Sarah Cunningham Keynote Speaker
- Managing Director, World Wellbeing Movement
- Former VP, European Technology Hub Lead, Mastercard
- Leading voice on workplace wellbeing and performance
Sarah Cunningham's Biography
Sarah Cunningham spent more than 20 years working across organisations including Accenture, Google and Mastercard. At Mastercard she served as Vice-President and European Technology Hub Lead, growing the Dublin operation from 450 to 1,000 employees while improving employee engagement scores year on year, including through the pandemic.
Direct accountability for employee wellbeing in that role led her to study the science behind it. She completed a Master’s in Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics (LSE), graduating first in her year in 2022.
That same year Sarah became the inaugural Managing Director of the World Wellbeing Movement (WWM), a charity housed within the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre. She is a lead co-author of the Work Wellbeing Playbook, host of the Working on Wellbeing podcast, and Chair of the WWM’s Expert Group on Work Wellbeing.
Sarah Cunningham's Speaking Topics
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Wellbeing as Business Strategy
The evidence leaders can't afford to ignore
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The Workplace Wellbeing Paradox
Why wellbeing initiatives fail, and what the evidence says to do instead
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Connecting the Dots
Why human connection and belonging are becoming a leadership advantage in the age of AI
Why Book Sarah Cunningham as a speaker?
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She brings over two decades of leadership experience across global organisations including Accenture, Google and Mastercard, with a strong track record in scaling teams and driving engagement.
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She translates the science of wellbeing into practical strategies that help organisations improve performance, retention and culture.
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She combines academic rigour from the LSE with real-world leadership experience to deliver credible and actionable insight.
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She leads global initiatives on workplace wellbeing through the World Wellbeing Movement, shaping how organisations approach employee experience.
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Her insights help leaders embed wellbeing into strategy, enhance productivity and build more resilient, high-performing teams.
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