Speakers
Expert speakers and workshop leaders share tales from their own expeditions and fieldwork projects and advise attendees on future ideas and plans.
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Andrew Darby-Smith
Andrew is an anaesthetist and intensive care doctor in Oxford, with a passion for medical education and delivery of healthcare in remote and challenging environments.
Anna Shekhdar
Anna is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, fullfilling her passion for skiing and mountains through her role as Medical Director for Endeavour Medical.
Claire Grogan
Claire is an emergency medicine doctor with a passion for expedition and remote medicine.
Claire Hall
Claire Hall is an F3 Doctor currently based in London. Her love for exploring the outdoors has led to multiple adventures including climbing an active volcano in Guatemala and many skiing trips across the US, Canada and Europe. She also has a love for endurance sport, completing several ultramarathons and road cycling trips.
Conor Diffin
Conor is a doctor splitting his time between general practice, emergency medicine, remote medicine, and the great outdoors, pursuing expeditions in the Himalayas, Mongolia, and the High Atlas.
Daniel Grace
Daniel is a GP based in South Wales with a special interest in expedition medicine, medical education, travel medicine and pre-hospital emergency medicine. He holds postgraduate qualifications in expedition and tropical medicine, and teaches wilderness medicine courses all over the world.
Erin Linwood
Erin is a final year medical student, outdoor instructor and expedition leader. She regularly leads groups in the hills and mountains of the UK and has led youth expeditions overseas in Africa, North America and Central Asia.
Imara Gluning
Imara is an Emergency Medicine doctor with a passion for global health having lived in seven countries during her childhood.
Jack Watson
Jack is a GP with a special interest in remote, expedition and wilderness medicine. He always strives to incorporate his love for travel, adventure and the natural world into his career.
Jake Hankinson
Jake is a junior doctor working and living in Cornwall, with a particular interest in Expedition Medicine.
Jonathan Rhodes
Dr Jonathan Rhodes is a Chartered Psychologist specialising in performance and imagery techniques. He co-developed Functional Imagery Training to enhance resilience in Olympic athletes, military personnel, and business leaders, and is currently collaborating with world-class explorers to improve decision-making in high-stakes environments.
Jonathan Williamson
An NHS anaesthetist, Jon also teaches as faculty on multiple expedition medicine focused courses, with Endeavour Medical, as well as bespoke training for the military.