John Weeks

Communicator, Living without Fingerprints

John Weeks spent the first 30 years of his working life within the wine industry developing from a regional winemaker to establishing his own successful global winemaking company and working in over twenty countries.

In May 2014, a petrol explosion changed his life forever and he received burns to 75% of his body. He was the world’s first burn recipient of NovoSorb™, a biodegradable temporising matrix used for the regeneration of the skin in burns and reconstructive surgery.

Following 12 months in hospital and rehabilitation John has embarked on a new direction of installing hope and courage to survivors of trauma.

His focus is on the tutelage and support of students, charitable organisations and working with burns survivors and the broader trauma community.