Carina Bruwer

Resilience speaker turning world-record lessons into actionable frameworks for corporate teams

About

Carina Bruwer is a keynote speaker who draws on world-record swimming achievements, a competitive music industry career, and entrepreneurial experience to deliver talks on resilience, managing fear, and building genuine confidence through change. Her strength lies in moving beyond motivational clichés. Bruwer offers actionable frameworks grounded in high-stakes personal experience, paired with storytelling that makes complex ideas land with audiences. She leaves participants with concrete tools to apply beyond the event. She has facilitated programs for leading South African companies including ABSA, Old Mutual, FNB, Sanlam, Woolworths, YPO, Women in Tech, PSG, Ninety One, Momentum, Broll, Merck, and Novartis. She works with corporate teams, event planners, and private clients seeking substantive content that genuinely engages. Based in the Western Cape, Bruwer combines lived experience with clarity and warmth, helping audiences embrace transformation and rediscover their capacity to shift direction.

Past events

1. Festival of Evening - keynote, panel moderator and MC (2025) 2. Women In Tech Global Summit (2026) 3. Are You Future Ready? Old Mutual Digital Learning Day (2025) 4. DBS Bank, Singapore (2025) 5. Sovereign Trust SA Limited (2025) 6. SANBS Quarterly leader session (2026)

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