Plenary Session I
Topic: Faithful Presence in the Academy 
Speaker: Dr Tony Watkins (Tyndale House, Cambridge)

Bio: He is a speaker and writer on media, culture, and the Bible. He did his doctoral research (through Cambridge Theological Federation) in the relationship between the biblical prophets and today’s media. He works both independently and in partnership with several organisations including Damaris Norway and the Lausanne Media Engagement Network (as Network Co-ordinator). He is an adjunct lecturer at NLA Kristiansand (Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication), Norway. He has written, or co-written, several books including Focus: The Art and Soul of Cinema (2007) and Dark Matter: A Thinking Fan’s Guide to Philip Pullman (2004). He is  involved in Above Bar Church, Southampton, and  part of the core teaching team of Formation School.

Plenary Session II
Topic: The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics
Speaker: Prof Ard Louis (Oxford University)

Bio: He is also an associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. He has written for the BioLogos Foundation. In 2013 he was elected a member of the International Society for Science and Religion. With David Malone, he made the 4-part documentary Why Are We Here for Tern TV. He also appears in the episode Proof of God in the series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, giving him an Erdős–Bacon number of 6.In Oxford he helps to lead Developing a Christian Mind, and also helps its expansion to Harvard/MIT and Duke/UNC in the US.