SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Neil Swidey engages audiences with powerful, widely applicable lessons that emerged from the five years of research he invested in his acclaimed book, Trapped Under the Sea. He has spoken to a variety of groups, from construction foremen and civil engineers to risk managers and biotech researchers. At the center of his presentation is an examination of the forces that allow very smart people to make very bad decisions, and how those bad decisions can cascade into life-threatening situations for workers on the front lines.
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Neil Swidey author of TRAPPED UNDER THE SEA speaks at the 2015 Geoprofessional Business Association Spring Conference.
Keynoting the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors’ 80th Annual Education Conference (Ontario) in 2019.
Serving as the plenary speaker for the National Electrical Contractors Association’s annual leadership conference in Phoenix.
Leading a local news initiative in 2024. (Photo by Khimaya Bagla.)
Keynoting an engineering and consulting company's annual conference, in North Carolina, which drew more than 500 people from around the country.
Moderating a 2023 journalism event with retired Washington Post Editor Marty Baron. (Photo by Gaelen Morse.)
Praise
“Neil Swidey did an outstanding job as keynote speaker at our annual client event, focused on quality, compliance and education. Neil delivered his riveting tale, Trapped Under the Sea, as if it was a thriller with a moral undertone. The audience was enraptured.”
— Global independent safety science company
“Neil Swidey delivers a fantastic presentation, building on the lessons in his outstanding book. As the main speaker for our annual safety meeting, he got hundreds of foremen and superintendents to think about their work in a powerful new way. His talk received overwhelmingly positive feedback, and his sincere and genuine approach really made an impact with our guys.”
— Leading construction group
“Trapped Under the Sea offers vital insights into how organizations work—or fail to work—and how very smart people can make very bad decisions. Neil Swidey’s riveting account of the Deer Island disaster should be essential reading for anyone in a position of leadership. I couldn’t put it down.”
— Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Business School Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management
