Overcoming Adversity Speakers

Roland Butcher Official Speaker Profile Picture
The First Black Cricket Player To Represent England, Former Key Player for Middlesex, Recipient of the Walter Lawrence Trophy in 1987 & The Coveted Three Lions Pin Badge By The England Men’s Team in 2024
Tom Nicholson official speaker profile picture
International Neurodiversity Expert, Assistant Professor of Mental Health Nursing & Neurodivergent Storyteller
Ben Major Official Speaker Profile Picture
Adventurer, BAFTA-winning presenter of 'Serious Explorers', survival expert & keynote speaker on resilience, leadership & high-risk environments
Nicole Antoniou Official Speaker Profile Picture
Founder of Butterfly Squad, Author of "Butterfly Programme" & "Parrot? Fairy? CHOOSE!", Neuro-Linguistic Programming & Life Coach
Oliver Lam-Watson Official Speaker Profile Picture
Four-time Paralympic medallist, European Champion & disability inclusion advocate in wheelchair fencing & public speaking
Sir Ben Okri OBE Official Speaker Profile Picture
Knighted Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet & playwright, celebrated for redefining African literature & spiritual storytelling
Jung Chang Official Speaker Profile Picture
International best-selling author of ‘Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China’ & ‘Mao: The Unknown Story’, historian, British CBE honouree & keynote speaker specialising in modern Chinese history
Tess Holliday Official Speaker Profile Picture
Plus-size model, Cosmopolitan cover star, first size-22 model signed to Milk Model Management & digital activist
Talan Skeels-Piggins official speaker profile picture
Revered Paralympian who Represented Team GB at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games, World’s First Paraplegic to earn an ACU racing license & Founder of The Bike Experience
Jo Fuller Official Speaker Profile Picture
Menopause & Menstruality Educator, Founder of The Merry Menopause Community, ICF Accredited Leadership Coach & Host of The Merry Menopause Bookclub Podcast
Dr Bella Smith Official Speaker Profile Picture
NHS GP Partner, Co-Founder of The Well HQ, Ambassador for The Eve Appeal, Media Spokesperson as The Digital GP, Ultra-Marathon Runner, & Co-Author of 'The Female Body Bible'
Sinead Sharkey-Steenson Official Speaker Profile Picture
Menopause Leadership Expert, Founder of Generation Women, Speaker at TEDx, Advocate for Gender Equality in Business & Leadership Coach for Global Organisations