Laura Dekker is the youngest female sailor ever to sail around the world alone. With her sailing trip, which she pushed through against many odds, she became a role model for courage and commitment and showed how to make your dreams come true. Born in New Zealand in 1995 during... Read more
Laura Dekker is the youngest female sailor ever to sail around the world alone. With her sailing trip, which she pushed through against many odds, she became a role model for courage and commitment and showed how to make your dreams come true. Born in New Zealand in 1995 during a trip around the world by her parents, Laura Dekker has spent the first years of her life on a sailing ship that her father built for the trip. She visited school in the Netherlands. At the age of six, she started sailing herself and made sailing trips within the Netherlands for several weeks during the school holidays together with her dog. Supported by her father, she planned to sail around the world in 2009. However, a legal dispute with the Dutch Child Protection Agency and several court decisions delayed the start by a year.
In 2010, at the age of 14, Laura Dekker finally started her circumnavigation in Gibraltar, accompanied by great media interest. On her sailing yacht Guppy, she sailed to the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal and to the Galapagos Islands. From there to Tahiti, the Fiji Islands and through the infamous Torres Strait to Darwin in Australia. From there, she crossed the Indian Ocean non-stop in six weeks and finally reached Durban in South Africa in November 2011. Her last leg took her across the South Atlantic back to the Caribbean, where she docked in St. Martin on 21 January 2012. At the age of 16, Laura Dekker is the youngest single-handed circumnavigator. Numerous sailing adventures have followed in the coming years.
In 2019, she established the Laura Dekker World Sailing Foundation. The sailing programs she is running with her partner Sander are aimed at young people, with whom she not only crosses the world and teaches them team spirit and communication skills, but also passes on her enthusiasm and respect for nature. She wants to teach young people to overcome challenges on board and land. Laura Dekker is a much sought-after speaker. In her fascinating keynotes, she talks about her spectacular voyages across the world’s oceans and shares her experiences. She shows her audience how to learn to deal with critical situations and keep a cool head. Her approaches to problem solving and her handling of delicate situations are inspiring and together with her audience she takes a mindful look at the world and herself.
You can book Laura Dekker through London Speaker Bureau by submitting the enquiry form on this page or calling our team. One of our consultants will respond promptly with Laura's current availability, speaking fees and any specific requirements for your event.
Laura Dekker's speaking fees depend on the event format (in-person or virtual), the location, the length of the engagement and the level of customisation required. Please contact London Speaker Bureau for an up-to-date fee quote for Laura tailored to your event.
Laura Dekker speaks on Behaviour, Inspirational Women, Leadership, Leadership & Motivation, Motivation. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Laura to align the content with your delegates and goals.
London Speaker Bureau can book Laura Dekker for events worldwide, subject to Laura's schedule. Please send us your event date, location and format and we will confirm availability and handle travel and logistics on your behalf.
Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Laura Dekker is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Laura can accommodate.
London Speaker Bureau will brief Laura Dekker on your audience profile, sector and objectives so the keynote can be shaped around your event. The level of customisation possible depends on the speaker and the lead time - contact us with your brief and we will confirm what Laura can offer.
Laura Dekker delivers keynotes in English. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Laura Dekker's areas of expertise include Behaviour, Inspirational Women, Leadership, Leadership & Motivation, Motivation. To get a clear sense of Laura's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
Laura Dekker can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Behaviour, Inspirational Women, Leadership, Leadership & Motivation, Motivation is relevant. Details of Laura's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
Beyond keynote speeches, many of the speakers on our roster also take part in workshops, executive masterclasses, panel discussions and fireside chats. Contact London Speaker Bureau with your preferred format and we will confirm what Laura Dekker is able to offer alongside or instead of a keynote.
We generally recommend enquiring at least three to twelve months in advance to secure your preferred date with Laura Dekker, particularly during peak conference seasons. Where possible we also accommodate shorter lead times - please contact London Speaker Bureau to check Laura's current availability for your dates.