Rob Lilwall is a person who, through taking an adventurous attitude to life, has achieved the extraordinary. In the last two decades, he has embarked on expeditions by bicycle and on foot, covering over 80,000 km of the world’s land surface, including across Siberia and the Gobi (in winter), China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Iran.

National Geographic have made two television series about his exploits, and he is the author of two books, Cycling Home From Siberia and Walking Home From Mongolia. As a keynote speaker he has inspired tens of thousands of people around the world, with corporate clients including the likes of Nike, Microsoft, HSBC and Thomson Reuters.

In his keynote speeches, Rob tells exciting stories of adventure – such as surving at -40, getting lost in jungles, and pedalling across Afghanistan. But at the same time, he weaves in powerful reflections about the attitudes he has nurtured in order to thrive amid the fear, the uncertainty and the opportunity which he has faced. These attitudes involve embracing challenge, understanding fear, practicing self-care and having a collaborative mindset – all highly relevant for today’s fast changing and unpredictable business environment. For beyond our IQ, qualifications and experience, it is having the right attitudes – the attitudes of adventure - that can make all the difference.