Renate
Cunneen
Executive Leader. Keynote Speaker. Author. Advocate.
Helping organizations lead with courage, clarity, and compassion — from the boardroom to the margins.
About Renate
Renate Cunneen is a senior technology executive and a passionate advocate for mental health awareness in high-performance environments.
With a career spanning Canada's most influential financial institutions — including Canada Life, RBC, and TD Bank — Renate brings a rare combination of strategic rigor and human-centered leadership to every stage she steps on.
Her keynotes bridge the gap between organizational excellence and the invisible battles leaders face — inspiring audiences to lead with authenticity, resilience, and radical empathy.
Topics that Move Rooms
When Skill Isn't Enough: How Women Navigate Power, Politics, and Survival in Tech Leadership
The unfiltered truth about what it takes to rise and stay at the top — navigating power dynamics, political landscapes, and survival strategies in male-dominated tech environments.
Enterprise Transformation & Change Leadership
How to architect change at scale across complex organizations, turning resistance into momentum and ambiguity into alignment.
Women in Technology & Executive Leadership
Forging a path to the VP suite and beyond — the unscripted lessons, pivotal moments, and strategies that matter.
Mental Health in the Workplace
Creating cultures where psychological safety isn't a policy — it's the foundation of every high-performing team.
the Lions
Throne to the Lions
A Book by Renate Cunneen
A raw, unflinching account of resilience, identity, and what it truly means to lead when the stakes are personal. 'Throne to the Lions' charts Renate's journey through invisible battles, corporate landscapes, and the fierce courage required to claim your seat at the table — on your own terms.
What Leaders Say
Renate's keynote was the most talked-about session of our entire leadership summit. She changed the conversation.
Rare, honest, and deeply strategic. Renate speaks the language of executives while touching something profoundly human.
We brought Renate back for a second engagement. Her message is that powerful.
Book Renate to Speak
Available for keynotes, panels, leadership summits, and executive workshops across Canada and internationally.
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