KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Celia Orsini
I believe archaeology can inspire and shape your team's future connections
What Archaeology Teaches Us About Empathy, Belonging, and Power?
And why understanding human history makes better leaders?
A reflective, high-impact keynote that blends human story with practical tools from archaeology. Celia invites leaders to look beneath the surface of their teams, read the “layers” of identity and history, and use that insight to grow empathy, belonging and healthy power.
This keynote is ideal for organisations seeking to build empathetic leadership, reduce isolation and silos, and create cultures where people feel seen, safe and connected.
Signature Keynote
Layers of Leadership
Key Outcomes
Contact, Choice, Construct: three tools to boost empathy
Objects and stories to cut isolation
Shift from fixing people to designing belonging as a team habit
Topics
- Leadership & development
- Communication
- Emotional Intelligence
- Inspirational Women
- Empathy
- High Performance Teams
- Teamwork
SHOWREEL
Work in Progress
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Meet Celia Orsini
How do you rebuild trust and communication in teams that feel scattered, isolated, or stuck in their own silos - especially in high-performance research and knowledge work?
Dr Celia Orsini, Communication Archaeologist and founder of Archaeology for Wellbeing, uses the tools of archaeology to mend eroded communication, reduce stress, and strengthen belonging in modern organisations.
With a PhD in Early Medieval Archaeology and research experience at institutions including Durham University and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Celia spent over a decade studying how past communities created identity, support and care.
Today, she translates that evidence into practical frameworks for leaders and teams who need deeper connection, not another surface-level away day.
Her methodology, Archaeology for Wellbeing, is built around three leadership tools drawn from the past: Contact, Choice, and Construct. Through hands-on work with objects, places and stories, Celia helps teams slow down enough to notice how they show up, make conscious choices about identity, and construct belonging on purpose rather than by accident. The result is a set of Connection Hooks, a Relationship Building System, and Grounding & Belonging practices that leaders can use long after the session ends.
Celia’s keynotes and workshops are evidence-led, interactive and quietly disarming. From Healing Hands and Kitchen Identity to Journey through Space & Time, her sessions blend story, reflection and playful exercises that work just as well for scientists and engineers as for HR and people teams. Each experience can be paired with a 60-second pre/post pulse and a 14-day ritual challenge, so organisations can track shifts in calm, communication and connection in real time.
Based near Frankfurt and working across Europe in English or French, Celia helps leaders who are serious about wellbeing move beyond slogans—using the past as a toolkit for more empathetic, resilient and connected teams.
5 Reasons to book Celia
1. Rare Expertise
PhD archaeologist and wellbeing strategist using archaeology to fix silos, poor communication and isolation in modern teams.
2. Research, Not Hype
Evidence-based tools—Connection Hooks, Relationship Building System, Grounding & Belonging—ready to use straight away.
3. Interactive, Not Lecture
Hands-on sessions with objects and stories that work for all personalities. No archaeology knowledge needed.
4. Fits Your Context
Keynotes, workshops or retreats shaped to your culture, plus simple add-ons like pre/post pulses and 14-day challenges.
5. Impact You Can Measure
Fast check-ins and repeatable rituals that show real changes in calm, communication and belonging.