After Dinner Speakers: Linford Christie, Elliot Masie, Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Linford Christie retired in 1997 as Britain's greatest ever athlete. He was the first of a new breed of athlete that defied age as a barrier to perform, winning his first major title at the age of 26. He went on to become the World's No 1 in the most fiercely competitive and prestigious event in athletics, the men's 100m. Linford's impressive title collection includes an Olympic, a World Championship, three European, three Commonwealth, ten European Cup and four World Cup medals. Linford was the first man to retain the World Cup 100m title and in 1997 won a record 7th European Cup title. From 1995 to 1997 he was the inspirational captain of the men's British Athletic team and is the only European to have run under 10 seconds. Off the track, Linford is probably busier than ever before. He is coaching a small team of Athletes including Jamie Baulch and Darren Campbell, who he has developed into the leaders in British athletics today. This group, coined ‘Team Linford’ by the media, have achieved great successes and Linford's inspirational coaching and methods have been hailed by UK Athletics and the media. He runs a management company called ‘Nuff Respect’ which he set up in 1992 with Colin Jackson and has been extremely active on television with, amongst others, ‘Linford’s Record Breakers’ and several high profile adverts as well as being a permanent member of the BBC’s athletics commentary team. Linford Christie is one of the greatest, most charismatic and respected British atheletes of all time and is always in demand for corporate events.