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An influential public speaker with real-world impact, Bob Geldof is a successful musician, entrepreneur and political activist who brings vast personal experiences from music, media and world politics to every stage. He mixes sharp insight with humour and clear, powerful messaging, which is why he is a favourite for corporate events and after-dinner slots.
Dive into high-performance secrets with Brian Farley, world-champion baseball coach and transformative speaker, illuminating the path to excellence through dynamic teamwork, strategic leadership, and a relentless winning mindset.
Bruce Daisley is a globally recognised voice on workplace culture and the future of work. A bestselling author and former Twitter VP, he blends deep leadership experience with practical solutions to help organisations build connected, high-performing, and resilient teams in today’s rapidly shifting work environment.
Catherine DeVrye is a globally experienced business speaker and bestselling author who brings authentic leadership insight, humour, and substance to every stage. With a dynamic international career and a compelling personal story, she empowers audiences to drive performance, resilience, and service excellence.
Himalayan mountaineer Cathy O’Dowd will take you to the highest peaks, sharing with you the vision, the ambition and the strategy needed to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. Among her many ascents, Cathy was the first woman in the world to climb Everest from both sides.
Christiana Figueres is a world-renowned leader on climate change, best known for steering the Paris Agreement to success. She brings unmatched expertise in global diplomacy, sustainable development, and systems leadership to inspire corporate and policy audiences to act with courage, urgency and optimism.
Colonel Nicole Malachowski, a trailblazing Air Force veteran and the first woman Thunderbird pilot, began her professional career by breaking barriers in aviation. Her journey continues to inspire audiences globally, showcasing her resilience, courage, and determination.
Professor Costas Markides, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, is a leading voice on strategic leadership, disruptive innovation and business model change. He was ranked #31 on the Thinkers50 list in 2011 and shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Strategy Award that year, a strategic management award. He holds the Robert P Bauman Chair in Strategic Leadership at London Business School.
Explore the remarkable story of Dame Kelly Holmes, a British icon, Olympic gold medallist, and influential global speaker. Her journey from the army to athletics and advocacy has left a lasting impact.
Daniel Strode is a globally acclaimed speaker and bestselling author specialising in innovation, organisational culture, and AI in HR. His keynote sessions equip corporate audiences with actionable strategies for driving change, fostering creativity, and preparing for the future of work.
Ken Hughes is internationally renowned as one of the world’s leading authorities on how and why people buy. A leading consumer behaviouralist, he helps the biggest blue-chip brands decode consumer values, build customer connection and design customer experience that moves the needle. He blends data with story so teams can create change in real life, not just in theory.
An influential public speaker with real-world impact, Bob Geldof is a successful musician, entrepreneur and political activist who brings vast personal experiences from music, media and world politics to every stage. He mixes sharp insight with humour and clear, powerful messaging, which is why he is a favourite for corporate events and after-dinner slots.
Azran Osman-Rani is a pioneering entrepreneur and business leader, best known as the founding CEO of AirAsia X and former CEO of iflix Malaysia. Now CEO of digital health start-up Naluri, he shares transformative lessons on disruptive innovation, scaling enterprises, and building resilient, high-performing teams.
Marie Gleeson is a former Irish Naval Captain turned leadership consultant and keynote speaker. She draws on her distinguished military and corporate career to deliver compelling insights on resilience, decision-making under pressure, and leading with authenticity in challenging and fast-changing environments.
Oli France is a British adventurer, expedition leader and keynote speaker who has guided teams through 75 countries’ most extreme environments. He inspires corporate audiences with lessons on resilience, confidence, risk management, and leading elite teams to achieve world-class goals in high-pressure situations.
Asma Shabab is an innovation strategist and foresight expert who helps organisations harness emerging technologies to future-proof their strategies. With over 15 years of global experience, she equips leaders to decode signals of change and transform uncertainty into opportunity.
Gianni Giacomelli helps organisations scale human innovation with AI. An expert in AI, innovation and organisational design, he’s led transformation across Genpact, SAP, BCG and Danone, and heads design innovation work at MIT’s Collective Intelligence Design Lab - where people and machines are designed to think better together.
Mick Ebeling is the founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs. He brings brilliant engineers, designers and collaboration-worthy people together to solve problems that matter. If your audience wants a big idea that leads to action, Mick delivers.
Zoë Arden is a purpose-led leadership and communications expert specialising in storytelling for influence and sustainable change. A Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, she helps senior leaders translate complex sustainability challenges into clear strategy, confident leadership and action that delivers lasting business and societal impact.
Book Matthew Syed for high-impact keynotes on learning from failure, diverse thinking and culture. A former England table-tennis champion and award-winning journalist, he is the bestselling author of Black Box Thinking, Rebel Ideas and Bounce, and presents BBC Radio 4’s Sideways. Practical, research-backed tools your teams can apply immediately.
Katie King is a leading AI strategist, keynote speaker and author with over 35 years of consulting experience. She helps organisations across industries understand and apply AI to transform business performance, customer experience and leadership capability in an evolving digital landscape
He served as Ireland’s Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017, leading the country out of the 2008 financial crisis. Under his leadership, Ireland became Europe’s fastest-growing economy — a powerful example of how effective governance fuels recovery.
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Leadership keynote speakers explore how to lead through change, build trust, inspire high-performing teams and create inclusive, resilient cultures. They unpack themes such as decision-making under pressure, psychological safety, hybrid team leadership, communication, ethics and purpose. Their sessions give leaders fresh perspectives, practical tools and renewed confidence to navigate complex environments.
Executive leadership speakers inspire action by turning big ideas into relatable stories and clear next steps. They share real examples of success and failure, challenge unhelpful habits and offer frameworks your leaders can apply immediately. Audiences leave with renewed energy, clarity and commitment to lead with courage, empathy and accountability.
Booking leadership development speakers with Speaker Ideas is straightforward. Share your event goals, audience profile and budget, and we’ll curate a shortlist of trusted experts. We handle availability checks, contracts and briefing calls, ensuring your chosen speaker is fully aligned with your objectives and delivers a session that lands powerfully on the day.
Leadership keynote speakers can focus on leading through uncertainty, change management, inclusive cultures, strategic thinking, communication, motivation, wellbeing and the future of work. Many also share case studies on building high-performing teams and creating environments where people feel trusted, supported and empowered to contribute.
Corporate leadership speakers are valuable for senior teams, but also for emerging leaders, project managers and high-potential talent. Their sessions help organisations strengthen the leadership pipeline, giving people at every level the mindset and tools to handle change, make better decisions and support their colleagues more effectively.
Yes. Most executive leadership speakers will customise their content around your sector, challenges and event goals. A pre-event briefing usually covers audience profile, current priorities and internal language or initiatives, so the session feels relevant, aligned with your strategy and directly connected to life inside your organisation.
