Miles Hilton Barber

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Miles Hilton-Barber is a blind adventurer and International Motivational Speaker who has, in the last year alone, undertaken over 100 keynote presentations in 79 cities around the world. This remarkable man, who has been blind for the past 20 five years, has, in the last 4 years, set a number of world records, whilst undertaking extreme endurance events across the Sahara, Gobi and Qatar Deserts, Antarctica, and Siberia He has climbed in the Himalayas, Kilimanjaro, Mt. Blanc, scuba-dived 12 miles under the Red Sea, hot-air ballooned over the Nevada Desert, set the world lap record for a blind driver on the Malaysian Grand Prix Circuit, circumnavigated the entire world using over 80 different forms of transport, and recently became the first blind person to fly the English Channel in a microlight. Miles’ motivational presentations to large conferences, corporate management and staff from a wide variety of blue-chip companies and organisations are full of the rich, humorous life-lessons he has learnt, overcoming his blindness, epitomising his life-philosophy that; “the only limits in your life are those you accept yourself”.

biography

In 2007 “Blind Adventurer and International Motivational Speaker” Miles Hilton-Barber has spoken at over 120 global conferences and corporate events in 37 countries around the world.

Countries where Miles has spoken include:- Australia, Canada, India, Oman, the United States, Korea, Portugal, Singapore, Bangladesh, France, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Ireland, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Spain, Malaysia, Greece, China, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Dubai- many for multiple visits and events.

He has now delivered over 400 keynote presentations to such companies and organisations as;- Rolls-Royce, Fujitsu, BP, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Philips Electronics, JP Morgan, Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, 3M, O2, CibaVision, Nationwide, Powergen, KPMG, 3I, the BBC, AIG, GlaxoSmithKline, British Gas, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Sanofi Aventis, Raytheon Systems, The Royal Geographic Society, The British Council, Ernst & Young, Rotary International, Diageo, British Telecom, EDF Energy, Norwich Union, Sandhurst Military Academy, Orange, Caterpillar, IBM, Deloitte & Touche, HBOS, Cisco systems, The Daily Mail, CitiGroup, Western Union, Unisys and GlaxoSmithKline.

Miles’ motivational presentations to large conferences and corporate management events around the world are full of the rich, humorous life-lessons he has learnt whilst overcoming his blindness, epitomising his life-philosophy that; “the only limits in your life are those you accept yourself”.

Mile’s consistently delights his clients through his ability to inspire and motivate an audience as can be seen by the following sample of recent client testimonials.

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Testimonials

“I would like to express my great appreciation for the excellent presentations you made to our staff and partners in Luxembourg, Zurich and Geneva.
You were entertaining, engaging, motivational and challenging.  The feedback we have had is extremely positive, and many commented that they were the best seminars (in our 7 years of running these events!)  Well done!”
David J. Steinegger
Chief Executive, Lombard International Assurance S.A.

“It was a true privilege, honour and a pleasure to have met you in Rome at our APTWA conference\. I can’t stop talking about you with all of my colleagues here. I have also given some information to our Senior VP of People Development to recommend having you as one of our annual business conference guest speaker. I am sure our company and colleagues will be as touched and inspired as we were.

You have changed the mood of the conference, and the spirit of people, and possibly the future of this industry in ways that even you cannot possibly imagine. I talked to a lot of people and they all confirmed having shed more than a few tears knowing what you have achieved in your life. We all felt rather tiny and unremarkable in a universe where people like you live.”´

RENU SNEHI
DIRECTOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

“I don’t wish to ‘share your blushes’ but you were our ‘top performer’ with many delegates giving you extra ticks because they really enjoyed your session - altogether, 92% rated your session as ‘very good’, probably the highest rating we’ve ever received.”

Mike Page
Assistant Chief Executive,
SLCC, The Professional Body for Local Council Managers, U.K.

“I’ve never heard any past speakers cause such a sensation as you did.
You far exceed the title of inspirational speaker, and
Our Olympic coaches loved your presentation… we couldn’t have asked for more.”

Fiona Simpson,  Communications Projects Coordinator (High Performance)
Sport Scotland institute of sport

“We are embarking on a very ambitious new global vision and strategic direction for Unilever. We needed people to realise that whilst our ambition is stretching…it is possible. Miles’ message hit the spot with our people. They absolutely loved the presentation.
Miles received a spontaneous standing ovation from all 350 global delegates. People were talking about the impact the presentation had on them both as professionals but more importantly as people. He was the talk of the conference, (and scored maximum points in feedback for the relevance of his presentation to event goals and impact on delegates). ”

Sandy Ogg
Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited

“I would like to express my great appreciation for the excellent presentations you made to our staff and partners in Luxembourg, Zurich and Geneva.
You were entertaining, engaging, motivational and challenging.  The feedback we have had is extremely positive, and many commented that they were the best seminars (in our 7 years of running these events!)  Well done!”
David J. Steinegger
Chief Executive, Lombard International Assurance S.A.

“It was a true privilege, honour and a pleasure to have met you in Rome at our APTWA conference\. I can’t stop talking about you with all of my colleagues here. I have also given some information to our Senior VP of People Development to recommend having you as one of our annual business conference guest speaker. I am sure our company and colleagues will be as touched and inspired as we were.

You have changed the mood of the conference, and the spirit of people, and possibly the future of this industry in ways that even you cannot possibly imagine. I talked to a lot of people and they all confirmed having shed more than a few tears knowing what you have achieved in your life. We all felt rather tiny and unremarkable in a universe where people like you live.”´

RENU SNEHI
DIRECTOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

“Miles was fantastic! An inspiration to our people on both a professional and personal level. The feedback from the team was testimony to how Miles touched so many of them and the fact that we have gone back again and again to have Miles speak to different groups within our organisation is testimony to the value that he adds.”
Nino Di Vito. Head of Human Capital, Ernst & Young LLP

“Hearing Miles speak is truly inspirational. He is living proof of the old adage ‘there’s no such word as can’t’. This amazing man is an unparalleled force for motivation and I have every possible respect for his talents as a speaker as well as his incredible personal courage.”
Lord David Puttnam, Enigma Productions

“Miles’ opening presentation and presence at the MDRT Annual conference in San Diego changed many of the thousands of lives in the audience. Personally, I am now committed to doing my ‘dangerous dreams’. Life is too short not to have fun!”
Stephen O. Rothschild, CLU, ChFC, CRC, RFC, President, Million Dollar Round Table