About our Conference keynote speaker Ollie Ollerton
We are delighted to announce our Conference keynote speaker Ollie Ollerton.
Ollie Ollerton is an energetic and a highly motivated former UK Special Forces operative with extensive experience in various international missions. Ollie is a cornerstone of the team that brought the Special Forces into the public eye with the Channel Four series SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Ollie’s military career began at the age of 18 when he joined the Royal Marine Commandos and toured operationally in Northern Ireland & Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. Upon his return to the UK Ollie was recommended for SAS Special Forces Selection after five years’ service with Commando’s. Upon completion of the gruelling six months selection process Ollie was one of seven candidates to pass selection from an initial 250 that started the course.
On completion of SAS selection Ollie then joined the Special Boat Service, undertaking a number of high-profile missions in a variety of locations both on land and sea. After leaving the Special Forces Ollie initially worked in Iraq as a private security contractor for American TV crews and as a Special Forces bodyguard instructor before heading to Southeast Asia to work for a charity, which included the rescue of 22 children destined for the sex trade and sweat shop labour.
Since 2014 he has been developing BreakPoint, which provides leadership and development courses, bringing his motivation and mindset skills from the elite Special Forces to the corporate and public sector. He is now also a seasoned author with now four highly successful best-selling books under his belt, both fiction and non-fiction.
NAFD Conference and AGM 2023
The 2023 NAFD Conference and Annual General Meeting, chaired by NAFD President John Adams, takes place at the centrally located Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon from Friday 19- Sunday 21 May 2023 – offering a weekend of insight, education, networking and entertainment in the relaxed and convivial company of friends and colleagues from across the funeral profession.
The first Annual General Meeting since the appointment of new Chief Executive Andrew Judd, the meeting will provide members with an opportunity to hear Andrew’s vision for the NAFD, as well as discussing the Association’s progress towards some of the key goals in its Five-Year Strategy. Come and hear first hand how NAFD are learning from the past to create the future.