Kerry Daynes: In Person
Forensic Psychology Keynote Speaker | Conference Speaker | Panel Moderator | True Crime Events
There is a particular kind of speaker who makes an audience sit up and take notice — who takes a complex or uncomfortable subject and hands it back to the room in a way that feels personal, urgent, and utterly alive. Kerry Daynes is that speaker.
Whether she is addressing a corporate boardroom, a conference of criminal justice professionals, a group of students, or a gathering of survivors and advocates, Kerry brings the rare ability to make people laugh at themselves while confronting the hardest truths about human nature. She does not deliver lectures. She starts conversations that rooms cannot stop having.
Keynote Speaking
Kerry speaks at conferences, summits, and events across the UK and internationally. Every keynote is designed from the ground up for the specific audience — their sector, their questions, their required outcomes. A keynote for a corporate leadership team looks very different from one for a victim support organisation, and Kerry makes sure of that.
Topics include:
- Her life and career as a forensic psychologist — the cases, the systems, and what they reveal about human nature
- Trauma-informed services and the importance of 'rational compassion'
- The psychology of dangerous people: what the warning signs actually look like, and why we so often miss them
- Coercive control, manipulation, and deception: how they operate in cons, workplaces, relationships, and institutions
- Resilience and psychological safety: what genuinely protects people's mental wellbeing — and what only appears to
- 'Dark side' personality traits: where we find them, what the risks are, and what we can learn from them
- Understanding victims: language, trauma, recovery, and choice
- The psychology of power, status, and authority: how women can bridge the authority gap and lead authentically
- Sex, gender, violence, crime, and the stories we tell: unpacking the narratives that shape public understanding
"Your keynote speaker was one of the best speakers I have ever heard: fluent, knowledgeable, funny. We could have happily listened to her for several more hours."
Jane Mayer, Conference Organiser, National Women's Register
"I wholeheartedly recommend Kerry to any business serious about taking their people to the next level. Her talks are unique, captivating, funny, informative and challenging. She appeals to all levels and all industries — a rare find."
Zoe Lancaster, Managing Director, Health Enrich
"Back again by popular demand."
The Oldie Magazine, Soho Literary Festival
Who Kerry Speaks For
Kerry has worked with audiences across:
- Criminal justice and policing
- Legal and judiciary professionals
- Healthcare, social care, and mental health services
- Corporate and financial sectors
- Education and universities
- Victim support and advocacy organisations
- Festivals, literary events, and public programmes
- TV, media, and broadcast industry events
- Women-only groups and events
If your audience deals with people — their behaviour, their risk, their success, or their psychology — Kerry has something to say to them that they will not have heard before, and will not forget.
Book Kerry for Your Next Event
Kerry is available for UK and international engagements. She works closely with event organisers in advance to ensure every talk lands exactly where it needs to — for your audience, your brief, and your event.
All keynote, panel, and speaking enquiries are handled through Kerry's management.