Conference and Keynote Speaker
Delivering just what you need
When you appoint a conference or keynote speaker for your event, you expect your needs to come first. Having agreed objectives, Stuart won’t let self-indulgence undermine the education, entertainment and life-changing inspiration he’s promised to deliver, skillfully blending his backbone content with your specific messages.
Your unforgettable conference or keynote speaker message
As well as sharing a lifetime’s achievement, Stuart always provides great value. His keynote speeches and conference presentations always deliver more than just entertainment. From your first contact, he’ll carefully integrate your message/s into his vast pool of experiences, anecdotes and life-lessons. Your audience will get a presentation that they’ll enjoy for up to an hour – and remember forever.
Understanding your business needs
As your keynote or conference speaker, Stuart’s attention to detail and close co-operation - which typically involves telephone and email correspondence as well as a face to face meeting where appropriate - ensures perfect understanding of your requirements. Next, he’ll craft your bespoke speaker keynote before delivering it in a way, on the day, that makes perfect business sense, whilst bringing a memorable and value for money experience to your event.
Something for everyone
With years of experience behind him, and a broad range of audiences under his belt, Stuart knows how to work the room, keep everyone alert – particularly first thing after lunch! – maintain their interest and send them away on an inspired high and, depending on the nature of the event, excited to meet new challenges, adapt to organisational change or, simply, to achieve more.
Guaranteed to enthral and engage with your audience
What do you want from your speaker?
- Great entertainment and a lot of laughs?
- Thought provoking insights?
- An unforgettable journey into human endeavour?
- A gripping tale of achievement against the odds?
- Buy-in to your organisational change?
- Implanting key messages about your organisation?
- Engendering a ‘can do’ attitude?
Whatever you need, Stuart’s self-reliance in mid-Atlantic or during his recent turbulent business experiences are guaranteed to enthral your delegates with tales that resonate and they can identify with. As your guest speaker, you can be assured Stuart will combine your needs, and his life-enriching themes, in a truly memorable way.
“Your session hit exactly the right note and we have received many positive comments about its value and the resulting learning benefits. Your contribution was instrumental in making the event a great success and we do hope that you enjoyed your time at the conference.”
Jan Stubbings – Chief Executive, NHS Gloucestershire“That was sensational.”
Martyn Lewis CBE - BBC Newscaster and journalist. Host, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 50th Anniversary Conference - Edinburgh.“WOW! What a talk! I would like to congratulate you on the inspiring talk you gave yesterday at the SFUK annual conference. Once again Stuart, thank you, your energy is infectious.”
San Leonard - Development Officer, Social Firms Wales
About Stuart

Stuart was born in Stornoway, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in May 1966.
As a child, it was soon apparent that he had difficulties with his legs - cerebral palsy had left him spastic in his lower limbs.
But what he has lacked in strength in his legs he has made up for in willpower to succeed.
Testimonials

Read what some of our clients have had to say about Stuart.
"It is clear that your incredible dedication and determination was conveyed to everyone and that the honest and personal way you told your story had a strong effect on those listening."
IFS (UK) Ltd
Latest News
- Hereward College welcomes Stuart
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- QEH Junior School, Bristol books Stuart
Watch Stuart in action
Click below to watch 'One Man in One Boat meets One Ocean' - a short film following Stuart on his amazing solo, unsupported and unassisted transatlantic charity rowing adventure.
In 2004 he became the first physically disabled person to row an ocean anywhere in the world, covering a staggering 3,341 miles, alone, in 109 days, rowing across the Atlantic from the Canaries to Barbados.
