Meet the 2026 speakers | More to be announced very soon. Loading Robyn Asprey Development manager (outreach services), Glaucoma UK Pretty Basra CEO Mental Fitness Academy, Dr Pretty Basra Ian Beasley Head of Education, Association of Optometrists Sayantan Biswas Lecturer, Aston University Tony Burke Matthew Chan Optometrist, Bristol Eye Hospital Paul Chapman-Hatchett Clinical advisor, Optical Consumer Complaints Service Eluned Creighton-Sims Independent clinical educator, Excelsior Optical Education Eleanor Curzon Barrister, 23ES Kishan Devraj Optometrist and founder, Clinician People Harminder Dua Consultant Ophthalmologist and Professor of Ophthalmology, Nottingham University Monica Duggal Professional education and development manager, Alcon Dean Dunning Head of qualifications, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians Bruce Evans Professor, City St George's, University of London Vishal Gohil Professional education and development manager, Alcon Louise Gow Head of eye health, optometry and low vision, RNIB Kevin Gutsell Dispensing optician, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians Max Halford Clinical and policy director, The Association of British Dispensing Opticians Marie-Therese Hall Optometrist & professional affairs consultant, Johnson & Johnson Sana Hamid Consultant ophthalmic surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Peter Hampson Clinical and policy director, Association of Optometrists Martyn Howlett Senior dispensing optician, SeeAbility Byki Huntjens Consultant educator and education lead, AOP Mohamed Kasmani Optometrist, Feltham Eyecare Centre Pearse Keane Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence and Consultant Ophthalmologist, Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital Anthony Khawaja Professor of Ophthalmology and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Aneta Krokosz Nicky Latham Melanie McDowall Contact lens optician & professional affairs consultant, Johnson & Johnson Neelam Patel Optometrist & professional affairs consultant, Johnson & Johnson Malvi Patel Clinical lead optometrist, SeeAbility Neil Retallic Head of optometry development, Specsavers Lindsay Rountree Assistant Professor, University of Bradford Fiona Rowe Professor of Orthoptics, University of Liverpool Efa Schmidt Lawyer - Head of clinical negligence, Association of Optometrists Joe Scott Retinal product specialist, Mainline Instruments Alis Sejourne Highly specialist orthoptist, Barts Health NHS Trust Preeti Singla Optometry and low vision engagement manager, RNIB Ceri Smith-Jaynes OT clinical multimedia editor, Association of Optometrists Ameenat Lola Solebo Wellcome Fellow and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health / Great Ormond Street Hospital Sheena Tanna-Shah Optometrist, Inspiring Success Jigna Teli Speaker Two Scott Vallance Head of Ophthalmic & Vision Science, Gloucester Royal Hospital Megan Vaughan Denise Voon Yasmin Whayeb Research optometrist, Aston University Fabian Yii Postdoctoral transition fellow, University of Edinburgh