The Best Keynote Speakers You’ve Never Heard Of

Do you want your keynote speaker to bring something new to the table? Beyond the familiar faces, there’s a wealth of exceptional talent yet to be discovered. Lesser-known speakers from widely different backgrounds share fascinating experiences, unheard-of innovation and cutting-edge insight. These emerging voices not only often offer better value than big-name speakers, but they also add the priceless atmosphere of shared discovery to your event, as your guests get to take part in the revelation of brand-new ideas and perspectives from tomorrow’s big names. Let us introduce you to some of the most important new voices on the keynote speaking circuit, so you can catch them now before they’re part of the mainstream.

Mike Bates

Mike Bates has an impressive wealth of experience as a former covert counter-terrorism operations leader, as well as an entrepreneur and adventurer. Mike spent two decades with the Royal Marines and the Ministry of Defence’s Intelligence and Security branch. He is also the fastest Brit to complete the ‘World’s Toughest Row’ solo challenge across the Atlantic.

The unique experiences and psychological insights he gained during his life undercover make Mike Bates a great choice as a keynote speaker, whose hard-won perspectives on resilience and human behaviour are engaging and enlightening.

Steve Gallant

Steve Gallant is not your run-of-the-mill motivational speaker. A convicted criminal who served 14 years in prison, Steve was on day release when he confronted and restrained a terrorist during the 2019 London Bridge attack, thereby helping to prevent further fatalities. He was subsequently granted a royal pardon by Queen Elizabeth II.

Steve’s spectacular story of how he turned his life around and showed remarkable bravery under extreme circumstances make him an extraordinary and captivating presence at any event.

Chris Lemons

Chris Lemons had been working as a diver in the oil and gas industry for years when one day a failure severed his umbilical, which provides divers with breathing gas, light and heat. 300 feet below the surface of the North Sea, he ran out of oxygen after just a few minutes but was still alive when his rescuers finally managed to reach him more than half an hour later.

Chris’ incredible story of survival, which medical experts have been at a loss to explain, has formed the basis of the award-winning documentary Last Breath. Having shown inconceivable perseverance and calm under pressure, Chris is a highly inspiring speaker whose resilience and spirit will resonate with your audience.

Martine Wright MBE

Martine Wright MBE has survived an unimaginable ordeal. She lost both her legs in the 7/7 bombings on the London Underground, spent ten days in a coma and lost 80% of her blood. Martine didn’t let this stop her and went on to represent Great Britain as part of the sitting volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Martine’s exceptional resilience in the face of adversity makes her a profoundly inspirational and authentic speaker on topics ranging from motivation and sports to diversity.

Georgia Lewis Anderson

Georgia Lewis Anderson is a true pioneer of AI. She has worked as a content and prompt engineer for some of the biggest tech companies, developing the British personality for Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana and rolling out Google Assistant in the UK. She has also won a Webby award honouring the best work on the internet for the AI experience ‘Luna’, which she created for WeTransfer.

With her experience of working with broadcasters such as Apple Music, Channel 4 and the BBC, Georgia’s explanations of the intricacies of AI are both clear and compelling.

Rob Law MBE

The business career of Rob Law MBE, wasn’t always straightforward. After designing the famous Trunki ride-on children’s suitcase, Rob presented his seminal invention on the BBC programme Dragon’s Den in 2006 – only to be rejected. This didn’t stop him from selling millions of suitcases and winning more than a hundred awards.

Hire Rob Law MBE for your next event and follow his singular success story.

Cath Bishop

Few speakers have a background as versatile as Cath Bishop’s. Cath is not only an Olympic medallist and rowing world champion, but she has also served as a diplomat for the Foreign Office and is now a business consultant and leading motivational speaker.

If you are looking for the rare business speaker who can also share thrilling anecdotes from the Olympics, Cath is the perfect choice.

Pauline Miller

As the Chief Equity Officer of Dentsu, Pauline Miller works at the forefront of diversity and inclusion. Having experienced racism and discrimination in previous roles in the banking sector, Pauline knows what it takes to establish successful and inclusive workplace cultures.

Pauline’s talks are deeply engaging and cover diversity and equality as well as teamwork and leadership.

Conclusion

All these speaker’s extraordinary experiences and expertise are still waiting to be discovered by a wider audience. What’s more, these are just a few of the hundreds of inspirational choices you may not have heard of yet. Have a look at the full list of outstanding keynote speakers you can now hire with Evolve: https://evolve-agency.co.uk/speakers/

Whether you are looking for unique life experiences, tales of impressive resilience or fresh perspectives from world-class technology and business experts, contact Evolve and hire tomorrow’s most sought-after speakers today. Call us on 0115 778 8131 or email us on info@evolve-agency.co.uk