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Keynote SpeakerNeil Edge

Athlete, Speaker, Coach

Neil Edge is an ultra-endurance athlete and mental performance speaker who has faced and conquered immense physical and mental challenges, including a battle with cancer. His resilience and determination have become the cornerstone of his approach to leadership, resilience, and high performance. Neil draws on his personal journey to help... Read more

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Optimising Your Mind for Success: Ultra-Endurance Meets Leadership
Maximising Mental Resilience: Thriving Under Pressure
Adversity Unlocked: Preparing for Life’s Toughest Challenges
Optimising Focus & Decision-Making in High-Stakes Environments
Thriving in Uncertainty & Complexity

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Biography

Neil draws on his personal journey to help organisations and leaders optimise their minds for success. His keynotes go beyond theory—offering science-backed, actionable strategies to prevent burnout, enhance resilience, and sustain performance under pressure.

By blending lessons from ultra-endurance sports, elite coaching, and overcoming life-threatening adversity, Neil equips leaders with tools to thrive in uncertainty, maintain focus under stress, and turn adversity into an opportunity for growth.

His engaging and dynamic presentations challenge conventional thinking, leaving audiences with insights they can immediately apply—helping individuals and teams think clearer, lead stronger, and perform at their best.

"As a professor at a leading business school in Paris, I invited Neil to speak. He delivered an engaging and thought-provoking session, making a noteworthy impact on the audience. His ability to connect with attendees set a new benchmark for excellence and left a lasting impression." Robert J. Oliver – Professor, Leading Business School, Paris

"As the Founder of Arctic Startup Conference, I invited Neil to speak at our event in Helsinki. He did a fantastic job describing his journey and providing startup founders in the audience with valuable knowledge and tips to help them make better decisions." Jan Ameri - Founder, Arctic Startup Conference, Helsinki

"I work with Coach Neil and he’s been a valuable addition to my team, providing many tools to help sharpen my mental edge. Neil’s mental tools have not only improved my performance in racing but also helped me stay focused and resilient under pressure." Gabrielle J. Suver, Professional Triathlete

Popular Talks by Neil Edge

Optimising Your Mind for Success: Ultra-Endurance Meets Leadership
This keynote equips leaders with actionable strategies to elevate their mental performance by rethinking how they approach focus, resilience, and complexity.

Drawing on insights from ultra-endurance sports, it provides powerful tools to optimise mental clarity, sustain energy, and achieve success with confidence and purpose.
Maximising Mental Resilience: Thriving Under Pressure
Leadership is demanding—without the right mental strategies, stress, burnout, and decision fatigue can take over. This keynote explores the neuroscience of resilience, providing leaders with evidence-based strategies to sustain peak performance under high pressure. Neil brings insights from ultra-endurance and cognitive science, showing how leaders can build mental stamina, enhance...

Leadership is demanding—without the right mental strategies, stress, burnout, and decision fatigue can take over. This keynote explores the neuroscience of resilience, providing leaders with evidence-based strategies to sustain peak performance under high pressure.

Neil brings insights from ultra-endurance and cognitive science, showing how leaders can build mental stamina, enhance focus, and maintain clarity—even in high-stakes environments.

Key Takeaways:

✅ The science of stress resilience & how to train it

✅ Preventing burnout with cognitive pacing & strategic recovery

✅ Decision-making under pressure & mental clarity tools

✅ How elite endurance athletes sustain focus & apply it to leadership
Adversity Unlocked: Preparing for Life’s Toughest Challenges
Adversity is not a matter of if—it’s a matter of when. The real challenge for leaders is whether they are mentally prepared before it happens. This keynote provides leaders with practical tools to preempt and prepare for adversity, ensuring readiness when challenges arise. Drawing from Neil’s experience with cancer and...

Adversity is not a matter of if—it’s a matter of when. The real challenge for leaders is whether they are mentally prepared before it happens.

This keynote provides leaders with practical tools to preempt and prepare for adversity, ensuring readiness when challenges arise. Drawing from Neil’s experience with cancer and his background in ultra-endurance, it delivers a powerful framework for building resilience before it’s needed—so leaders don’t just survive, they thrive.

Key Takeaways:

✅ Build resilience before you need it

✅ Learn cognitive strategies to manage stress, setbacks, and uncertainty

✅ Adapt quickly to personal and professional adversity

✅ Foster a mindset that turns challenges into growth opportunities
Optimising Focus & Decision-Making in High-Stakes Environments
Thriving in Uncertainty & Complexity