Alan Chambers MBE is a polar adventurer who, after spending five years researching, planning and training, led the first successful British unsupported expedition from Canada to the Geographic North Pole. Walking 672 nautical miles in temperatures as low as -65°C and dragging a sledge the weight of a baby elephant, after a grueling seventy days on the ice, Alan and his team mate raised the Union Jack on top of the world at 23:16 hours on 16th May 2000. Alan has subsequently led 12 successful North Pole expeditions with top business leaders and chief executives, in order to help them explore and reflect on their own leadership capabilities.

In 2006 Alan lead a team and completed the gruelling Yukon Arctic Ultra Challenge. In 2008 Alan lead a team across Greenland to engage in 10,000 school children to highlight climate change. In 2009 he lead a team of senior executives and high achievers to the South Pole.

A former Royal Marine Commando with 16 years service, Alan Chambers was a member of the first winter expedition to traverse Iceland by ski in 1995, he has sledged across Greenland, Canada North West Territories, Norway and Iceland. In 2008 he lead and crossed Greenland as part of the Feet of Green initiative to inspire children with a spirit of adventure and care for the environment.