Book a speaker summary
We regularly receive requests for inspirational speakers. That’s why we decided to set up a Speaker Bureau – to make it easier to book the speaking services of some of the country’s top social enterprise experts and leaders.
The Social Enterprise UK Speaker Bureau works with a pool of speakers who bring their passion, expertise and knowledge to audiences across the country, giving talks at a range of events. Our speakers regularly feature on the platform at national and international conferences, talk to local authorities, community groups, students at schools, colleges and universities, and to private sector businesses wanting to understand how to enter and engage the social enterprise market.
Find out more about the individuals who make up the Speaker Bureau below. Prices start from £200 to book a speaker. Social Enterprise UK members are entitled to a 50% discount on bookings. Please note that travel expenses will need to be covered if the speaker is not based locally to the event venue.
We do our best to make successful matches wherever possible, but cannot guarantee that your first choice will always be available. We will always seek to find somebody suitable to meet your needs. We aim to respond within three working days.
To place a request, please click here.
SPEAKERS
Peter Holbrook
CEO of Social Enterprise UK
Social Enterprise UK’s key activities are centred on informing and influencing the policy agenda, promoting the benefits of social enterprise and undertaking research to expand the social enterprise evidence base.
Prior to taking on this role Peter was CEO of the award winning social enterprise, Sunlight Development Trust, which works to tackle long-standing health and social inequalities.
Peter was one of the UK's Social Enterprise Ambassadors - a scheme supported by the Cabinet Office. In this role he advocated for social enterprise through lobbying politicians, speaking at events and representing the sector in the media.
Specialist subjects
- Social Enterprise - a global perspective
- Influencing the UK policy agenda
- CSR is dead! Long live social enterprise
- Regeneration and community development through SE
- Why social enterprise works for public services
Celia Richardson
Director of Communications at Social Enterprise UK
Her role encompasses external affairs, networks, marketing and policy. Prior to joining Social Enterprise UK Celia spent 16 years in the UK’s voluntary and public sectors at RNID, the Refugee Council, a government regeneration body and was most recently Director of Communications and Fundraising for the Mental Health Foundation. Celia has twice been named among the UK’s most influential 1% of people in the public relations industry by PR Week.
- Campaigns and influencing
- Marketing your social enterprise
- Media (print and broadcast) - and how to use it
- How to write beautifully by breaking all the rules
Ceri Jones
Head of Policy and Research at Social Enterprise UK
Ceri works closely with a number of government departments inform and shape their policy to support social enterprise. Prior to joining Social Enterprise UK in April 2007, Ceri worked the New South Wales Department of Health addressing rural health inequalities in Australia. She has also held policy and advocacy roles and the Wellcome Trust and Marie Stopes International.
Specialist subjects
- Introduction to social enterprise
- Social enterprise in public services, particularly health and social care
- Spinning out of the public sector
- Social investment
- Social value in commissioning and procurement
Nick Temple
Director of Business and Enterprise at Social Enterprise UK
His role encompasses business development, membership and effective delivery of products and services. He has a particular focus on driving growth: working with members and partners to grow the social enterprise market, lever in new resources, and build reach and impact.
Prior to joining Social Enterprise UK, Nick was director of Policy and Communications at the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) in the UK, a role which had responsibility for all communications, policy work with government, and overseeing SSE’s evaluation and research streams. He also designed and delivered learning programmes on social franchising and for leaders of NHS right to request social enterprises. Previously, he was director of the Global Ideas Bank, an online democratic think-tank devoted to social innovation.
Nick is also a board member of the SROI Network and a co-founder of POPse!, the pop-up social enterprise think tank.
Specialist subjects
- Start-up in social enterprise
- Social franchising / replication
- Social media meets social enterprise (social x social)
- Social impact measurement