
Maria Conceicao
Maria Conceicao, a 10x Guinness World Record holder, inspires teams to achieve the impossible through grit, purpose, and relentless ambition.
Maria Conceicao, a 10x Guinness World Record holder, inspires teams to achieve the impossible through grit, purpose, and relentless ambition.
10x Guinness World Record holder, K2 summiteer, and philanthropist, Maria inspires organizations to defy limits and lead with purpose. As the first Portuguese to complete The Explorer’s Grand Slam, she embodies resilience and vision. Her keynotes empower teams to transform adversity into opportunity, drive lasting impact, and achieve extraordinary results. Book Maria to ignite unstoppable ambition and elevate your next event.
Keynote Speaker Maria Conceicao is internationally renowned for her relentless determination, record-breaking achievements, and inspiring mission to turn adversity into opportunity. As a 10x Guinness World Record holder, she has completed marathons, Ironmans, and ultra-endurance feats across six continents. In 2024, she became the first Portuguese person and only the 17th woman globally to complete The Explorer’s Grand Slam, summiting the highest peaks on all seven continents and skiing to both the North and South Poles.
Her powerful keynotes share how resilience, purpose, and grit can fuel extraordinary results in any environment. Maria’s story, rising from Emirates flight attendant to global changemaker, demonstrates the power of reinvention and unwavering vision. Beyond her athletic triumphs, she has lifted over 600 children from poverty by building advanced schools in Bangladesh, proving that purpose-driven action creates measurable impact.
When you book Maria Conceicao for your event, your organization gains more than an inspiring story, you access actionable insights on building resilient teams, navigating uncertainty, and achieving ambitious goals. Her expertise empowers leaders to drive performance and cultivate a culture of courage and accountability.
Bring your audience a transformative experience that ignites innovation and inspires lasting change. Book Keynote Speaker Maria Conceicao to help your teams embrace challenges and lead with purpose.
Keynote by Maria Conceicao:
Through her extraordinary achievements, Maria illustrates the unparalleled strength of mental endurance and resilience. In her keynote, she unpacks the psychological strategies that have enabled her to defy expectations and accomplish feats once deemed impossible. Audiences will discover how cultivating a growth mindset and leveraging purposeful self-talk can transform obstacles into stepping stones. Maria equips individuals and teams with practical techniques to silence self-doubt, harness intrinsic motivation, and maintain clarity under pressure. Her compelling storytelling demonstrates that true success begins in the mind and that any organization can elevate performance by fostering mental toughness and a culture of possibility.
Keynote by Maria Conceicao:
Maria shares the captivating journey of how she rose to become a world-record-breaking endurance athlete, despite launching her career later in life and overcoming a landscape of limited resources, minimal support, and constant setbacks. Her keynote is a testament to the fact that no obstacle is insurmountable when individuals dare to believe in their own potential. Maria’s message resonates deeply with teams seeking to innovate, disrupt markets, and reimagine what’s possible. She provides actionable insights on challenging conventional limits, building momentum in the face of adversity, and cultivating the courage to break through personal and professional barriers. Attendees leave empowered to tackle their own boundaries with conviction and purpose.
Keynote by Maria Conceicao:
With a proven track record of setting and achieving audacious goals, Maria offers audiences a masterclass in high-performance thinking and execution. Her keynote dives into the science of goal setting, illustrating how to define bold, inspiring targets while establishing clear, achievable milestones that build sustained progress. Maria reveals the critical role of visualization, accountability structures, and adaptive planning in navigating inevitable setbacks. She shares battle-tested techniques for staying motivated even when circumstances become challenging, making her insights invaluable for leaders, high-performance teams, and organizations striving for excellence. This session equips attendees with a powerful framework to translate ambitious vision into measurable results.
Keynote by Maria Conceicao:
Maria’s remarkable journey offers a powerful narrative on redefining success and thriving amid uncertainty. In this keynote, she inspires audiences to see adversity not as a barrier, but as a catalyst for growth and reinvention. Drawing on her personal experiences overcoming health challenges, resource constraints, and relentless competition, Maria provides a roadmap to persevere with focus and resilience even when the odds feel insurmountable. This message is especially impactful for organizations navigating disruptive change, industry shifts, or cultural transformation. Attendees gain a fresh perspective on adapting goals, reframing setbacks, and cultivating the grit required to keep moving forward. Maria leaves audiences with renewed confidence that success can be achieved even in the most daunting circumstances.