TLC Europe Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Helen Sharman

Helen Sharman now and in her astronaut outfit from 1991

Helen Sharman became the first British Astronaut and first Western European woman in space in May 1991, aged 27, when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. She spent 8 days orbiting the Earth, living and working on the Mir Space Station (*in the modern Russian language, “Mir” can be translated as “peace” or “world”.) Helen celebrates her 30th Anniversary in May 2021. She was selected from 13,000 applicants but didn’t think she stood a chance of being chosen when she applied, after hearing an advert on the radio on her way home after work. Sharman is passionate about Space, STEM and the wonders of science. She describes the meticulous training and preparation, learning Russian, launch and landing, how weightlessness feels, her science experiments, the team spirit, and readjusting to life on Earth. Sharman was awarded the OBE in 1993. In the New Year Honours List of 2018, she was further awarded a rare and special honour, being made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for services to Science and Technology Educational Outreach. She received the CMG personally from Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle in February 2018.

*Due to the wishes of our speaker, this session limited to 500 attendees.

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Charlie Cannon

Specialist in Performing under Pressure, Personal Resilience and Wellbeing

Charlie Cannon is a much sought after performance enhancement coach who has helped leaders, teams and global organisations build resilience thus enabling them not only to embrace change in an uncertain disruptive world, but able to sustain high levels of performance and thrive no matter what the world throws at them.

In This session, Charlie will draw upon his rich life experience and combine this with cutting edge research from science and psychology to give us tools and techniques that we can act upon immediately that will catalyse our performance and well-being.

Meet the Heroes of Education

TLC Europe includes industry and educational experts from across the region. Hear how they have adapted to the changing education landscape, are utilizing Blackboard solutions and making a difference to their students success