Browse below the members of our conference panel for Conference 2026: Museums Connecting Communities, which will be held on 2-4 November 2026 at Birmingham Repertory Theatre/Library of Birmingham, Birmingham and online.
We create a panel of museum, arts and heritage professionals for all of our annual conferences. The role of the panel is to help shape the conference and ensure that it is an inclusive and engaging event, one that reflects the context of the nation or region where it is being held and the values and aims of the Museums Association.
Rebecca Atkinson
Events Programmer and Content Editor, Museums Association
Tony Butler
CEO, Derby Museums Trust
Sarah Hayes
Museum & Trust Director, Birmingham Conservation Trust, The Coffin Works Museum
Maya Hussain
Member of Birmingham Museums Trust Citizens’ Jury
Sharon Heal
Director, Museums Association
Martha Jasko-Lawrence
Manager, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Derbyshire County Council
Jo Jones
Head of Arts and Museums, Leicester City Council
Rob Lewis
Director of Transformation, Birmingham Museums
Elizabeth Moran
Programme Manager, Museum Development Midlands
Saad Eddine Said
Artistic Director and CEO, New Art Exchange, Nottingham
Zoe Spencer
Marketing and Membership Manager, Museums Association
Jaime Starr
Freelance curator and access consultant
Simon Stephens
Head of Publications and Events, Museums Association
Mo Suleman
Treasurer, Museums Association