Theme: Developing Human Potential

The first ever TEDxPortsmouth event is focussed on the latest ideas and innovations in the field of developing human potential - Featuring renowned local speakers from disciplines such as executive coaching, entrepreneurship, education, health care and voluntary services.

Langstone Technology Park
Langstone Road
Havant
Portsmouth, PO9 1SA
United Kingdom

Simon Walker

Simon is a consultant, facilitator, speaker and expert on leadership performance, Generation Y, Generational Diversity and the changing world of work.

Dr. Alan Watkins

Alan is the founder and CEO of Complete Coherence Ltd. He is recognised as an international expert on leadership and human performance. He has researched and published widely on both subjects for over 18 years. He is currently an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine at Imperial College, London as well as an Affiliate Professor of Leadership at the European School of Management, London. He originally qualified as a physician, has a first class degree in psychology and a PhD in immunology.

Katie Ledger

Katie is a communications coach and TV reporter for BBC Click. She helps individuals, teams and organisations to communicate in a compelling way that has a high impact on audiences. Drawing on her experience in the media and corporate life, she provides services in presentation coaching, hosting and producing conferences and creating business presentations that people remember.

Sarah Fenwick

Sarah is an Accredited Business/Executive Coach and Chartered Sport Psychologist with a passion for challenging herself and her clients to step beyond their comfort zone and achieve their full potential.

Mark Corbett

Mark works for SIFE UK, the organisation that once inspired him to action as a student. Working with 3,000 students, his mission is to train and challenge them to learn and apply knew skills through empowering people truly in need.

Dr. Chris Shambrook

Chris has been working in the area of performance enhancement as a sport psychologist since 1996. Chris has also worked extensively in business, consulting at all levels within his customers companies. The focus of his corporate work is based on the same principles of success that deliver gold medals in the sporting world.

Felix Wetzel

Felix’s core belief is that people are at the heart of everything and that we people input into the overall system - We have a personal responsibility to ensure balance and health in this overall system, starting with our own lives.

Mike Austin

Mike was inspired by SIFE UK to make a difference – In his second year at university Mike set-up and lead an international SIFE project in Madagascar called ‘Right Light’. Right Light provided microfinance to 107 families in Madagascar to afford a solar lamp to replace expensive and dangerous kerosene lamps. Mike strongly believes that his experiences show that any idea is possible, that university is a great environment to develop as an individual, beyond academia, and that you can create change – anywhere, anyhow.

Tim Fearon

Tim is a business owner, company director, trainer, coach and conference presenter. He has recently joined Active Faces, a company formed to deliver health and wellbeing solutions to local communities, as a Director. He is co-owner, with his wife Emma, of The Extraordinary Coaching Company. They are dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, sole practitioners and owners of small businesses build successful and sustainable businesses, whilst realising their own personal goals and dreams.