Bahram Bekhradnia is Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute. For a full biography, see the conference presenters list.
Alex Bols is Head of Education and Quality at the National Union of Students.
Dr Tony Bruce is Director of Research at Universities UK.
Alison Denyer is Press and PR Manager at Royal Holloway, University of London, which is hosting the conference.
Alison Johns is HEFCE’s Head of Leadership, Governance and Management.
Donald MacLeod edits SocietyGuardian.co.uk and EducationGuardian.co.uk and has written about education for the Guardian, the Independent and the Scotsman.
Conor Ryan is a former education adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett, who now writes and blogs on education issues.
Thomas Sastry is HEFCE’s Head of Planning.
Roger Grinyer is HEFCE’s Head of Communications.
Philip Walker is HEFCE’s Deputy Head of Communications.
Helen Albon is HEFCE’s Communications Planning Manager.
Sophie Mason is a member of the HEFCE publications team; she edits and moderates this blog and its comments.