Bear Grylls
Every year the death toll on Mount Everest rises, and for every six mountaineers who make it to the top, one will die. Yet at 7.22am on May 26th 1998, Bear entered The Guinness Book of Records by becoming the youngest, and one of only around thirty, British climbers to have successfully climbed Everest and returned alive.
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Bob Stewart
In 1992 - 93 Colonel Bob Stewart became the first British UN Commander in Bosnia for which he was awarded the DSO. Ending his Service in 1995 as Chief of Policy at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe he first joined the Political Affairs Division of Hill and Knowlton (UK) Ltd, a public relations company, until he became Managing Director of WorldSpace UK Ltd, a digital satellite broadcasting company.
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Captain Brian Walpole
Captain Brian Walpole led the Concorde fleet of British Airways from the beginning of the supersonic era and was the mastermind of its commercial success. The career of Captain Brian Walpole is second to none in the history of post-war aviation.
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Chris Moon
Chris challenges the concept of limitation. He is a former army officer who worked for a charity specializing in clearing landmines and the debris of war in Asia and Africa and is one of the few westerners to have survived kidnap in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge, negotiating not only his own release, but also that of his two Khmer staff after an ordeal of threatened execution in which he never assumed the role of victim.
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Graham Davies
As a Motivation and Communication keynote speaker, Graham uses his communication experience as an advocate combined with his in-depth understanding of corporate presentation. He identifies the strengths and weaknesses of different communication styles while emphasising the need to establish "What's in it for the audience".
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Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is one of Britain's most sought-after public speakers. Author, broadcaster, former Oxford Scholar and President of the Oxford Union, one-time MP for the City of Chester and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, he once featured in the Guinness Book of Records for making the longest-ever after-dinner speech - lasting twelve and a half hours!
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Humphrey Walters
Humphrey Walters was born in India and spent his early life in Africa and the Middle East. He was subsequently educated in England, Canada and the USA. He did a postgraduate study on Inspirational Leadership at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA. He works exclusively in helping individuals perform to high levels as well as developing winning teams and leaders for many Organisations and professional bodies.
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Simon Weston
A native of Mid Glamorgan, Simon Weston joined the Welsh Guards in 1978 seeing active service in Berlin, Northern Ireland and Kenya before setting off to the Falklands which was to prove the turning point in his young life. Simon suffered 46% burns following the bombing of the Sir Galahad. Despite this, his determination has inspired courage and the will to excel in countless others.
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