Speakers
Helen Keen
Award wining science presenter and writer, Helen is in much demand for corporate events.
Stand up comedian, scientist and writer, Helen Keen is a gifted and award winning performer. Helen is an award-winning performer and popular-science writer and presenter. A regular, distinctive voice on BBC Radio 4, her debut show, It Is Rocket Science, won numerous accolades. Her innovative and quirky approach to matters factual has enjoyed rave reviews from critics and the public alike – “Factually accurate but funny” The Telegraph.
Background
Some career highlights include compering the first live comedy night at CERN, touring with Brian Cox and Robin Ince. She also had an episode of National Geographic’s StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson devoted to her work on pop culture and science. Helen has appeared on the Science and Spin episode of BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage again with Brian Cos and Robin Ince. She launched a new podcast in 2025, Future Tense, on Audible together with Warwick Davis and Richard Ayoade, with a mix of science and comedy.
Helen was appointed as an Innovation Fellow by WIRED magazine in recognition of her original, influential blend of science and comedy.
Feedback includes
“Totally engaging manner, educational, informative, surprising and great fun … a universal positive response” Astra Zeneka
“Fantastic to work with. She knows what can make a really brilliant experience for the audience, whilst also understanding the needs of researchers” University of Aberdeen
“Wonderful presentation, thought proving and entertaining” Arbitral Women
Your session was the highest ranked form the main stage” Spice Works
“What really stood out for me was how much attention she [Helen]had paid to the type of audience we had, tailoring the content to fit. She went down a storm and gained 340 new fans right there and then … Highly professional, excellent working the audience and highly recommended.” Andy Wilson, Director Skeptical Events Limited
“… a delight to work with, really easy going but professional at the same time” Events Coordinator, Wrexham Science Festival
Corporate events
Helen is an excellent choice as an after dinner speaker, conference speaker, event host and presenter combining a vast scientific knowledge and highly entertaining style, “quirky, offbeat and original … Helen Keen is clearly someone to watch” Sunday Times.
