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

Plenary speakers included:

			Peggy Blumenthal – Executive Vice-President, Institute of International Education, USA
			Michael Byram – Professor of Education, Durham University, UK
			Sir John Daniel – President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
			Jonathan Dimbleby – Broadcaster and presenter; The Jonathan Dimbleby Programme (ITV), Any Questions? Any Answers? (Radio 4)
			Professor Alan Gilbert – President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester, UK
			David Graddol – Managing Director, The English Company (UK) Ltd.
			Will Hutton – Chief Executive, Work Foundation; journalist, The Observer, UK
			Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa
			Ron Perkinson – Principal Education Specialist, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, USA
			Dr Atta-ur-Rahman – Federal Minister/Chairman, Higher Education Commission; Adviser to Prime Minister for Science and Technology, Pakistan
			Bill Rammell – Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Department for Education and Skills
			Professor Mary Stiasny – Director, Education Training Group, British Council
			Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić – Chief of the Section for Reform, Innovation and Quality Assurance, UNESCO, France

Session speakers and chairs included:

			Suzanne Alexander – Director, International Office, University of Leicester, UK
			Tim Andradi – Chief Executive Officer, London School of Commerce, UK
			William Archer – Director, i-graduate, UK
			David Baker – Director, International Office, Durham University, UK
			Christine Bateman – Director, Education UK Marketing and Communications, British Council
			Rajika Bhandari – Director of Research and Evaluation, Institute of International Education, USA
			Professor Drummond Bone – Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool, UK
			Peter Brady – Head of International Office, Napier University, UK
			Simon Braunholtz – Managing Director, Ipsos MORI, UK
			Richard Brown – Chief Executive, The Council for Industry and Higher Education, UK
			Paul Buszard – BRIDGE Project Manager, University of Wolverhampton Business School, UK
			Luke Cavanagh – Government Social Researcher, International and Europe Research, Scottish Executive, UK
			Dr Bhaskar Chakravarti – Director, English and Examinations, British Council, UK
			Maxine Clarke – Programme Director (Singapore), Loughborough University (Business School), UK
			Roy Cross – Director, British Council Scotland
			Maria de Figueiredo-Cowen – Brasilian Lektor, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
			Jonathan Darby – Director, Working in Partnerships Project, Open University UK
			Martin Davidson – Deputy Director-General, British Council
			Guillermo Morones Diaz – Director of International Co-operation, ANUIES, Mexico
			Andrew Disbury – Director, Education, British Council China; First Secretary Education, British Embassy
			Allison Doorbar – Managing Partner, JWT Education, UK
			Sue Edwards – Principal / Director, Academic Programmes, Aspect UK and Ireland Group
			Leonard Engel – Director, International Office, Leiden University, the Netherlands
			Dr Jiang Feng – Deputy Director General, Department of International Co-operation and Exchange, Ministry of Education, China
			Dr Heather Forland – Head of International Development, Kingston University, UK
			Professor Graham Galbraith – Pro Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
			Piera Gerrard – Head of International Relations, University of Salford, UK
			Professor Colin Gilligan – Emeritus Professor of Marketing, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
			Tim Gore – Director, Education, British Council, India
			Arlene Griffiths – Director, Education UK Partnership, British Council, UK
			Dr Janet Hannah – Academic Director, Kaplan International Colleges, UK
			Neil Harrison – Head of Information, Projects and Research Centre for Student Affairs, University of the West of England, UK
			Lesley Hayman – Deputy Director, British Council, Japan
			Professor Nigel Healey – Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
			Lynne Heslop – Regional Education and Training Adviser (Central and South Asia), British Council, UK
			Andrew Holloway – International Director, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
			Zhang Jin – Deputy Director for European Office, Department of International Co-operation and Exchange, Ministry of Education, China
			Elena Karpuhina – Vice-Rector of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation; member of the BRIDGE expert group, Russia
			Dr Ayoub Kazim – Executive Director, Dubai Knowledge Village, United Arab Emirates
			Frances Kelly – Education Counsellor: Europe, Ministry of Education, New Zealand
			Maria Kelo – Senior Officer, Academic Co-operation Association, Belgium
			Dr Neil Kemp – Senior Advisor (International), Institute of Education, University of London, UK
			Professor Binod Khadria – Visiting Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore; Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
			David Killick – Head, Office for International Programmes, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
			Pat Killingley – Director, Educational Services Division, British Council, UK
			Professor Tsutomu Kimura – President, National Institution of Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, Japan
			Rt Hon. Lord Kinnock – Chair of the British Council
			Dr Roshen Kishun – Director, University of Kwazulu-Natal International; Executive Director (interim), International Education Association of South Africa
			Dr Judith Lamie – Director of International Strategy, University of Birmingham, UK
			Dr David Law – Academic Registrar and Director, International Office, University of Warwick, UK
			Dr Paul Lefrere – Senior Lecturer, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, UK
			Professor Roy Leitch – CEO, The Interactive University, UK
			Stephen Lochhead – Head of Resourcing, HBOS pl, Scotland, UK
			Sheila Lumsden – Deputy-Director, British Council Scotland
			Dr Tony Luxon – Professional Development Adviser, Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, Lancaster University, UK
			John Lynch – Chief Executive, International Education Board, Ireland
			John McGovern – Director, Marketing and Recruitment, Lancaster University, UK
			Dr John Mallea – President Emeritus, Brandon University, Canada
			Professor Robin Middlehurst – Director, Centre for Policy and Change in Tertiary Education, University of Surrey, UK
			Franziska Muche – Senior Officer, Academic Co-operation Association, Belgium
			Christian Müller – DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service, Germany
			Dr Glen Murrell – Project Director, trendence GmbH, UK
			Dominic Newbould – Director of External Relations, Open University Worldwide
			Marie Niven – Deputy Director, International Relations, Department for Education and Skills
			Tim O'Brien – International Development Director, Nottingham Trent University, UK
			Mark O'Donoghue – Publishing Director, Hotcourses Ltd, UK
			Professor Fujio Ohmori – Executive Advisor to the President Professor, Research Centre for Higher Education, Kumamoto University, Japan
			John O'Leary – Editor, Times Higher Education Supplement, UK
			Alan Olsen – Director, Strategy Policy and Research in Education Ltd, Hong Kong, China
			Fiona Pape – Manager, English Language Quality Services, British Council, UK
			Nicola Peacock – Internationalisation Development Manager, Bournemouth University, UK
			Dr Moira Peelo – Co-ordinator, Student Learning Development Centre, Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, Lancaster University, UK
			Anthony Pollock – Chief Executive, IDP Education, Australia
			Dr John Pugh – Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK
			Mark Rendell – Deputy Chief Executive (Professional Services), English UK
			Tom Rhodes – Assistant Registrar, University of Sheffield, UK
			Dee Roach – General Manager, Group Marketing and New Business Development, IBT Education Group, UK
			Dominic Scott OBE – Director, UKCOSA: the Council for International Education, UK
			Professor Peter Scott – Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University, UK
			Sarah Seedsman – Director of Alumni Relations, London Business School, UK
			Professor Mool Chand Sharma – Vice-Chairperson, University Grants Commission, India
			Nicol Stephen MSP – Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, Scotland
			Professor Joan Stringer – Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Napier University, UK
			Professor Mary Stuart – Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University, UK
			David Swinfen – Emeritus Professor, Commonwealth History; former Vice-Principal, University of Dundee, UK
			Ning Tang – Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Inclusion, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
			Hanneke Teekens – Director, Department for International Academic Relations, NUFFIC, the Netherlands
			Viv Thom – International Students Education Adviser, Student and Academic Services, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
			Professor Jandhyala Tilak – Head, Educational Finance Unit, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, India
			Lord Tomlinson – Chair, UK Association of Independent Higher Education Providers, UK
			Niklas Tranæus – Project Manager, Swedish Institute, Sweden
			Isabelle Turmaine – Director, Information Centre and Services, International Association of Universities, France
			Dr Maurits van Rooijen – Pro Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, University of Westminster, London, UK
			Line Verbik – Deputy Director, Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, UK
			Dr Christie Waddington – Academic Director, Hertfordshire International College of Business and Technology (HIBT Ltd), UK
			Andrew Waite – International Business Manager, South Thames College , UK
			Rebecca Walton – Director, Corporate Affairs, British Council, UK
			Sir David Watson – Professor of Higher Education Management, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
			Professor Geoff Whitty – Director, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
			Professor Geof Wood –Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, University of Bath, UK
			Amit Yadav – Civil Administrator, Indian Administrative Service, India
			Professor Di Yerbury – non-Executive Director on the Board of IBT Education; former Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University, Australia
			Laura Youngson – Participating student, Project Sri Lanka, Durham University, UK