# Will Gompertz, Fatima Bhutto & June Sarpong to headline IoF Convention as plenary speakers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/09/will-gompertz-fatima-bhutto-june-sarpong-headline-iof-convention-plenary-speakers/
- Published: 2018-03-09T07:03:25+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Institute of Fundraising has announced Will Gompertz, Fatima Bhutto and June
Sarpong as plenary speakers for its 2018 Fundraising Convention.**

The BBC’s first Arts Editor, commentator, presenter and writer Will Gompertz will
be speaking on the opening day of the Convention, 2 July. In his plenary, he will
be encouraging delegates to embrace their inner artist and think more creatively
about their approach to fundraising to ultimately raise more money for their charitable
causes.

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Fatima Bhutto by Paul Wetherell

Fatima Bhutto will give the plenary speech on day two of the Convention. Born under
curfew in Kabul where her father was in exile from Pakistan, Bhutto spent her childhood
in Damascus before returning to Pakistan. In 1985 her uncle Shahnawaz Bhutto was
murdered and her father, a member of parliament in Pakistan, was killed outside 
their home in 1996. In 2007, her aunt Benazir also lost her life violently. Bhutto
is an award-winning novelist whose written work has also appeared in The Financial
Times, Granta, Vogue, and The Guardian, among other publications. Her plenary presentation
on 3 July will focus on leadership.

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June Sarpong (main image) was awarded an MBE in 2007 for her services to broadcasting
and charity, and in 2017 published her first book _Diversify: Six Degrees of Integration_.
Her plenary presentation will be on 4 July, and will focus on diversity, how stereotypes
are created and used, and how they negatively impact social interactions overtly
and covertly.

More information on the event, its speakers and programme is available on the [Fundraising Convention site](http://www.fundraisingconvention.uk/about).