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