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AA   AA: £25k +   John Amaechi OBE is an organisational psychologist, Chartered Scientist, New York Times best-selling author, CEO of leadership consultancy APS, and was the first Brit to play in the NBA. John partners with organisations to help leaders deliver on the promise of authentic, transformational leadership.
D   D: £3K - £5K   Captured and tortured in the 1st Gulf War, John’s story is a powerful and moving human story told by a master storyteller that still has particular relevance today.
D   D: £3K - £5K   Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach, Jon draws on his experiences as a 19 year old Commissioned Officer in the Royal Marines, leading men in the world's toughest environments.
C   C: £5K - £10K   Jonnie is the Double Paralympic, World & European T44 100m Champion. He is an inspiration to many young people and his passion for sport and overcoming adversity radiates from every fibre of his being.
E   E: < £3K   Josh Littlejohn MBE is a renowned social entrepreneur who founded Social Bite, a pioneering social enterprise in Scotland, which aims to eradicate homelessness through employment and free food provision.
D   D: £3K - £5K   Paralympic cycling champion Karen Darke is an adventurer, author and motivational speaker.
C   C: £5K - £10K   Karl Lokko is a former gang leader turned activist, influencer, poet, public speaker, philanthropist and adventurer.
A   A: £15k-£25k   Leading robotics expert known for her groundbreaking research in the field of robotics ethics, Kate Darling shares incredible insights on human-robot interaction, robot ethics, and the ways robots will impact society in the near-term future.
E   E: < £3K   Kate Philip was deployed on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, where her leadership, decision-making, technical skill and adaptability were brutally tested in the fast-paced environment of front-line operations.
B   B: £10K - £15K   Katie Piper is a best-selling international author, inspirational speaker, TV presenter and charity campaigner who rebuilt her life after surviving a brutal sulphuric acid attack in 2008.
D   D: £3K - £5K   Dr Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University whose research focuses on resistance racism, racism and movements for social change. He advised a number of corporations on equality and diversity issues. Kehinde is founder of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity; editor-in-chief of Make it Plain.
D   D: £3K - £5K   Olympic & Paralympic athletics coach Keith Antoine’s focus is on performance improvement, of individuals and teams. He was a personal coach Paralympic gold and silver medalists in London 2012 and Rio 2016.
E   E: < £3K   Kellie has enjoyed a successful career managing boxers and has become an inspirational transgender figure since her reassignment surgery in 2014. Her story of resilience and sincerity makes her a perfect motivational speaker.
B   B: £10K - £15K   Mental health advocate and World, Commonwealth, European medals and Double Olympic Gold winner Dame Kelly Holmes is one of Britain’s most recognisable and admired athletes.
C   C: £5K - £10K   Kenton Cool is acknowledged as one of the World's great high altitude leaders and has summited Mount Everest on 15 occasions and climbed extensively all over the world.
C   C: £5K - £10K   Dr Kevin Fong OBE has worked as a doctor with NASA and currently flies as part of a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) crew in the UK. As of March 2020, Kevin was seconded to NHS England COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness Resilience & Response team.


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