Expert speakers for your mental health event
Altruist can provide world-class mental health speakers for your event. Bringing stories of their own experience, they’ll share their honest and relatable accounts of their own challenges with mental health while inspiring the audience with their expert advice.
Specialists in workplace wellbeing
Our speakers come with a deep knowledge of the challenges faced in corporate environments and can offer award-winning advice on how to build a workplace culture that prioritises wellbeing. They take a holistic approach, painting a big-picture view of the benefits of an employee wellbeing strategy, as well as offering specific and practical guidance on how to avoid burnout, manage stress and build resilience.
Tailored to your business’ wellbeing needs
We’ve worked with every kind of business you can think of, large and small, across a huge range of industries. Not only can we tailor our talks for seniority, we can make them industry specific and unique to your business’ wellbeing needs.
Keynotes, panels, and training workshops
Whether delivering a keynote address at a large corporate event or contributing to a small panel discussion, our speakers will leave the audience motivated and full of ideas on how to support their own and their colleagues' mental wellbeing.
We also offer workplace training, delivered by specialists with years of experience in mental health and wellbeing.
Supporting young people
Having experienced their own mental health difficulties at a young age, our speakers can relate to the challenges faced by students and young people. They have a wealth of experience speaking at universities and schools on topics like building resilience and supporting mental health among students.
Speaker biographies
Katie Buckingham
Katie is the Founder and Director of Altruist. Drawing from her personal and professional experiences, she inspires others to take practical actions to support mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and beyond.
Experience
Katie has over 10 years of experience educating businesses, schools, and individuals on mental health. She has won over 20 awards, including the One Young World Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship, the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, and Woman of the Year.
In 2013, Katie founded Altruist Enterprises, a leading provider of tailored mental well-being training and consultancy services. Over the past decade, Altruist has partnered with over 500 organisations and impacted more than 10,000 individuals, helping them establish effective wellbeing programmes.
Katie's TEDx Talk, "I'm fine, let's stop masking our mental health issues," has resonated with many, offering reassurance to those experiencing mental ill health that they are not alone and that it is okay to seek help.
In addition to her in-person work, Katie is an experienced online presenter, recently collaborating with the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter to deliver a webinar on mental health conversations.
Testimonials
At the University of Cambridge, Katie spoke about building resilience in women. Julie Etchingham from ITN praised her as "a brilliant contributor to our panel... insightful and wise beyond her years. Truly inspirational.”
At a Peter Jones Foundation event, Katie shared her journey of founding Altruist and overcoming obstacles as an entrepreneur. Peter Jones CBE from Dragons' Den remarked, "I am delighted to see Katie leading the way.”
Katie delivered a talk at a headteachers' conference on supporting young people's mental health in schools. Carrie Grant from the BBC commented, “Katie’s talk was awesome. So well presented, rich in content, and inspirational.”
Outside of work
Katie enjoys spending time with friends and family and playing football for her local team. She relaxes by walking her dog, Rupert, and listening to her favourite chilled house music playlist.
Danny Bowman
Danny is a PhD Researcher at the University of Liverpool and Head of Research and Communications at the Conservative Mental Health Group (CMHG). Danny’s work revolves around advising charities, businesses and central government on mental health policy, building on his personal experience with mental illness and his ten years’ worth of expertise in the field.
Experience
Danny has worked in the mental health field for over ten years, advising businesses, charities, government departments and No.10 special advisors on mental health policy. Before becoming Head of Research and Communications at CMHG, Danny was Director of Mental Health for the Parliament Street think tank, producing high quality research and publications and delivering speeches across the country. His work has received much recognition, winning the UK Prime Minister's Touch of Light Award in 2019 and the Rethink Mental Illness Janey Antoniou Award in 2023.
Danny’s passion for mental health was born from his own experience with mental health problems during his childhood. After recovering, Danny started his own campaign on mental health which subsequently went viral, receiving attention from prominent media outlets such as Good Morning Britain, Time Magazine, ABC 20/20, and the Sydney Morning Post. Danny has gone on to deliver lectures, speeches and presentations in schools, universities, major businesses, government departments, and No.10. Danny is currently completing a PhD at the University of Liverpool examining the politics of mental health policy. His high-level expertise in mental health research, policy, communications and delivery would be useful for any organisation looking to understand mental health.
Testimonials
“Danny has been an exceptional advocate for mental health. He has organised and spoken at several successful events to raise awareness and advocate increased funding for youth mental health initiatives. Most notably, Danny has presented his lived experience and research on mental health policy at numerous roundtables at Downing Street, attended by senior officials including the former Prime Minister. He is an established thought leader in mental health and one that inspires stakeholders to address the issue in a meaningful way.
Chloe Westley (Former Special Advisor to the UK Prime Minister)
Outside of work
Danny enjoys playing and watching sports in his spare time and spending time with friends and family. He is a keen long-distance runner, completing half marathons, marathons and ultra marathons to raise money for charities close to his heart.
Other speakers
Rob Edwards - qualified Mental Health First Aid Professional and Instructor, a certified NeuroChange Practitioner and a Resilience trainer.
Tracy Douthwaite - over 30 years experience as a mental health speaker, trainer and consultant.
Book a mental health speaker
To enquire about booking one of our expert mental health speakers please call 0121 271 0550, email info@altruistuk.com or contact us here.
We are also able to offer free talks for membership organisations.