Public Speaker

Paul's public speaking programmes inspire, inform, motivate and are great fun!

He has an incredible range of experiences to draw on and is a sought after speaker for business, charities, media, government and science organisations.

Paul is an excellent communicator with a proven track record and is very experienced with many styles of presentation;

• Keynote.
• After-Dinner.
• Event Hosting.
• Chairing.
• Collaboration Cafes.
• Debates.

Paul's consultancy service specialises in providing leading edge thinking to align business with global sustainability issues. Contact Paul to book him for business speaking engagements or to arrange for your business challenges to be addressed by Paul and his network of expert partners.

Check out the  past events below to see Paul's broad range of clients, subjects and approaches.

Reviews of Paul's talks are in the Testimonials section and also on file at United Agents.

2010 Programme of speaking engagements and activities

Antarctica. Climate change science project. Taylor Glacier. Dec/Jan.  
The Most Extreme Desert on Earth

Adventure Travel Live show. London 30th Jan.
Galapagos Wildlife

International Diving Symposium. Slovenia 5th - 7th Feb.
Diving AST 2010

British Council. Climate Change lecture tour. India and Sri Lanka. 13th - 25th Feb.
British Council
Low Carbon Futures - India

Rolex Awards for Enterprise. Geneva. 28th Feb - 3rd Mar.
Rolex Awards

Edward Wilson in Antarctica. 12th Mar.
Brantwood

British Library. 90 Degrees South. 16th Mar.
British Library

National Science and Earth Week. 17th Mar.
British Science Association

London International Dive Show. 27th - 28th Mar.
LIDS

Scubapro Dealers Diving Tour - Italy. 22nd - 25th April.
Scubapro

Barclays Bank. Leadership Development. 5th May.
Impact

Greenland Expedition. 14th May - 7th June.
Tangent Expeditions / Watkins Mountains

Seychelles; Marine Science Diving. Sep.
Earthwatch Seychelles

2009 Programme

Destinations Travel Show. Earl's Court London. 6th Feb.
Destinations

Exeter 9th Feb. Kelly College.

Science Museum. Dana Centre London. 10th Feb. Sunken Treasures.
Sunken Treasures

Marine Education Conference, Hull. 25th Feb. Hidden Worlds.
Hull Conference

Destinations Travel Show. Birmingham. 27th Feb.
Destinations - Birmingham

Travellers Tales Festival. Royal Geographical Society London 1st March.
Travellers' Tales

Royal Humane Society. Royal Geographical Society London. 5th March.
RHS

Norwegian Birkebeiner 54 km ski race. Earthwatch fundraiser! 21st March.
Birkebeiner

Daily Telegraph Cruise Show. Excel London. 22nd March.
Cruise Show

Leadership Through Challenging Times. 26th March.
Impact

Chairing Earthwatch Forests and Climate Change Conference. RGS London. 26th March.
Earthwatch

London International Dive Show. Excel London. 28th - 29th March.
Dive Show

Collaboration Cafe. Paramount Hotel. New York. 14th April.
Collaboration Cafe

QM2. 14th - 20th April.
QM2

Keswick Mountain Festival. 13th May.
Keswick Mountain Festival

Young Geographer of the Year Awards. RGS London. 26th May.
www.geographical.co.uk/Competitions/Young_Geographer/index.html

BBC Breathing Places. Lurgan Park. Northern Ireland. 6th June.
www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces

Welsh Assembly Government. 10th June.
www.impact-dtg.com

Brewery Arts Centre Kendal Cumbria. 17th June. Cold Expeditions.
Cold Expeditions! 

Impact Conference 16th - 18th June.
Impact

Muhammad Yunus Forum. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 29th June.
yunusforum.net

Fastnet Yacht Race 31st July - 14th August.
Earthwatch
The Polar Front

Essex County Council. 18th September.
Classrooms Without Walls

Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall. 6th October.
BBC Oceans; Tales, footage and behind the scenes!

Queen Elizabeth School. 22nd October.
Adventures in Geography!

Dive Show, Birmingham NEC 23rd - 25th October.
NEC Dive Show

Royal Geographical Society - Mount Everest Foundation. 5th November.
Poles and Oceans

National Magazine House - Coast Magazine. 5th November.
Oceans

Galapagos Cruise. 7th - 14th November.
Galapagos

VSO. 18th November.
International Fundraising

Kendal Mountain Film Festival. 20th November.
Film Festival / Filmmakers Summit Day / Paul Rose

Horniman Museum. 21st November.
National Aquarium Workshop

Ashden Awards. 23rd November.
Reflections on Bangladesh

2008 Programme

Chief Executives Organization. Buenos Aires Premier Event. 24th Jan. Meltdown.
CEO

Antarctica. MS Hanseatic CEO Antarctica College. 23 Jan - 4th Feb 

Chief Executives Organization. Royal Thames Yacht Club. 5th Mar.
CEO

James Caird Society. London. 9th May.
James Caird Society

Paton Lecture 2008. Manchester. 3rd July. Push Yourself to The Limits!
Manchester

University of Leeds. 6th Sept. Exploring the Far North - workshop.

Impact. 8th - 10th Sept. Meltdown - Climate Change. Athens, Greece.
Impact

Warwick Words. 5th Oct. Oceans.
Warwick Words

Folkestone Literary Festival. 2nd Nov. Oceans.
Folkestone Literary Festival

Impact. 4th Nov. Institute of Directors. Meltdown - Climate Change.
Impact

University of St Andrews. 6th Nov. Exploration.
St Andrews

Stanfords Bristol. 19th Nov. Oceans.

Peak Literary Festival. 20th Nov. Oceans.
Peak Literary Festival

Royal Geographical Society. 21st Nov. Explore Conference.
RGS Explore 2008

University of Plymouth. 24th Nov. Oceans.
Plymouth

2007 Programme

Spellbound Talks Oxford. 3rd Feb. Antarctica - living and working in the Antarctic. Spellbound

Alaska Forum on the Environment. 13th Feb. Keynote - Climate Change.
Alaska Forum

Cafe Scientifique, Dana Centre, London. 21st Feb. Exreme environments - diving.
Cafe Scientifique

British Schools Exploring Society. 13th Mar. Voyages of Discovery.
BSES

British Standards Institution. 23rd Apr. Keynote - Minimizing risk for overseas activities.
BSI

The Royal Society. 24th Apr. Polar Science - International Polar Year.
The Royal Society

NG Bailey. 3rd May. Keynote - Business challenge and succes. The Belfry.
Impact

Geographical Magazine. 29th May. Young Geographer of The Year. Presentation.
Geographical magazine

The Royal Society. 4th July. Summer Science Soiree. Keynote.
The Royal Society

University of York. 5th July. Keynote.
University of York

The Royal Society. 5th July. Summer Science Soiree. Keynote.
The Royal Society

Royal Bank of Scotland. 6th July. Keynote.
Impact

Casterton School. 7th July. Keynote.
Casterton School

Climate Change Explorer. 12th July. Launch.
Climate Change Explorer

Royal Geographical Society. 1st Oct. Extreme Science Support.
Royal Geographical Society

Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 3rd Oct. Polar Futures.
FCO Wilton Park

Natural History Museum. 24th Oct. Polar Science.
Natural History Museum

University of London, St George's Medical School 15th Nov. Explore!
University of London

2006 Programme

Manchester City Council. 13th Mar. Global Warming. A Green City.
Manchester City Council

QM2. 15 - 21st April. Exploring & Risk Taking.

Royal Bank of Scotland. 18th Sept. High Performing Teams.
Impact

John Muir Trust. 19th Oct. Keynote - Sharing Nature With Others.
John Muir Trust

Environment Agency. 16th Nov. Creating Sustainable Enterprises.
Environment Agency

Royal Geographical Society. 24th and 25th Nov. Explore Conference. Opening Address.
RGS