“Dr Briffa spoke at our conference in Berlin and, against all odds, kept a mixed and demanding audience of around 120 people totally engaged. His energetic and humorous delivery style demands attention. Even more impressively, our delegates walked away buzzing with new ideas about how to improve their wellbeing and performance and still refer to the session over a year later – a highly memorable morning.”
David Adams | Global Head of Finance & Capital Markets
Clifford Chance
“Dr John Briffa is a total one-off. He goes on stage at our conferences and then knocks them dead with his unique blend of science, common sense and humour. He scores right at the top on speaker feedback, and senior businessmen act on and benefit from his advice long after hearing him.”
Matthew Gwyther | Editor
Management Today
“Dr Briffa delivered an outstanding session to a senior team of over 150 IBM management consultants. He more than lived up to his reputation for delivering insightful, thought-provoking advice to senior corporate staff. His rapid, lucid delivery, combined with his deeply-researched insights, made his session the most popular session of the day, with many participants talking long after the event about the impact it had made on them.”
Andi Britt | Partner
IBM Global Business Services
Organiser Resources and Press Kit
Below you will find essential details and assets if you're considering booking Dr John Briffa for your event:
1. Sample Session Descriptions
2. How Dr Briffa drives change
3. Short, medium and full-length bios
5. FAQs covering booking and logistics, content and customisation, and technical and AV requirements
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Sample Session Outlines.
1. The Performance Prescription
The Science of Sustainable Success
This keynote sets out the science and practical strategies required for sustainable high performance. Built around Dr Briffa's 'Four Fundamentals' framework — Emotional Regulation, Energy, Environmental Design, and Execution — this session demystifies what actually drives long-term human performance, and provides delegates with actionable advice for success.
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Deep insights into the invisible drivers of daily energy and effectiveness
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A practical toolkit to achieve professional success without compromising personal wellbeing
Best For: Designed for audiences at any level, these sessions counter fatigue and overwhelm and re-energise individuals and teams for sustained high performance.
2. Leader's Edge
The Keys to Sustainable High Performance
Senior leaders are just as prone to fatigue, stress, and overwhelm as junior colleagues — often more so, given the weight of visible responsibility. Over time, this quietly erodes both personal performance and the ability to inspire others. Drawing on Dr Briffa's 'Four Fundamentals' framework, and puts particular emphasis on ‘Emotional Regulation’ – how to use both psychological and physiological tools to manage stress, think clearly and make better decisions. This session explains why high performance and sustainability are core leadership capabilities, and how to achieve them even in challenging environments.
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The business case for sustainable performance at an individual and organisational level
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Practical, high-impact tools for leading under pressure without burning out
Best For: Senior leaders and executives who carry significant responsibility and are looking for a fresh perspective on performance, as well as practical guidance on how to manage the demands of leadership without sacrificing their health.
3. The Science of High-Performing Teams
Practical Strategies for a Sustainable High-Performance Culture
Culture isn't something you can build directly — it's the visible result of whether your people have the right conditions to perform sustainably. This keynote applies Dr Briffa's 'Four Fundamentals' framework, but puts particular emphasis on the Execution element, providing practical advice on how individuals and teams can manage workflow, tasks and time for maximum efficiency. A major theme of the session is that if cultural change is needed, traditional 'culture initiatives' aren't the answer: fixing the individual conditions that drive behaviour is.
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Evidence-based strategies to optimise team environments
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Actionable steps to facilitate consistent high performance and sustainable group success
Best For: HR Directors, People Officers, and L&D leaders at organisations where performance, engagement, and retention are strategic priorities.
“Dr John Briffa delivered an outstanding keynote at our summer event, it was one of the most talked-about sessions of the day. Many delegates highlighted how engaging, practical and thought-provoking his talk was. He connected brilliantly with the audience and sparked meaningful conversations that continued well after the session finished. A fantastic speaker who we’d highly recommend.”
Hayley Saich | Director of Marketing and Proposition
Project One
"John's inspiring session on improving performance in the workplace both entertained and informed our Glass Lift members and NHS guests. It was extremely thought-provoking and resulted in a fantastic interactive discussion afterwards. Not only did our members find it enjoyable on the evening, but many have since made real differences to their lifestyle and behaviour to improve the way they feel and perform at work. Highly recommended for both organisations and individuals!"
Kaye Welfare I MD
The Glass Lift
“Dr Briffa delivered a keynote at our Spring Offsite. We received amazing feedback for his session from a wide range of people – everyone from partners to junior consultants and new juniors to old timers. The one resounding thing that stands out is how much people took away from the day. Dr Briffa sparked people’s attention and provided tangible ideas they can embed in their day-to-day lives. We’ve already seen a direct impact on our people’s behaviours.”
Liz Williams
Moorhouse
Evidence-Based Impact with a Human Touch.
Here is what makes Dr Briffa's sessions uniquely impactful:
Science-Backed, Evidence-Based Insights
Dr Briffa’s sessions are grounded in rigorous physiology and psychology, translating complex scientific data into clear, evidence-based truths that audiences trust.
Practical, Day-One Actionability
Dr Briffa equips attendees with a concrete toolkit of actionable strategies they can implement the very same day.
Rigorous Science with a Human Touch
Dr Briffa balances his academic and clinical authority with a warm, engaging, and humorous delivery style.
Sustainable High Performance
Dr Briffa focuses on how to achieve peak performance without burnout. His strategies help professionals optimise their energy, performance and resilience at work and in life.
What Audiences Take Away:
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Immediate, practical tools to optimise energy, performance, and resilience.
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A positive paradigm shift in how they approach physical and mental wellbeing.
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A renewed sense of ownership over their personal and professional performance.
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Resources to help embed learning and behavioural change
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At select events, a copy of Dr Briffa's book The Performance Prescription, offering a deeper dive into the high-impact methodologies explored in the session.
Dr John Briffa Bios.
Dr John Briffa is a medical doctor, keynote speaker, author and high-performance coach with over 30 years of experience advising global organisations. Using his signature 'Four Fundamentals'™ framework, he helps teams overcome fatigue and burnout to achieve sustainable success. Author of ten books – including The Performance Prescription: The Science of Sustainable Success - Dr Briffa combines scientific rigour with a human touch, and is renowned for his ability to have a lasting, positive impact on audiences at all levels of business.
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Dr John Briffa is a medical doctor, keynote speaker, author and high-performance coach with over 30 years of experience advising global organisations. Specialising in overcoming costly challenges like fatigue, presenteeism, and burnout, he provides evidence-based, sustainable solutions built on his signature 'Four Fundamentals'™ framework: Emotional Regulation, Energy, Environmental Design, and Execution.
An honours graduate of UCL School of Medicine and author of ten books, including The Performance Prescription - The Science of Sustainable Success (2026), Dr Briffa has clinically treated over 25,000 individuals and advised more than 8,000 business executives. Known for combining scientific rigour with a warm, humorous touch, his high-impact sessions inspire audiences to think, feel, and behave differently, making them a premier addition to leadership offsites and global conferences.
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Dr John Briffa is a medical doctor, keynote speaker, author, and high-performance coach with more than 30 years of experience as a trusted advisor to organisations globally. He has deep expertise in tackling the costliest people challenges - including fatigue, presenteeism, and burnout - providing evidence-based, real-world solutions. Backed by science, built on decades of experience, and packed with actionable advice, Dr Briffa’s work facilitates healthy high performance and sustainable success.
To address these performance issues holistically, Dr Briffa developed his proprietary 'Four Fundamentals'™ model, a framework that equips individuals and organisations with the skills required for optimal wellbeing, effectiveness, resilience, and sustainability. This model focuses on Emotional Regulation to perform under pressure, Energy optimisation through physical health, Environmental Design to engineer workspaces for focus and effectiveness, and strategic Execution to boost productivity. Applied together, these fundamentals counter disengagement and ensure an energised workforce with the capacity to work and live successfully.
Delivered with scientific rigour but with a human and humorous touch, Dr Briffa’s sessions inspire audiences to think, feel, and behave differently. He has delivered keynotes, masterclasses, workshops, and coaching services across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. His sessions are consistently rated by delegates as among the most memorable, impactful, and practically useful they have ever experienced, making them a premium addition to conferences, away days, and leadership offsites.
An honours graduate from the University College London School of Medicine with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences, Dr Briffa is also a former UK Health Journalist of the Year with over 800 articles in mainstream publications such as the Financial Times, the Sunday Times and Men’s Health. He is the author of 10 books, including The Performance Prescription: The Science of Sustainable Success (2026). As a clinical physician, Dr Briffa has treated more than 25,000 individuals using innovative lifestyle-oriented approaches, and in addition has advised more than 8,000 business executives at elite global firms across the professional services, legal, and financial sectors.
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