Work that works with chronic illness.

For managers, HR and the people living with it. Talks, workshops and writing.

First, who are you?

Roi Shternin smiling on a stool in a purple sweater

What I speak about

What gets missed when a system only counts what it can measure.

Thirty-three doctors each saw a fragment of me. None saw the shape. I tell that story from three seats: ambulance, patient, and the person who now works with AI. Then I show what a person in the room can hear that a machine can't.

  • Why Disabled and Chronically Ill People Might Be Our Best Employees
    For leaders, HR, wellbeing and DEI teams. What managers miss, and what to say and change on Monday.
  • What AI Can't Hear
    For healthcare, HR, people analytics and AI audiences. What your systems measure, what your people need, and what it costs when leaders miss the person.
  • Chronic Illness at Work: a workshop for managers
    A workshop for managers who lead people with chronic illness. No slides. I start with one real story. Then you work in pairs and as a group on a real situation from your own team: what to say, what to ask, what to change. You leave with the words and one change for Monday. From 2 hours to half a day. Group size: whatever you need.
  • Event moderation
    For conferences, panels and summits on health, work and inclusion, in English, Hebrew or German. I host the day so the room stays awake.
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  • 27 countries
  • 100,000+ people in the room
  • 200+ keynotes
  • Faculty, IMC Krems
  • Dell Precision Ambassador

As seen in

  • The Jerusalem Post
  • Der Standard
  • Kronen Zeitung
  • The Marker
  • Ynet
  • Yedioth Ahronoth
  • Maariv
  • Dataconomy
  • TEDx

Rooms and clients include

  • Novartis
  • Takeda
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Migdal
  • IMC Krems
  • EIT Health
  • DSC Data Science Conference
  • FFG
  • Health Hub Vienna
  • AOP Health
  • IBM
  • Dell
  • HIMSS
  • Sheba Medical Center

My personal highlight was Roi Shternin and his keynote on 'Why Disabled and Chronically Ill People Might Be Our Best Employees'.

B. R.Sr. Partner · PwC Austria, on the MyAbility event

You absolutely rocked the stage. The colleagues highly appreciated your clear and meaningful speech and your contributions to the panel discussion.

B.Team Lead · Takeda

I have never seen a speaker like you before.

D. H.Sr. Patient Engagement Officer · Boehringer Ingelheim

Roi's captivating and impactful presentation at the INAT Summit in Belgrade resonated deeply with hundreds, leaving a lasting impression and prompting extended engagement. His ability to deliver valuable content across various formats makes him a highly recommended speaker.

M.CEO · INAT, Serbia

Why I say it

My last ambulance shift, the call came in for me. I was 22. The doctors who met me at the door were friends. Twenty minutes later I was a patient.

Since then: 200+ keynotes, tens of thousands trained live and 25,000+ more online, and several ventures that make me a recovering startup founder. These days I write, and I speak.

More about me

The notes

A note every week.

No tips. No sermon. What happened, and sometimes what I think about it. Free to read.

One email a week. Leave whenever you like.

Want me in the room, or on the stage?

Keynotes, workshops and moderation go through A-Speakers. Anything else, write to me. I answer slowly, usually within 3 working days.

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