Lucía Macchia
A Harvard- and Oxford-affiliated behavioural scientist helping leaders create resilient, flourishing workplaces through evidence-based wellbeing insights.
Why book Lucía Macchia for your next event
- World-renowned behavioural scientist affiliated with Harvard, Oxford, and LSE, bringing elite academic insight to real-world challenges.
- Equips teams with evidence-based strategies to enhance wellbeing, resilience, and sustainable performance across every level of the organization.
- Featured by Forbes, BBC, and The New York Times for breakthrough insights in happiness, health, and behavioural change.
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Wellbeing by Design: Evidence That Transforms
Keynote speaker Lucía Macchia combines cutting-edge behavioural science with practical strategies to help organizations enhance wellbeing, improve decision-making, and build resilient, purpose-driven cultures where individuals and teams can truly flourish.
Keynote Speaker Lucía Macchia is an internationally recognized behavioural scientist whose work bridges psychology, economics, and decision science to help individuals and organizations thrive. Known for her groundbreaking research on wellbeing and the social dimensions of pain, Lucía equips leaders and teams with science-backed strategies to foster resilience, purpose, and sustainable performance.
With academic roots at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the London School of Economics, Lucía brings world-class expertise and credibility to every keynote. She translates complex behavioural insights into practical, actionable tools that drive human flourishing across the workplace, helping teams improve decision-making, elevate emotional intelligence, and build cultures where people feel valued, connected, and empowered.
Lucía’s research has been published in leading journals such as Nature and PNAS, and featured by Forbes, BBC, and The New York Times. Her ability to combine academic depth with relatable, real-world relevance makes her a powerful voice for organizations navigating change, complexity, and the human side of performance.
Whether you’re looking to boost workplace wellbeing, rethink leadership, or embed purpose at the core of your organization, book Lucía Macchia for your event to deliver a keynote that is both deeply insightful and transformational. Keynote Speaker Lucía Macchia helps future-focused companies turn behavioural science into lasting cultural and performance gains.
Keynotes
Keynote by Lucía Macchia:
The Science of Wellbeing
In today’s fast-paced world, wellbeing, purpose, and connection have become essential for thriving organizations. Keynote speaker Lucía Macchia brings the latest insights from behavioural science to help leaders and teams cultivate meaningful, high-performing cultures.
In her keynote on The Science of Wellbeing, Lucía translates complex research on happiness, purpose, and quality of life into practical, science-backed strategies. Her engaging, evidence-based approach empowers individuals and organizations to elevate emotional resilience, improve decision-making, and foster sustainable success.
Grounded in her work at Harvard, Oxford, and global institutions, Lucía’s keynotes deliver lasting value for businesses seeking to boost employee engagement, reduce burnout, and lead with humanity.
Book Lucía Macchia for your event and equip your team with the tools to create a more fulfilled, connected, and purpose-driven workplace, backed by science and designed for impact.
Keynote by Lucía Macchia:
Behavioral Science Applications in Organizations
Stress, disengagement, and burnout are among the most pressing challenges facing today’s organizations. Keynote speaker Lucía Macchia offers a transformative solution through her keynote on Behavioral Science Applications in Organizations.
Grounded in cutting-edge research from Harvard and Oxford, Lucía provides science-backed strategies to reduce stress, boost workplace satisfaction, and foster a deeper sense of purpose. Her keynotes translate complex behavioural insights into clear, actionable tools that leaders and teams can apply immediately to drive real change.
From rethinking daily habits to reshaping decision-making processes, Lucía empowers organizations to build healthier, more human-centered cultures that support both wellbeing and performance.
Book Lucía Macchia for your event to equip your team with the behavioural science insights needed to create resilient, engaged, and thriving workplaces - where people feel good and do great work.
Keynote by Lucía Macchia:
Pain as an Indicator of Wellbeing
Pain in the workplace is often seen as purely physical, but it’s also a powerful reflection of deeper psychological, social, and economic stressors. In her keynote Pain as an Indicator of Wellbeing, Lucía Macchia introduces a groundbreaking perspective that reframes pain as a critical signal of organizational and societal health.
Drawing on pioneering research conducted at Harvard and Oxford, Lucía explores how pain reveals the hidden costs of inequality, burnout, and disengagement, offering leaders and policymakers a new lens to understand and improve wellbeing.
Her keynotes provide practical, evidence-based strategies to address these underlying issues, helping organizations design more compassionate, inclusive, and resilient cultures.
Book Lucía Macchia for your event to discover how recognizing pain as a systemic indicator can empower organizations to lead with empathy, support meaningful change, and build environments where people thrive holistically.
Keynote by Lucía Macchia:
Prosocial Behaviour and Happiness
Low morale, disengagement, and lack of meaning are common challenges in today’s workplace. In her compelling keynote on Prosocial Behaviour and Happiness, Lucía Macchia introduces a powerful yet often overlooked solution: helping others.
Drawing on leading research from Harvard, Oxford, and other top institutions, Lucía demonstrates how generosity and altruism not only improve team dynamics, they significantly enhance personal happiness, job satisfaction, and overall wellbeing.
Her keynotes translate scientific findings into practical strategies that leaders and organizations can implement immediately to build cultures of kindness, collaboration, and shared purpose.
By fostering prosocial behaviour, companies create environments where people feel valued, connected, and inspired to contribute.
Book Lucía Macchia for your event and discover how acts of giving can become a catalyst for happier teams, stronger culture, and sustainable success.
Keynote by Lucía Macchia:
Why Do We Decide What We Decide?
Poor decisions in the workplace often stem not from lack of talent, but from unseen cognitive biases and flawed environments. In her powerful keynote Why Do We Decide What We Decide?, Lucía Macchia uncovers the hidden behavioural forces that silently shape our choices - impacting performance, collaboration, and outcomes.
Drawing on cutting-edge research from Harvard, Oxford, and behavioural economics, Lucía equips leaders with science-backed strategies to improve decision-making across teams and systems. Her engaging keynotes show how to design environments that support wiser, goal-aligned choices while minimizing costly errors in judgment.
With a practical, actionable approach, Lucía empowers organizations to make more intentional, impactful decisions, driving success through behavioural insight.
Book Lucía Macchia for your event to unlock smarter strategies, clearer thinking, and a competitive edge built on the science of how we decide.
