"Mr Latif, your words have crystallized the resolve felt and strengthened at this UN Convention, and your wonderful words, your poetry and your humour have challenged us to make the speakers podium accessible to everyone... ...thank you for providing such an inspiring close to our proceedings."
(United Nations Chairman of Session)

“Amar’s speech ‘Obstacles? I Can’t See Any Obstacles!’ was a hugely inspiring keynote address, which was both motivational and uplifting. We have received extremely positive feedback from audience members, with a number being so touched by his personal story that they would be keen to see him come back to Goldman Sachs in the future so that he can share his story with a wider audience. Our key objective with the events that we ran to mark International Day of Disabled People was to raise awareness and understanding of the needs, priorities and potential of people with disabilities and we can safely say that Amar’s address achieved this and so much more. Most pleasing is the fact that it has now inspired a number of individuals to become more actively involved in forwarding the disability agenda at Goldman Sachs.
(Global Diversity Manager, Goldman Sachs)

“What can I say? Amar was an absolute delight. Not only did he put together an utterly superb after dinner speech, perfect for the event, but he was the most gracious guest you could imagine.
He was the ideal speaker for the event, I couldn’t have wished for more.”
(Project Manager, Winchester Business Excellence Awards)

"This is the third time I have booked Amar as a speaker, but the first time for St Leonard's Hospice and he was outstanding as usual. With Amar, you know he is going to deliver the message you want in exactly the way you want it. We wanted a motivational speaker to help kick-start our first ever business challenge event and to inspire the teams to really throw themselves into the day. In fact, the staff at the centre commented that they'd never seen teams so competitive! The audience was captivated by Amar and in some cases, literally moved to tears. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect speaker".
(Project Manager, St Leonard's Hospice)

"Amar Latif spoke at the launch of our Enabled4Enterprise project at the British Library and proved that he is not only an inspirational entrepreneur but also an inspirational speaker. Amar has a truly amazing ability to deliver powerful messages with humour and he presents a unique ‘take’ on the challenges he has overcome in life and in business. In essence his strategy for success leaves you with the impression that there is nothing he could not tackle. Anyone seeking an energised and charismatic speaker need look no further."
(Director Innovative Projects, Leonard Cheshire Disability)

"A very big personal thank you for your presentation at our dinner on Friday night. Your speech contained a good mix of humour with a powerful message of tenacity. We asked for a presentation about entrepreneurship, being a Scot and coming back to Scotland. This was all delivered in a very relaxed and professional fashion.
We have had a lot of feedback from our audience commending us on the choice of speaker."
(President, Ayrshire Chamber Of Commerce)

“Without question we have received some excellent feedback from the guests who attended the dinner. It is clear that they were enthralled, captivated and inspired.
You could have heard a pin drop as the audience clung on to every word Amar uttered.”
(Project Manager, Venturefest)

“I just wanted to thank you for speaking to us at Barclays Capital. It was great to meet you and we have had some really positive feedback from the attendees, all of whom found your talk incredibly motivating. As a result we have boosted our Disability Awareness Forum membership significantly and we will be able to build on this for future events.”
(Equality & Diversity Director, Barclays Capital)

"Thank you so much for your superb talk yesterday, it really was uplifting and exciting. The very best!"
(Head of Critical and Historical Studies, Royal College of Art)

"I thought the lecture yesterday was absolutely fantastic. He spoke brilliantly, it had the quality of watching a play, and I admire determination and resilience above all else. I've always been scared of losing my sight because I see it as such an important tool. I really did think it was great, please pass on my thanks."
(Graduate Student, Royal College of Art)

"I am so pleased that you were able to join us at the BT Tower last Tuesday. As you know, Leonard Cheshire Disability is all about changing attitudes to disability, about getting the world at large to see disabled people for what they can do, rather than judging them by what they cannot. Anybody listening to you speak would need very little persuading of the justice of that argument. In fact, anyone hearing you speak would be forgiven for thinking that there should be no argument, such is your obvious talent and ability. Personally, I found your words inspirational. But, more than that, they were delivered with such humour and common sense that none of your audience could have had difficulty in relating to you and what you have achieved. Humour is the magic ingredient that is so often missing when serious issues, such as disability, are discussed; but it can be a vital ingredient if the message is to get through. I cannot overstate how much I enjoyed listening to you and how much I truly believe your words will have resonated with our guests. Many of them, I am sure, will have left the event with a very different view of disabled people, thanks, in no small measure, to hearing you.
Thank you so much."
(Director of Fundraising, Leonard Cheshire Disability)

“I’ve been totally inspired by everything Amar said tonight.
Now I know it’s not impossible for me to become a pilot”.
(16-year old boy, inner-city school)

“This has been the most inspiring and touching presentation I have ever experienced in my twenty five years of working in this company.”
(A Director, BT)

"...We have all come together here, some of us blind, some of us sighted, some of us disabled, some of us able-bodied, but we all share a joint passion and a united vision. We've come here from every part of our incredible but frustratingly unequal world. We've come together to this breathtaking landmass that is mighty Africa. More specifically, we've come to the beating heart of this magnificent continent, and even more specifically still, to this land that history tells us was almost certainly the birthplace of humanity itself... ...I hope this meeting of minds here in Addis will crystallize our resolve to communicate our compelling new agenda to the chattering classes of the world, to shake off the comfortable padding that insulates us from the pain and the injustice felt by those who are in real need. We have the hands, the hearts, and especially after this United Nations Convention, we have the mindset and the passion. And, as we congregate here at the very birthplace of the human race, we lift our sightless eyes, we focus our dormant ears and we flex our disobedient limbs, and with every fibre of our being we say with one united voice, we can bring about a change!"
(Part of Amar Latif's address on Poverty and Disability, United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)