The only woman in the world to have skied across Antarctica alone will be talking about personal resilience and leadership in uncertainty at our annual conference this month.
Felicity Aston MBE, who is a climate scientist, polar explorer, expedition leader and record-breaker will be our headline speaker on Tuesday, January 24.
A truly inspirational woman
We are thrilled to have Felicity closing our annual conference in 2023. She is a truly inspirational woman, who, as well as being the only woman in the world to have skied across Antarctica alone, was also the first person in the world to have traversed the continent purely by muscle power.
During more than 20 years of undertaking challenging expeditions in the world’s most extreme environments, she has instigated, organised and led the first British women’s team to cross the Greenland icesheet, the world’s largest and most internationally diverse women’s team to ski to the South Pole, and a team of women from across Europe and the Middle East that together skied to the North Pole.
We couldn’t think of anyone better to talk to and inspire our members attending our conference.
During her presentation, she will be reflecting on her expeditions as both physical and psychological journeys. She believes that great achievements do not require innate outstanding capacity, but rather the building of personal confidence and mental resilience.
Felicity’s background
Felicity has published four books about her expeditions, co-presented two BBC documentaries, and has been featured in many top media publications including National Geographic, Vanity Fair and Marie Claire. She is a Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society in London and The Explorers’ Club in New York and has an MBE, as well as the Polar Medal for services to exploration.
How to book
If you haven’t booked your place at our annual conference yet, log in to our members, area here Conference Booking Form – GCA and you’ll find the booking pages.
If any organisations would like to sponsor our speaker slots at the conference, please get in touch.