Cat Taylor is a Mental Health Specialist and Children's Therapist working in the UK and internationally. Cat has over 20 years experience working in frontline psychiatric services and health promotion, dealing with issues from suicide prevention to school avoidance. She has developed groundbreaking therapeutic approaches to engage at risk young people in their mental health, and advises organisations on how to become more psychologically informed.

Dr Pooky Knightsmith is an internationally respected face of child and adolescent mental health, Pooky works tirelessly to ‘be the change she wants to see’. A prolific keynote speaker, lecturer, trainer and author, she develops and shares practical, evidence-informed approaches to promoting mental health – arming health, social care and education staff with the skills, understanding and knowledge they need to support the children in their care.

Pooky has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, is the author of many books, is the research and development director at Creative Education and is a former chair of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition. She lives in Sussex and has two daughters and three dogs. She’s a keen climber an amateur knitter and a tenor in her local choir. She lives with PTSD and autism.

Website: www.pookyknightsmith.com

Satveer Nijjar has dedicated a career to reducing mental health stigma with a specific focus upon self-harm awareness. Starting as a national steering group member with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2006, Satveer shared personal experiences to help implement guidelines and improve responses to self-harm. Graduating with First-Class Honors in Psychology in 2012, Satveer's dissertation on self-harm and cultural influences earned the Bernice McAuley Memorial Prize. For more than a decade, Satveer has built a successful training organisation delivering CPD-accredited self-harm awareness courses to approximately 25,000 people in 2024 alone.

Satveer’s training is highly regarded for its practical, accessible approach and lasting impact. Her programs empower participants with a deeper understanding of self-harm and provide the skills to offer empathetic, effective support—creating safer spaces and reducing stigma in both individuals and organisations across the UK and beyond.