Jane Creasy supports private, public, and third sector organisations on leadership and creativity. A leadership coach, she designs and facilitates conferences, seminars and leadership development programmes.

Her background lies in the educational field - at school and national level. Jane was the Head of a large comprehensive school for ten years and a director of the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) for five.

Favourite conference city
It's got to be Sydney; the conference facilities around Darling Harbour are great, and the rest of the city....Well!

Specialising in business and finance, Nadine chairs and facilitates conferences and live events including senior management and sales conferences, product launches, award ceremonies, consumer and trade shows.

Nadine has presented for CNN, Simply Money, BBC, Sky TV, SABC and Summit TV. While she was London Markets Correspondent for the Financial Times, she won "Financial Journalist of the Year."

Most unlikely meeting venue
The British Library, why didn’t anyone tell me about it before? Truly inspiring, sociable, great cakes! One of London’s best kept secrets, until now!

Presenter and event designer Ross Edmonds works for top businesses in sectors ranging from travel and pharmaceuticals, to banking and telecoms. He creates a dynamic environment for participants, enabling speakers and delegates to engage with each other through team activities, interviews and panel discussions.

In facilitation, Ross's style is to bring involvement, enjoyment and often a sense of humour to serious business issues.

Favourite event venue
Sheepdrove, Lambourn. A fab place! You drive up a road that goes only to the farm and Sheepdrove high up on the Ridgeway. It’s a small conference venue and quite unique. I only tell certain people about it!

Specialising in the public sector and pharmaceutical industries, Paul Edwards has worked with Crystal Interactive since 2008, designing and delivering content for, amongst others, the NHS Executive, Pfizer, Glaxo Smithkline, The Coop and The National College for Schools and Leadership.

Paul is also an associate at the University of Central Lancashire, where he delivers programmes on professional development, change management, governance and finance.

Most memorable event
Being involved in an event for one of the largest children’s development organizations in the world: an important and moving conference that will make a difference to so many people.

A qualified teacher, Chris Elmitt has accumulated 12 years’ experience deploying his classroom management skills in the commercial world. Chris is a specialist facilitator; initially running workshops within management consultancy firms (such as Cap Gemini Ernst and Young), he now facilitates live and virtual conferences all over the world.

Chris became Managing Director of Crystal Interactive in July 2006, and now leads on major facilitation projects as well as training facilitators in using Crystal's unique blend of event interactivity.

Most memorable moment as facilitator
I was just about to go on stage in front of 700 delegates in Las Vegas when the meeting host asked me to "spin out" my session (from 10 to 30 minutes) because the keynote speaker, on after me, had set up in the wrong conference venue.

Denise has been helping large organisations to develop their leaders and facilitating workshops for many years.

She’s undertaken European and transatlantic assignments, as well as long-term projects with large global organisations in the UK such as T-Mobile; British Airways and Swarovski UK. Her facilitation style is comfortable, balanced and intuitive; providing practical, fun and informal sessions to help participants deal with the challenging issues before them. .

Most unlikely meeting venue
Buddhist Centre West London

Adding a wealth of live TV and radio experience to her acting background, Siân Jones has facilitated UK and European based conferences for organisations including Eon, Novartis, AstraZeneca and the British Chamber of Commerce.

She is highly adaptable to any number of requirements; from celebrating companies’ successes, updating, inspiring or motivating audiences, stimulating panel debates, interviewing industry specialists or fronting large-scale conferences.

Pet hate at conferences
Presenters who run over their allocated time slot and ramble!

Experienced consultant, facilitator and trainer, working with public service organisations, Mary Tetlow’s career has included roles at the British Council and the Office for Public Management. She was Executive Director of the Public Management Foundation and Principal Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office for Public Services Reform at the Cabinet Office from 2003-2006.

Mary’s specialist expertise is in change management and customer insight.

Most unlikely meeting venue
Headquarters of the former secret police in Prague.