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Ronan Harrington is an acclaimed international keynote speaker who specialises in advising industry leaders on cultivating resilient, high-performance teams. His impressive clientele includes Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Siemens Energy, Kellogg’s, L’Oreal, Sky, IHG, Sage, TUI, the UK Treasury, and Oxford University. Ronan’s engaging presentations introduce audiences to innovative work methodologies grounded in the cutting-edge science of resilience, providing practical tools for achieving sustainable high performance.
At the age of 24, Ronan served as a lead futurist to the British Foreign Office, authoring a report on the world of 2030 and how the UK Government should respond. This role honed his foresight into workplace trends and organisational dynamics. Transitioning into the corporate sphere, he has taught on the KPMG Executive Leadership Programme and advised leading organisations on fostering healthy, high-performing cultures.
In recent years, Ronan has been recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice on Public Speaking and was Highly Commended as Best Live Speaker, as well as being voted among the top five Best Storytellers at the 2023 Speaker Awards. His personal journey—from navigating the corridors of power to being diagnosed with a lifetime chronic pain condition—adds a profound depth to his talks, making them both relatable and inspiring.
Organisations seek Ronan’s expertise not only for his deep understanding of resilience and high performance but also for his unique ability to connect with audiences through humour and memorable storytelling. His keynotes are designed to equip teams with actionable strategies to enhance productivity and well-being, making him a sought-after speaker for conferences, leadership off-sites, and corporate events aiming to foster sustainable excellence.
Ronan Harrington is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“Ronan is a world class resilience teacher. His ability to connect leaders with themselves and each other is rare.”
“Our Leadership Team is still talking about it and it has prompted a very healthy and open discussion about how we build resilience for ourselves and our people. Thank you Ronan – you were brilliant.”
“Insightful, authentic and engaging. His personal story is highly compelling and I would recommend anyone working in a high performance culture or role to spend time with Ronan.”
“I left Ronan’s talk truly speechless and determined to take better care of myself. He tells his resilience story through sharing deeply moving lived experiences, anchoring it with compelling science, breathing it to life with humour and relatability – a rare, powerful alchemy that goes so far beyond a typical “keynote speaker” it seems a miss to even refer to it as that. Essential. Inspirational. Human.”
“We were really pleased with how the session went and had positive feedback from many of the 100+ attendees. Ronan’s style was engaging and he delivered some excellent points well. The structure of the session worked well with the right balance of breakout sessions and there were some helpful and practical takeaways that our leaders will be able to put into action immediately. We would happily book Ronan again and would recommend him to others.”
“The event with Ronan was a full success! He gave a very inspiring and engaging speech and touched everybody in the room – intellectually and emotionally. He organised a very good mix between presenting facts & figures, giving practical tips and initiating short breakout-sessions to ensure full engagement of all participants. Ronan fulfilled 100% of our expectations.”
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