Adversity adventurer, Everest avalanche survivor, author and mental health charity founder, Alex Staniforth speaks on Resilience, Overcoming Adversity, Mental Health and Well-being, Performance and Goal-setting

Anna Hemmings is Britain’s most successful female marathon kayaker with a staggering eleven World and European Championship medals, 9 of them gold. She is now a leading inspirational speaker on resilience and high performance. In her speeches, Anna reveals the thinking, methodology and techniques she used to become a world champion 6 times and how those strategies can be applied directly to the business world. With 18 years of experience on the speaker circuit, Anna’s speeches and masterclasses have been enjoyed and valued, in more than 25 different countries, across a variety of industries.

Anna McNuff is an endurance athlete, adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Named by The Guardian as one of the top female adventurers of our time, Condé Nast Traveller included her in a list of the 50 most influential travellers in the world. She has recently been appointed as the UK ambassador for Girl Guiding, and is the co-founder of Adventure Queens; the UK’s fastest growing women’s adventure community.

An RTS-nominated BBC broadcast journalist, Digital Senior Reporter for BBC News and inspirational Speaker, Ashley has an extraordinary story of overcoming a troubled childhood to study at Cambridge, one of the world’s best universities.  Ashley was taken into care at the age of four and moved between foster families and children’s homes. Ashley tells the story of his disjointed upbringing in an uplifting, inspirational and often humorous way.  

Brendan Hall is a Round the World Yacht Race winning skipper, teamwork author and international keynote speaker. He helps leaders and teams become stronger through periods of adversity and change by improving the way they work together and collaborate.

Cally Beaton is a keynote speaker, awards host, comedian, business leader, podcaster, writer and entrepreneur. Well-known for being a natural storyteller, full of intelligent, distinctive and insightful material, Cally is one of the UK’s most sought-after names for corporate, broadcasting and live comedy work.

After starting his working life as an actor in BBC drama Byker Grove alongside Ant and Dec, Caspar studied economics at Cambridge before making the momentous decision to move to Las Vegas and become a professional poker player. Now a veteran of over 2,000 speeches in 30 countries, Caspar uses this unique experiences to deliver challenging messages about risk-taking and decision-making to maximize returns in an increasingly uncertain world.

A Londoner, born and bred, Charlie Gray is a 9/11 survivor whose day began pretty much the same as any other day of his 36 years working in New York, however what happened next changed his life and the world forever.

Having lost countless friends and colleagues during the tragic events, Charlie has suffered from PTSD and ‘guilt syndrome’. Charlie is now based in the UK and feels his unique knowledge and experience of this day should be shared and spoken about in the hope that something like this never happens again.

Charlie is an inspirational and thought provoking speaker with a unique story of resilience. The first transgender professional racing driver in a predominantly male dominated sport, Charlie is a pioneer of transgender and LGBTQ+ inclusivity in sport.

Motivational and Inspirational Speaker, Chris Lemons, has been a commercial diver for over 16 years specializing in deep sea Saturation diving, operating almost exclusively in the Oil and Gas Industry. In September of 2012, a freak equipment failure resulted in the umbilical which provided him with breathing gas, light and heat being severed completely. He was left on the seabed, in complete darkness 300 feet below the surface, with only the 5 minutes of breathing gas he carried in the emergency tanks on his back, and no way to protect himself from the freezing temperatures. It took his heroic rescuers over 40 minutes to come back and fetch him, and his miraculous survival story has baffled experts ever since. His extraordinary story was subsequently immortalised in the hit Netflix/BBC documentary 'Last Breath’.

Chris Moon shares experience on the balance of life and death to give a road map for endurance and resilience in our time. He's one of the few westerners to survive as a prisoner of the Khmer Rouge negotiating his release and that of his two Cambodian colleagues. He was blown up by a landmine in a ‘safe area’, losing his right arm and leg. Surviving against all odds he taught himself to run again. Chris has considerable experience of working with diverse organisations and delivering virtual as well as live presentations.

Chrissie is a multi award-winning solicitor, entrepreneur, careers coach and business consultant whose unconventional route to success has inspired thousands of professionals across to world to persevere in the face of adversity. She is the founder of Law and Broader, a self-employed freelance consultant to legal businesses and a social media influencer with a following in excess of 80,000. Chrissie is an experienced public speaker, event host, panellist and moderator in the legal and marketing industries and beyond. Chrissie is passionate about education, diversity and inclusion, helping individuals to cultivate a fulfilling career and helping businesses to build an inclusive and engaging culture.

Colin is well known for his starring role in Channel 4’s reality TV drama SAS: Who Dares Wins and Channel 5’s ‘Secrets of the SAS’. Selected to join the SAS at age 23, only a handful of men have been involved in hostage negotiations, hostage rescue and been a hostage themselves and Colin is one of them. After leaving the SAS, Colin funded himself through University and attained a First Class MA (Hons) in History from Edinburgh University and an M.Litt in Terrorism from St. Andrews University. Colin speaks on Survival, Communication, Determination, Education, Leadership, Motivation, Performance, Planning, Resilience, Risk and Teamwork.

Conrad is a keynote and after dinner speaker, leadership coach, and author who draws on his remarkable career as a professional yachtsman and business owner to inspire teams around the world. Conrad is celebrated for his ability to understand business challenges and tailors his presentations to meet every client’s needs.  He has engaged some of the world’s top organisations including Airbus, Cunard, Pfizer, GSK, Microsoft, Motorola and UBS.

Debra Searle MVO MBE is a professional adventurer and serial entrepreneur.  Her expeditions have taken her across the Atlantic, around Antarctica, up to the Arctic Circle and everywhere in between.  She has also launched five companies, is a published author, has presented over 40 programme for the BBC and is a trusted corporate speaker. The movie of Debra’s story of rowing solo across the Atlantic after her husband was rescued is currently in development in Hollywood.

Beginning his career as a professional actor, Dominic worked extensively on stage and screen before training as a director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, performing in many of the UK’s leading theatres. Dominic’s experience and fascination in how the body, breath and voice can influence performance led him to set up his communication skills training consultancy and to write his bestselling book “IMPACT: How to be more confident, increase your influence and know what to say under pressure”. Dominic now works with organisations around the world to help individuals, teams and leaders take centre stage and deliver outstanding performances.

Geoff Ramm, the creator and author of Celebrity Service and Celebrity Service Superstars, knows that great customer service leads to lucrative, repeat business but a greater experience leads to global recognition. His interactive keynotes have challenged and audiences. Geoff delivers an energetic, humorous speech with original content that will challenge you to achieve greater results.

Georgie Barrat is a technology journalist, broadcaster and presenter. At the beginning of 2017 she joined The Gadget Show’s new presenting line-up and has spent the past four years testing and reporting on the latest consumer technology. Georgie is passionate about women working in technology and devotes time to encouraging more girls to be involved in STEM subjects. A popular host and keynote Speaker.

Olympic Gold medallist, Greg Searle, draws upon his experience of elite performance with an incredible 20 year span, to help his audience understand how they can change their own behaviour to deliver better results. He speaks on a range of topics including Culture, Collaboration, Resilience, Dealing with change, Emotional Connection and Engagement and Teamwork.

Hayley Barnard is a respected thought leader in organisational equity, diversity and inclusive leadership. Working with some of the best known brands in the world, she has shaped their strategic approach to diversity and inclusion and built inclusive leadership capabilities. Her aim is to support them to leverage the power that improved diversity and inclusion can have on their people (especially engagement and retention), their customers and ultimately their bottom line.