Ronan Harrington - Speaker - By Promotivate Speaker Agency

Ronan Harrington

Conference Speaker Ronan Harrington - By Promotivate Speaker Agency

Ronan Harrington

Resilience expert with an inspiring story of how to lead under pressure and overcome adversity


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Ireland

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    A gifted speaker with a remarkable life story, Ronan Harrington saw his life crumble overnight. From someone who held a senior leadership position at the British Foreign Office and Extinction Rebellion, he suddenly had to leave these positions due to being diagnosed with a debilitating, lifetime, chronic health condition.

    But Ronan Harrington refused to allow a health condition to rule his life. These days an expert on the neuroscience of resilience, he is a guest teacher on the KPMG Leadership Programme and a resilience expert at Tough Cookie.

    His life over a decade ago was vastly different. One of the youngest Fellows of the Royal Society of the Arts, Ronan Harrington was the lead Futurist in the British Foreign Office. He was only 24 at the time. During this period, he authored a report on the world of 2030, and how the British Government should deal with it.

    With regards to his education, Ronan Harrington has a Masters in Public Policy from Balliol College, Oxford University. After completing his degree, he went on to become one of the youngest executives in the City of London. He was Director of Futures, Strategy, and Animation at RPC.

    Taking a sabbatical from the world of business, he became the leader of the political strategy for the global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion. His role saw him coordinate the global protest movement in more than sixty cities across the globe.

    His role as a guest contributor to the KPMG Executive Leadership Programme and as a resilience specialist to Tough Cookie, the mental health company, Ronan Harrington advises large corporations on the creation of healthy, high-performance cultures.

    As a speaker, Ronan Harrington counts amongst his audiences Meta (Silicon Valley HQ), Winmark Professional Services Forum, and HR TechX 2022, amongst numerous others.

    Ronan Harrington – Speaker

    A highly interactive keynote speaker, Ronan Harrington talks with the kind of authority that only comes from living the experience. He lives in Ireland and presents in English.

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    • “Ronan’s keynote was one of the stand out moments at our conference. A 500 person standing ovation and by all accounts, not a dry eye in the house. The right blend of intellect, and emotional storytelling, he’s the ideal speaker to create a buzz on social media and intrigue about your event”

      Oliver Daamgard, Managing Director, HT TechX

    • Ronan Harrington “Ronan’s keynote was one of the stand out moments at our conference. A 500 person standing ovation and by all accounts, not a dry eye in the house. The right blend of intellect, and emotional storytelling, he’s the ideal speaker to create a buzz on social media and intrigue about your event”
      5 / 5
    • "Insightful, authentic and engaging. Ronan is a great presenter, taking a topic most are familiar with, but don’t really understand, unpacking the myths, laying out the systemic triggers and teaching some great scientifically backed techniques. His personal story is highly compelling and I would recommend anyone working in a high performance culture or role to spend time with Ronan."

      Chris McBrayne, VP Technology, IBM

    • Ronan Harrington "Insightful, authentic and engaging. Ronan is a great presenter, taking a topic most are familiar with, but don’t really understand, unpacking the myths, laying out the systemic triggers and teaching some great scientifically backed techniques. His personal story is highly compelling and I would recommend anyone working in a high performance culture or role to spend time with Ronan."
      5 / 5
    • “I’ve told so many people about Ronan’s talk as it was one of the most thought provoking and poignant presentations I’ve ever had”

      Dave Exall, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer, Simply Health.

    • Ronan Harrington “I’ve told so many people about Ronan’s talk as it was one of the most thought provoking and poignant presentations I’ve ever had”
      5 / 5
    • “As with all of our events we take feedback from our attendees, Ronan received a 100% feedback score which is a first across our networks since I joined the company.”

      Joe Mullis, Programme Design Manager, KPMG Executive Leadership Programme

    • Ronan Harrington “As with all of our events we take feedback from our attendees, Ronan received a 100% feedback score which is a first across our networks since I joined the company.”
      5 / 5