Matthew Syed
Author of "Bounce" and "Black Box Thinking" | Former Olympic table tennis player
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Matthew Syed represented Great Britain in table tennis at two Olympic Games and was the country's number one player for nearly a decade. He wrote "Bounce" on the science of success and "Black Box Thinking" on how organizations learn from failure.
As a columnist for The Times, Matthew covers sports, politics, and performance. His keynotes explore why some people and organizations thrive while others plateau—drawing on cognitive science, deliberate practice, and the counterintuitive importance of failure.
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