Caroline Casey, Dr.
Founder of Valuable500, Global Advocate for Inclusion, Motivational Speaker
why book caroline?
- Dr Caroline Casey is the visionary founder of The Valuable 500, the world’s largest CEO collective driving disability inclusion in business
- She launched The Valuable 500 at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Summit, securing commitments from 500 multinational organisations and a combined revenue of $8 trillion
- Caroline is a sought-after speaker who influences top CEOs, serving on diversity and inclusion boards for L’Oréal, Sanofi, and Sky
“We want to thank you for such an inspiring keynote session and for attending our conference and dinner. You are such a vibrant, smart, funny, inspiring person and it has been an honour to work with you. Our evaluations mentioned you as a highlight of the Summit, and many of the attendants wanted you to come back again next year.”
Erika Augustinsson, Head of Communication and Policy, Forum for social innovation Sweden, Malmö University
Biography
Dr Caroline Casey is a business leader and activist driving global disability inclusion through The Valuable 500, the world’s largest CEO collective specifically focused on accessibility in business.
She launched The Valuable 500 at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Summit in 2019 to drive global disability inclusion.
Since then, Dr Caroline Casey has secured commitments from 500 multinational companies. She has also collectively generated $8 trillion in revenue and has also employed 20 million people.
Members include not only FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies but also leading Nikkei firms, reinforcing the movement’s global impact.
Caroline is President of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and a board member at L’Oréal, Sanofi, and Sky. She works directly with top CEOs in order to drive inclusive leadership.
Furthermore, Caroline is also a sought-after keynote speaker, inspiring audiences worldwide.
Dr Caroline Casey’s passion and drive are rooted in a very unique personal story of trying to fit in with a secret.
Born with ocular albinism, she spent years concealing her visual impairment. She now empowers leaders to embrace inclusion, making disability a core priority.
Caroline’s efforts have also earned her an honorary doctorate and numerous awards including the Eisenhower Fellowship, the Ashoka Fellowship, and the Young Global Leader award.
Topics
Diversity & Inclusion:
The One-Dimensional Approach is Gone
The Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) landscape is evolving rapidly, requiring businesses to keep pace with its growing complexities.
With direct access to the world’s most influential CEOs, Caroline leverages her insights to highlight the shifting challenges of modern inclusion strategies.
The era of a one-dimensional approach is over—today’s focus extends beyond diversity to equity, belonging, and intersectionality.
Caroline offers a compelling vision of the future, outlining key trends and potential directions for businesses.
She challenges individuals and organisations to rethink their strategies and take meaningful action toward a more inclusive world.
Motivational:
It’s the cracks where the light gets in. There is no Hollywood ending.
Caroline Casey inspires audiences with her “phosphorescence thinking”—the idea that challenges illuminate growth.
She shows how adversity fuels personal and professional transformation, encouraging authenticity and resilience.
Redefining resilience, she introduces “sustainable grit”, empowering individuals and businesses to adapt, evolve, and move forward with confidence
Leadership:
The relationship between Authentic Leadership and Self-Acceptance
Authenticity and trust have never been more crucial for leaders. Caroline Casey believes true authenticity starts with self-acceptance—embracing both strengths and vulnerabilities.
She redefines leadership as a commitment to personal responsibility, showing how it fosters trust, loyalty, and engagement. Drawing from her own journey, Caroline illustrates how self-acceptance transformed her leadership, enhancing her empathy, vision, decision-making, and ability to inspire others.
In this talk, she explores key elements of self-acceptance and how they empower leaders to create genuine connections and lasting impact.
Caroline Casey, Dr
Resources
Podcasts
“Thank you for delivering such a wonderful keynote on Global Accessibility Awareness Day last Thursday. Your passion and authenticity really moved us and resonated with our audience.
Your willingness to share your personal journey helped to make the connection to our mission and ways that people might take action.
We truly believe your talk helped us understand the power of inclusion in business and how inclusion is everyone’s business.
You are a true professional and it was a joy working with you on this presentation. Thank you for inspiring our organization.”
Dean Barker, Vice President – Optum Digital’s User Experience Design Studio, UnitedHealth Group
testimonials
“Please can you pass on my sincere thanks to Caroline for speaking to our colleagues at Brit today.
She was superb and such a brilliant speaker. Between her and Ade it was the perfect mix.”
Lorraine Denny, Chief Engagement Officer, Brit Insurance
Caroline did amazingly on Monday, we were delighted to have her and she really did give it her all. Not a dry eye in the house”
Louise O’Dwyer, Director, Talent Programs, EMEA Salesforce
“Caroline spoke at our Annual Conference – Her talk was thought provoking, emotional and inspiring and she had the audience completely enthralled for the duration.
She was a true professional and an absolute pleasure to deal with. The feedback we have received from delegates following the event has been extremely positive.”
Karin Lanigan, Chartered Accountants Ireland
“Caroline was AMAZING with her keynote and Q&A live webcast today.
We are receiving so many compliments from attendees. We’ll be sending you an “official thank you” soon.
It’s truly been a pleasure working with both of you (and the very lovely Louise) and the immensely talented, gifted Caroline.
What a speaker! What a leader!”
Virtual Optum Conference, USA
“I am 20 years in Stryker and have been to many meetings with guest speakers, and I can honestly say that I have never seen a reaction to a presenter like I did today.
Caroline was simply magnificent! She was at her brilliant best. What a beautiful person.
On behalf of every single person that was in the room today, can you pass on our sincere thanks to her.
I have a feeling this is not the last time that she will be asked to present at a Stryker event. She was brilliant! Thank you so much!!
Gearoid Walsh, Senior Manager, Advanced Operations, Stryker
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