Mitt Romney Keynote Speaker

United States Senator, Utah (2019-2025)
Governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007)
2012 Republican Nominee for President of the United States

Mitt Romney's Biography

Mitt Romney is a statesman, businessman and former Republican presidential nominee known for his bold leadership and independent voice. A singular figure in American politics, Romney brings deep insights into leadership, policy, and our nation’s most pressing challenges.

As Governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007, Romney pioneered a landmark healthcare law responsible for insuring millions of residents. Romney also led the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics, turning the struggling Games into a success story. Before entering public service, Romney was a successful management consultant at Bain & Company and co-founded the highly successful private equity firm Bain Capital.

As U.S. Senator for Utah, Romney was a leading voice for fiscal discipline, climate action, America’s role in the world, and the need for a comprehensive U.S. strategy to counter China’s ascendance. He played a key role in historic bipartisan legislation on improving the nation’s physical infrastructure, emergency COVID relief, marriage equality with religious liberty protections, and gun safety.

He has been married to his wife Ann for 55 years, and together they have five sons, 25 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

He brings rare credibility across business, government and presidential politics, translating decades of leadership from Bain Capital to the U.S. Senate into practical lessons on decision-making under pressure.
He delivered landmark public-sector reform as Governor of Massachusetts, signing a pioneering healthcare law that expanded coverage and became a reference point for national policy debates.
He led the turnaround of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, giving organisations a proven case study in crisis leadership, operational execution and restoring trust at scale.
He is a respected independent voice in U.S. politics, helping senior audiences understand how fiscal policy, climate priorities, China strategy and America’s role in the world are evolving across party lines.
He helped shape major bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate, offering leaders a clear-eyed view of what compromise looks like in polarised environments and how durable policy outcomes are built.