Rob Lilwall, originally from the UK, has spent over 14 years living in Asia, primarily in Singapore and Hong Kong. His career began as a geography teacher in Oxfordshire, but a bold decision to embark on his first major expedition changed the trajectory of his life. This journey sparked a career in adventure, leading to acclaimed books, appearances in TV shows, and a global reputation as a motivational keynote speaker.
Rob now inspires audiences around the world with his unique ability to connect personal growth, resilience, and adaptability with practical strategies for overcoming challenges.
Rob has delivered motivational keynote speeches at corporate and business events in over 20 countries and 50 cities across four continents. Known for his authentic speaking style, Rob connects with audiences as an ordinary person who has faced fear, self-doubt, and the overwhelming nature of big challenges. Through his adventures, he has learned how to embrace challenges, foster a growth mindset, push through obstacles, and adapt to rapidly changing environments with agility.
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Rob Lilwall is living proof that thriving in an uncertain world isn’t about being totally fearless or exceptionally gifted.Keynote Presentations
Having started out as an ordinary high school teacher, he has now cycled and walked over 70,000 km through some of the most difficult and uncertain environments on earth – including frozen wasteland, thick jungle, scorching desert and infamous warzone.
Along the way, he discovered that resilience and agility are traits that anyone can build through intentionally practising the right mindsets and habits, one step at a time.
In his motivational keynotes and leadership workshops, Rob blends breathtaking stories of adventure with the science of Positive Psychology to equip teams with these same mindsets and habits. He empowers audiences with the practical tools they need to stay motivated, tackle challenges, and thrive in today’s ever-changing world.
For over 15 years, Rob has captivated audiences at high-level corporate events in Singapore and 20+ countries around the world, including at sales kick-offs, client events, leadership forums, corporate conferences, and team offsites. Whether speaking to an intimate group of 20 senior leaders or a crowd of over 5,000, he has delivered impactful keynotes in 40+ cities across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond.
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Rob Lilwall, Motivational Speaker and Nat Geo Adventurer
Rob Lilwall is a Hong Kong based motivational speaker. He has starred in two television shows for National Geographic, and his expeditions on foot and by bicycle have taken him through some of the most extreme parts of the world. He is a popular speaker at corporate conferences, where he tells stories of his adventures whilst weaving in powerful motivational takeaways, including how to face fear, embrace challenge and have a collaborative mindset.Rob Lilwall trailer 2018
Rob Lilwall is an adventurer, author, and keynote speaker with independent adventures by bicycle and foot across 50,000 miles (80,000 km) of the world, including through Siberia, Tibet and Mongolia in winter, as well as Papua New Guinea, Australia, China, Iran and Afghanistan. He has two TV series with National Geographic and has written two books. In his speeches, Rob takes the audience with him on his journey, bringing to life the mindsets that are needed to succeed in today's uncertain, high-pressure and high-opportunity business environment. He weaves in powerful takeaways to empower the audience to thrive amid change, embrace challenges, and achieve great goals.Rob Lilwall | Acclaimed Keynote Speaker |3 minute trailer | Singapore Based
Rob Lilwall is a Singapore based motivational speaker. He has starred in two television shows for National Geographic, and his expeditions on foot and by bicycle have taken him through some of the most extreme parts of the world. He is a popular speaker at corporate conferences, where he tells stories of his adventures whilst weaving in powerful motivational takeaways, including how to face fear, embrace challenge and have a collaborative mindset.An engaging, enjoyable and fantastically inspirational start to the day. I see a lot of speakers and his session was world-class and wonderful. Highly recommended. ... keep reading The Marketing Society
Rob's story about getting beyond borders and taking calculated risks, following dreams and persevering in the face of obstacles was extremely motivating and added great value to our conference. He kept the audience captivated with his anecdotes and inspired to be more creative and innovative in their own lives.
I was very impressed by how professionally [Rob's virtual session] was run and how engaging it was despite the fact that it was not face to face. Rob has managed to bring to life his amazing experiences in the difficult setting of cyberspace and I can only recommend Robs virtual presentations to anyone who is looking for a captivating and motivating experience that will lift spirits during these challenging times.
Your story is fascinating and your presentation of it was engrossing. This was plainly evident by the amount of questions that you were asked despite your presentation taking place at the end of a long day (and well into the scheduled drinks time)!
Rob worked with us to be part of a session for our senior key talents. Rob came across as extremely personable and the authenticity of his experiences made his sharing extremely powerful. Candid, humorous and yet thought provoking, he managed to weave his experiences in line with the principles we were advocating in this sharing.
We were extremely fortunate to have Rob as a motivational speaker at one of our larger customer conferences. The adventures he has experienced and the challenges he overcame during his long journeys are truly inspiring. In addition to being a truly genuine person and absolute pleasure to work with Rob also did an excellent job of engaging the audience and draw parallels between lessons learned on the road to everyday life, both personal and business.
It is my pleasure to recommend Rob to anyone looking for a professional and engaging speaker. Rob was one of our keynote presenters at an event we held in Bangkok in March 2015, for 2000 of our top performers. His presentation style made the audience comfortable and his story of adventures around the world captured people's attention. While his topic is not directly related to our line of business, Rob easily found ways to link his stories to the daily challenges associated to our line of work, and was able to complement with real life experiences that made him ever more credible as a speaker. I highly recommend Rob and would not hesitate to work with him again in the future
Rob is a fantastic motivator - he is able to translate his journeys into the corporate world, demonstrating how to have not only a goal, but a strategy to achieve it. Obstacles are related to lateral thinking, and how extra opportunities can arise from them. Most importantly, Rob's enthusiasm is infectious.
Rob became my benchmark on successful engagement during virtual events. His sessions are full of energy and all attendees get clear takeaways. His stories are very inspiring and helps to put our lives in a different perspective when facing challenging situations.
