Chris Jewell is a leading cave diver, having made headlines for his crucial role as a rescuer in the Tham Luang Cave Rescue in 2018. Exploring cave passages across the globe, Chris is a member of the British Cave Rescue Council and continually adapts to the challenges he meets on his travels. Such experiences now see him booked as a speaker for a range of corporate events, sharing his perspectives on topics such as teamwork, risk-taking, working under pressure and thinking outside the box, accompanied with anecdotes from his adventures cave exploring.
Outside of cave diving, Chris has forged a successful corporate career working as the Head of Professional Services for The Access Group. When he’s not leading his team of over 40 ERP consultants, Chris is exploring the caves of the world, mapping out undiscovered passages and witnessing the incredible. In 2018, when a football team of 12 young boys and their coach became trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand, Chris came to the rescue to help recover the trapped victims from the cave and lead them to safety ahead of impending monsoon rains.
A risky mission that required intense strategic planning, Chris is a true figure of inspiration and shares with audiences how he worked under pressure to rescue the football team. Before he completed the heroic mission, Chris was already considered a leading British cave diver, attending various caving, diving and outdoor conferences across the country as a speaker. In reward of his heroic act, Chris was bestowed with the Queen’s Gallantry Medal in October 2019, a true testament to his commitment to cave diving and rescue.
With an inspirational story to his name, Chris is now booked as a speaker for a variety of corporate and public events. A seasoned event speaker, Chris has formerly appeared at a range of caving and adventure events, sharing his story of exploration and risk management. Having been involved in one of the most intense rescue operations worldwide, Chris recounts the experience with authenticity. Adapting to challenges as a cave diver, Chris also covers topics of thinking outside the box, responsibility, mindset, communication and resilience- all skills he has honed in his time as a cave diver. From squeezing through muddy caves in Somerset to establishing the Huautla cave system, book Chris Jewell for an unforgettable story on adventure and cave exploration.
How to hire Chris Jewell
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Chris is often booked as a speaker for corporate events, read his latest feedback below.
"It was such an honour to hear the extraordinary account of how a group of school children were rescued from certain death after becoming stranded deep underground in Thailand Chiang Rai province. An incredible story of teamwork from a diverse group of nationalities, who were able to work together to pull off this amazing feat. Chris is an excellent speaker and his visuals enabled us to appreciate the sheer scale of difficulty the team faced. We have been lucky to listen to many speakers over the years and Chris is definitely in my top five" - HFMA
"Very many thanks indeed for your really excellent presentation yesterday. Glowing reports are even now rolling in with a lot of folk who come to our event every year saying it’s the best evening and the best speakers we’ve had for ages" - Ranulph Fiennes
"Your talk was wonderful. You clearly have multiple talents! To organise such a major operation must have been a huge challenge in itself. The diving and underground navigation must have required enormous skill. Your delivery on stage was superb" - Transglove Expedition Trust
"Thanks very much, that was a great talk – difficult with an audience that ranged from those who know a lot about both cave diving and the cave to those who don’t have a clue about either. You managed the juggling act very well" - Wilderness Lectures
- 2019 - Awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)
- 2018 - Rescuer in the Tham Luang Thailand Cave Rescue
- Member of the British Cave Rescue Council
