Lewis Pugh
Pioneering endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans
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About Lewis Pugh
For nearly four decades, Lewis Pugh has pioneered swims in some of the world’s most extreme environments. He has swum across the North Pole, in a glacial lake on Mount Everest and the full length of the English Channel. He takes on these swims wearing only trunks, a cap and goggles.
Each expedition draws attention to an environment under threat and helps make the case for its long-term protection. Lewis and the Lewis Pugh Foundation have helped secure protection for more than 3.5 million square kilometres of vulnerable ocean. In 2013, the United Nations Environment Programme appointed him Patron of the Oceans, a role that sees him speak up for the oceans and the people and wildlife that depend on them.
Lewis has been speaking to audiences around the world for more than 20 years, working across sectors including finance, technology, healthcare and retail. Microsoft invited him to deliver a series of keynotes as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
On stage, Lewis takes audiences inside the decisions behind his expeditions. He explores how to change course when a plan stops working, how to keep a team committed when progress is slow and how a shared purpose can guide decisions when the outcome is uncertain. His stories give leaders and teams a fresh perspective on challenges they may have come to see as impossible.
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- Achieving the Impossible – Questioning assumptions about what’s possible and taking the first step towards an ambitious goal.
- Leadership – Making decisions under pressure and giving people a clear direction when the outcome is uncertain.
- Resilience – Sustaining commitment through setbacks and periods of slow progress.
- Change – Recognising when a familiar approach has stopped working and adapting to new conditions.
- Teamwork – Building the trust and coordination a team needs when everyone’s contribution matters.
- Purpose – Using a shared sense of purpose to guide decisions and keep people committed over time.
Client Feedback
"You gave us more than inspiration. You gave us a framework for what this next chapter demands."
Intelcia
"A year later, people are still talking about his keynote."
PCCW Global
"You reminded us what it truly means to lead with heart."
Springer Nature
"You hit exactly the right messages for the audience."
JP Morgan
"Your presentation was the most popular session at our company meeting."
Microsoft
"The perfect TED talk. A Hollywood scriptwriter could not have structured it better."
Financial Times
"You won’t find a more captivating storyteller. Lewis stole the show at the World Economic Forum in Davos."
Professor Adam Grant
