TEDxRailway Village

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Amanda Klapish

  Amanda Klapish is an author, advocate and co-director of Sounds Like Women, supporting women and girls affected by domestic abuse. Drawing on her lived experience as a survivor of sexual assault, she challenges stigma, breaks silence, and demonstrates how people can reclaim their voice and rebuild their lives.

• Andrei Malaev-Babel

  Andrei Malaev-Babel is a theatre director, actor, and Professor of Theatre at Florida State University, and the leading contemporary expert on the Demidov School of Acting.

• Diane Curley

  As founder of Celebrating Women LLC, Diane creates exceptional experiences that spark engagement, enable change, and enrich lives through the transformational power of relationship & connection.

• Fiona Scott

  Fiona Scott is an award-winning journalist, TV producer, media consultant, podcaster and author. Named the UK’s Solopreneur of the Year in 2025, she has advised leading entrepreneurs, including Dragons’ Den and Apprentice winners. At 60, Fiona challenges assumptions about ageing, ambition and what comes next.

• James Phipps

  James is a local philanthropist and entrepreneur and he has a passion for helping to create poitive social change

• Jeremy Holt

  Jeremy Holt founded the first specialist computer museum in the UK and is now a retired lawyer

• Malcolm Martin

  Malcolm Martin is a teacher in the Ordinary Mind Zen school, and a former Buddhist prison chaplain. He is a sculptor, and and taught for many years at the University of the West of England. He has an MA in cultural history from the Royal College of Art.

• Nyasha Gwatidzo

  Nyasha Gwatidzo has over 40 years as Social Entrepreneur, Founder, Impact Investor, Multi award winner, Author and Philanthropist. Her ultimate mission is to eradicate inequality and poverty through social enterprise.

• Pearl Jordan

  Pearl Jordan, author of the transformational book "dancig to the rhythm of your life", founder of the RhythmicRemedy tm peak performance and wellbeing consultancy, where persona growth meets dance

• Robert Wright

  Has a wide experience of Industry and Local Government and now finds himself as Chair of Swindon Heritage Preservation which is a Building Preservation Trust restoring and renovating Railway Village properties.

• Roderick Hebden

  Roderick is a science communicator and cultural collaborator, founder and director of the Festival of Tomorrow and CEO of Swindon Culture Collective. He has a PhD in engineering and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London.

• Sam Rehan

  Sam J Rehan is a stress educator and speaker who explains how stress affects the body, behaviour and connection with others.

• Sonal Shah

  Sonal Shah is a Forbes-featured, award-winning author of She Chose Tech, and a Vice President in financial services with over 20 years’ experience across global industries. A recognised voice in women in tech, she is a multiple award winner and has been named among the UK’s most influential and inspirational women. Kind regards

• soumik datta

  Soumik Datta is the winner of the Aga Khan Music Award and the Eastern Eye ACTA. A virtuoso sarod musician, composer, TV presenter and Honorary Fellow at Trinity Laban, his work voices global, socio-environmental issues through contemporary Indian music.