Simon James Bucknall

An award-winning speaker and trainer, Simon is the youngest person to win back-to-back GB & All Ireland Public Speaking titles. Drawing on a broad career background spanning corporate executive search, politics and consumer brand strategy & innovation, Simon helps emerging leaders to maximise their personal impact, so they can lead, influence and inspire change. In 2007, Simon placed in the top 20 out of 26,000 competing speakers worldwide at the World Championship of Public Speaking finals, hosted by Toastmasters International in Phoenix, Arizona. The following year, he was crowned European Champion of Public Speaking for Junior Chamber International (JCI), a global federation of more than 200,000 young leaders and entrepreneurs. His workshops and presentations have empowered audiences in the USA, the United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, Finland, Denmark, and across UK and Ireland. Simon has a B.A. in Modern History from Oxford University and a M.A. in Chinese Studies from the London School of Oriental & African Studies.