About us
Our partners and speakers are leaders in environmental activism, purpose-driven business and social responsibility. They champion our connection to nature and ourselves, making us think, talk and act with a new and inspired mindset. Interested in working with us or speaking at our next event? Email james@adventureuncovered.com
Previous speakers
Andy Middleton
Andy is a sustainable innovation specialist, advising organisations on strategies that accelerate the speed, scale and impact of change. Founder & Director, The TYF Group & Founding Partner, Do Lectures.
Emily Penn
Founder eXXpedition, Ocean Advocate and Skipper working on solving the plastic pollution crisis.
Ella Al-Shamahi
National Geographic Explorer and palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi specialises in fossil hunting in unstable, hostile and disputed territories… and is also a stand-up comic.
Fearghal O'Nuallain
Fearghal is a Geography Teacher on a mission to make the world his classroom. Also an Explorer, Fellow at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and one of Adventure Uncovered's strongest advocates.
Ellie Mackay
Award-winning filmmaker specialising in conservation, healthcare and education documentary worldwide. Recently finished an expedition documenting pollution in India and the California with National Geographic
Ashley Cooper
Ashley Cooper is a professional photographer passionate about the environment, documenting the effects of global warming over the last 12 years.
Hugo Tagholm
CEO of Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) since 2008, Hugo has channelled his passion for protecting our seas into effective campaigning that has been as informative as it has been touching.
Adam Hall
Adam Hall is Head of Sustainability at Internet Fusion and Surfdome, Europe's largest action sports retailer.
Matt Fenton
Matt is CEO of Inspired Ventures and has helped build several successful social enterprises and travel companies. He believes that travel can be a key driver of social and environmental change.
Oliver Steeds
Oliver Steeds is a critically acclaimed international investigative journalist and broadcaster. His films, reports and series have been broadcast by NBC, ABC, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and Discovery Channels.
Alex Staniforth
Alex is an adversity adventurer, keynote speaker, published author and charity fundraiser from Chester.
Daniel Raven-Ellison
Daniel is a guerrilla geographer, National Geographic Explorer, Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champion and former geography teacher who led the campaign to make London the world’s first National Park City. He's also the creator of 'Slow Ways', a project to create a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities as well as thousands of villages. Daniel spoke during our film festival in London in Feb, 2020.
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