Manuel Wachter
Drive sustainable growth through inclusive leadership with Manuel Wachter, trusted advisor to Fortune 500s and global government leaders.
Why book Manuel Wachter for your next event
- As former Global Head of DEI at Swift and Celonis, Manuel Wachter successfully led inclusive leadership strategies across global teams, directly impacting cultural transformation, engagement, and performance across thousands of employees in high-stakes corporate environments.
- Manuel Wachter has been a trusted advisor to the United States Senate, Fortune 500 companies, and international financial institutions, helping them embed psychological safety, reframe diversity, and leverage inclusion as a performance accelerator.
- He has delivered powerful keynotes and moderated high-impact dialogues for audiences of 3,000+ at global companies and industry conferences, offering practical frameworks that move organizations from intent to action on inclusion and growth.
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Driving Growth Through Inclusive Leadership
Empower your leaders with Manuel Wachter, global expert in inclusive leadership and strategic growth. Trusted by Fortune 500s and governments, he delivers actionable keynotes that transform diversity into performance, foster psychological safety, and drive measurable success through belonging.
Keynote Speaker Manuel Wachter is internationally recognized for helping organizations turn inclusion into a strategic growth engine. With over 20 years of global experience across finance, strategy, executive coaching, and DEI, Manuel empowers leaders to build high-performing, psychologically safe cultures where innovation and collaboration thrive.
What sets Manuel apart is his deeply personal and practical approach to leadership. Growing up in the French Caribbean, he experienced firsthand how historical divides fuel workplace tension and how genuine inclusion can overcome it. Today, this perspective informs his work with Fortune 500 companies, governments, and start-ups, where he helps organizations reframe diversity as a driver of measurable success.
Manuel’s keynotes are engaging, data-driven, and full of actionable insights. Whether speaking on inclusive leadership, bias in the workplace, or cultural intelligence, he delivers clear frameworks that inspire transformation at every level of an organization. Audiences consistently praise his ability to blend compelling storytelling with strategic tools that can be implemented immediately.
Fluent in six languages and deeply attuned to cross-cultural dynamics, Manuel is a powerful voice on the global stage. His experience as Global Head of DEI for Swift and Celonis, as well as founder of EqualPlus, reflects his proven impact.
Book Manuel Wachter for your event to equip your teams with the mindset, tools, and leadership strategies to build inclusive workplaces and drive sustainable performance.
Keynotes
Keynote by Manuel Wachter:
Your Brain on Bias: Your Pathway to Understanding, Leading and Delivering Inclusion at Work
Struggling to engage diverse talent or foster true collaboration across teams?
Bias, often unconscious, stands in the way of inclusion, performance, and progress. In his compelling keynote "Your Brain on Bias: Your Pathway to Understanding, Leading and Delivering Inclusion at Work", Manuel Wachter uncovers how hidden mental shortcuts affect leadership decisions, team dynamics, and innovation.
Through engaging storytelling and data-backed insights, Keynote Speaker Manuel Wachter equips leaders with the awareness and tools to recognize, challenge, and rewire bias. Attendees walk away with practical strategies to create psychologically safe environments where all voices are heard and valued.
Trusted by Fortune 500 companies, government institutions, and global innovators, Manuel’s keynotes drive cultural transformation and measurable performance outcomes.
Book Manuel Wachter for your event and empower your teams to move from intention to inclusive impact, starting with the way we think.
Keynote by Manuel Wachter:
Exploring AI’s Impact on Gender Balance
Is your organization prepared for how AI could unintentionally deepen gender inequality?
As AI rapidly shapes the future of work, biased data and flawed algorithms risk reinforcing existing gender gaps, unless leaders act now. In his powerful keynote "Exploring AI’s Impact on Gender Balance", Keynote Speaker Manuel Wachter unpacks the intersection of technology and inclusion, revealing how AI systems can amplify, or correct, gender imbalances in hiring, leadership, and advancement.
With over 20 years of global experience in DEI, strategy, and cultural intelligence, Manuel delivers actionable insights that empower leaders to embed fairness into AI-driven processes. His keynotes blend cutting-edge research with practical frameworks that help organizations future-proof their diversity efforts in an increasingly automated world.
Book Manuel Wachter for your event to equip your teams with the mindset and strategies needed to lead ethically and inclusively in the age of AI.
Keynote by Manuel Wachter:
Black Health and Wellness
Are you addressing the systemic barriers impacting Black employees’ health, well-being, and performance?
Too often, organizations overlook how racial inequities in health and wellness affect engagement, retention, and workplace culture. In his keynote "Black Health and Wellness", Keynote Speaker Manuel Wachter confronts this critical issue head-on, exploring the intersection of race, well-being, and organizational responsibility.
Drawing on lived experience, cultural intelligence, and global DEI leadership, Manuel delivers a thought-provoking session that empowers leaders to recognize invisible stressors, build trust, and foster environments where Black professionals feel seen, supported, and safe.
His keynotes offer practical strategies for implementing inclusive wellness policies and mental health practices that boost morale, loyalty, and equity.
Book Manuel Wachter for your event to spark necessary dialogue, challenge assumptions, and take meaningful action toward a healthier, more inclusive workplace for all.
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