About
The story was never only about illness.
Roi Shternin is an international keynote speaker, author, and workshop facilitator based in Vienna. He works with leaders, clinicians, and teams who have stopped talking honestly — and need to start again.
50,000+
people reached
400+
live sessions
27
countries
8
books
Before Roi Shternin became a speaker on international stages, he spent nine years as a paramedic.
He thought he understood systems.
Then his own body stopped working.
Years of invisible symptoms, medical dismissal, and misdiagnosis forced him to see what happens when a system’s story becomes too small for a human life.
But Roi did not turn that experience into a career of bitterness.
He turned it into a lens.
Today, he helps organizations name what they are not saying — and make decisions from that truth rather than around it.
Roi has trained and reached more than 50,000 people across 27 countries through keynotes, workshops, online education, healthcare programs, and advisory work.
His sessions are known for their rare combination of honesty, humor, emotional atmosphere, and practical recognition.
People do not leave because they learned something about Roi.
They leave because they recognized something about themselves.
Credentials
- *TEDx Speaker — TEDxMedUniGraz & TEDxFuxingPark (Shanghai)
- *Former paramedic — 9 years in the field, Magen David Adom
- *Author of 6 books on patient experience, chronic illness, and healthcare systems
- *MA, Social Management — MCI Management Center Innsbruck
- *Patient Engagement Advisor, Boehringer Ingelheim
- *Patient in Residence — Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Health Hub Vienna
- *Lecturer & Advisory Board, IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences
- *Ashoka Changemaker
- *Medal of Valor — Magen David Adom
- *Vienna-based · EN · DE · HE
Trusted by
Boehringer Ingelheim · Takeda · Novartis · IBM · HIMSS · TEDx · IMC Krems · PwC Austria · Caritas · Tel Aviv University · Belgrade University · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute · Health Hub Vienna · Sheba Medical Center · EIT Health
Languages
Roi speaks and presents in English, German, and Hebrew.
Bring Roi into the room.
For keynotes, workshops, advisory, and selected collaborations.