On Thursday 5th February 2015, Dame Kelly Holmes, David Blunkett, John Sergeant and Lord Robert Winston took to the stage in the Elgar Concert Hall at the University of Birmingham to talk about why character matters in professional and public life. Organised by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, the event invited University of Birmingham students to hear about the character traits and virtues that have helped to drive these inspirational speakers through life so far.