Meet the 2026 speakers | More to be announced very soon. Loading Gerard Ainsworth Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Partner, Newmedica Bruce Allan Professor of Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery and Consultant Surgeon, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Robyn Asprey Development manager (outreach services), Glaucoma UK Daniel Barnes Founder, Pop Specs Lizzie Bartlam Teaching Fellow, Aston University Pretty Basra CEO Mental Fitness Academy, Dr Pretty Basra Ian Beasley Head of Education, Association of Optometrists Charlotte Bell Nicola Bennett Head of Clinical Education, Keeler, Co-host of the Dry Eye & Menopause education series created by Keeler & Scope Sayantan Biswas Lecturer, Aston University Rupert Bourne Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Health at the Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University Serena Box Head of media, PR and external affairs, Association of Optometrists Tony Burke Lorcan Butler Optometrist/ Optical engagement manager, The Brain Tumour Charity Natasha Cazin Global Insights Manager: Eyewear, Euromonitor Matthew Chan Optometrist, Bristol Eye Hospital Paul Chapman-Hatchett Clinical advisor, Optical Consumer Complaints Service Vikesh Chauhan Clinical lead optometrist, Edmonds & Slatter Opticians Yiyuan Chen Chief scientist, Edinburgh Biosciences Ltd Eluned Creighton-Sims Independent clinical educator, Excelsior Optical Education Helen Curran Dispensing optician, Specsavers Eleanor Curzon Barrister, 23ES Mandy Davidson Optometrist & Medical & Professional Affairs Manager, Scope Ophthalmics Sundeep Deol Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Partner, Newmedica Kishan Devraj Optometrist and founder, Clinician People Neil Donnelly Optometrist and owner, Eyelines Opticians Grace Downes Head of Marketing, MONDOTTICA Harminder Singh Dua, CBE Consultant Ophthalmologist and Professor of Ophthalmology, Nottingham University Monica Duggal Professional education and development manager, Alcon Grant Duncan Director of professional development, Specsavers Dean Dunning Head of qualifications, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians Cathy Egan Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital, University College London Bruce Evans Professor, City St George's, University of London Jonny Girling Communications consultant specialising in campaigning and advocacy, Association of Optometrists Vishal Gohil Professional education and development manager, Alcon Louise Gow Head of eye health, optometry and low vision, RNIB Daniel Green Senior dispensing and contact lens training manager, Specsavers Indie Grewal Professional services consultant in myopia management, Coopervision Nancy Gries Chair, OWA International Expansion Committee Kevin Gutsell Dispensing optician, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians Max Halford Clinical and policy director, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians Marie-Therese Hall Optometrist & professional affairs consultant, Johnson & Johnson Jason Halsey Product and training manager, Rodenstock (UK) Sana Hamid Consultant ophthalmic surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Peter Hampson Clinical and policy director, Association of Optometrists Jason Higginbotham Consultant optometrist, OPTOPOL Technology / BiB Martyn Howlett Senior dispensing optician, SeeAbility Byki Huntjens Consultant educator and education lead, AOP Mohamed Kasmani Optometrist, Feltham Eyecare Centre Pearse Keane Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence and Consultant Ophthalmologist, Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital Sharmina Khan Consultant ophthalmologist, Sharmina Khan Eye Clinic & Moorfields Eye Hospital Anthony Khawaja Professor of Ophthalmology and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Nigel Kirkpatrick Consultant ophthalmologist, Newmedica Garry Kousoulou Director of happiness, Loving Social Media Eve Lambert Professional affairs consultant, Coopervision Kez Latham Professor of optometry, Anglia Ruskin University Nicky Latham Professional affairs lead for myopia management, Coopervision Professor Nicola Logan Professor of optometry, Aston University Elizabeth Lumb Director of global professional affairs, Coopervision Scott Mackie Director, Mackie Consultants Jane Macnaughton Specialist optometrist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Qasim Mansoor Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Partner, Newmedica Melanie McDowall Contact lens optician & professional affairs consultant, Johnson & Johnson Giancarlo Montani Optometrist, University of Salento Sarah Morgan Communication Specialist & Staff Development Consultant, Eyecommunicate Rupal Morjaria Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Partner, Newmedica Kirsteen Newman Head of dispensing development, Specsavers Bhavik Parmar Head of CPD, Specsavers Neelam Patel Optometrist & professional affairs consultant, Johnson & Johnson Sachin Patel Optometrist and owner, Safarian and Simon Opticians Malvi Patel Clinical Lead Optometrist, SeeAbility Dr Peter Pham Founder and CEO, Zocular Sameen Qayyum Leonardo Vision Care training expert, EssilorLuxottica Neil Retallic Head of optometry development, Specsavers Josh Richards Communications consultant and former parliamentary aide, Association of Optometrists Edward Ridyard Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Partner, Newmedica David Robinson Accredited courses tutor and dispensing advancement manager, Specsavers Lindsay Rountree Assistant Professor, University of Bradford Fiona Rowe Professor of Orthoptics, University of Liverpool Efa Schmidt Lawyer - Head of clinical negligence, Association of Optometrists Joe Scott Retinal product specialist, Mainline Instruments Alis Sejourne Recruitment and Visibility Lead for Orthoptics, Barts Health NHS Trust Niraj Shah Leonardo Vision Care specialist, EssilorLuxottica Eduard Shantsila Head of Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool Bartosz L. Sikorski MD, PhD, FEBO Ophthalmologist, Nicolaus Copernicus University Preeti Singla Optometry and low vision engagement manager, RNIB Ceri Smith-Jaynes OT clinical multimedia editor, Association of Optometrists Ameenat Lola Solebo Wellcome Fellow and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health / Great Ormond Street Hospital Sheena Tanna-Shah Optometrist, Inspiring Success Jigna Teli Charlotte Timbury Director of medical and professional affairs, EssilorLuxottica Farah Topia Clinical and regulatory adviser, Association of Optometrists Emanuel Trucco NRP Chaire of Computational Vision in Computing, School of Science and Engineering, University Of Dundee Pallavi Tyagi Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Partner, Newmedica Dr. Priya Udani Ophthalmic Surgeon, Oculoplastic Surgeon l Dry Eye & Aesthetic Scott Vallance Head of Ophthalmic & Vision Science, Gloucester Royal Hospital Megan Vaughan Denise Voon Julie Walker-Morecroft Head of Marketing Yasmin Whayeb Research optometrist, Aston University John White Director of communications and external affairs, Association of Optometrists James S Wolffsohn Professor of Optometry, Aston University Adam Wylegała MD DM, Silesian Medical University Fabian Yii Postdoctoral transition fellow, University of Edinburgh Karan Yvas Specialist optometrist and optometrist engagement lead, Newmedica