Richard de Grijs

Richard de Grijs takes big subjects and makes them land with a room. His keynotes cover maritime exploration and survival at sea, scientific discovery, navigation, astronomy, leadership under uncertainty, and the human stories buried inside global history. Featured talks include Captain Cook and Health at Sea, To the Edge of the Universe in 26 Steps, The Sound of Silence, and The Race to Antarctica. Clarity, warmth and humour are what audiences tend to remember. He works with conferences, museums, festivals, corporate events and cultural organisations, and formats range from a single 45 to 60 minute keynote with questions, through to a lecture series or an after-dinner talk. Standard AV suits him: projector, HDMI, and a microphone in bigger rooms. Current NSW Working with Children Check.