PRESENTATIONS
Think of Richard if you have anything to do with teams.
Richard Villar is a former UK orthopaedic surgeon who has treated some of the household names in sport. He also has a special interest in surgery of conflict and disaster and has an extensive, and current, humanitarian experience. Richard was previously the Regimental Medical Officer to the SAS and a Team Leader for the UK’s Disaster Response for more than a decade. His experiences in the world’s conflict and disaster zones are almost unrivalled and he has operated on patients in more than 30 countries. He led surgical teams in the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes in Kashmir, Java, Haiti, the Philippines, during the desert conflict in Libya, in Ethiopia, and in Somalia. Richard has also worked as a war surgeon extensively in Lebanon and Gaza, including during both the Palestinian Great March of Return of 2018, and the Israeli/Palestinian war after the Hamas assault of October 2023.
Richard spent some time with WHO, covering their Eastern Mediterranean Region, including Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and elsewhere. He has evacuated avalanche casualties from the North Face of Mount Everest, has run hearts and minds operations for Bedouin fighters and was fortunate to survive a near suicidal covert operation during the Falklands War. He has written, published, and lectured extensively about his activities and is an established member of the British Guild of Travel Writers.
Richard has a huge experience of leadership, including the management of teams in high pressure, hazardous situations. Much of what he has learned in regions of conflict and disaster is of immense value to the peacetime community.
Richard has many tales to tell and offers his services as a public speaker. He has delivered more than 1000 presentations globally to audiences that stretch from a few individuals to several thousand, in auditoria ranging from tiny to enormous.
His message is both serious and humorous, always instructional, and immensely motivational. Do think of Richard if you have anything to do with teams.
Richard’s talks have been delivered to many organisations, including:
New York Stock Exchange, Healthcare Finance Manager’s Association, Hitachi Consulting, Bard Pharmaceuticals, KPMG, NHS Providers, Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine, Havas Lynx, Yorkshire Practice Management Conference, Dyson Limited, NHS Procurement and Supplies, University of East Anglia Wilderness Medical Society, Ruckus Wireless, Deloitte, Gonville & Caius College (Cambridge), St James’ Place Wealth Management, British Red Cross, Sam Simmonds meeting, Friends of Millbank, Medical Society of London, AstraZeneca, NSPCC, VMO2, Sick Children’s Trust, Marlborough College, Eton College, and plenty more.
