Tim Prendergast

Tim Prendergast has established himself as a thought leader in resilience, wellbeing, and inclusion. At the age of eight, Tim developed an eye condition that would leave him with only 5% vision. Despite this, Tim found a passion for running and subsequently went on to represent New Zealand at four Paralympic Games winning Gold in Athens over 800 metres along with two Silver medals at the Sydney Games.

Following his retirement from elite sport, Tim has worked extensively across numerous community and educational settings using the power of his story to motivate and inspire others to be the best they can be. Most recently, Tim has worked in Financial Services, for a Global Bank being instrumental in developing and evolving the People agenda within a Corporate and Commercial Bank which centres around high performance, employee wellbeing and authentic leadership.

Along with a speaking career that spans over 20 years, Tim brings the audience an authentic and inspiring story that balances the lessons learned from Tim’s compelling story, along with tangible ideas around resilience, leadership and wellbeing that the listener can take away and apply to their own lived experience.