March 2025 Speaker News

This is our March 2025 speaker news round up this month featuring feedback on Anthony Bennett, Anna Hemmings, Michael Maisey, Richard Gerver and Alex Atherton; we welcome Adam Weymouth and Felicity Ashley to the website, and have updates from both Winston Ben Clements and Akil Hunte.

EVENT FEEDBACK

“Alex was great and our feedback to date has been really positive.  As I suspected, our delegates didn’t know what to expect but were all fully engaged in his presentation and asked loads of questions – had time permitted he could have been answering a lot more.” On Alex Atherton – January 2025 (pictured)

“All went very well yesterday, and we only got extremely good feedback for his talk! Most reactions were “Oh wow” “he was great!” “Loved the keynote”…” On Richard Gerver – January 2025

“Anthony was amazing, such a lovely person, he went down so well.  He’s a pleasure to work with.” On Anthony Bennett – January 2025

“It was absolutely incredible.  He is such a genuine person and a true gift to the world.  He inspired people to really question their currently held views on ‘people in trouble’.  He put a very caring, forgiving face on what it means to deem people outcasts……” On Michael Maisey – January 20259 (pictured) 

Anna is a great speaker and she was really well received by our guests and client. She was very engaging for the audience…”- On Anna Hemmings – January 2025

NEW SPEAKERS

We are delighted to welcome Adam Weymouth and Felicity Ashley to the website.

Adam Weymouth is a writer journalist and speaker. His work has been published widely, including in Granta, The Atlantic, The Observer, and the BBC. His features have covered subjects as diverse as illegal cedar logging in Malawi; the politics of oil and climate change in Alaska; migration in Greece; flooding in Wales and the depopulation on the Outer Hebrides – always focusing on the interplay of people, animals, and the natural world. He has been named by the National Writing Centre as one of ten writers shaping the UK’s future. His topics include – 

Taking time: A Life in Journeys – What I learned from walking to Istanbul, paddling the Yukon, and following the footsteps of a wolf across the Alps.

How Stories Create Lasting Change – drawing on my experiences of activism, traveling, reporting, and writing to explore how stories are the most powerful way to inspire people to see the world differently.

Felicity Ashley is a powerful, relatable and inspirational speaker who draws on her extensive business experience as well as her extraordinary personal journey to help organisations, leaders and teams transform their mindsets, increase their resilience and tackle their toughest challenges head-on.

Felicity stands out as a speaker due to her compelling combination of business acumen and remarkable personal experiences. Her 20-year career leading blue-chip marketing teams provides her with a deep understanding of organisational challenges, whilst her incredible feat of rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic with undiagnosed cancer makes her story truly inspirational. Her Speaking topics include – 

• Navigating Change – Felicity equips teams with essential tools to thrive during periods of transformation.
• Building High-Performing Teams – Felicity offers practical tools for building collaborative, inclusive, high-performing teams that can thrive under pressure.
• Overcoming Adversity – harnessing the power of ‘Mindset over Matter’, building resilience, and leveraging your support network to overcome challenges.
• Promoting Wellbeing – practical tools and techniques to protect and enhance mental and physical wellbeing and prevent burnout in busy, working lives
• Motivation and Goalsetting – overcoming fear and overwhelm to achieve ambitious goals

OTHER NEWS

Winston Ben Clements is an Inclusion Speaker & Advocate with expertise in the areas of disability awareness, anti-racism, and resilience. He was predicted to live a life of isolation and pain due to a rare bone disorder known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). This condition caused his bones to be extremely fragile, suffering over 200 fractures in his lifetime. Winston has recently updated us on his speaking topics including his talk on “Accessibility: Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”.

Akil Hunte is an internationally renowned speaker, lawyer, and social entrepreneur whose life’s work is dedicated to inspiring generations to defy barriers, embrace resilience, and lead with purpose.

Recognised as one of the most influential voices in social mobility, diversity, and transformative leadership, Akil’s journey from inner-city London to the forefront of global change exemplifies his commitment to breaking down systemic barriers for others. Growing up in a single-parent household and overcoming personal traumas—including being struck by a car and witnessing the Grenfell Tower fire—Akil emerged as a resilient advocate, equipped with a profound understanding of adversity and an unyielding drive to create opportunities for others. Akil has recently sent an update on his speaking topics which can be found on his webpage.

That’s it for this month. As always if we can help with any enquiries please email us at enquiries@scampspeakers.co.uk or call 020 8854 7247