Dr. Robert Ballard: Ocean Explorer Best Known for Discovering the Titanic | Founder of Ocean Exploration Trust | Speaker on Discovery, Innovation and Human Achievement

Why Book Dr. Robert Ballard?

As founder of Ocean Exploration Trust and a pioneer in deep-sea exploration technology, Robert connects remarkable discoveries with the work that makes them possible. His presentations use striking imagery and personal accounts to explore the importance of asking questions, learning from setbacks and bringing people together around a challenging mission.

Why Is Dr. Robert Ballard Right for Your Audience?

Robert is a strong fit for leadership conferences, innovation events, association meetings and educational programs. His story offers an engaging starting point for organizations that want to encourage curiosity, broaden perspectives and inspire people to pursue ambitious goals.

Book Robert when your audience needs to:

• Approach unfamiliar challenges with curiosity
• See new possibilities through exploration and technology
• Persist when progress is difficult
• Recognize the teamwork behind major achievements
• Connect preparation with ambitious goals
• Rediscover the excitement of learning and discovery

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Inspired by the possibilities of exploration
• More willing to question familiar assumptions
• Ready to view setbacks as opportunities to learn
• More aware of how expertise and technology work together
• Motivated to pursue meaningful goals with persistence

Keynote Programs

Adventures in Deep Sea Exploration: Living the Dream
Robert shares personal accounts and imagery from his exploration career, connecting discovery with curiosity and perseverance. Ideal for audiences seeking inspiration to explore new possibilities and pursue ambitious goals.

Science, Exploration and the Miracles of Human Achievement
Robert examines the discoveries and collaborative effort behind extraordinary achievements beneath the sea. Ideal for leadership, innovation and teamwork audiences.

Human History Underwater
Robert explores how shipwrecks and underwater archaeology reveal stories about our past. Ideal for audiences interested in history, science and the technologies that make discovery possible.

Is Dr. Robert Ballard Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the ideas you want to spark and the challenges you want people to approach with renewed energy. We can help select Robert’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm his availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Robyn Benincasa: World Champion Adventure Racer | New York Times Bestselling Author | Firefighter | Extreme Teamwork Expert

Make Winning Inevitable

Robyn Benincasa shows audiences how to become that kind of team. A World Champion adventure racer, veteran San Diego firefighter, bestselling author and founder of the Project Athena Foundation, she combines gripping stories, dramatic footage and practical strategies that help people collaborate, embrace change and perform under pressure.

Why Book Robyn Benincasa?

Robyn gives audiences more than temporary inspiration. She provides a memorable operating system for achieving difficult goals together.

Her lessons come from 17 years of expedition adventure racing, where every teammate had to reach the finish line together, and more than 23 years as a firefighter. Her energetic multimedia presentations make teamwork, resilience and leadership real, relevant and immediately useful.

What Makes Robyn Different?

• Extraordinary real-world credibility and a powerful stage presence
• Unforgettable stories that make business lessons easy to remember
• Practical habits audiences can apply immediately
• A message that connects departments, generations and leadership levels
• Customization around the organization’s challenges and objectives

Why Is Robyn Right for Your Audience?

Robyn is an excellent choice when an organization needs people to move beyond individual achievement and perform as one team. She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, association events and organizations navigating change.

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Ready to shift from “me thinking” to “we thinking”
• Equipped with practical habits for strengthening teamwork and trust
• Better prepared to turn pressure and setbacks into momentum
• Focused on the team’s most important finish line
• Inspired to lead with greater courage, empathy and determination

Keynote Programs

Extreme T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K.: Make Winning Inevitable Through Collaboration, Creativity, and a Deeply Connected Culture
Robyn Benincasa shows organizations how to build high-performing teams that achieve extraordinary results through collaboration, trust, and shared commitment. Drawing on 17 years of world championship adventure racing and her New York Times bestseller Make Winning Inevitable, she introduces eight practical habits of Extreme Teamwork that help people overcome challenges, embrace change, and succeed together. Ideal for leadership conferences, team-building events, and organizations looking to strengthen collaboration, engagement, and performance.

Adapt, Overcome, and Win as One!: Achieving Breakthrough Performance Through Challenge and Change
Robyn explores how teams can turn uncertainty and disruption into opportunities for growth and success. Through powerful adventure racing stories and practical lessons from high-performing teams, she shows audiences how to embrace change, challenge outdated approaches, and build the confidence to move forward together. Ideal for organizations navigating AI transformation, industry disruption, restructuring, and cultural change.

Why Winners Win: How Individual Champions Become a Championship-Winning Team
Robyn examines how individual high performers can achieve greater results by working toward shared goals. Drawing on her experience in competitive sales environments and championship team building, she shares strategies for combining individual strengths, exchanging knowledge, and creating a culture where collective success matters as much as personal achievement. Ideal for sales kickoffs, revenue meetings, and competitive teams looking to improve collaboration and performance.

Inspiring Greatness Through G.R.I.T.: Creating the Passion and Perseverance to Pursue the Impossible Together
Robyn explores how resilience, purpose, and connection help people overcome adversity and achieve goals that once seemed impossible. Drawing on her experience as a world champion adventure racer, firefighter, and founder of the Project Athena Foundation, she shares inspiring stories that show how teams can build perseverance, support one another, and move forward through difficult circumstances. Ideal for organizations navigating challenging periods, rebuilding morale, or pursuing ambitious goals.

Why Contact The Sweeney Agency Now?

The right speaker must do more than impress. They must fit your audience, address the challenge behind the event and support the outcome you want to achieve.

Contact us to:

• Confirm Robyn’s availability and current fee
• Identify the best keynote for your objectives
• Discuss customization, format and event logistics
• Receive comparable recommendations if another speaker may be a stronger fit

Is Robyn Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, their challenges and what you want them to think, feel or do differently. We will provide an honest assessment of Robyn’s fit, confirm availability and fees, and help you move forward with confidence.

Contact The Sweeney Agency to discuss booking Robyn Benincasa.

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Virtual Events can:

1. Reach a wider audience
2. Offer a great experience at a much lower cost
3. Create long term impact with recorded elements that allow for content to be watched over a period of time
4. Have an increased impact over time, as viewers re-watch, discuss and connect over social media and other channels

And, most importantly: offer the ability for inspiring and impactful presentations to connect in a one-on-one way, directly to the attendee.

WHO is your audience?

Who are your virtual event attendees? Are they across a specific group within your organization, or are you serving clients across a wide range of levels? Determining who you are speaking to will help you determine a format for your event that will captivate your audience.

WHAT is your key message?

Are you focusing on change? Innovation? Leadership?

Creating a single focus or mission will allow you to hone in on the type of speaker(s) you need to engage your audience and help event producers to format the event into a dynamic program that balances inspiration with information and audience interaction.

WHAT type of event suits your audience?

• Virtual Conference
• Webinar
• Hybrid Event

Virtual event technology has come a long way over the last few months, offering a huge range of different options from pre-recorded webinars, to multi-day virtual conferences, to hybrid events with some attendees in the audience while the event is live streamed.

OUR ADVICE

A COMBINATION of live and pre-recorded elements will allow your virtual event to run smoothly and stay on time.

Many of our clients are also opting for multi-day virtual conferences with shorter segments spaced over a few days.

This allows some flexibility for attendees in different time zones and accommodates different teleworking situations for attendees, allowing them to tune in when it is convenient.

WHERE? It’s all about Tech.

Virtual meeting technology has exploded over the last few months as teleworking became the norm.

Consider your needs:

• Interactive elements like breakout rooms, polls & Q&A
• Seamless blend of live & pre-recorded elements
• Ability to replay segments
• Live tech support

If you plan for rain, it’s likely the sun will shine…

Tech isn’t perfect so don’t forget to test, rehearse and have a back up plan ready to go for your virtual event.

Pro Tip: Think of a virtual presentation like a podcast. Viewers can view the content multiple times and refer back to it.

  WHEN? A Date… or Dates?

As we have all noticed, our attention spans for meeting in real life versus meeting online are a lot longer.

When deciding on a date, consider spreading your virtual event out over a few days, with a variety of speakers, interactive elements and information.

The benefits of a multi-day format:

• Viewers watch content fresh for a short period every day
• Allows attendees in different time zones to stay on top of the content
• Attendees can review & re-engage with content

Virtual Event Checklist:

Is your event?

• Interactive?
• Informative?
• Able to be rewatched?

WHY? Pandemic 2020

Just because you are online instead of in person, it doesn’t mean you are missing out on connection.

Using the technology that we have become so accustomed to over the last few months, our keynote speakers have the ability to connect to your viewers one-on-one, in a way that was impossible in live events.

FIND YOUR WHY…

What do you want the audience to leave thinking at the end of the presentation?

Apply this question to all the presentations and segments in your event to create a cohesive, impactful virtual event.

  HOW? Virtual Event Checklist

To wrap it all up

• TECH: Find the right tech platform & don’t forget to test drive before your event
• AGENDA: Use a mix of live and pre-recorded segments, mixed with interactive elements, to ensure a smooth flow of events & audience engagement
• ANTICIPATION: Build up your event with emails, teasers and sneak peeks into what content will be offered
• NETWORKING: Create and encourage online chat functions, an event specific hashtag or even a dedicated event page to allow attendees to network virtually. Maximize the networking opportunities offered by your tech platform.
• EXTEND YOUR IMPACT: A dedicated social media page is a great place for attendees to connect after an event to discuss ideas and implement some of the learnings from the event.

Offer a password protected, limited time recording of keynote presentations to continue the conversation long after the virtual event has ended.

Continue the conversation with post-event touch points like emails or questions based on the key presentations.

To find a GREAT Speaker for your Virtual event, get in touch.

Paul de Gelder: Former Australian Navy Clearance Diver | Shark Attack Survivor | Speaker on Resilience, Courage and Change

Why Book Paul de Gelder?

Paul connects his military experience and recovery journey with questions about fear, discipline, and purpose. His presentations encourage audiences to examine the choices available when circumstances change unexpectedly and to recognize the importance of teamwork, adaptability, and taking the next step.

Why Is Paul de Gelder Right for Your Audience?

Paul is a strong fit for company gatherings, leadership meetings, sales conferences, and events focused on overcoming adversity. Consider him when your audience needs a memorable personal perspective on responding to setbacks and moving forward.

Book Paul when your audience needs to:

• Face change with greater courage
• Rebuild momentum after a difficult period
• Recognize the value of discipline and preparation
• Strengthen teamwork when pressure rises
• Reconsider assumptions about personal limitations
• Reconnect daily effort with a sense of purpose

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• A fresh perspective on responding to adversity
• More aware of how fear can affect choices
• Ready to identify a manageable next step
• Clearer on the role of teamwork during challenges
• Motivated to approach change with persistence and purpose

Keynote Programs

Uncaged: Thriving Through Fear and Change

Paul draws on his survival and recovery to explore fear and adaptation. Ideal for teams facing uncertainty or significant transitions.

Never Say Die: Turning Pain into Power

Paul shares lessons from rebuilding his life after the attack. Ideal for audiences seeking inspiration around persistence and reinvention.

Courage Under Pressure: Leadership in High-Stakes Environments

Paul connects military experience with trust, clarity, and decision-making. Ideal for leaders responsible for teams working under pressure.

Is Paul de Gelder Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the challenges your audience faces and the response you want to encourage. We can help select Paul’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Jeff Evans: Mountaineer and Expedition Guide | Emergency Medic | Speaker on Leadership, Teamwork and Adversity

Why Book Jeff Evans?

Jeff connects those experiences with trust, communication, and serving the team. His stories give audiences a vivid way to discuss preparation, changing conditions, and shared responsibility. He encourages people to consider how they help others succeed when the route becomes difficult.

Why Is Jeff Evans Right for Your Audience?

Jeff is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales meetings, company gatherings, and team development events. Consider him when your organization wants an inspiring story connected to collaboration, managing adversity, or preparing for a new challenge.

Book Jeff when your audience needs to:

• Build trust through clear and honest communication
• Put team needs into leadership decisions
• Adapt plans when conditions change
• Strengthen preparation for demanding goals
• Respond to setbacks with shared responsibility
• Maintain purpose and focus after a major success

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• A memorable perspective on leadership as guiding others
• More aware of how communication supports trust
• Ready to examine their contribution to team success
• Better prepared to adapt when a plan needs to change
• Motivated to support colleagues through the next challenge

Keynote Programs

The Expeditionary Mindset

Jeff’s signature presentation connects guiding and expedition experience with leadership, communication, teamwork, and adversity. Ideal for organizations strengthening trust and coordination.

The Next Expedition – After the Summit

Jeff explores how teams celebrate, reflect, recalibrate, and prepare for what follows a major achievement. Ideal for organizations entering a new chapter after success.

Is Jeff Evans Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the challenge ahead of your team and the habits you want people to bring to it. We can help select Jeff’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Yossi Ghinsberg: Amazon Survival Storyteller | Author of Jungle | Speaker on Courage, Adaptability and Purpose

Why Book Yossi Ghinsberg?

Yossi uses that story to open a conversation about responding when familiar plans and assumptions no longer hold. His presentations encourage people to reconsider possibility, take initiative, and reflect on the purpose behind their efforts.

Why Is Yossi Ghinsberg Right for Your Audience?

Yossi is a strong fit for company conferences, leadership events, sales meetings, and gatherings during change. Consider him when your audience needs a powerful personal story connected to uncertainty, responsibility, and moving forward.

Book Yossi when your audience needs to:

• Approach uncertainty with greater courage
• Adapt when a familiar plan breaks down
• Look for useful action within difficult circumstances
• Reconnect individual effort with purpose
• Question assumptions about personal limitations
• Support one another through unexpected challenges

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• A memorable perspective on responding to adversity
• Ready to consider options when certainty is unavailable
• More aware of their own reaction to changing circumstances
• Encouraged to take initiative within their influence
• Focused on a meaningful next step

Keynote Programs

From Survival to Legacy

Yossi connects his survival story with courage, creativity, and leadership amid uncertainty. Ideal for organizations navigating disruption.

The Laws of the Jungle

Yossi explores personal responsibility, resilience, and purpose through lessons from his experience. Ideal for broad employee and sales audiences.

Is Yossi Ghinsberg Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the uncertainty your audience faces and the actions you want to encourage. We can help select Yossi’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Alison Levine: Everest Expedition Leader | Bestselling Author of On the Edge | Speaker on Leadership, Resilience and Teamwork

Why Book Alison Levine?

Alison combines expedition stories and striking visuals with humor and business experience. Her presentations invite audiences to reconsider familiar assumptions about progress, recognize when a plan needs to change, and understand how different capabilities can make a team stronger.

Why Is Alison Levine Right for Your Audience?

Alison is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, company meetings, and women’s leadership events. Consider her when an organization wants people to approach uncertainty with greater confidence while remaining attentive to risk and one another.

Book Alison when your audience needs to:

• Make thoughtful decisions when information is incomplete
• Adapt plans as circumstances change
• Strengthen mutual support during demanding work
• Reconsider setbacks and perceived limitations
• Recognize different contributions within a team
• Connect ambitious goals with practical action

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the difference between a fixed goal and a flexible plan
• Ready to examine their response to a current setback
• More aware of capabilities they may overlook in themselves or colleagues
• Equipped with questions about judgment and teamwork under pressure
• Focused on a next step toward a demanding goal

Keynote Programs

On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership

Alison connects leadership in extreme environments with the decisions teams face at work. Ideal for executives, managers, and organizations navigating uncertainty.

From Setbacks to Superpowers: Unlocking Peak Performance

Drawing on her South Pole expedition, Alison explores how an apparent limitation can reveal an unexpected contribution. Ideal for performance, resilience, and teamwork events.

Women Moving Mountains™

Alison shares how a question about women’s opportunities in Uganda led to action. The program explores courage, barriers, and the possibilities created by taking an initial step. Ideal for women’s leadership and inclusion events.

Is Alison Levine Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the uncertainty your people face, and the leadership or teamwork habits you want to strengthen. We can help select Alison’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Rob Lilwall: Adventurer and Author | Speaker on Resilience, Collaboration and Navigating Uncertainty

Why Book Rob Lilwall?

Rob brings those experiences into a business conversation about change. His presentations encourage people to distinguish between what they can prepare for and what they must learn along the way, while recognizing that progress often depends on help from others.

Why Is Rob Lilwall Right for Your Audience?

Rob is a strong fit for leadership meetings, employee events, sales conferences, and organizations navigating transition. Consider him when an audience needs an engaging perspective on unfamiliar challenges.

Book Rob when your audience needs to:

• Respond more flexibly when plans change
• Break a difficult journey into smaller steps
• Ask for support when it is needed
• Work more constructively with uncertainty
• Maintain perspective during setbacks
• Recognize opportunities in unfamiliar situations

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on a challenge they can approach differently
• Ready to take a manageable next step
• More aware of the value of collaboration
• Equipped to reconsider expectations about uncertainty
• Encouraged to remain curious when circumstances change

Keynote Programs

Presentations can be tailored around the following areas:

Thriving Through Change and Uncertainty

Rob draws on expedition experiences to explore adaptation. Ideal for teams working through changing conditions.

Perseverance and Achieving Great Goals

Rob connects long-distance adventure with sustained effort and support. Ideal for audiences pursuing demanding objectives.

Is Rob Lilwall Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the changes your audience is navigating and the goals it needs to keep moving toward. We can help select Rob’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Mike Mullane: Former NASA Astronaut | Author of Riding Rockets | Speaker on Safety, Accountability and Teamwork

Why Book Mike Mullane?

Mike’s stories make the pressure to accept shortcuts tangible. His presentations encourage people to question departures from established practice, speak up about concerns, and recognize their own contribution to the team’s operating culture.

Why Is Mike Mullane Right for Your Audience?

Mike is a strong fit for safety conferences, operational leadership meetings, engineering events, and high-reliability organizations. Consider him when speaking up and following through on standards are central priorities.

Book Mike when your audience needs to:

• Recognize gradual acceptance of unsafe shortcuts
• Speak up when something needs attention
• Strengthen personal responsibility for safety
• Understand how pressure affects decisions
• Support more questioning team conversations
• Keep operational standards visible in daily work

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on how small deviations can become routine
• Ready to raise a concern more deliberately
• More aware of their contribution to safety culture
• Equipped with questions about team decision-making
• Focused on a standard they need to reinforce

Keynote Programs

Countdown to Teamwork/Leadership/Safety

Mike uses spaceflight experiences to examine teamwork, leadership, and departures from safe practice. Ideal for operational and safety audiences.

Responsibility & Accountability

Mike explores the importance of speaking up and owning one’s contribution. Ideal for leaders and teams working in demanding environments.

Is Mike Mullane Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the operational responsibilities your audience carries and the safety behaviors you want to strengthen. We can help select Mike’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.

Debra Searle: Motivational Keynote Speaker on Resilience, Mindset & Change | Solo Atlantic Rower | Entrepreneur | Author

Choose Your Attitude. Change Your Outcome.

What happens when the plan falls apart, circumstances change and giving up feels like the easiest option?

Debra Searle is an entrepreneur, adventurer and inspiring keynote speaker on resilience, mindset, change and overcoming adversity.

Why Book Debra Searle?

Debra's story immediately captures an audience—but the real power of her keynote is how easily people can apply its lessons to their own challenges.

Alone on the Atlantic, Debra couldn't control the weather, the waves or many of the obstacles she encountered. She could control how she responded.

That distinction became central to her approach to resilience and performance.

Debra helps audiences understand how their mindset, language and daily choices can influence the way they navigate uncertainty, change and setbacks. Her keynote is inspiring without being simply motivational—it gives people practical ideas they can use long after the event.

What Makes Debra Searle Different?

• Extraordinary Atlantic rowing story — a powerful real-world example of resilience
• Authentic experience with adversity — lessons developed when quitting would have been understandable
• Practical mindset strategies — turns an incredible adventure into useful workplace lessons
• Change focused — highly relevant for organizations navigating uncertainty and disruption
• Personal accountability — emphasizes taking ownership of what you can control
• Engaging storyteller — combines vulnerability, humor and inspiration
• Business relevant — connects resilience directly to leadership and performance
• Broad audience appeal — resonates with leaders, sales teams and employees at every level

Why Is Debra Right for Your Audience?

Debra is an outstanding choice when you need your audience to build resilience, take greater ownership and maintain momentum when circumstances become difficult.

She is particularly effective for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, corporate meetings, association conferences and organizations experiencing significant change.

Book Debra when your audience needs to:

• Build greater resilience during uncertainty
• Adapt positively when plans change
• Focus on what they can control
• Maintain motivation during difficult periods
• Take greater responsibility for their attitude
• Recover more quickly from setbacks
• Keep moving toward long-term goals
• Approach change with greater confidence

Audience Takeaways

Attendees will leave:

• Understanding how attitude influences their response to challenges
• Better able to separate what they can control from what they can't
• Equipped with practical strategies for maintaining resilience
• More aware of how internal dialogue influences performance
• Ready to take greater ownership of their response to change
• Better prepared to maintain momentum when progress feels difficult
• Inspired to make small choices that create meaningful results

Debra Searle Keynote Programs

Choose Your Attitude. You can't always choose what happens to you. You can choose how you respond.

Drawing from her extraordinary Atlantic journey, Debra demonstrates how consciously choosing your attitude can influence resilience, decision-making and performance.

She gives audiences practical strategies for managing their mindset when circumstances are difficult, uncertain or outside their control.

Ideal for: Leadership conferences, corporate meetings, sales kickoffs and organizations navigating uncertainty.

Resilience: Keep Moving Forward. How do you keep going when the destination feels impossibly far away?

Debra shares the strategies that helped her continue rowing day after day despite isolation, setbacks and constantly changing conditions.

She connects those lessons to the workplace, helping audiences understand how small actions, clear goals and the right mindset can create momentum during challenging periods.

Ideal for: Sales teams, high-performance organizations, leadership events and employee conferences.

Navigating Change. When the conditions change, the original plan may no longer be the right plan.

Debra uses lessons from the Atlantic to show audiences how to adapt when circumstances shift unexpectedly.

Rather than wasting energy fighting realities they can't change, people learn how to refocus on what they can influence and continue making progress.

Ideal for: Organizational transformation, leadership development and companies experiencing significant change.

Why Book Debra Searle Through The Sweeney Agency?

Debra Searle has an extraordinary story of resilience, courage and determination—but the real value comes from connecting those experiences directly to the challenges your audience is facing.

The Sweeney Agency can help you:

• Confirm Debra Searle's availability and current speaking fee
• Determine which Debra Searle keynote best fits your audience
• Discuss customization around your organization's objectives
• Coordinate format, timing and event logistics
• Compare Debra with other leading resilience, change and motivational speakers

Is Debra Searle Right for Your Event?

Tell us the challenge, change or uncertainty your people are navigating.

We'll help you determine whether Debra is the right fit, confirm availability and fees, and make the booking process simple.

Planning a leadership conference, sales kickoff or corporate event? Contact The Sweeney Agency today [email protected] to discuss booking Debra Searle as your keynote speaker.

Robert Swan: Polar Explorer | Founder of the 2041 Foundation | Speaker on Resilience, Teamwork and Sustainability

Why Book Robert Swan?

Robert also brings a long-standing commitment to protecting Antarctica. His stories invite audiences to consider how a meaningful goal can sustain effort, how teams respond when plans change, and what stewardship means beyond an immediate result.

Why Is Robert Swan Right for Your Audience?

Robert is a strong fit for leadership conferences, sustainability events, team meetings, and inspirational gatherings. Consider him when an audience needs a vivid connection between shared purpose and persistent action.

Book Robert when your audience needs to:

• Stay committed when plans meet setbacks
• Build trust around a shared goal
• Improve preparation for demanding work
• Connect immediate decisions with long-term consequences
• Consider their responsibility for the environment
• Find renewed purpose in a difficult undertaking

Audience Takeaways

Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:

• Clearer on the purpose behind a demanding goal
• Ready to review how their team responds to setbacks
• More aware of the value of preparation
• Encouraged to consider the legacy of their choices
• Focused on a concrete contribution to a shared mission

Keynote Programs

Presentations can be tailored around the following areas:

Resilience

Robert uses expedition experiences to explore perseverance and adaptation under pressure. Ideal for leadership and company audiences.

Sustainability and Shared Purpose

Robert connects polar exploration with environmental stewardship and collective responsibility. Ideal for sustainability and values-focused events.

Is Robert Swan Right for Your Event?

Tell us about your audience, the shared mission you want to reinforce and the challenges your people need to overcome. We can help select Robert’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.

Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.