Linda Bonnar

Wellbeing Manager at AlKalma Health

Speaker

Linda Bonnar is a Master NLP Coach, keynote speaker, author and wellbeing leader whose work sits at the intersection of human performance and sustainable workplace culture. Irish-born, Linda has spent the last two decades living and working across the Middle East, the United States and Singapore — before returning to the region she knows best, bringing a genuinely global perspective to every conversation about how people thrive at work.

Currently Wellbeing Manager at alkalma — the UAE’s leading integrated mental health and wellbeing organisation — Linda is at the forefront of translating evidence-based care into high-performing, human-centred teams. She has coached executives at Google, Salesforce, Chanel, Walt Disney, Lego, AMEX, BNY and the US Armed Forces, helping leaders operate with greater clarity, confidence and resilience.

Linda’s approach is warm, practical and grounded in evidence. She is the author of PRESS PLAY, The START 30-day Journal and Just Three Things, and Co-founder of Upstrive, a wellbeing platform for schools and businesses.

A passionate mental health advocate, Linda has completed 22 marathons and two ultra-marathons — and brings that same tenacity to everything she does.