Katie is Director of Philanthropy and Campaign Operations at Durham University. She is responsible for the strategy and delivery of development activity for the University, overseeing a team working across all areas of fundraising including major gifts from individuals and organisations, legacy giving and donor relations. She also manages her own portfolio of principal gift prospects and donors and has extensive experience of cultivating and closing on significant gifts in support of strategic priorities. Katie has specific responsibility for internal leadership of a campaign linked to Durham’s 200th anniversary in 2032, working closely with the University’s Executive team and the Campaign Board.

Katie is a graduate of Newcastle University, where she completed a PhD in English Literature. She previously held management and leadership roles in Development at Newcastle and Northumbria universities, where she led on a number of significant fundraising projects and campaigns.

Ikenna Acholonu is the Programme Manager for the Uggla Family Scholarship Programme at LSE. This is a scholarship programme at LSE established in perpetuity from a generous gift of £23.4 million from business leader, Lance Uggla. Ikenna's role is to provide stewardship to one of LSE's largest philanthropic gifts in history while building a comprehensive scholarship programme that works closely with scholarship recipients as they navigate their studies as well as their career journey.  He is a professional programme and project manager, with more than twelve years experience developing and facilitating programmes specifically within the education sector.