KEYNOTES
Life and Leadership Lessons:
Where Science Meets Real Life
Example Keynotes Delivered 2025-26.
Leading at the Edge: A view from Adversity, Military, Elite Sport and Medicine. HPX,Sport Ireland Annual High Performance Conference, Nov. 2025
What can surgeons learn from elite sport: Commentary on the GB Medalist Study. Royal Colledge of Surgeons Edinburgh, Nov, 2025.
Coaching Skills for Surgeon Trainers. Scottish Surgical Trainers CPD Event, Edinburgh Futures Institute, May, 2025.
Coaching the Surgeon. NASCE Scientific Meeting, ORSI Academy, Belgium, Oct 2025.
Optimizing the Operating Teams Performance. NASCE Scientific Meeting, ORSI, Belgium, Oct 2025.
Performance Anxiety & Surgeon Training Culture. Aberdeen Orthopeadic & Trauma Surgeon Training Day, Oct 2025.
Leading at the Edge: Lessons from adversity, military, sport and medicine. Leuchie Leaders Club, Jan 2026.
Leading through change. Premier League, Manchester City Football Club, Jan 2026.
What can surgery learn from elite sport. Faculty of Surgeon Trainers, April, 2026.
Strong Minds Steady Hands: Boosting confidence for surgical performance. Association of Surgeons in Training, Feb 2026
Example Testimonials
Marc Bevan CEO Luechie House
Sometimes we want to hear about leadership from someone with a celebrity status, and they can be entertaining, but their experience is often so unique as to be out of reach to the rest of us. Calum is a little different. He weaves his incredible personal hinterland story with his deep understanding of leadership behaviour, learned through his practice as a psychologist.
In demand across the globe, Calum brings lessons from his daily work with leaders in elite and high-pressure sport, military and healthcare settings. Calum is a great story teller, with the ability to communicate in a warm, relevant and engaging style and to synthesise psychological theory, as applied in his practice and with relevance to leaders in todays challenging times.
He was a highly popular speaker at our intimate gathering of business founders and leaders.
Rob Aberdein, Founder, Leuchie Leaders Club and Chair of Leuchie Corporate
Dr. Calum Arthur delivered an outstanding session at our Leuchie Leaders Club that had our members completely engaged from start to finish. What perhaps sets Calum apart is his rare ability to weave powerful leadership insights into compelling narratives - he’s not just sharing concepts, he’s telling stories that stick with you long after the session ends.
His approach to making complex leadership principles accessible is masterful. The vision × support × challenge model he presented was elegantly simple yet profoundly practical, giving our leaders a framework they could immediately apply. This is exactly what we look for in speakers: not academic theory, but actionable wisdom delivered in a way that resonates.
Calum strikes the perfect balance between entertaining and educational. Our members left inspired and equipped with practical tools. For any organisation looking for a speaker who can truly move the needle on leadership development whilst keeping the room captivated, I cannot recommend Calum highly enough.
Gary Ryan Head of Capability and Expertise Sport Ireland Institute
We were delighted to have Calum Arthur speak at our main conference for the High Performance Sport sector in Ireland. He delivered a brilliant keynote that challenged a group of experienced professionals to reflect on their practice and how they could become even better in what they do. The mix of academic, practical and personal insight had our large audience engaged from beginning to end. Calum was a pleasure to work with. Taking time to understand the brief, our audience and our priorities. All of which he landed perfectly. I would highly recommend Calum for any keynote or workshop you may be considering.
Matt Smith CEO BDB Global
Calum’s vast experiences shines through in his ability to bring to life stories and examples. He captivates audiences with unrivalled energy and authenticity, making complex concepts accessible and relatable. His storytelling skills have been instrumental in driving meaningful learning and inspiring participants to apply their newfound knowledge in practical ways.