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Keynote SpeakerSilvia Garcia

Former Global Director at the Coca-Cola Company, Author, and TED Editor’s Pick

In these challenging times, Silvia Garcia is the ideal speaker to equip audiences with confidence and optimism to dream big and act bold, together. Former Worldwide Director at The Coca-Cola Company and its Happiness Institute, Silvia learnt and applied the formula for realizing one’s potential, sustaining well-being, and amplifying collaboration. Your audience will be captivated by solid science-based advice, aha moments, and moving stories that will resonate and impact their performance at work long after the event. ... Read more

Biography

Silvia Garcia is a former Worldwide Director at Coca-Cola and a globally recognized speaker. At Coca-Cola she led transformative change across 200 countries coming out stronger after economic and market challenges. She made history by sponsoring collaboration and shaking traditional thinking at Coca-Cola, driving a bold shift from three distinct brand strategies to a unified brand approach, swapping the brand in bottles for names and driving human centered initiatives.

As the founder of Coca-Cola’s World Happiness Institute, she empowered employees with innovative ways to work and live better, achieving 10% higher sales and 3x greater creativity, while increasing wellbeing and engagement.

A TED Editor’s Pick, Silvia’s keynote “The Power of Collaboration” has captivated audiences at top-tier companies like Visa, Deloitte, CBRE, Verizon, TD Synnex, and Hermès. Her upcoming book explores why collaboration outperforms competition in the workplace and introduces her proprietary matrix for optimizing tasks between people, AI, or a synergy of both. Silvia’s keynotes inspire unwavering confidence in human potential and inspire audiences with the formula for realizing one’s potential, sustained well-being, and amplify collaboration.

Audiences leave motivated and determined, convinced that it is possible to thrive through change, and equipped to take the first step towards higher success and wellbeing. “Let’s not just adapt to the future—let’s create it.”

"The incredible Silvia Garcia, former Global Director of Happiness at The Coca-Cola Company, closed out the Summit with a powerful keynote on positive leadership. Her words resonate with us all." Nick Burns | CEO at Reward Gateway | Edenred
"I had the pleasure of being one of the delegates at the CBRE Institute in London where you gave an inspirational talk and session that resonated and was absolutely beautiful. It was unique and different and left me with a lasting impression.
Silvia was such an inspiration, and her energy was mesmerizing!" Marco Corrado | Head of Global Workplace Operations Ericsson
"Silvia Garcia's keynote on Finding your purpose, and growing emotional wellbeing at work was truly inspiring and insightful. Her expertise and passion for empowering employees to prioritize their mental health shone through during her presentation. I could see immediate impact and positive changes in our team's attitudes and performance after implementing some of Silvia's strategies. I highly recommend her for any organization looking to create a healthier and happier work environment for their employees." Antony Cahill | Senior VP at Visa
"Silvia's insights on navigating change and rising through challenges in the technological industry were eye-opening and truly invaluable. Her passion for helping individuals and teams succeed in the ever-evolving tech landscape was evident in every word she spoke. Thank you for equipping us with the tools and mindset needed to thrive in such a competitive field. We are excited to apply your lessons to our work and are confident that they will lead to great success. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us!" Carlos Arusa | SVP Human Resources Europe at TD Synnex
"Working with Silvia Garcia was truly an inspiring and transformative experience for our team at Hermès. Her keynote not only motivated us to reach our goals but also reminded us of the importance of teamwork, creativity, and dedication. Silvia was able to captivate our leaders and teams with her passion and energy, leaving us feeling empowered and excited to tackle any challenges that may come our way. Thank you for igniting a spark within us and helping us achieve success beyond our wildest dreams" Sylvie Follain | International Director at Hermès
"I was deeply moved and impressed by Silvia Garcia’s presentation at the FM Forum. She was absolutely brilliant – it’s been a long time since I’ve been so captivated; I assure you, I mean that sincerely." Frédérique Lenglen | Burson Group / WPP
"Silvia’s presence, story and message was so strong, vivid and catchy - I take away a lot from her performance." Enrico Renkhoff | FERRERO
"It was such an honor to listen to Silvia Garcia. The science and the examples were elegantly blended and delivered with such presence and impact!" Silvia Alonso | SAICA GROUP

Popular Talks by Silvia Garcia

  • Collaboration: the strongest predictor of success

    Help your team multiply their impact, not just work together. This is a mindshifting keynote where the audience realizes that competition is our default mode, and a bad formula for success and happiness. Silvia equips the audience with a better alternative, collaboration, proving that history, biology and research supports that...

  • Increasing happiness and success in challenging times

    In these challenging times, employees from all ranks see their level of stress grow. Stress, anxiety, disengagement and loneliness crawl up robbing us from our precious energy and focus. However, we can change that. Scientists have found that at least 40 percent of our wellbeing depends on daily decisions and...

  • AI and human synergies: the decisional framework to live and work better

    Only 5 percent of business that adopt AI achieve a real ROI. This is because it isn’t just about adopting AI. It’s about maximizing the potential of both humans and machines by carefuly deciding who does what. Silvia’s proprietary decisional matrix doesn’t just guide choices; it transforms how teams collaborate, innovate,...

  • Mastering Communication: what people and brands with high impact do

    Words can create Worlds. CEOs, leaders, or sales and marketing departments have in their communication their most powerful skill. Silvia inspires everyone to step out of the ordinary and use the techniques to deeply connect with others, have a lasting impact and deliver extraordinary experiences.