Leadership Speakers

Leadership shapes how organisations respond to challenge, create opportunity and support the people within them. Whether your audience is stepping into leadership for the first time or refining their approach at the top, the right speaker can deliver insight that changes how they lead.

If you are looking to book leadership speakers who bring genuine authority and practical wisdom, our leadership speakers are selected for their real world leadership experience and their ability to engage audiences at every level. They cover everything from strategic decision making and people leadership to resilience, communication and leading through change, whether you are planning a conference, away day or leadership development programme.

Why Book Leadership Speakers For Your Event?

Hiring experienced leadership speakers gives your audience more than inspiration. It equips them with practical strategies, fresh perspectives and the confidence to lead more effectively.

Our leadership motivational speakers cover a wide range of topics, including leading through uncertainty, building high performing teams, authentic leadership, executive presence, emotional intelligence and developing leadership capability across organisations. They draw on careers spanning the military, sport, business, politics and public service.

Leadership Keynote Speakers for Every Audience

The right leadership keynote speaker can set the tone for your entire event, challenging your audience to think differently about how they lead and the impact they have on those around them. We work with former military leaders, CEOs, executive coaches and leadership thinkers who bring credibility and depth to every session. If your event also focuses on organisational change, you may want to explore our change management speakers.

Keynote Speakers on Leadership

If you are looking to hire a keynote speaker on leadership, it is important to find someone whose leadership experience resonates with your audience and aligns with the themes of your event. Our leadership speakers regularly present at board level retreats, management conferences, HR summits and company wide events. For events focused on team performance and collaboration, you may also be interested in our teamwork speakers.

Find the Right Leadership Speaker for Your Event

We take the time to understand your audience, goals and event format before recommending the most suitable leadership speakers. Every recommendation is tailored to ensure the right fit and real impact.

Seen someone who fits, or want help narrowing it down? Tell us about your event, or give us a call, and we will recommend leadership speakers who fit your audience, event goals and leadership themes.

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Mike Wittenstein
E   E: £2k-£5k   Mike Wittenstein has shown hundreds of leaders how to use stories to win buy-in as they introduce their most important ideas.
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Mohsin Zaidi
E   E: £2k-£5k   Mohsin Zaidi is a criminal barrister, an advocate for LGBT rights, BAME representation and social mobility and is on the board of Stonewall. His memoir, 'A Dutiful Boy', has been named a Guardian, GQ and New Statesman Book of the Year.
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Natalia Cohen
D   D: £5k-£10k   Natalia Cohen was part of the first all-female team to row unsupported across the Pacific Ocean.
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Neil Laughton
D   D: £5k-£10k   Neil Laughton is a highly successful entrepreneur and adventurer. He has a knack of making people believe that they can follow their dreams if they step out of their comfort zone.
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E   E: £2k-£5k   The HR Director of Penguin Random House, Neil Morrison played a key role in the merger of the two major publishing houses; he believes that purpose and values are what drives organisational success.
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B   B: £15k- £25k   Dubbed the “Willy Wonka of design and science”, Nelly is on a mission to bring subversion and disorder into the design and scientific worlds. Her energy and real world examples help corporate audiences to think differently about their business.
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D   D: £5k-£10k   Nicholas Davis is Head of Society and Innovation and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.
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C   C: £10k-£15k   General Sir Nick Houghton is the former Chief of the UK Defence Staff, offering powerful insights on leadership, crisis management, and global security drawn from over four decades at the highest levels of military strategy.
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E   E: £2k-£5k   Nicky Moffat's leadership insights are drawn from a 27 year career in the Armed Forces, Army Headquarters, the MoD and at the heart of Government.
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D   D: £5k-£10k   Nigel Barlow is one of the most dynamic business speakers on disruption, innovation, and mindset change. He has been described as an alchemy of change for any audience.
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D   D: £5k-£10k   Welsh referee and LGBTQ patron.
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D   D: £5k-£10k   A passionate, energetic and humorous motivator, Nigel's mantra is that everyone has enormous amounts of untapped potential and that anything is possible with self-belief.
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D   D: £5k-£10k   Renowned for his work at the Dome & EuroDisney, PY heads up the Xscape retail complex and has a wealth of business knowledge to share as a keynote speaker.
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B   B: £15k- £25k   Former Manchester United and France national team captain, Patrice is now a successful entrepreneur with his ‘I Love This Game’ brand, a motivational speaker and a massively influential social media personality.
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E   E: £2k-£5k   As the director of the UK’s leading economic research institute, Paul Johnson has spent his whole working life focussing on the economics of public policy and can talk on a range of topics related to this field.
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E   E: £2k-£5k   Pen Hadow was the first Briton to trek, without resupply, to both Poles. He is a motivational speaker of the highest calibre.
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D   D: £5k-£10k   Penny Mallory is a leading authority on this critical skill, helping individuals and organisations build the resilience, confidence and focus needed to perform at their best when it matters most. After fleeing homelessness at 14, she defied the odds to become a rally champion and made motorsport history as the first woman to compete in a World Rally Car for Ford in the World Rally Championship.
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E   E: £2k-£5k   With a record of excellence in sailing, Pete rescued a fellow competitor in the 1996/7 Vendee Globe and was honoured with an MBE and the Legion d'Honneur.
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E   E: £2k-£5k   Peter Avis is a multi-award-winning General Manager and customer service consultant with over 25 years’ international experience in the hospitality sector. In a career that has seen him launch high-end restaurants and some of the world’s most luxurious hotels, Peter’s rise through the hospitality industry, from dishwasher to 2009 winner of the UK Restaurant Manager of the Year, epitomizes the power of hard work and humility, along with a continued pursuit for exceptional quality and high standards.
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A   A: £25k and over   Peter Diamandis is a global leader in innovation and space, known for founding the X PRIZE Foundation, Human Longevity Inc., and Singularity University.
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POA   POA: Contact Us   Sir Peter Gershon was head of the Office of Goverment Commerce and is now Chaiman of National Grid. His career has spanned both the private and public sectors.
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B   B: £15k- £25k   Peter Hacker is a leading cyber security and digital disruption expert who advises global leaders on navigating cyber threats, emerging technologies and systemic digital risk.
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C   C: £10k-£15k   Peter Hinssen is a globally renowned keynote speaker, bestselling author, business school lecturer, LinkedIn Top Voice, entrepreneur, board advisor, startup investor, and a leading authority on innovation, technology, and leadership.
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A   A: £25k and over   Dr Peter Senge's book 'The Fifth Discipline' is one of the seminal books on management theory. Dr Senge lectures extensively throughout the world.
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