Keynote Speaker

Debra Searle MVO, MBE, is a unique and inspiring person. Debra has won Gold World Championship medals for Great Britain, presented over 40 programmes for the BBC, become the youngest ever trustee of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and successfully rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She has been voted World No 1 Female Motivational Speaker in the Global Gurus ranking.

It's her firm believe that learning to choose the right attitude can transform both our working and our personal lives.

Debra is dedicated to showing people how to build resilience and leverage their mindset so that they can kick the can’t out of life. As Debra says, it’s not magic, it’s mindset.

Her Majesty The Queen has recognised Debra on two occasions – in 2002 with an MBE and in 2014 with an MVO. She has launched five companies, including MIX Diversity Developers which works with global organisations on their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies. Debra has published three books and has spoken at over 1000 events across 40 countries. The movie of her solo Atlantic row is currently in development in Hollywood.

In 2021 she was ranked No.3 in the World's Top Motivational Speakers with only Simon Sinek and Tony Robbins ahead of her!

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Some of our past keynote speakers include:

Ade Adepitan, MBE

Simon Reeve, Roger Black MBE, Joe Simpson,

Ben Fogle, Tim Harford and Matthew Syed