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Add an extra layer of insight and interest to our team’s expertise
Our Global Perspectives Guest Speaker program, exclusively on every National Geographic Explorer expedition, pairs engaging, knowledgeable experts with fascinating geographies to enrich your experience, and add extra levels of perspective and insight to our expedition team’s expertise. Taken from the top tiers of world affairs, journalism and exploration, these are people that you might have seen on TV talk shows, or in a lecture hall—suddenly available to you in person. Each global speaker has chosen to voyage with us to be part of the expedition community, to go exploring along with our staff and guests, and to provide perspectives to enhance your overall experience. You’ll share adventures, drinks, dinner, deck time and activities with these intriguing individuals.
Global Perspectives Guest Speaker
A Greenlander by birth and geology professor in Denmark, Minik Rosing has united science and art in reading history in rocks and ice, and united outdoor adventure and academia into discoveries that have reshaped our understanding of life on Earth.
Global Perspectives Guest Speaker
Dr. Patrick Wallace served as director of the National Museum of Ireland for over 23 years. Before his appointment, he was the archaeologist in charge of the museum’s Viking excavations at Wood Quay in Dublin, which would prove to be the largest Viking age urban excavations ever undertaken in Western or Northern Europe.
Global Perspectives Guest Speaker
Peter is the son of Sir Edmund Hillary who was the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay in 1953. He is the first second-generation to climb Mt Everest, he has climbed the Seven Summits (the highest mountain on each of the seven continents) and he has been on over 40 mountaineering expeditions around the world.
Global Perspectives Guest Speaker
Peter is the son of Sir Edmund Hillary who was the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with his climbing partner Tenzing Norgay in 1953. He is the first second-generation to climb Mt Everest, he has climbed the Seven Summits (the highest mountain on each of the seven continents) and he has been on over 40 mountaineering expeditions around the world.