About Sarah
Sarah de Lagarde is a communications and PR professional turned motivational speaker and campaigner. On 30 September 2022, she was hit by two London Underground trains and lost her right arm and leg. Despite this, she has rebuilt her life and career as a public speaker, author, and advocate. She was the first woman in the world to be fitted with an AI-powered bionic arm. She summited Mount Kilimanjaro before her accident in August 2022, and again in August 2024, becoming the first woman to reach the summit with two prosthetics.
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SpeakerMotivationalBusiness Leader / ExecutiveArtificial Intelligence (AI)BrandingChange ManagementCommunicationsFemale LeadershipFuturismHealth
Known for
- Surviving being hit by two London Underground trains
- First woman in the world fitted with an AI-powered bionic arm
- Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro twice—once before her accident and once after as a double amputee
- Keynote speaking on resilience and responsible innovation
- Media spokesperson on diversity, equity, inclusion, and disability awareness
- Author of business books and fiction novels
- Keynote speaker
- Motivational speaker
- Communications leader
- PR professional
- Media spokesperson
- Author
- Campaigner and advocate
- Public speaking
- Media relations
- Communications
- Disability advocacy
- Technology and innovation
- Mental health advocacy
- Survival and resilience
- Near-death experience lessons
- AI and robotics applications
- Bionic technology
- Mountain climbing and expedition preparation
- Crisis communications
- Organisational resilience
- Accessibility and future-proofing
- Corporate accountability
- Human-centred leadership
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Disability awareness
- Mental health
- Public transportation safety
- Responsible AI development
- 80% Human 20% Bionic
- Award-Winning Public Speaker
- Robotics Real Life User
- Adventurer
- Accessibility Advocate
- Crisis
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