After Dinner Speakers: Lisa Clayton, Al Murray, Lord David Steel

Lisa Clayton, the first British woman to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world was educated in Birmingham at the Church of England School for Girls. On September 17th, 1994, Lisa Clayton set out to attempt two world records namely Fastest Sail Around The World By A Woman, Single-Handed Without Assistance and First* Woman To Sail Single-Handed And Non-Stop Around The World. Lisa returned on June 29th, 1995 after 285 days at sea Her thirty-eight foot yacht, the Spirit of Birmingham - named after her home city and the University which contributed over £40,000 and inestimable expertise to make it possible for Lisa to realise her dream - I survived the 31,000 mile journey, despite capsizing 'seven times that I know of,' as Lisa casually puts it. Lisa is now better known as Lady Cobham married to Lord Cobham of Hagley Hall in Worcestershire.

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Nicholas Negroponte Naomi Campbell Oonagh McDonaldClever stand up comic
Giorgio Armani Run DMC Jilly Cooper American percussion & dance company
Glen (The Sex Pistols) Matlock Pete Tong Dwight YorkeBritish Reggae Band.
Hugh Grant Gary Mason Earl SpencerArsenal's most popular and successful French manager
Norman Cook John Torode Chay BlytheLegendary Romanian tennis player known as 'Nasty Nastase', but in reality one of the nicest people in Tennis and a keen practical joker.
Patrick Moore Tracy Edwards Jamie OsborneScandinavian Boy Band
Charles Dunstone David Frost Sophie AndertonFormer presenter Question of Sport
Ben Shephard David Bailey Black SabbathSnooker
Allan Pease R.E.M. Esther McVeyGuitar, Poetry, Comedy
Harry Enfield Patsy Bloom Tony Allcock Young American politician served as Assistant Secretary of State under Bill Clinton