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Name: Tim Smit
Field:
Sportsman
Productions:
An Audience With Tim Smit
After Dinner Speaker Biography: Tim Smit is a Dutch born British business man and who lives in Fowey, Cornwall. He founded the 'Lost Gardens of Heligan' and the Eden Project, both in Cornwall, England.
Tim Smit was born in the Netherlands. He was educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, and then went on to study archaeology and anthropology at Durham University. He worked as an archaeologist for two years before getting into the music business, where he worked for 10 years as both a song-writer and producer. His work as a composer/producer in both rock music and opera yielded 7 platinum and gold discs. Smit worked with artists including Barry Manilow and the Nolan Sisters.
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