Events
Speakers 2026
Amy Irons – Host
Amy Irons is an award-winning Scottish TV and radio presenter, journalist, voiceover artist and event host.
She’s become a familiar face on Scottish TV presenting some of the biggest programmes in the country including Hogmanay, Sportscene, The Adventure show and Reporting Scotland.
She hosts her own show on Heart and is one half of the hugely successful BBC sounds football podcast: Sacked in the Morning which has entertained full crowds on the road including at the Edinburgh festival.
After a decade in the industry, she’s been seen and heard on the likes of; Off the Ball, BBC’s Five Live Breakfast, Radio 1 and even Scot Squad!
Amy works with a variety of corporate clients from The Royal Bank of Scotland to The Scottish FA and regularly gives her time to charitable causes close to her heart – including an ambassadorship with the Princes Trust.
Taylor Winyard
Taylor is an ocean rower, adventurer, and double world record holder. She currently holds two world records: as part of the fastest mixed trio to row the Atlantic Ocean (40 days and 37 minutes) and the fastest female trio to row the Mid-Pacific Ocean (38 days, 1 hour, 34 minutes).
From an early age, sport has played a key role in shaping who she is – first through athletics, swimming, Pony Club tetrathlon, and hockey, and later on the water when she was fast-tracked onto the UK Sport Girls4Gold programme with British Canoeing in 2014. In 2019, her adventurous spirit took her to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a challenge that, in retrospect, likely kick-started a love for extreme endurance.
Most recently, Taylor became the first Scot to row both the Atlantic and Mid-Pacific, completing the 2021 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge with team Atlantic Nomads and the 2024 World’s Toughest Row Pacific Challenge with team Pacific Triow.
Jason Robinson OBE
Jason Robinson is one of the few athletes to reach the pinnacle of both Rugby League and Rugby Union. A World Cup winner with England in 2003, Jason’s electrifying pace, trademark side-step, and leadership on and off the field made him a standout figure in international sport.
Over a career spanning more than a decade, Jason played in three World Cup finals, earned 51 England caps, and captained both club and country. He was awarded an MBE and later an OBE for his services to rugby.
Matt Scott
Former Scottish international rugby player who had a 14 year professional career with Edinburgh Rugby, Leicester Tigers and Gloucester Rugby. Highlights include winning 40 caps for his country as well as playing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He also won the English Premiership with Leicester Tigers in 2022.
He attended Currie High School and went on to complete a Law degree at Edinburgh University. He is now a financial advisor after retiring from professional rugby in June 2025.