Inspiring Speakers at The Olive Tree
A programme of speakers who come into primary or secondary and talk about an experience, their profession, or a pivotal moment in their life.
Past Inspiring Speakers
Leigh Oviatt, UK Prison Officer – Life in Prisons
Pilar Flores, Argentinian Architect – The Work of an Architect
Beatriz Lopez, Spanish Charity Worker – The LGBT Refugee Community in Barcelona
Nicole Andrus, U.S. Winemaker – How Wine is Made
Silvia Casellas, Spanish Chemist – The Work of a Pharmaceutical Chemist
Joakim Pyyry, Finish Physicist – A Physicist in the World of Medicine
Charlotte Birch, U.K. Marathon Runner – The Joy and Pain of Running a Marathon
Charlotte Causton, U.K. Biologist – A Biologist in The Galapagos Islands
Claire Davies, U.K. Creative Director & Relief Worker UNWRA Switzerland – Helping the United Nations Works & Relief Agency
Nigel Gittins, U.K. Entrepreneur – How to Become an Entrepreneur
Simon Guillebaud, U.S. Charity founder of ‘Great Lakes, Outreach’ in Burundi – Burundi, The Hungriest Place on Earth
Sonia Tarrida, Spanish Veterinary Surgeon – Electromagnetic Waves in Modern Medicine
Will Shank, U.S. Art Historian – Cracking the Secret Code of ‘Las Meninas’ by Velazquez
Theresa Brookes, U.K. Teacher – Travelling Across Five Continents
Ivana Perisic, U.K. Teacher – “I Was a Bosnian War Child Refugee.”
Alison Johnson, Australian Marine Conservation Society – The Great Barrier Reef in Crisis
Paul Bou-Habib, Swedish Philosopher – What is Free Will? Do I Really Have It?
Annelie Shade, U.S. Fitness Trainer – The SuperTeen: Fitness in the Teenage Years
Susana Preston, Spanish Art Historian & Museum Curator – Sitges in Prehistory & History
Maisha Ortoll, Spanish Journalist – Wrongly Accused: A Grave Miscarriage of Justice
Will Shank, US. Art Historian – Salvador Dalí & The Persistence of Memory
Frederik Veger, Cattle-Farming Expert – A Cattle Farm in Paraguay
Will Shank, US. Art Historian & Restorer – Salvador Dalí, His Life & Work
Mabe, UK Taekwondo Master – Self-Defence Techniques for Teens
Lulu Melotte, Teacher & Actor – Travels in the Third World
Katy Evans – The use of renewable energy and sustainable development
Hans Stegmann – Walking the Camino de Santiago
Barnaby Brand – A grandfather’s experiences in World War II
Richard van Wissen– Cryptocurrency
Alejandra Miranda – How to become a pilot