Adrian Bradshaw Keynote Speaker

  • Deputy Supreme Allied Commander NATO Europe (2014-17)
  • Director UK Special Forces (SAS) (2006-09)
  • Deputy Commander of NATO Forces in Afghanistan (2010-11)

Adrian Bradshaw's Biography

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander NATO Europe from 2014-2017. Bradshaw also served as Director UK Special Forces (SAS) from 2006-09.

As Deputy Supreme Commander of all NATO military forces, General Bradshaw was responsible for commanding operations and assurance activities on behalf of the 28 member nations and multiple partner nations.

From 2010-11, he was also Deputy Commander of NATO Forces in Afghanistan where he was responsible for an alliance of 50 countries including 140,000 coalition personnel and 350,000 Afghan National Security Forces.

From 2005-08 Adrian Bradshaw was Director of the SAS where he designed and delivered a balanced series of new task forces in an emerging theatre of operations. He gained governmental support at the highest levels in the UK Ministry of Defence for non-traditional innovative methods and concepts to achieve a number of key strategic effects against high risks.

As well as this, Adrian Bradshaw is Strategic Advisor to a Middle Eastern Head of State since 2012. In this position he has a key role in the campaign against Daesh/ISIL.

Bradshaw is an international strategic leader with vast experience of working with Heads of Government across NATO, EU and World-wide. He also has huge expertise in building teams to deliver strategic outcomes often with significant risk.

 

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Adrian Bradshaw's Speaking Topics

  • -Leadership Under Pressure

  • -Innovation and Change

  • -Strategy and Planning to Achieve Ambitious Aims

  • -Geopolitics and Conflict

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Videos of Adrian Bradshaw

'Ambitious to Achieve? - Then understand strategy!’ | Adrian Bradshaw | TEDxDurhamUniversity
A Conversation With the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe

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