Overcoming Adversity Speakers

Alex Brooker official speaker profile picture
Co-Host of Channel 4's "The Last Leg", Subject of "BBC Two’s “Alex Brooker: Disability & Me” documentary & Disability Awareness Champion
Dr. Anisha Patel Official Speaker Profile Picture
General Practitioner, Lead Patient Advocate, Trustee, Best-Selling Author, Media Doctor, And Award-Winning Cancer Awareness Advocate & Speaker
Gregg Stevenson Official Speaker Profile Picture
Gold Medallist at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Former Royal Engineer Commando, & Veteran Lived Experience Lead at NHS Foundation Trust
Akil Hunte Official Speaker Profile Picture
Lawyer, Host of the "Leading Your Legacy" Podcast, Chair of NRG Lawyers, Co-Founder of The New Black Society at NTU, Former Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholar, Founder of Solicitors in the Making & LinkedIn Skills for Lawyers
Andy Reid MBE Official Speaker Profile Picture
Former Corporal of the 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, Survivor of an IED Explosion, Ambassador of the ABF Soldier Charity, Author of "Standing Tall" & Co-Founder of the Standing Tall Foundation
Dame Joan Collins DBE Official Speaker Profile Picture
Award-Winning Actress, Dynasty Icon, Two-Time Golden Globe Winner, Damehood Recipient, Best-Selling Author & Philanthropist
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
Leading ADHD Expert, Assistant Professor of Mental Health Nursing & Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Neurodiversity Champion
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