Keynote Speaker · Explorer · UN Women Ambassador

Lessons from the
Top of the World —
For Leaders at Every Level

Dr. Joyce F. Azzam — First Lebanese woman to climb Everest & all Seven Summits. Currently pursuing a world record only one other woman has ever achieved.

🏔 Seven Summits Climber 🎓 PhD — La Sapienza University, Rome 🌍 UN Women Goodwill Ambassador 🏫 IMD Business School Speaker 🗣 Fluent in 5 Languages 📍 Dubai, UAE
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First Lebanese woman on Everest & all 7 Summits
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On track: only 2nd woman to complete Explorer's Grand Slam
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Fluent in: Arabic, French, English, Italian, Spanish
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IMD Business School — ranked globally for executive education
Dr. Joyce Azzam on mountain expedition
7 Summits
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About Dr. Joyce Azzam

One of the World's Most
Compelling Voices

"She helps individuals, teams, and organizations transform their relationship with adversity — turning impossible into possible, one step at a time."

Dr. Joyce Azzam is the first Lebanese woman — and one of only three Arab women — to complete the Seven Summits Challenge, standing on top of the highest mountain on every continent, including Mount Everest. She holds a PhD in Landscape and Environment Management from La Sapienza University of Rome, three master's degrees, and speaks five languages fluently.

From the boardrooms of Accenture, Novo Nordisk, PwC, Dubai Holding, L'Oréal, and Pierre Fabre — and from the stage of IMD Business School, where she currently speaks in the Leadership Under Pressure executive program — Joyce brings a rare combination of elite athletic achievement, academic depth, UN-level credibility, and a warm, story-driven speaking style that resonates with audiences from corporate C-suites to primary school classrooms.

  • ▶ IMD Business School Speaker — Leadership Under Pressure executive program (Top 5 globally ranked)
  • ▶ UN Women National Goodwill Ambassador for Lebanon — appointed 2022
  • ▶ Founder — MounTurtle Academy & Yes, She Can youth empowerment initiative
  • ▶ Keynote Speaker in English, Arabic & French · Featured on CNN Arabic
  • ▶ Creator of the High-Performance Mindset Executive Program — proprietary frameworks translating peak-altitude decision-making into boardroom leadership tools
  • ▶ PhD in Landscape & Environment Management, La Sapienza University of Rome — underpinning a systems-thinking approach to leadership, resilience & organizational change
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Core Content Pillars

Every Talk, Every Stage,
Four Interlocking Themes

All of Joyce's keynotes, workshops, and programs flow from four deeply interconnected pillars that resonate with audiences from corporate C-suites to primary school classrooms.

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The Science of the Summit

PhD-level insights into conservation, sustainable environments, and the science of human performance under extreme conditions.

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The Mountain Mindset

Resilience, grit, embracing adversity, and the power of turning the impossible into the inevitable — one decision at a time.

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The Adventure Brand

MounTurtle Academy, outdoor leadership, nature as teacher, and corporate retreat experiences that transfer to real-world performance.

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She Can. You Can.

Women & youth empowerment through the Yes, She Can initiative and the UN Women platform — proving possibility through action.

Keynote Topics

Ready-to-Book Talks
for Every Audience

Each keynote is a fully developed, battle-tested talk drawn from real experience at the world's extremes. Available in English, Arabic, and French — on-site or virtual.

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Aspire, Adapt, Achieve

Goal-setting through adversity — how champions adjust without losing direction when the path changes beneath their feet.

Leadership Summits · Strategy Offsites
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Be Your Own Hero

Personal agency and self-belief — how Joyce became the hero of her own story, and how every person in the room can do the same.

Women's ERGs · IWD Events · Youth Programs
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Thriving in Adversity

A proven framework from extreme environments applied to high-pressure business — previously delivered for PwC teams across the region.

Corporate Teams · Big 4 · Financial Sector
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The Power of Mindset

Mindset as the one variable every person controls — the mountain as proof of concept for sales teams, entrepreneurs, and leaders.

Sales Teams · Entrepreneurs · Startups
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Pushing Boundaries

How discomfort accelerates growth and why comfort zones are the enemy of excellence — for teams built to innovate and scale.

Innovation Teams · R&D · Product Companies
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Collaboration: Teamwork for Success

No one summits alone — the Sherpa principle applied to organizational culture and cross-functional team performance.

Cross-Functional Teams · Culture Programs
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Keep Climbing Together

Sustaining momentum through multi-year challenges — the cumulative power of small wins for teams navigating change or transformation.

Post-Merger Teams · Change Management
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Small Wins Add Up to Big Accomplishments

The camp-by-camp Everest framework for breaking down overwhelming goals into achievable daily actions — for teams and schools.

Operations · Project Management · Schools
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The Explorer's Grand Slam A World Record In Progress

Joyce's live pursuit — become part of history before it's made. The only active world-record keynote of its kind, with a new chapter unfolding in real time.

Conferences · Brand Events · Keynotes
Dr. Joyce Azzam at the summit of Everest holding the Lebanese flag
🚨 Live Story — Unfolding Now

The Explorer's Grand Slam

Seven Summits + Both Poles. Only one other woman in history has completed this. Joyce is actively pursuing the second.

Joyce has summited every major peak on earth and trekked to the North Pole. The South Pole expedition lies ahead — the final chapter in one of the rarest achievements in human exploration. This is not a past achievement. It is a live story unfolding in real time, and she is living it.

For sponsors, this represents a once-in-a-generation branding opportunity: a real-time world record attempt, documented live across multiple platforms, with the UN Women platform and a global network of corporate clients behind it. Sponsorship tiers range from $25,000 to $150,000.

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Explorer's Grand Slam Tracker

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Everest — Nepal 8,849 m · Asia
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Aconcagua — Argentina 6,961 m · S. America
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Denali — Alaska, USA 6,194 m · N. America
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Kilimanjaro — Tanzania 5,895 m · Africa
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Elbrus — Russia 5,642 m · Europe
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Vinson Massif — Antarctica 4,892 m · Antarctica
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Puncak Jaya — Indonesia 4,884 m · Oceania
South Pole — NEXT Expedition Ahead

Trusted by World-Class Organizations

Accenture
PwC
Novo Nordisk
Dubai Holding
L'Oréal
Pierre Fabre
Bulgari
Kempinski
IMD Business School
UN Women
HOLDAL Group
CNN Arabic
Services & Investment

Speaking Products
Ready to Book Today

From keynotes to multi-day luxury retreats, every engagement is tailored to your organization's goals. International delivery available in English, Arabic, and French.

$15K
Corporate Keynote

60–90 minute keynote for leadership offsites, conferences, International Women's Day events, and all-hands meetings. On-site or virtual delivery.

Pre-event consultation · Customized content · Q&A session
Most Popular
$12K
Half-Day Corporate Workshop

3–4 hour facilitated workshop combining keynote content with interactive exercises. Ideal for leadership teams, ERGs, and women's leadership programs.

Discovery call · Custom workbook · Post-session resources
$2,500
Team Motivational Session

40–60 minute intimate session for small leadership groups of up to 7 people. High impact, highly personalized, deeply interactive.

Tailored session design · Group discussion facilitation
$3,500/mo
Resilience In Motion

Monthly corporate wellness retainer — hybrid format combining virtual sessions, guided exercises, and on-site touchpoints for sustained team development.

2 monthly sessions · Content library access · Progress tracking
$450/person
Luxury Wellness Retreat

2-day guided nature & mountain experience combining adventure, mindfulness, and leadership reflection. Kempinski-quality execution. Minimum 4 guests.

Accommodation coordination · Guided hikes · Facilitated sessions
$25K–$150K
South Pole Expedition Sponsorship

Title, associate, or product sponsorship for Joyce's historic Grand Slam attempt. Live documentation, UN Women reach, and global media coverage.

Tiers: Title Sponsor · Associate Sponsor · Product Partner

School & university programs from $1,500 · MounTurtle group expeditions $800–$2,000/person · Brand ambassador partnerships $20K–$50K/year

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Your 2026 Event
Deserves an Extraordinary Speaker

Joyce's calendar is open for 2026 — corporate keynotes, international conferences, school programs, and luxury retreats. She delivers in English, Arabic, and French, in the UAE, Lebanon, and internationally.

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