Marquee Speaker - Jack Kavanagh
In 2012 Jack Kavanagh sustained a life changing spinal cord injury leaving him with 15% muscle function, in the years since Jack has challenged the perceived limitations
of his situation. In 2014 Jack gave the acclaimed TEDx Talk "Fearless Like A Child, Overcoming Adversity", in 2019 was awarded as one of "Ten Outstanding Young People Of The Year", has received several international awards for his
documentary Breaking Boundaries and hosts the Only Human Podcast.
Jack is a Pharmacist, Speaker, and Non-Executive Director.
At present he runs Move The Needle a consultancy taking on select projects and sits on the board of directors of the National Disability Authority as well as leadership development organisation Common Purpose Ireland. He is engaged with the World Health Organisation in relation to digital and assistive technologies and is currently focused on progressing accessibility in aviation.
Something that has remained a constant in Jack’s life is a love of adventure. Jack is a keen hand cyclist, budding sailor and has taken up sit skiing over the past few winters. Last summer he set himself a “misogi” to cycle 100 km a day to mark the anniversary of his injury. Successfully completing it is something he is particularly proud of over the past year
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