Mark
Powell

Mark Powell is a psychologist, technologist, mountaineer, and bestselling author whose career defies convention and inspires transformation. With over 33 years of delivery leadership across global banks, technology giants, and data-centre projects spanning APAC, EMEA, and beyond, he has built geo-resilient infrastructure that safeguards billions of dollars of critical systems. But it is his rare fusion of psychology and technology that makes him one of today’s most compelling keynote voices.

Mark is the author of The Mind Beyond the Machine and the forthcoming Your Mind Beyond the Machine, books that interrogate the intersection of artificial intelligence, consciousness, and human resilience. His work explores how leaders and organisations can adapt, thrive, and find authenticity in an age where machines are faster, louder, and endlessly persuasive. He is also the creator of frameworks such as Neuroflow, NeuroEdge, and the Sherpa Strong Mindset—practical tools designed to help people unlock growth, build resilience, and rewire the mind to achieve extraordinary results.

A seasoned mountaineer, Mark has taken lessons forged in high-altitude environments—where every decision can mean survival—and translated them into powerful insights for boardrooms and global stages. His stories move seamlessly from the slopes of Everest to the war rooms of multi-million-dollar programmes, always with the same underlying message: human strength is built not in comfort, but in struggle.

Mark has delivered keynotes for leading organisations including Standard Chartered, Dell, HSBC, and Capgemini Invent, and has been featured in global media and thought-leadership platforms. His style is raw, psychological, and deeply human—part strategist, part storyteller, always leaving audiences with a sense of urgency, clarity, and renewed possibility.

Whether speaking about AI, leadership, or the resilience of the human spirit, Mark Powell brings the rare combination of lived experience, intellectual depth, and authentic presence that makes audiences stop, think, and act.