For the person booking the speaker

The talk your audience won't perform their way through.

Most keynotes give your audience something to think about. Mine gives them something they can't unfeel.

I spent a decade on healthcare stages naming what patients experience. Then I realised: every room I entered had the same disease. People performing. Systems rewarding the performance. And nobody willing to say it out loud.

I'm the one who says it out loud.

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Roi Shternin speaking on stage at an international conference

After a workshop in Krems, a healthcare professional wrote:

“This afternoon gave me what I usually try to give my clients: to be met where you are. To be understood, not judged. To be valued simply for doing your best, even if it's not perfect.”

One of her colleagues went straight to a patient that same evening and used what he'd felt in the room — not what he'd learned. That's the difference.

5 Speaking Territories

01Most Requested

After the Floor Gives Way

The most expensive thing in your organisation isn't the people who left. It's the ones who stayed and stopped meaning it. This talk starts with a staircase. It ends with a question nobody in the room has been willing to ask. People don't leave with tools. They leave with the moment they stopped pretending they didn't already know.

Leadership · HR · Healthcare · Finance · Tech

02

What Constraint Reveals

I ran eight organisations from a bed with 1% energy. Not as a metaphor. As a fact. The question was never how much do I have — it was what actually matters when I have almost nothing. This talk is not about doing more with less. It's about what becomes visible when everything unnecessary is gone.

Founders · Operators · Business Schools · Leadership Offsites

03

The Machine and the Person

AI diagnosed me in ten seconds. The system failed for ten years. Not because AI is smarter. Because the system had stopped listening — and the machine, for once, did not have an ego invested in being right. Machines handle information. Humans handle transformation. This talk is about the gap between those two sentences — and what lives inside it.

Pharma · MedTech · Digital Health · AI Summits · Hospital Systems

04

Coming Back

Somewhere between the training and the tenth year, something goes quiet. Not burnout — that comes later. This is earlier. The moment you stop feeling what you used to feel and keep going because stopping is more frightening than continuing. This isn't a talk about the problem. This is the room where the problem becomes visible.

DEI · Patient Organisations · Mental Health · HR Culture

05

What We Pass On

My daughter doesn't know yet what I went through to be here. What she inherits isn't the illness. It's the question I'm still living: what does it mean to show someone the whole truth — not the performance of a life, but the actual one. The most personal talk. The most universal one.

General Audiences · Closing Keynotes · Medical Schools

Formats

Keynote

45–60 min

With or without slides. Adapts to any stage size.

Workshop

Half-day

10–12 participants. No slides. High-conversion facilitation.

Fireside Conversation

30–45 min

Unscripted. Two chairs. The format that gets the most honest answers.

English
German
Hebrew

Where this work has landed

Boehringer IngelheimTakedaNovartisHIMSSClalitSheba Medical CenterMedical University of GrazIBMDellPwCGoogleSiemens HealthineersFFGmyabilityEIT HealthLudwig Boltzmann InstituteAustrian Health ForumVaticanGalien FoundationTallinn Digital SummitMigdalTEDx

What people say

I have never seen a speaker like you before.

D.H.Senior Patient Engagement Officer · Boehringer Ingelheim

My personal highlight was Roi's keynote on why chronically ill people might be our best employees.

Dr. Barbara R.Senior Partner · PwC Austria

This is the most important lesson I have had in medical school. Every future doctor should listen to Roi.

Medical Student · Tel Aviv University

You absolutely rocked the stage. The colleagues highly appreciated your clear and meaningful speech.

BernadetteTeam Lead · Takeda

The magic begins as soon as you appear on the stage. You're a master in creating emotional atmospheres.

StefanHealthcare Professional · Krems

I could immediately put the spirit into practice — the same evening with a patient.

StefanHealthcare Professional · Krems

I left with the feeling that I had grown on a human level.

Alexandra A.Workshop Participant · Krems

You didn't just give our group an insight — you made it possible to deeply understand how essential it is to feel seen, taken seriously, and heard as a patient.

AnonymousWorkshop Participant · Krems

I think everyone needs an afternoon with Roi now and then.

Riccarda P.Workshop Participant · Krems

I am a changed man after this talk. I can't go back to unmindful living.

David P.Belgrade University

Roi is the author of 7 books on patient experience, chronic illness, and AI in healthcare — including Revolution From My Bed and The Algorithm Will See You Now. Read more →

Questions before booking

What topics does Roi speak about?

Five territories: After the Floor Gives Way, What Constraint Reveals, The Machine and the Person, Coming Back, and What We Pass On. 45–90 minutes. English, German, or Hebrew. Every talk is adapted to your room — tell me what your audience is carrying and I'll tell you what I'd say.

What is the speaking fee?

Keynotes from €3,000. The Room — €1,800 in-person · €900 online. Fees vary by format, audience size, and travel. I don't negotiate on preparation time — every engagement gets the same attention.

Can Roi speak internationally?

Yes. Based in Vienna, Austria. Has spoken in 27 countries — Germany, Switzerland, Israel, USA, UK, China, Estonia, and across Europe.

How do I book?

Email talks@roishternin.com. Tell me the date, the audience, and what you want the room to feel when it's over. I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right person for it.

Want something deeper than a keynote? The Room is a half-day facilitation for teams and organisations. No slides. No agenda that protects anyone.

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