Opening Keynote Speaker
Mark Denton
Round-the-world race skipper. Leadership, teamwork and resilience expert. Award-winning motivational speaker. And now, VPPPA’s 2025 Safety+ opening keynote–Mark Denton.
Join fellow attendees Tuesday morning, August 12, as Mark leads us on an ‘edge of your seat’ multi-media journey through the ups, downs, twists and turns of leading an amateur team to success in the ‘world’s toughest’ around-the-world yacht race. As this epic journey unfolds, secrets are revealed that allowed this team–and yours–to thrive when facing constant adversity, change and competition.