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Dr Geoff Wilson

World-class Polar Explorer and Entrepreneur

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Dr. Geoff Wilson is a world-class polar explorer, dynamic keynote speaker and entrepreneur. He’s living a vast and varied life split between being a family man, veterinary surgeon and expeditionist – constantly squeezing every drop out of life.

Geoff has developed an intense resilience, gathered by a lifetime of pushing his mind and body through the harshest wilderness. This steel-trap mindset has equipped him with the fervour to pursue audacious challenges all over the globe, inspiring men and women along the way to abandon the perils of complacency and discover their greater purpose.

Geoff has an exhaustive list of accolades;

He holds World Records for:

  • The longest solo, unsupported Polar Journey in Human History (2019/20)
  • The first summit of Dome Argus, solo and unsupported (2019/20)
  • The fastest unsupported crossing of Greenland, South to North (2017)
  • The fastest solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica (2013/14)
  • The first to cross the Torres Strait by kiteboard (2012)
  • The first and only wind-assisted crossing of the Sahara Desert (2009)
  • The first wind powered crossing of the Simpson Desert, Australia – solo supported 2022

Courage to Change: Leadership Lessons From the Edge of Human Possibility 

Tuesday 5 May
4.15-5pm

Precis

This session explores what it truly takes to lead when the path forward is uncertain and the stakes are high.  Drawing on powerful insights from environments where human limits are tested, offering a compelling reflection on resilience, adaptability, and the mindset required to lead through complexity and change. 

Through stories and practical leadership lessons, the session will examine the qualities that enable leaders to move beyond established thinking, embracing risk, inspiring confidence in others, and maintaining clarity of purpose in moments of pressure. It will challenge participants to reflect on their own leadership approach and consider how bold thinking and courageous decision-making can unlock new possibilities for their organisations and the sector.