are frequently asked by students and partners for #womeninSTEM speakers and experts to talk at events, panels or participate in research. We have created a space on our website where women in STEM can volunteer to join our list of speakers/experts. Students, women in STEM groups, researchers and partners can contact that list of expert women in STEM to engage them in the work they are doing.

If you are looking for someone to be on a panel, give a keynote, participate in research, write an opinion piece or be on radio… here’s a place to start.

However, it is important to emphasise that women should not feel compelled to give their expertise for free. If you require input from women in STEM, pay them adequately for their time through speaker or contributor fees. At the very least ensure expenses are paid to prevent them being out of pocket when they are supporting your work.

If you are a woman in STEM, tell us your expertise, what you are happy to volunteer for and add yourself to the list! The list is evolving and will continue to grow.

Name Surname STEM areas of expertise Engagements you volunteer for LinkedIn page url
Kirsty Annand Materials, Microscopy, Lasers, Data Storage, Optics Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstyannand/
Elizabeth Tepluhhin Project managing technical delivery including the development of a mobile application live to market. Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/etepluhhin/
Karamjot (KJ) Jaswal Lead BAME Attract schemes at IBM, IT and Business Management Degree, Consultant at IBM Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/karamjot-j-59370379/
Sheetal Dash Technology, Data Governance, Cyber security & Cyber Threats, Machine Learning, Diveristy & Inclusion, Mentoring Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheetal-dash-7772b7a5/
Izzy Rich I work in renewable energy and also have a background in GIS and some coding (mostly R & Python), as well as ecology & environmental sciences. Speaker (Speaker), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/izzy-rich-86958912b/
Charlotte Pritchard State veterinary medicine, veterinary epidemiology, disease outbreak response, animal welfare science Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-pritchard-597aab104/
Gillian Murray Building surveys of commercial buildings; Advising on commercial lease repairing obligations (dilapidations); Building conservation; Maintenance strategy; Building defects Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillianmurraymrics/
Samantha McCabe Architect, Women In Property past Chairman, Passive House Consultant.  Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Mentoring (Mentoring) http://linkedin.com/in/samantha-mccabe-b8314813b
Ann  Allen CEO of the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors; previously over 35 years experience in Property and Construction; experienced in issues relating to the built environment and place making and chair Architecture Design Scotland; proactive in supporting positive active to create a more diverse workforce and Chair the Scottish Board of Women in Property  Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-allen-53137529
Samantha Bedford Innovation, Lean Start-up, Design Thinking, Agile Software Development, Product Development, Leadership, Intrapreneur, Gender Equity, Charity Boards Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthabedford/
Anne Weatherston Chief Information Officer of three major international organisations, now NED specialising in digital transformation and technology oversight  Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://linkedin.com/in/anneweatherston
Natalie Reguis Built environment; Building Services Engineering Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-reguis-93330232/
Katharine Preedy Statistics, Mathematical Modelling of interacting systems, Ecological Modelling, Design and Analysis of Agricultural Experiments, Environmental Mathematics, Integrated Pest Management Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharine-preedy-79617b18/
Melinda Matthews I am the CEO of a tech business, 28 years in technology (software), been a stem embassador, my young daughter is a mirco biologist, father a phd in science and mom a home ec scientist Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-matthews-3a588/
Kristen Salzer-Frost Engineering, Fire engineering, STEM Ambassador Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ksalzerfrost
Lynsey Shovlin Project Manager for supply chain growth in Offshore WInd. Panel session (Panel session), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynseyshovlin/
Laura Larios-Jones Mathematics student, interest in all STEM womxn Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session) https://www.linkedin.com/company/swag-successful-womxn-at-glasgow
Myrtle Dawes 30y, oil and gas, engineering, cosntruction and technology. Worked in discipline engineering and business leadership Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/myrtledawes
Alison Cleary Technical Project Management, Graduate Apprenticeships and online learning, sensor systems, interface between academic research and industry Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-cleary-83a7228/
Lucia Martina Martin Lopez marine biology, cetaceans, marine mammals, conservation, anthropogenic effects, biologging, biomechanics, bioenergetics Speaker (Speaker), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucADa-martina-martADn-lB3pez-a7268a1a3/
Theoni Photopoulou biology, marine science, ecology, animal movement modelling, statistics, time series modelling Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote) https://www.linkedin.com/in/theoni-photopoulou-163b6322/?originalSubdomain=uk
Kimberley Bennett legacy pollutants; physiology; marine mammals; seals; diving; fasting; adipose Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberley-bennett-2281b410a/
Souhila Chetouane Petrophysics, Fluid dynamics, research in flow assurance Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media), Mentoring (Mentoring) https://www.linkedin.com/in/soulychetouane/
Naomi Mitchison Electronics, Engineering, STEM Promotion, Management, Development Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-mitchison-6922947
Natasha Dell Physics, computing, software engineering Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-dell-77996248/
Laura Duke Engineering Management, Systems Engineering, Physics, Image Processing, Defence, Algorithms Engineering Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-duke-2045a023
Sarah Clark Process Engineer in Oil & Gas industry with a keen interest of progressing within business & other energy sectors. Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarksarah/
Marnie McKay Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Consultancy, Young Professionals, Energy, Transportation Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnie-mckay-274535b0/
Kerry McCormack Global IT leadership, Applicaiton Development, Information Security, Systems Implementation, IT project Delivery and Transformation Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-mccormack-2a98317/
Caroline Laurenson Chemical Engineering, Offshore Oil and Gas, Decommissioning, Entrepreneurship, IoT, Health Tech, Project Management, Schools Workshops Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-laurenson-99aa52140
Athina Frantzana Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Research, Women in Tech, Mentoring, Training Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/athina-frantzana/
Karen Blanc oil & gas, career development, leadership, gender balance, inclusive work practices and policies Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-blanc-husband/
Ann-marie Miller Teachers of stem  Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) not.co.uk
Elspeth McIntyre I am an innovative geospatial professional, with six years of experience in the AEC industry in a variety of roles. I have worked extensively on multiple small to large infrastructure projects, consistently introducing new methods to save time and add value.  Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/elspethm/
 Mariana Cendejas Orozco Cancer science, chemistry, leukaemia, drug discovery, pharmacology  Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariana-cendejas-orozco-1bb4b07b?originalSubdomain=mx
Rhona Marsland  Civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, railways, design, construction, multi-disciplinary design Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) http://linkedin.com/in/rhona-marsland-6bb16434
Vasiliki Dimitriadi Geotechnical engineering,research, soils and earthquakes, data, numerical simulation Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasiliki-dimitriadi-33a88738/
Belinda Tory Nuclear design, systems integration, engineering project management, submarines, safety Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/belinda-tory-ceng-mimeche-6988378/
Sally Cochrane Technical writing, content development, information management, MadCap Flare Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallycochrane/
Caroline Domenech Technical writing, documentation, content strategy, information architecture Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-d-a455ba62
Maria Luque Anguita Machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer science Research (Research) https://www.linkedin.com/in/marialuqueanguita
Lola Okunrinboye sustainability, environmental management, diversity and inclusion Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolaokunrinboye/
Svea Miesch policy and regulation in relation to digital technologies, data and AI; digital skills Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://uk.linkedin.com/in/svea-miesch-51b01064
Margi Vilnay Structural Engineering, Encouraging woment into Engineering Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/margivilnay/
Jenna Griffin Policy, general knowledge across tech, bigger picture view Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-griffin-ambcs-70730b131
Eleanor Young Geospatial information systems, geography, mapping, data analytics, big data, image capturing Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-young-5280bb191/
Jessica Butler health, big data, chronic disease, medical records, NHS data, open science, reproducibility Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/people/profiles/jessicabutler
Alex Hutchison Programme Management in Data Driven Projects, Data Management & Governance, Banking Data Regulations Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-hutchison-62517412/
Lynsey Campbell Technology, Equality, Product Development, Innovation, Reducing impact of bias, Bravery, Courage, social mobility, apprenticeships, Gender equality, chairing charities Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynsey-campbell-b245b05b
Nichola McCall Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Commercial, Manufacturing, Industry, Safety, Chemistry Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichola-mccall-cchem-mrsc-705b64190/
Delphine Rabiller I have worker for 10 years in the biotechnology sector(in blue chip and start up companies), progressing from a R&D scientist to lab manager. I decided last year to retrain as a data analyst and have started a new career in this field Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/delphinerabiller/
Bethany Welsh Civil Engineering, Apprenticeships Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-welsh-8a9905bb
Fabrizia Rossano Product Management, Healthcare, software development, IT in healthcare, NHS IT Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabriziarossano/
Marianne Brownlee Renewable Energy, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Management, EIA, Feasibility Study, Consenting Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session) https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-brownlee-24384b79/
Janice  Grant Shaw Technology, Space, IoT, Data, Software, Product Development, Implementation, Testing, Project Management Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/janicegrantshaw/
Steph Wright General STEM, physics, astrophysics, data, healthcare Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-wright/
Suzanne Aitchison Accessibility in web development Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-aitchison-59aa2838
Rhona MacLennan Information Architecture, Enterprise Data Management, Analytics, Data Science, AI/ML, Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance, Strategy Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhona-maclennan-6b712218/
Rebecca Wade Water, Rivers, urban ecosystems, nature based solutions Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccawadeabertay/
Stephanie Boyle neuroscience, programming, data analysis, coding Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-boyle-9a318958/
Jo Watts Data, Fintech, Startups, Entrepreneur  Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Keynote (Keynote), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-watts
Eleni  Routoula  Chemistry, engineering, materials, research, outreach, science communication, teaching Speaker (Speaker), Panel session (Panel session), Research (Research), Opinion piece/Blog (Opinion piece/Blog), Media (Media) https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleni-routoula-5834658b