Leading international speakers at the conference include ministers of education, educationists, business leaders, NGO representatives, heads of universities and colleges, international student directors and practitioners

Confirmed speakers include:

			Professor Kader Asmal MP, Chairperson of Portfolio Commission on Defence and former Minister of Education, South Africa
			William Archer, Education Practice Head, Barkers
			Michael Bird, Director, British Council, Scotland
			Dennis Blight, Chief Executive, CABI; formerly CEO IDP Education, Australia
			Professor Drummond Bone, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool
			Professor Robert Boucher, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield
			Professor Lalage Bown, Council for Education in the Commonwealth
			Dr Joseph Duffey, Senior Vice-President, Laureate Education Inc, USA
			David Killick, Head, Office for International Programmes, Leeds Metropolitan University
			Vicky Lewis, Acting Head of Marketing and Communications, Bournemouth University
			Professor Paul Luker, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Bournemouth University
			Beatrice Merrick, Director of Services and Research, UKCOSA - the Council for International Education
			Franziska Muche, Senior Officer, Academic Cooperation Association, Brussels
			Tim O’Brien, International Development Director, Nottingham Trent University
			Daniel Obst, Director of Membership and HE Programs, Institute of International Education, New York
			John O’Leary, Editor, Times Higher Education Supplement
			Professor Timothy O’Shea, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh
			Olve Sørensen, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Education, Norway
			Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, OECD Paris
			Douglas Tallack Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham
			Dr Juan J S Velasco, Director of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Education, Mexico
			Baroness Diana Warwick, Chief Executive, Universities UK
			Tony Westaway, Director, International Office, University of Loughborough; Chair, British Universities International Liaison Association
			Professor Geoff Whitty, Director, Institute of Education, University of London
			Professor Peter Williams , Council for Education in the Commonwealth

			Rt Hon. Charles Clarke, Secretary of State for Education and Skills
			Neil Kinnock, Chair, British Council
			Sir David Green, Director General, British Council
			Sir John Daniel, President, The Commonwealth of Learning
			Professor Chris Colclough, Director-Designate, University of Cambridge Commonwealth Institute for Education
			Professor Colin Gilligan, Professor of Marketing, Sheffield Hallam University, England
			Professor Di Yerbury, Vice Chancellor of Macquarie University, Australia
			Professor Geoffrey Copland, Vice-Chancellor, Westminster University, England
			Professor Laurie Taylor, BBC & Times Higher Education Supplement
			Professor Roy Leitch, CEO, Interactive University Scotland
			Allison Doorbar, Managing Partner, JWT Education, Australia
			Colleen Liston, Director of International Quality & Enterprise, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
			Dennis Murray, Executive Director, IEAA International Education Association of Australia
			Dominic Scott, Chief Executive, UKCOSA - The Council for International Education, UK
			Fiona Buffinton, CEO, AEI - Australian Education International, Australia
			Jo Clough, International Policy Manager, Association of Colleges, England and Wales
			Michelle Selinger, Education Manager, CISCO Systems, UK
			Philipp Grollmann, Instiut Technik und Bildung, Universität Bremen, Germany

			Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Village, Dubai
			Dr Christian Mueller, DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
			Dr Enrique Zepeda, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
			Dr Jiang Feng, Director, Division of European Affairs, Ministry of Education, People¹s Republic of China
			Dr Stephen Jackson, Director of Reviews, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, UK
			Dr Sugata Mitra, NIIT, New Delhi
			Dr. Christian Mueller, DAAD, Germany
			Dr. Roger Hawkey, Consultant Cambridge ESOL Examinations
			Andrew Holloway, Director International Office, University of Auckland, New Zealand
			Andrew Thompson, Head of BBC Learning English
			Anneke Westerhuis, Senior Researcher, CINOP Netherlands
			Doug Becker, CEO, Laureate Education Systems, USA
			Elena Karpuchina, Vice Rector, Academy of National Economy, Moscow
			Richard Rossner, Chief Executive, Bell International, UK
			Tony Millns, Chief Executive, English UK