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Keynote SpeakerSteve Peters

Consultant Psychiatrist working in Elite Sport

Professor Steve Peters is a medical doctor; he specialises in mental health and the functioning of the human mind. He has dedicated his working life to help people get the best out of themselves and to be in a good place. Steve’s work past and present in the field of... Read more

Biography

Professor Steve Peters is a medical doctor; he specialises in mental health and the functioning of the human mind. He has dedicated his working life to help people get the best out of themselves and to be in a good place.

Steve’s work past and present in the field of psychiatry and education includes: Clinical Director of Mental Health Services within the NHS at a district hospital, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Rampton, Senior Clinical Lecturer of Medicine and Undergraduate Dean at Sheffield University. He has spent 20 years as an examination panel member at the Royal College of Psychiatry and has been an expert advisor to World Anti-doping Agency.

He has been a consultant to over 20 Olympic and national sporting teams including Liverpool FC, British Cycling, GB Taekwondo, England Rugby and England Football. Prof Peters works with CEOs, senior executives, teachers, students, hospital staff and patients. Steven Gerrard, Sir Chris Hoy, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Victoria Pendleton, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Lee Westwood, Jonathan Trott and Raheem Sterling are people that have all spoken publicly about how Prof Peters’ has helped them during their career.

Professor Peters is also a best-selling author, and his latest book ‘A Path through the Jungle’ was published in 2021. Steve has also authored 3 books including the bestselling self-help book of all time in the UK, The Chimp Paradox, which has sold over a million copies – as per Nielsen TCM Chart 2020. Other achievements include attending Downing Street for winning the senate award twice for his excellence in teaching.

For fun, Steve competes in track and field athletics and has held multiple World Masters Champion titles and world records over the 100, 200 and 400 metres.

Popular Talks by Steve Peters

  • Optimising the Performance of the Human Mind
    This keynote is highly practical and engaging. Participants are introduced to The Chimp model and each individual will explore and identify their unique Chimp, Human and what they have stored in their Computers. It explores how this insight impacts our professional and personal lives, in particular around managing emotions. Participants...
  • Building Resilience: The Basis for Success
    During this session, we explore the difference between being robust and being resilient. We demonstrate how to build a foundation of robustness and develop skills for becoming resilient. Participants will develop take-away plans during the session to apply to their personal and professional lives. This session will help delegates to:...
  • How to Turn Stress Into Action
    Our stress into action session provides an insight into the neuroscience of stress and anxiety and demonstrates how our minds process information and how this can lead to feelings of stress and anxiety. The session will help delegates to learn to apply The Chimp Model, to learn skills and techniques...
  • Embracing Change to Create Opportunity
    The session will be practical and engaging. Using The Chimp model, we will explain why we can find change so challenging and potentially stressful. We will demonstrate how to accept the reality of uncertainty and unwanted change and deal with it effectively. We will work on individual change management plans...
  • Creating High Performance
    Using The Chimp Model we examine high performance in individuals and teams and use the neuroscience to help gain insight into what happens in our minds when we deliver optimal performance. The session will explore how teams can become high performing by considering areas such as empowerment, accountability, inclusiveness, team...
  • Leadership is all in the Mind: Insight for Effective Leaders
    This interactive and engaging session will use The Chimp Model to understand the difference between efficient and effective leadership and how to be the leader you want to be. We also explore imposter syndrome, why it exists and the possible consequences when it goes unmanaged. We will highlight the potential...
  • Addressing Health and Wellbeing
    In this session, you will learn about some common mental health conditions and gain insight into the treatments and prognosis for specific diagnoses. The session will also offer suggestions for using skills and techniques from The Chimp Model to help others achieve emotional and psychological wellbeing. Participants will learn skills...