NIKKI MCLEARY - Adventure Scientist

With a focus on Leadership, Resilience, Complex Problem Solving and Teamwork Skills pioneering Human Performance Scientist Nikki McLeary translates an expedition mindset into entertaining talks which empower audiences in an increasingly demanding world. With 25 years operational experience across complex environments, including a World First traversing the highlands of Ethiopia without in-country rescue, Nikki weaves an engaging narrative to explore the lessons that can be learned from expeditions and applied everyday. 

Nikki works with elite and amateur extreme athletes, corporate business, complex organisations, and general populations to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Nikki is also an extensively published author with 25-years senior editorial experience on corporate and academic publications; Science Lead for World Extreme Medicine; Associate Editor of British Medical Journal Open Sports & Exercise Medicine; Faculty MSc Extreme Medicine; Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society; and Fellow of the Extreme & Wilderness Medicine Society.