2017 Dinner Speaker Announced

We are very pleased to be welcoming Andy Barrow as our guest speaker. Andy Barrow is a triple Paralympian and three-time European gold medallist.

He was a professional Wheelchair Rugby player for Great Britain for over a decade, captaining the team for five years spanning the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Andy competed at London 2012 Paralympic Games before retiring internationally to pursue a career as an inspirational speaker and mentor.

Andy began playing Wheelchair Rugby in 1998 after suffering a spinal cord injury during a Rugby game the previous year, which left him paralysed from the chest down with limited use of his hands. In 2002, he made his International debut at the World Championships in Gothenburg and hasn't looked back since.

Now retired from International competition, Andy is an inspirational speaker and mentor. He is the lead athlete in the "Athlete Inspiration Programme" (AIP), a series of presentations running throughout Greenwich schools, that has just begun its third year.

Andy also runs a successful project with long time sponsors Chaucer, where he creates volunteering opportunities for employees, who help him to run team-building days for young people with challenges.