Speaker and host
Robyn Curnow is a sought-after public speaker on what it takes to create positive leadership in complicated times. As a South African now living in the American South, Robyn is determined to bring a hopeful and light-hearted tone to all conversations.
She reflects on her interviews with U.S. Presidents Bush, Clinton and Carter and First Lady Michelle Obama. She has impactful stories of working alongside Nobel Peace Prize Lauretes Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
She has delivered talks and hosted events around the Blue Economy in the Principality of Monaco where she introduced Prince Albert of Monaco and Prince William, Prince of Wales and French President Emmanuel Macron, the Lincoln Centre in New York, the Science Museum in London, the Swedish Royal Palace in Stockholm, the YPO annual conference in Cape Town, the United Nations, a Haaretz newspaper panel in Jerusalem, the Nantucket Yacht club and many more.
She has recently worked with Prince Albert II Foundation in Monaco and Philadelphia, the Swedish royal family in Stockholm, Made by Dyslexia in London, the Red Cross of Georgia in Atlanta alongside Delta Airlines.
FIRESIDE CHATS
What did George W. Bush tell Robyn Curnow about painting himself in the bath? What was it like being in the Vatican during the death of a Pope? Who isn’t a gentleman; Prince William or Harry? Who followed Robyn during Fidel Castro’s funeral in Havana? What’s it like being at Presidential press conference in the White House Rose Garden?
Topics & Keynotes
Fireside chats and keynote speeches
Behind-the-scenes stories about powerful people, off-the-record insight into what world leaders say when the cameras are turned off. How Nelson Mandela, President George W. Bush, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Oprah Winfrey, and others framed their accomplishments and regrets to Robyn Curnow
Women leaders and the power of ‘balancing’ as a working mother. Robyn was CNN’s Africa correspondent while pregnant, feeding and raising two daughters. She reflects on the conversations she had with women leaders and the tricks she learnt to ‘balance’ breaking news and parenting. Now as the mother of two teenagers she’s reflective on the skills and grit young people need to thrive in an AI world.
What does it mean to be RICH? Robyn reflects on a life of travel and meeting interesting people - and suggests that in today’s complicated world the true currency of contentment is not just a healthy bank balance but the joy that comes from being in new places, traveling and learning in a different cultures.
Championing Dyslexia – Advocating for the power of dyslexia, promoting creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, and early reading programs to harness dyslexic thinking skills in children. Robyn is on the Board of Trustees of the Schenck School in Atlanta.
-
![World Economic Forum, Africa with Robin Curnow]()
World Economic Forum
Africa
Hosted panels and fireside chats annually for five years.
-
![Black and white photo of a classroom with a person raising their hand, facing a presentation screen.]()
YPO Annual Global Conference
Cape Town, South Africa
Moderated discussions over three days, introducing Trevor Noah.
-
![World Childhood Foundation, United Nations with Robyn Curnow]()
World Childhood Foundation
United Nations
Chaired two debates inside the UN on behalf of the World Childhood Foundation.
-
![Made By Dyslexia World Assembly with Robyn Curnow]()
Made By Dyslexia World Assembly
London | Stockholm
London: Moderated panel sessions with Richard Branson, Princess Beatrice, and others on dyslexic thinking.
Stockholm: Hosted event at the Swedish royal palace where the Swedish Queen, Prince Karl Philip, Princess Sofia, and other VIPs were present.
Strengthening Business Relationships
CNN Marketplace Africa
Robyn was the host of the weekly business programme Marketplace Africa for six years. Building repore with the leaders of global companies operating in Africa and with African CEO’s across industries.
