The Bristol Distinguished Address Series (BDAS)
The Bristol Distinguished Address Series (BDAS) provides an opportunity to hear unique perspectives and insights from change makers, activists, entrepreneurs, and people who have achieved amazing things in Bristol and beyond.
Upcoming BDAS events
View our upcoming events as part of the Autumn 2023 Bristol Distinguished Address series (BDAS).
Wed 18 October 2023, 17:30
Bristol Distinguished Address Series with Jenny Garrett OBE
Bristol Business School, Frenchay Campus
Join us in conversation with executive coach, speaker, leadership trainer and diversity, equity and inclusion expert, Jenny Garrett OBE.
Thu 02 November 2023, 18:00
Bristol Distinguished Address Series with Dr Jonny Keeling
Arnolfini Arts
Join us in conversation with the Head of BBC Studios Natural History Unit, Dr Jonny Keeling.
Highlights from previous Bristol Distinguished Address Series
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
Representatives from Great Western Air Ambulance Charity joined us in conversation as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series.
Grant Mansfield
Join Grant Mansfield and Lynn Barlow in conversation, as they discuss The Plimsoll Story.
Aisha Thomas
Aisha, founder of Representation Matters Ltd, joined us in conversation with Dr Craig Johnston as part of the Spring 2023 Bristol Distinguished Address Series.
I.Stephanie Boyce
Stephanie delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series titled "Dare to Dream".
Margaret Casely-Hayford
Margaret Casely-Hayford, Chair, Shakespeare's Globe, delivered a lecture titled "Trust and Governance: where to now?"
Anne Jessopp
Anne Jessopp, Chief Executive, The Royal Mint, delivered a lecture titled "Reinventing The Royal Mint".
Mike Haigh
Mike Haigh, Executive Chair, Mott MacDonald, delivered a lecture titled "Recovery from the global pandemic; the impact of accelerated megatrends".
Dr Darren Henley OBE
Dr Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, delivered a lecture titled "What is the role of arts and culture in a post-pandemic world?"
Theresa Wise
Theresa Wise, CEO, The Royal Television Society, delivered a lecture titled "The Future of Television".
Ben Osborn
Ben Osborn, UK Country Manager and Managing Director, Pfizer UK delivered a lecture titled "The power of the mission: how we can apply the lessons of the pandemic to make the UK a global life sciences superpower"
Professor Lyndsay Duthie
Professor Lyndsay Duthie, CEO of The Production Guild of Great Britain delivered a lecture titled "Pushing past the pandemic, what's next for film and television?"
Jacqueline de Rojas
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, President of techUK and Digital Leaders, and Co-Chair of IoC, delivered a lecture titled “Diversity and inclusion - why it's never been more important.”
Peter Lord
Peter Lord, Co-founder and Creative Director of Aardman Animations, delivered a lecture titled “A life in animation: getting going to letting go”.
Perminder Mann
Perminder Mann, CEO of Bonnier Books, delivered a lecture titled “Be Your Authentic Self”.
Doug and Dame Mary Perkins
Co-founders of Specsavers, Doug and Dame Mary Perkins, delivered a lecture titled "Building the World's Largest High Street Optics and Audiology Brand."
Panel Discussion: NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol
For the first of the virtual Bristol Distinguished Address Series, also the Annual Bolland Lecture, we were delighted to host a panel discussion on Bristol’s Nightingale Hospital.
Lisa Opie
Lisa Opie, Managing Director of BBC Studios UK Production, delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series titled "TV as a Force For Good.”
Xavier Brice
Xavier Brice, Chief Executive, Sustrans, delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series titled "Living and moving well together”.
Katherine Bennett
Katherine Bennett CBE, Senior Vice President, Airbus & Chair, Western Gateway, delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series entitled "What does internationalisation mean in C21st for global corporations?".
Bevis Watts
Dr Bevis Watts, Chief Executive of Triodos Bank UK delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series entitled "Bankers must become Eco-warriors".
Bruce Carnegie-Brown
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, President of CMI & Chairman of Lloyd's delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series entitled "21st Century Management”.
Arabel Bailey
Arabel Bailey, Managing Director of Innovation and Consulting Services at Accenture, delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series titled 'Surviving and thriving in a disrupted world'.
Andrew Jennings
Andrew Jennings, Chairman, Board Member & Senior Advisor, delivered a lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series entitled "The Changing Retail Landscape and how to succeed."
Deanna Oppenheimer
Deanna Oppenheimer, Founder of Cameoworks and Chair of Hargreaves Lansdown, delivered the University's prestigious Annual Bolland Lecture as part of the Bristol Distinguished Address Series with her talk titled ‘A Tale of Tech in Two Cities’.
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