Mark Evans (Empty Quarter Expedition)

Sunday, November 29, 2015, 3:00 – 6:00 PM UTC

Mark Evans is an experienced desert and polar explorer and guide, writer, speaker and wilderness advocate. Mark’s entrepreneurial spirit has seen him raise more than 26 million GBP funding from corporate and government sectors in the past ten years for exploration and education. He is Executive Director of Outward Bound Oman, the first and only Outward Bound school in an Arabic speaking country.

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About this event

Based in Muscat, Oman, Mark Evans is an experienced desert and polar explorer and guide, writer, speaker and wilderness advocate.

He acts as a consultant in the fields of expedition logistics, risk mitigation and fund-raising. Twenty years spent living and travelling extensively in Arabia, backed up by 80 day camel expeditions, a 55 day 1,700 km solo kayak journey from UAE to Yemen, and remote 4×4 journeys throughout Saudi Arabia and Oman, give Mark an unrivalled knowledge of the area.

Mark’s entrepreneurial spirit has seen him play a leading role in raising more than 26 million GBP funding from corporate and government sectors in the past ten years for exploration and education. He is currently the Executive Director of Outward Bound Oman, the first and only Outward Bound school in an Arabic speaking country.

A gifted communicator, Mark has written 3 books, and delivers thought-provoking, entertaining and engaging lectures to both public and corporate audiences all over the world; he speaks with passion and insight, whilst connecting bush to boardroom.

His creativity in the field of outdoor education and youth development saw Mark recognised as a Pioneer to the Life of the Nation at Buckingham Palace in 2003. In 2004, to address the polarisation of cultures, Mark established the Connecting Cultures initiative, later recognised by the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations as one of the world’s leading civil society initiatives. In 2011 he received an MBE for services to intercultural understanding.

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Speaker

  • Mark Evans

    Empty Quarter Expedition

When

When

Sunday, November 29, 2015
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM UTC

Agenda

3:00 PMNetworking and Food
4:00 PMFireside Chat
5:00 PMNetworking

Organizers

  • Mo Salah

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director

  • Laura Cretney

    Startup Grind

    Co-Director

  • Nadeen Al-Towaiya

    Marketing Specialist

  • Laura Cretney

    Chapter Co-director