KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kreena Dhiman is a multi-award-winning keynote speaker, change and adversity strategist, and expert in resilience, leadership and navigating uncertainty.
Her work sits at the intersection of organisational behaviour, emotional intelligence and human-centred leadership, helping individuals and organisations lead through disruption, adapt to change and build cultures that are both high-performing and deeply human.
Drawing on lived experience of breast cancer, chemotherapy-induced heart failure, infertility, medically induced menopause and surrogacy, Kreena brings a rare level of credibility to conversations around resilience and transformation. She combines powerful storytelling with practical frameworks, equipping leaders and teams with the mindset, behaviours and decision-making tools required to navigate complexity, lead with courage and thrive through sustained change.
Kreena has delivered keynote talks across FTSE organisations, global healthcare platforms, financial services and government institutions including 10 Downing Street, the Houses of Parliament and ASCO, the world’s largest oncology conference.
Signature Keynotes
Each keynote blends emotional storytelling with practical leadership insight, designed to create immediate impact and long-term behavioural change.
THE COURAGE TO ACCEPT WHAT YOU CANNOT CHANGE
The Art Of Being Brave
This signature keynote challenges outdated definitions of bravery, moving away from stoicism and heroics and instead leaning into a new leadership paradigm rooted in vulnerability, acceptance and adaptability.
Through her lived experience of navigating cancer, heart failure, infertility and long-term uncertainty, Kreena demonstrates that resilience is not about pushing through — it is about learning how to respond when control is lost, acknowledging that falling apart is not a weakness, but rather a gateway to growth.
This session reframes acceptance as a strategic leadership advantage, enabling individuals and organisations to reduce resistance to change, think more clearly under pressure and unlock new pathways forward.
THE KEY TAKEAWAYS
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Bravery as a practical leadership skill
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How to lead through uncertainty and loss of control
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Acceptance as a tool for decision-making and clarity
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Building resilience without burnout
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Turning adversity into growth and opportunity
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SIGNATURE TALK
Redefining leadership in a world where certainty no longer exists.
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LEADERSHIP AND FINANCE
"Financial resilience is not reactive. It is built before crisis begins."
PROTECTING YOUR FUTURE: HOW FINANCIAL PLANNING BUILDS RESEILIENCE
The Safety Net
This keynote reframes financial planning as a critical component of leadership, wellbeing and long-term resilience.
Having navigated a decade of medical disruption, including cancer, heart failure, IVF and surrogacy, Kreena shares how financial protection and planning enabled her to avoid significant financial loss and focus on recovery and rebuilding.
Blending her corporate background in financial services with lived experience, she brings clarity and humanity to complex topics such as income protection, critical illness cover and future planning.
THE KEY TAKEAWAYS
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Financial resilience as a leadership responsibility
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Why protection must be in place before crisis
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Understanding risk, uncertainty and long-term planning
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Reducing stress and increasing decision-making capacity
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Creating stability in times of disruption
BEYOND BIOLOGY - REDEFINING FERTILITY, FAMILY AND IDENTITY
Motherhood Imagined
When cancer, medically induced menopause and heart failure made pregnancy impossible, Kreena redefined motherhood through IVF, donor conception and surrogacy — becoming a mother to four children.
This keynote offers a powerful and honest exploration of identity, grief, cultural expectation and resilience, particularly within communities where conversations around fertility and womanhood remain deeply stigmatised.
Kreena challenges organisations to rethink inclusion, broaden their understanding of family and create environments where individuals feel seen, supported and able to thrive.
THE KEY TAKEAWAYS
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Understanding alternative paths to parenthood
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Supporting employees through fertility and family challenges
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Creating inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces
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Addressing stigma and cultural conditioning
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Redefining identity and belonging in modern leadership
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PARENTING AND MOTHERHOOD
Expanding the definition of family, leadership and inclusion.
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