Winter Graduation 2023

MSc Manufacturing Systems Engineering, 2011

Co-Founder and COO at PAKAM Technology

"It is an honour and great pleasure to be sharing my journey with graduating class of 2023. Also, It is a testament to the fact that Warwick follows you throughout your journey in life which shows that Warwick is a place one can truly call home. I was a part of Warwick and Warwick is a part of me forever."

BA Language, Culture and Communications, 2020

Head of ESports, University of Warwick

"My best memories at Warwick were my time with the Esports Society, I was lucky enough to be part of some amazing events including attending the League of Legends World Finals in Paris 2019, one of the biggest esports events of all time."

BA Art History, 1994 and MBA, 2005

Founder and Managing Partner at Tessiant

"Learn from situations you are in and those around you, and then do it your way."

PhD Engineering, 2014

Founder and Director at Lumien

"Go out there, be curious, find your purpose and see how you can make a change in the world."  

BSc Accounting and Financial Analysis, 1994

Non-Executive Director & Treasurer, Hope and Homes for Children

"To those graduating now, I would advise you to spend some time in having a plan A and a plan B. Spend some quality time to find out your purpose and passion, your objectives and also regular thinking time of how to innovate."

MBA, 2002

Director, Amitypath. Entrepreneur and levelling up campaigner

"Keep in touch with each other, and with Warwick. The fact you learn are only one part of the value of your education. Look around at your fellow graduates and consider that they will shape many aspects of the rest of your life from career to location to love."

BASc PAIS & GSD, 2020

ECOpreneur & Founder of Scrubbee, Sustainability & Innovation Lead, Greenpeace Youth Speaker

"Every time I come across Warwick alumni, whether it be travelling around Europe, a networking event or a sports game, there is a beautiful shared connection of our experiences and I look forward to having that again."

BA English and Theatre Studies, 2017

Author of Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair

"Being invited back to Warwick is an honour. It should feel stranger than it does, but it's like coming home."

MEng Mechanical Engineering, 2011
Co-Founder and CEO at Onto

"Keep on pushing to develop yourself and continue learning after graduation - your degree is a great first step to your career - however a learning mindset will get you far further in the long run."

BSc Biological Sciences
with Cell Biology, 2010; MSc Systems Biology, 2011

Inclusion in Schools Consultant at The Association for Science

Hon DSc

Delroy Beverley is a renowned anti-poverty campaigner who held senior positions within the local government and social housing sectors. Delroy is an alumnus of both Oxford and Cambridge Business Schools and as well as executive study at Warwick Business School. He was a member of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Trust for many years and is currently Managing Director for York NHS Facilities Management Partnership. Delroy is passionate about young people, as well as issues surrounding poverty and race. In 2013, he was presented with a national diversity award through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Manufacturing (STEM)

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon is a French mathematician. His research concerns differential geometry and mathematical aspects of theoretical physics. A graduate from the French École Polytechnique, he holds a these d’État in Mathematical Sciences from University of Paris VII. He taught Mathematics at the École polytechnique for over 25 years and was also Director of the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies. He is a former President of the Mathematics Society of France and the European Mathematical Society. He is also a former President of the European Research Council.

Adi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer and co-inventor of the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) algorithm. A former researcher in computer science at Warwick, he has made numerous contributions to the fields of cryptography and computer science. He won the ACM Turing Award and was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2018 for contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge. He was also made a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019.

Dr Peter Kent was headteacher of Lawrence Sheriff School in Rugby from 1999 until his retirement in 2021. Throughout his 23 years as headteacher, the school was ranked outstanding by Ofsted. In 2019 he became President of the International Confederation of Principals, and in this role, he works with school leaders globally, as well as governments and international organisations. Peter worked part-time for the UK National College for School Leadership for several years and was President of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).

Debbie Isitt is a BAFTA and Emmy award winning writer and director of film, television, and theatre. She started her career in theatre, going on to make several successful films, including the blockbuster Nativity franchise. The films have also spawned a hit stage adaptation, currently in it’s fourth year. Debbie’s latest film, Christmas on Mistletoe Farm, enjoyed a global release last month on Netflix.

Hon DSc

Professor Sir Ralf Speth is Chairman of TVS Motor Company, Director of Tata Sons, and a former CEO of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), now serving as a Non-Executive Director and Vice Chairman. An honorary professor at Warwick Manufacturing Group, he has been closely connected with WMG since he studied for his PhD there. In 2019 he received KBE for services to the automotive industry. He is Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Chancellor’s Medal awardee

Patrick Dunne is a Visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management, and an Associate Fellow at Warwick Business School. He has extensive experience of working with boards globally. He, he has helped Chairpeople to transform the effectiveness of their boards through his current role as Chair of board consultancy Boardelta and wrote the award winning ‘Boards’.
Patrick has a passion for education and was a board member at the University of Warwick from 2006 to 2015. He has extensive experience of developing social enterprises, most notably improving English and Maths teaching for 750,000 schoolchildren across Africa through the Warwick in Africa foundation that he set up in 2006.

Hon DLitt

Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff is a renowned chemist. He studied at King's College, Cambridge and has lectured at universities including Newcastle and Nottingham. He is a Vice-President and Fellow of the Royal Society, of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. He was awarded a CBE for services to sciences and awarded his knighthood for services to the chemical sciences in 2015. Since 2008, Sir Martyn has been presented the Periodic Table of Videos YouTube channel, which has over 1.5 million subscribers.

John Hung is a senior partner at Deloitte Asia Pacific. During his 35-year career with Deloitte he has gained extensive management experience including a role as Vice Chairman of Deloitte China. John practiced as a civil and structural engineer in Hong Kong and London before joining Deloitte in 1987 where he trained as a Chartered Accountant.
John has strong interests in leadership development and executive coaching. He chairs the of Warwick Business School Alumni program in China and Hong Kong.