Endorsements

"It was a magnificent weekend - a bit like the most glorious house party - but with lots of brains and ideas!"

Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice, London Business School

"Names Not Numbers is the most extraordinary collection of thinkers and doers... It is most special"

Dr. Mitch Besser, Founder, mothers2mothers

"I had the most fantastic time. The programme never flagged, the company was endlessly interesting and smart and generous and the place - for all its madness (or maybe because of it) was addictive. It is easily the best thing of its kind I've ever attended."

John Mitchinson, Co-founder & Publisher, Unbound

"I have an enormous amount to digest and cogitate on from so many amazing, provocative and now and again deeply profound conversations."

Ed Gillespie, Co-Founder, Futerra Sustainability Communications

"I have returned truly inspired and uplifted by the brilliant mix of people and ideas in Portmeirion. I have never met so many interesting and different people or had so many amazing conversations."

Simon Baugh, Director of Media & Public Relations, BAA

"It was an excellent conference with an inspired and mind-stretching line-up of speakers and topics all connecting into the moment with great authority and eloquence."

Simon Thirsk, Chairman, Bloodaxe Books

"It was an extremely enjoyable weekend - loads of interesting people - an eclectic mix of the 'usual suspects' - but unusual because it was the 'usual suspects' from different chattering tribes."

Sir Mark Walport, Director, Wellcome Trust

"Thank you for the most wonderful, inspiring and fascinating weekend. I don't know how you pulled all those disparate people together to create such a cohesive whole."

Sophie Hastings, Contributing Editor, GQ

"A wonderfully eclectic bunch of peole and a wonderfully eclectic array of speakers and subjects."

Mary Ann Sieghart, Writer & Broadcaster
 

“Terrific organisation, fabulous participants, challenging programme... and a simply great location.”

Peter Kellner, President, YouGov

“We made a strange community in that magical place and I loved being part of it.”

Suzanne Moore, Columnist, The Guardian and Mail on Sunday

“Amazing organisation, people, conversations…can we go next weekend please?”

Morice Mendoza, Mendoza Media

“I learned so much, met so many fascinating people, and came away with so many ideas that it is hard to credit that it all happened in 48 hours!”

Dylan Jones, Merryck & Co

“The value of Names Not Numbers is enormous, real and singular. Every aspect of the organization, the topics, the panels, up to the walk on the beach was a work of art and a labour of love.”

Inmaculada Martinez, Partner, Opus Corporate Finance LLP

“It was a jewel of a weekend….thoroughly enjoyable and quite remarkable.”

Frieda Hughes, Author, Painter and Poet

“By the end I'd lost my voice but was upheld by the formless euphoria of Names Not Numbers.”

Sarah Churchwell, Senior Lecturer in American Literature & Culture, University of East Anglia

“Never has thought provocation been quite so affirming.”

Baroness Oona King, Diversity Executive Channel 4

“There were poignant transformational moments over the weekend which made us reflect, re-evaluate preconceptions and challenge our thinking. So much is still percolating in my head.”

Chantal Tregear, Director, Taylor Bennett