Overcoming Adversity Speakers

Chris Gardner
Entrepreneur Who Was The Inspiration For 'The Pursuit Of Happyness' Starring Will Smith
Matt Lindley
Former RAF Pilot Who Became One Of The First Openly Gay Pilots In The Armed Forces
Jonathan Broom Edwards
Paralympic & World Championship Gold Medallist Who Held The T44 High Jump World Record
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19x Paralympic Gold Medallist, 4x IPC Swimming World Champion, 12x UCI Para-Cycling Road World Champion, 14x UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion & Great Britain's Most Successful Paralympian of All Time
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Journalist & News Correspondent, Former Lead Anchor of BBC Newsnight, Interviewer of Prince Andrew in "Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal", Recipient of the Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award & Presenter of "The News Agents" on LBC Radio
Bobby Seagull
Star Of University Challenge & TED Speaker
Levison Wood
Leading Explorer & Photographer Who Has Led Expeditions In Africa, The Himalayas, Russia & The Americas & Has Authored 7 Books
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Former Wheelchair Basketball Bronze Paralympic Medallist, Television Presenter for the BBC & Channel 4, Patron of Go Kids Go, Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, Named on the Powerlist of the 100 Most Influential Black British People
Bob Champion
Grand National-Winning Jockey Who Rode To Victory After An Aggressive Battle With Cancer
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The First Quadriplegic Yachtsman to Sail Solo Around Great Britain, First Quadriplegic Yachtsman to Sail Unassisted Across the Atlantic, Recipient of the BBC South Sports Personality of the Year & the YJA Pantaenius Yachtsman of the Year
Jack Sutcliffe
The Second Youngest Briton To Climb Mount Everest
Tanni Grey-Thomson
Paralympic Legend with 11 Gold Medals, 6x London Marathon Winner, Disability Rights Advocate, Crossbench Life Peer in the House of Lords, Chair of ukactive & BBC Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient