Speaker, debate chair and host
Marcus Warry is a speaker, debate chair and host whose work explores social impact, creativity, wellbeing and what we mean by success. He holds a degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham (2001) and began his career in advertising before training as an ACA Chartered Accountant. He brings creative ambition and commercial understanding to projects across the UK and East Africa. He founded the Lansdowne Debating Society and ran it for approximately ten years, and is a trustee of Interim Spaces.
marcus@theideasshed.com
What changes when we consider an organisation’s contribution to people’s lives alongside its financial performance? A constructive, commercially grounded look at what success could mean.
Format: Keynote, with the option of audience questions or a facilitated discussion.
When familiar assumptions are changing, curiosity becomes a practical skill. An invitation to listen, question our own certainty and turn uncertainty into a manageable experiment.
Format: Keynote, with optional audience questions or facilitated reflection.
What have you been putting off because you thought you lacked the skills, resources or right people? Drawing on The Ideas Shed and AI-assisted making, this talk explores how to give an idea a useful first outing.
Format: Keynote or practical workshop; scope and tools agreed around the audience.
Move. Give. Connect. Calm. Grow. An accessible, evidence-informed exploration of wellbeing, with practical reflection and an honest look at why maintaining habits can be difficult.
Format: Talk, reflective session or Happy 5 for teams workshop.
Founder of the Lansdowne Debating Society, which Marcus ran for approximately ten years. Experience includes festival debates and discussions held at Google Campus. Prepared, purposeful chairing that draws out disagreement, includes the audience and keeps a conversation useful.
To discuss an event: marcus@theideasshed.com. Format, duration and scope can be agreed around your audience. Agents and bureaux are welcome.
marcuswarry.com · Speaker information · 2026