Ben Saunders

Ben Saunders is a renowned polar explorer, who has completed impressive expeditions that have earned him the World Record for the longest polar journey on foot. Having travelled over 7000km across the polar regions since the early 2000s, Ben has solidified his name in the history books as a prominent expeditionist. Today, Ben is also a passionate climate technology investor and global ambassador for world-leading organisations, promoting the importance of sustainable business. Also a highly popular keynote speaker, Ben is the perfect speaker to hire when looking to motivate audiences on thriving in tough conditions, honest communication and more.

For the past 20+ years, Ben has been exploring the polar regions as an avid explorer – to date having led 12 major expeditions across Greenland, Antarctica and the high Arctic. One of his most impressive accomplishments is when he secured the World Record for the longest polar journey on foot, completing 1800m from Ross Island to the South Pole. An expedition that defeated the infamous Shackleton, Ben has proved his worth as a dedicated and perseverant explorer. In addition to this impressive achievement, Ben also became the first Briton, and the third ever person, to ski solo to both the North and South Pole.

Aside from his commitments as an explorer, Ben has also been a passionate Global Brand Ambassador of Jaguar Land Rover since 2011. He has also been a Non-Executive Director of Coldhouse, an Associate of Park Vale Capital, a “Goose Person” Global Ambassador of Canada Goose and a Fellow of ZINC. Now a passionate climate tech investor, Ben makes a variety of angel investments in his work as a Scout for Sequoia Capital and with his fund, working as a Partner of Kintanna Ventures. In addition to these roles, Ben has also been the Director of Beardmore Ventures, a Fellow and Development Board Member of British Exploring, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an Ambassador of The Princes’ Trust. To share his exciting stories as an explorer, Ben has also authored the bestselling book Shackleton – an iconic Ladybird Expert Book.

With such an inspirational story to his name, Ben is now highly sought after as a keynote speaker to motivate and inspire audiences with his tales from expeditions of the breathtaking polar regions. Sharing his passions for the environment and his expertise in climate tech investments, Ben is also hired to deliver keynotes on thriving in the toughest conditions, controlling the controllables, being the only authority on your potential and his unique perspective on climate change. A seasoned speaker, Ben has previously been invited to deliver the TED talks To the South Pole and Back – The Hardest 105 Days of My Life, Why Bother Leaving the House? and Three Things To Know Before You Ski to the North Pole. With a client list including the likes of Deloitte, Accenture, Microsoft and IBM, don’t miss your opportunity to hire Ben Saunders to motivate your audience with his inspirational anecdotes as an explorer.