Dee is a qualified executive coach and fundraising consultant. Prior to setting up her own consultancy, Dee held senior leadership roles in high-value philanthropy and communications in leading UK universities (including King's College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science); domestic and international non-government organisations; and the public sector (National Health Service charities, Department of Health, local government). She is an experienced public speaker, panel member, and chair, who speaks on diversity, inclusion, and equity in fundraising.

As a qualified executive coach, Dee focuses on fundraising professionals and their teams. She specialises in supporting professionals of colour as they navigate their careers and women as they move into new or leadership roles.

Dee has a bachelor's degree from the University of Bristol, a master's degree from University College London, and a professional qualification in marketing (CIM). Dee has been a trustee for CASE Europe and a member of faculty for CASE's Europe Spring Institute in Educational Fundraising in 2022 and 2023.

Margaret Clift is Head of Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Glasgow. She has been a major gift fundraising specialist for two decades, with a career spanning the higher education, culture and voluntary sectors. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, she worked on successful major capital campaigns at National Museums Scotland, the University of Edinburgh and Amnesty International UK.

Margaret has acted as speaker, trainer and panellist at conferences, workshops, training sessions and webinars for CASE, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, RAISE, Global Arts Summit, and Arts and Business Scotland, and provided fundraising advice to charities, museums and galleries across Scotland. She has also served on the Professional Development Committee for CIOF Scotland. As a member of Advisory Panel for Rogare, The Hartsbrook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy’s 2019 fundraising think tank at the University of Plymouth, she co-authored the Critical Fundraising Report: Scotland (2017).

Margaret won the GLAMi award for most ground-breaking project (Museums and the Web, 2018) and Best Fundraising Campaign over £100,000 at the EMCEEs Arts and Culture Awards for Excellence in Fundraising, 2018. She has been listed in the UK’s Top 25 Most Influential Fundraisers (Fundraising Magazine).

Juan Pablo Garrido is a senior advancement leader with more than 25 years of experience in fundraising and philanthropy across higher education and the non-profit sector in Canada and Spain. He currently serves as Director of Development at UIC Barcelona, where he leads the University’s fundraising and engagement strategy across academic divisions and university clinics. Since joining UIC Barcelona, he has built the Development and Engagement Office and overseen sustained growth in philanthropic support, including multiple principal gifts and successful research, scholarship, and capital initiatives.

Juan Pablo leads UIC Barcelona’s Advisory Board, coordinating its committees and initiatives to strengthen institutional engagement, external relations, and philanthropic impact. He is also a member of CASE Europe’s Regional Council and contributes to the advancement profession as faculty for CASE institutes in educational fundraising.

He holds a Master’s degree in General Management from IESE Business School, as well as Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in History from the Université de Montréal and McGill University. Juan Pablo also holds a Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University

Antony Green is Oxford’s Executive Director of Development, with responsibility for major giving across the breadth of the University’s academic departments and historic collections. Following a career in music, Antony joined Oxford’s Development team in 2004. Following eight years at the Ashmolean Museum during a major capital campaign, from 2012 to 2016, Antony led fundraising for Oxford’s Humanities division, before moving to the role of Associate Director. Antony took on the Executive Director role in June 2023.

Antony was educated at Oxford Brookes University, receiving his degree in Social Anthropology.

Lee Rodwell is Director of Development and Alumni Relations at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), one of the world’s leading public health institutions. Joining the School in 2024, he leads on all philanthropic income and alumni engagement globally. A former SIEF delegate, he is proud to have joined the SIEF Faculty in 2024 and will take over as SIEF Chair in 2027.

Previously, he served as Director of Development for almost nine years at University of the Arts London (UAL), the second-ranked university for Art and Design in the world, with responsibility for fundraising, alumni relations, and events across the university.

Prior to working in higher education, Lee has had a varied career fundraising across a number of charitable sectors, including the arts, human rights, and international development, with almost two decades now spent as a Director of Development. This has included fundraising for the Art Fund, the Serpentine Gallery, Liberty, and Sightsavers. He has also been a Trustee of five charities, with a combined experience of eighteen years as a Board member to date, including two Vice-Chair positions.

Fiona is Fundraising Manager at the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and also a freelance Fundraising & Development Consultant. Fiona was previously the Director of Development at Giggleswick School, where she led the creation and delivery of the school’s first major Development Strategy. Before this, she was the Director of Development at the Grammar School at Leeds, having joined the school from the University of Leeds, where she was the lead on the Student Theme of their first major campaign, “Making a World of Difference”, which successfully raised over £60 million. Fiona has experience with multidimensional campaigns and is particularly skilled in fundraising for bursary and outreach projects. Her roles at GSAL and Giggleswick have had the same focus on the professionalisation of development activity; establishing protocols and procedures, developing events and engagement strategies, and, of course, fundraising using a variety of channels from direct mail to principal giving.

Serge is a Senior Lecturer in Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership, and Employability at the International Business School. Previously, he served as Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement at Corvinus University of Budapest.

Prior to this, he held several leadership roles at Central European University (CEU), including serving as Vice President for Enrollment Management, Career Services, and Alumni Relations, as well as Vice President for Alumni and Corporate Relations. He has graduate degrees in history, international relations, comparative law, as well as Doctor in Education.

Serge served on the CEU Response Team (2017-18) which received CASE Circle of Excellence Award in Crisis Management category in recognition of its engagement and communication strategies in response to the attack on the University's academic freedom. Between February 2022 and March 2023, Serge had been leading the work of the CEU Emergency Response Team for Ukraine, coordinating humanitarian, academic and philanthropic efforts for CEU community members affected by the war in Ukraine.

Serge was Co-Founder and Chair of the EAIE (European Association for International Education) Alumni Relations Expert Community, as well as an elected member of the EAIE General Council. He has been a senior faculty trainer and course leader at the EAIE since 2010. Serge is the recipient of the EAIE Bo Gregersen Award for Best Practice.

Serge served on CASE Europe Board of Trustees and CASE Europe Regional Council (2016-2023).

Joanna McGarry joined the University of Bristol in 2019 as Assistant Director of the newly established Marketing and Communications team within the Development and Alumni Relations Office. Joanna and her team deliver integrated marketing and communications activity to further the University’s strategic objectives around philanthropy, fundraising and alumni engagement. The team lead on content and channels for Bristol’s mass alumni audience, including the University’s annual alumni awards campaign, its digital communications programme, and its alumni magazine. The team also work closely with DARO colleagues on integrated activity for specific audiences, including new alumni on-boarding, mass fundraising and stewardship, and collateral to support major giving activity.

Prior to her role at the University of Bristol, Joanna worked in marketing, communications, brand and editorial roles at Imperial College London; City, University of London; and the educational publisher Palgrave Macmillan.

Lisa Williams has worked in the Development and Alumni Relations team at Exeter for over 17 years. During that time, Lisa has held a variety of roles including regular giving, legacy and major gift fundraising. In 2014 Lisa was appointed to the newly created role of Head of Operations and now oversees the prospect research, data and insight, finance and donor relations functions.