Mo Haque.
Mo Haque is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and keynote speaker whose framework for high performance is built on the most pressure-tested experience imaginable.
Diagnosed with aggressive terminal cancer and told there were no treatment options, Mo defied the odds and emerged stronger. More than a decade later, he channels that credibility into measurable performance outcomes for the leaders and teams he works with.
His Absurd Hope framework, a six-step playbook for sustained momentum under pressure, equips audiences to convert setbacks into action and reconnect with the clarity, conviction, and drive that lift organisational performance.
Mo Haque is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and keynote speaker whose work sits at the intersection of high performance, resilience, and human potential.
After being diagnosed with aggressive terminal cancer and told there were no treatment options, Mo defied the odds and emerged stronger, demonstrating that resilience, focus, and energy can be deliberately engineered. Today, he channels that credibility into delivering measurable performance outcomes for the leaders and teams he works with.
Mo leads two London running clubs, hosts transformational retreats, and authored the bestselling memoir Choosing To Stay. Through keynotes and immersive workshops, he addresses the modern symptoms of distraction, procrastination, and burnout in corporate life, replacing them with disciplined focus, audacious goal-setting, and decisive follow-through.
The engine behind his approach is Absurd Hope, a six-step framework that equips leaders and teams to sustain momentum, convert setbacks into action, and reconnect with the clarity, conviction, and drive that lift organisational performance.
His latest book, Absurd Hope: Making High Performance Contagious and Wellbeing Infectious, distils the principles forged in crisis into a repeatable system, revealing the ABSURD framework and the tools leaders need to act when it matters most.
Tonight's speaker has lived through what most of us only fear. At 31, he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given a terminal prognosis. Medicine told him there was nothing more that could be done.
He refused to accept that as an answer. He raised £200,000 in six weeks, accessed experimental immunotherapy, and walked out of hospital, against every projection.
More than a decade later, he is cancer-free. A TEDx alumnus, two-time author, and the architect of the ABSURD HOPE framework, a system for high performance under pressure used by leaders, teams, and organisations that need to perform when it matters most.
Please welcome to the stage, Mo Haque.
