About Professor Howick’s transformative, science-based plenaries

Jeremy Howick’s keynotes offer a rare combination of scientific depth, real-world relevance, and human insight. Drawing on over two decades of award-winning research, bestselling books, and teaching at Oxford, he explores how empathy, evidence-based thinking, and the body’s natural healing capacities can transform healthcare, leadership, and wellbeing.

Whether addressing corporate leaders, healthcare professionals, or academic audiences, Jeremy’s talks challenge assumptions, inspire reflection, and provide practical tools for meaningful change. His keynotes are rooted in rigorous science—and delivered with clarity, warmth, and a passion for reshaping the way we care, lead, and live.

Current keynotes

The body has its own pharmacy—yet we often overlook its power. Howick explains how the body can heal itself and why, in some cases, natural approaches may be better than medication. Using real research examples, he helps people make smarter health choices and regain trust in the body’s ability to heal.

Based on his bestselling book Doctor You, Professor Jeremy Howick shares science-backed strategies to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and support lasting wellbeing – without over-relying on medication.

Based on his internationally acclaimed model of empathic leadership—the first of its kind – Professor Jeremy Howick equips leaders with practical, science-backed tools to thrive in high-pressure environments. Research shows empathic leadership boosts engagement by up to 76%, reduces burnout, and strengthens team performance.

Drawing on his experience as founder of the Oxford Empathy Programme, the Global Network for Empathy in Healthcare, and the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, Professor Jeremy Howick delivers a powerful case for empathy as one of the most effective – and underused – tools in modern medicine.

Based on his groundbreaking book on placebos, Professor Jeremy Howick delivers a provocative and timely keynote that challenges how we understand – and apply – one of medicine’s most misunderstood phenomena.

Science-based empathy

Jeremy Howick combines solid research with practical strategies, proving how empathy enhances both patient experiences and leadership.

Award-winning expertise

With over 250 scientific publications, Oxford teaching experience, and bestselling books, he delivers insights that are both profound and practical.

Transformational keynotes

Jeremy’s talks challenge the status quo and equip leaders, healthcare professionals, and organizations with tools for better workplaces and outcomes.

About Jeremy Howick

Jeremy Howick is a professor, researcher, and bestselling author known for his work on how expectations, empathy, and context shape behaviour in healthcare and beyond. He has published over 250 research papers and leads the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. With degrees from Dartmouth, LSE, and Oxford, he combines academic rigour with a passion for human-centered care.

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