Kreena Dhiman is a thought-provoking change leader who epitomises what the human mind and body can achieve when navigating unimaginable adversity, disruption, and change. Her work sits at the intersection of organisational behaviour, human resilience, and values-led leadership, empowering individuals and businesses to face change with clarity, courage, and compassion.
A multi-award-winning keynote speaker, consultant and ambassador, Kreena specialises in translating adversity into empowered action. She teaches the mindset, emotional intelligence and behavioural shifts required to lead through uncertainty, navigate disruption and build resilient, human-centred cultures. Kreena does not simply speak about resilience - she embodies it.
Her personal journey is the foundation of her credibility. She has navigated breast cancer, severe chemotherapy-induced heart failure, infertility and medically induced menopause. She has rebuilt her life repeatedly, making purposeful and strategic choices that brought her back to health, happiness and a renewed sense of purpose.
Alongside rebuilding her wellbeing, Kreena pursued an extraordinarily complex path to motherhood, including IVF, donor conception and surrogacy - becoming a mother to triplets plus one. These experiences demonstrate her philosophy of change: that acceptance is a leadership asset; that vulnerability is a strength; and that bravery is found not in stoicism or heroics, but in the courage to fall apart, rebuild, and rise again. Her story reflects a quiet but powerful rebellion born in childhood and strengthened through every chapter of her adult life.
Through her sessions, Kreena shares that success is rarely immediate, and that resilience and adaptability are not single moments in time, but are the result of sustained long-term shifts in mindset and behaviour - rooted in courage, discipline and clarity.
As an Ambassador for Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign and advisor to global health bodies including the International and European Societies of Cardiology, Kreena blends lived insight with strategic depth. She has delivered on major platforms including ASCO (the world’s largest oncology conference), the Houses of Parliament, 10 Downing Street and corporate stages across the UK and Europe.
Her work has been featured by BBC, ITV, The Telegraph, Stylist and Hello Magazine, and she has partnered with influential organisations across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, financial services and FTSE 100 companies committed to inclusive leadership, wellbeing and cultural transformation.
A proud South Asian woman, Kreena has overcome cultural expectations, stigma and structural inequities. Today, she uses her platform to challenge outdated norms, expand representation and empower organisations to lead with compassion, authenticity and human connection.
Kreena is a powerful storyteller and strategic thought partner who helps organisations build cultures that are courageous, adaptable and purpose-driven - because meaningful change begins with how we choose to meet the hardest moments of our lives.
Kreena Dhiman's official speaking topics are listed below:
1. The Art of Being Brave: Adversity, Acceptance and the Courage to Adapt
Kreena’s signature keynote explores how vulnerability is not a weakness but a gateway to authentic leadership, resilience, and personal transformation. Sharing her powerful story - surviving cancer, heart failure, and infertility, she challenges audiences to redefine bravery for themselves.
Whether facing health struggles, financial uncertainty, career transitions, or cultural pressures, this talk helps individuals connect with their truth. Kreena’s fundamental lesson is to demonstrate that Acceptance is a leadership asset - it fosters emotional intelligence, reduces resistance to change, and opens the door to creative solutions.
2. The Safety Net: Protecting Your Future – How Insurance and Financial Planning Saved My Life
In her 30s, Kreena faced a decade of medical trauma navigating cancer, heart failure, medical menopause, IVF and surrogacy. Without adequate insurance, she would’ve been over a quarter of a million pounds in debt. This keynote highlights the importance of financial planning and protection products; from critical illness cover and income protection to travel insurance, fertility funding and planning for the unthinkable. Kreena brings heart to what is often seen as a dry topic, using her lived experience and senior finance career to empower others to take control before a crisis hits.
3. Motherhood Reimagined: Beyond Biology – Redefining Fertility, Family and Femininity
When cancer, menopause, and heart failure made pregnancy impossible, Kreena became a mother to triplets
plus one through surrogacy and donor conception. She speaks candidly about grief, identity, and cultural
stigma as a South Asian woman, offering a deeply human exploration of modern family-building and inclusion
in the workplace.
As a South Asian woman, Kreena has dismantled deep-rooted stigma, cultural expectations, and health inequities throughout her life. Her voice bridges community, corporate, and clinical spaces bringing empathy, education, and empowerment to every stage.
This keynote explores how organisations can better support alternate paths to parenthood and create compassionate, inclusive workplace cultures.
Official Feedback From In-Person & Virtual Events
It’s been an absolute privilege to work with Kreena. Her passion, energy, and unwavering commitment to improving the lives of people affected by breast cancer has made a meaningful and lasting impact at Breast Cancer Now. Kreena brings a rare blend of emotional intelligence, creative thinking, and strategic clarity. Whether she’s shaping powerful storytelling, driving thoughtful conversations, or championing the voices of those too often unheard, she does so with authenticity and heart. Her ability to build genuine connections, within teams, across organisations, and with the women and families we serve is truly exceptional. Beyond her professional strengths, Kreena is simply a remarkable human being. She leads with kindness, shows courage in every space she enters, and has an instinctive ability to inspire those around her. Anyone who has the opportunity to work with her will quickly see the value she brings. I’m grateful for her contributions to our work and would recommend her wholeheartedly for any role that demands creativity, purpose, and compassionate leadership." - Claire, CEO, Breast Cancer Now
"Kreena is a first class speaker. She shared her personal story of becoming a mum through surrogacy after suffering cancer and heart failure at a modern family law event for lawyers which I chaired, and it was by far the best session. She delivers her story with warmth, authenticity and humour, taking the audience on a journey with her. I’ve been brought to tears when hearing her story of resilience and pure love for her children created through surrogacy. I would not hesitate in recommending Kreena as a keynote speaker for any event." - Natalie, Partner, International Family Law Group
"Kreena delivered one of the most thought provoking and inspiring key notes to colleagues at Macmillan Cancer Support. Reflecting on and sharing her lived experiences of cancer and its many effects and particularly through the lens of a South Asian young woman. Her wonderful ability to then apply this to our organisational strategy and the personal journey so many colleagues have been on through a change programme was powerful and compelling. There were tears, there was laughter and a real call to action and bravery. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Kreena." - Heather, Director of Community & Systems Partnerships, Macmillan Cancer Support
"Kreena delivered a truly powerful and inspiring keynote that resonated deeply with our audience. Her storytelling, humour and authenticity shone through whilst she shared her experience with us. Kreena is a brilliant communicator and a total professional, I would highly recommend her." - Rachel, Communications Manager, Macmillan Cancer Support
- 2026 - Worked with Dept Health and Social Care to interview Wes Streeting on the UKs National Cancer Plan
- 2025 - Won SHE Awards Glass ceiling Breaker award
- 2024 - Featured in The Telegraph. Invited to Downing Street. Speaker in Parliament
- 2023 - Featured in Women's Health Magazine. Ambassador for The Fertility Show
- 2022 - Ambassador for Estee Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign UK&I and Ambassador for Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Stylist Feature
- 2022 - Glow Mama most inspiring Mama Finalist
- 2021 - Top 20 'The Mum List' from Mother & Baby. OK Magazine Article
- 2020 - British Podcast Award Winner
- 2019 - BBC Feature
- 2012-2023 Senior Finance Professional within the Insurance Industry
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