Fiona Blair
Director of Corporate Relations and Events
University of Reading

Fiona Blair (BMus DMS MA) has worked in Higher Education corporate communications for 10 years. She began her career at the University of Surrey where, following a year as President of the Students' Union, she spent eight years working in the Vice-Chancellor's Office, managing a diverse portfolio of external engagement activities. Blair joined the University of Reading in January 2009 where she manages the institution's corporate relations and events.

Nicole Gillham
Director of Alumni Relations and Development
Henley Business School, University of Reading

Nicole Gillham takes up the new post of Director of Alumni Relations and Development at Henley Business School as of 1 December 2012, having been interim Director for the past year. She is tasked with developing and implementing the first joint office function dedicated to the Business School, working closely with the University Campaigns Office. She has responsibility for the alumni relations, fundraising and events strategies, including overseeing the Reading Real Estate Foundation. Gillham is a member of the Senior Management Team of Henley Business School.

Gillham has extensive experience in the business, charity and Higher Education sectors, and has been at the University of Reading for five years as Executive Director of the Reading Real Estate Foundation within the Business School. During that time, Gillham has built strong and effective relationships with the majority of leading real estate firms and their senior management, developing pioneering projects and achieving significant gifts from industry and alumni to support them.

Tracy Playle
Communications Strategist and Director
Pickle Jar Communications

Tracy Playle is a communications strategist, trainer and speaker specialising in working with the education sector. She advises education organisations on how to adopt and benefit from emerging trends in communications and marketing in a way that isn't just done for the sake of using shiny new tools. Having spent five years working in-house at the University of Warwick, including a stint as the Head of Research-TV, Playle established Pickle Jar Communications in 2007. She has worked with the full range of education organisations, from schools to colleges to universities, and speaks widely at conferences in the UK and internationally.