Speaking - Dr. Leigh Richardson
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Speaking that rewires the room.

Dr. Leigh Richardson brings neuroscience to the stage, helping leaders, clinicians, and teams turn brain science into resilience, sharper decisions, and lasting change.

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50+ countriesAudiences reached worldwide
1,000+Delegates at a single congress
Global stagesBudapest · Vienna · Paris · Dublin
Award-winningOutstanding Leadership in Healthcare
Watch on YouTube Talks, interviews & brain-health insights
Selected engagements

From the world’s stages

Dr. Leigh Richardson on stage at the Nourishing Change Conference in Des Moines, Iowa
Speaker

Rebuilding the Brand: Purpose, Profit & the New Rules of Trust

Nourishing Change Conference · Kroger Health & Hy-Vee

Joined cross-industry leaders in science, retail, healthcare, policy, technology, equity, and community to examine how trust, purpose, and consumer expectations are reshaping the way brands lead, grow, and create meaningful impact.

Dr. Leigh Richardson at the podium in the Kennedy Caucus Room, United States Senate
Speaker & Co-Author

The Vibrant Workplace: Why Brain Health Matters in the Future of Work

United States Senate · Kennedy Caucus Room

Co-authored and presented The Vibrant Workplace as part of Global Brain Health Initiative Day, bringing brain health into the conversation about the future of work, leadership, human performance, and organizational well-being. Joined national leaders, policymakers, and brain health advocates in advancing the role of brain health as a critical foundation for healthier, more resilient, and higher-performing workplaces.

Dr. Leigh Richardson with fellow attendees at The SPIRE Event, SPIRE Academy, Minneapolis
Speaker

Learning · Partnership · Leadership

SPIRE Academy · The SPIRE Event

Joined leading experts in neuroscience, vestibular health, and human performance for a collaborative gathering focused on learning, leadership, and building meaningful partnerships to advance innovation and help shape the future of neuroscience.

Dr. Leigh Richardson keynote at the NeuroTalk World Congress in Budapest
Keynote Speaker

The Experience of Organizational Leaders with Decision-Making in a Crisis

Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk · World High Tech Society

Delivered the keynote on decision-making to a congress that has gathered 1,000 participants from more than 50 countries across its previous iterations, centered on research, advanced technology, and the clinical application of neuroscience.

The Balancing Act with Montel Williams on Lifetime Television, where Dr. Leigh Richardson appeared as a brain health expert
Brain Health Expert · Television Guest

Brain Health, Mental Health & Peak Performance

The Balancing Act with Montel Williams · Lifetime Television

Featured as a Brain Health Expert discussing how the health and function of the brain influence how we think, feel, and perform, and how neuroscience and brain training can help strengthen mental health, cognitive performance, and overall well-being.

Dr. Leigh Richardson on a panel at the Symposium on Mental Health, PTSD and Suicide Prevention
Panel Speaker · Healthcare Providers

Inaugural Symposium on Mental Health, PTSD and Suicide Prevention

Irving Convention Center

Connected brain-health and mental-health stakeholders from across sectors to better understand the challenges facing the community, and to offer a shared framework for addressing them.

Awardee and Keynote Speaker

How Frontline Workers Can Cope with the Stress of Covid-19

Health 2.0 Conference · The Mirage

Honored with the award for Outstanding Leadership in Healthcare and delivered a keynote on protecting the mental performance of frontline workers through the pandemic.

Dr. Leigh Richardson at the International Conference on Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Vienna
Invited Speaker

Move Over Mental Health, Brain Health Has Arrived

International Conference on Neuroscience and Psychiatry

Made the case for a brain-health-first paradigm, reframing how clinicians and organizations think about resilience, cognition, and long-term performance.

Dr. Leigh Richardson featured on Big Ideas, Small Business TV
Invited Guest

Brain Health on Big Ideas, Small Business TV

Hosted by Doreen Milano

A conversation on why brain health belongs at the center of both personal wellbeing and business performance, and how leaders can start applying it.

Invited Panelist

Controversy Regarding Antidepressants and Placebo: Who To Treat When?

International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare

Joined an expert panel on one of psychiatry’s most debated questions, weighing the evidence on antidepressants and placebo to guide better treatment decisions.

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Signature speaking topics

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01 Stress-Relieving Strategies for Returning to the Workplace

More than two-thirds of workers report concern about returning to the office. The upside is real, higher productivity, less loneliness, firmer work-home boundaries, but the uncertainty drives stress. Leadership can keep teams positive, help staff set boundaries, and put visible self-care policies in place.

Every conversation is brain-to-brain communication that can make or break success. Learn how to create “neural entrainment” and use brain-coupling to share information and build a positive environment for whole-company growth.

02 Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Building a positive post-Covid culture poses challenges leadership hasn’t faced before. The best strategic plan can’t out-run a defeating culture, culture is your company’s DNA, and what employees think as they walk in the door is your cultural truth. Misalignment and turnover are the costly by-products of a negative one.

Learn how to reduce anxiety, make self-care visible, and rebuild the positive brain-to-brain connections that existed before Covid, so the right engagement and structured passion supercharge your strategy instead of eating it for breakfast.

03 Smart Communication That Inspires Action

Neuroscience supports good writing. Through neurobiology and psychology we can see how the brain responds to words, phrases, and stories, good writing gets the reader’s dopamine flowing in the brain’s reward circuit. Keeping it simple speeds processing and lowers the effort needed to grasp your meaning.

Emotionally charged material triggers an automatic emotional response that shapes decisions and execution. Learn the tools to engage any audience and trigger the neural responses you want, whether welcoming employees back to the office or driving game-changing solutions forward.

04 How Good is Your Company at Change?

Do decisions drag and directions get debated endlessly? To thrive, companies must adapt, but the brain’s job is survival, and it’s wired for negativity and against change because that once kept us safe. The work is to calm the brain and stay focused when uncertainty hits.

You can teach your brain to change through visualization, meditation, and resilience-building. Focus on what you can control, stay present and intentional, and watch your change-ability power through the transition.

05 Brain Fog: It’s Not Just for Covid Patients

Post-Covid “brain fog”, slow thinking, poor concentration, fatigue, has been reported months after the virus clears, yet there’s no diagnostic test and it doesn’t show on imaging. Notably, many employees who never had a serious case report the same symptoms, likely from relentless pandemic stress.

Whatever the cause, the impairments look alike: headaches, dizziness, fatigue, shorter attention span, memory loss, and weakened executive function. Learn how to reduce these symptoms as a group, at home and in the office, to cut sick days, momentum loss, and productivity drain.

Earlier on stage

Neuroscience, worldwide

Dr. Leigh Richardson at the Global Summit on Neuroscience and Neuroimmunology, Paris
Invited Speaker

Trauma and the Body: Leaving Its Mark on a Neurobiological Level

10th Global Summit on Neuroscience and Neuroimmunology

Explored how trauma imprints on the body and brain at a neurobiological level, and what that means for recovery and resilience.

Dr. Leigh Richardson at the Conference on Brain Disorders, Neurology and Therapeutics, Dublin
Invited Speaker

Pain Lives in the Brain, Not the Body

4th Annual Conference on Brain Disorders, Neurology and Therapeutics

A neurocognitive perspective on chronic pain, showing how understanding the brain’s role changes the way we treat and live with it.

Dr. Leigh Richardson leading an education seminar on Traumatic Brain Injury
Educator

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury

Education Seminar on TBI

An education seminar unpacking traumatic brain injury, its mechanisms, its lasting effects, and the practical strategies that support recovery.

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