Sam Conniff

Sam Conniff is a decorated entrepreneur, renowned as the Co-Founder and Chief Purpose Officer of Livity. Today, Sam is the Director and Chief Uncertainty Expert of Uncertainty Experts, on a mission to help people embrace uncertainty and turn their fear of the unknown into opportunity. As a leading authority on navigating change and change management, Sam has become a seasoned keynote speaker on helping people navigate rapidly changing times with open-mindedness. When looking for a keynote speaker who not only helps people to thrive in an uncertain society but also to seize opportunities and spearhead innovation, hire Sam Conniff today!

Back in 2001, Sam became the Co-Founder of Livity, a youth-led creative network committed to helping young people lead revolutionary change. Change has always been at the core of Sam’s ethos, later becoming the Co-Founder of Livity Africa (Digify Africa) and UnDivided, a youth-led campaign setting demands for a better Brexit negotiation. Having also been the Chair of Generation Change and a Social Enterprise Ambassador for the Cabinet Office, Sam has continually been a pioneer of innovative leadership, leading others to make meaningful, creative and strategic moves. Notably, Sam is also renowned as the Co-Founder of Don’t Panic, the original activist and BAFTA-winning content studio.

In addition to his commitments with Livity and Uncertainty Experts, Sam has also become renowned as the author of Be More Pirate. A book that draws parallels between the radical strategies of Golden Age pirates and modern-day rebels, Sam is committed to helping people write their own rules. Sam’s decorated career does not stop there – he has also been a Presenter and Narrator for Netflix’s The Lost Pirate Kingdom, an Executive Producer for Channel 4, a Director of Shine Productions, a Visiting Faculty Member of the Salzburg Global Seminar, an Ernst & Young Foundation Trustee and the Co-Founder of Live Magazine. With such a diverse career to his name, it is without surprise that Sam has claimed accolades such as Entrepreneur of the Year, The Queens Award and Agency of the Year.

Now hired as an acclaimed keynote speaker on navigating change, turning fear into opportunity and equipping people with the tools needed to thrive, Sam already has a roster packed with esteemed clients – from Google to Sony. When hired as a keynote speaker, Sam is known to cover topics such as making and breaking rules, inspiring innovative leadership and turning uncertainty into opportunity, with firms such as Salesforce, Mercedes-Benz and Nike singing his praises. Having been invited to deliver the TEDx Talks How Pirates Changed the Course of History, and How You Can Too and Turning Fear of the Unknown into Superpowers, Sam is commended for his insights that ignite “irreversible change”. Described to be a “true trailblazer”, don’t miss your opportunity to hire Sam Conniff to help audiences embrace uncertainty and turn fear of the unknown into opportunity!