Keynote Speaker
Jamie MacDonald 2023 Speech Titles
- Inclusivity
- Equality
- Diversity
- Disability
- Visual Impairment
Jamie MacDonald's Biography
Jamie MacDonald is an award winning blind Scottish comedian, writer and voice over artist. Most recently he has appeared on Have I got News for you on BBC one and QI on BBC Two.
He won the ‘Best Presenter’ award for his BBC Two documentary Blind Ambition at the 2022 Grierson awards.
His radio credits include ; Radio 4’s The Now Show, Museum of Curiosity; Fred at the Stand and 2 series of his own show Life on the Blink.
He performs at the top comedy clubs up and down the country; speaks at corporate events for companies such as ITV, Adobe and Edinburgh university. Jamie was also invited to speak at the world famous Oxford student union and has performed seven critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
He believes that disabled people don’t triumph over their adversities they triumph with them and get to have some fun with them along the way.