Internationally RecogniSed Keynote Speaker
inspiring & educating audiences on Narrative Capital™, intergenerational stewardship & legacy
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KEYNOTE TOPICS
For: families, family enterprises, family offices, private client communities, private forums, adviser networks
Narrative Capital™: The Human Infrastructure of Enduring Wealth
Financial capital alone does not sustain a family across generations. Narrative Capital™ is the invisible infrastructure of enduring wealth: identity, belonging, memory, values, trust, and the stories that help people locate themselves within a larger legacy. This keynote explores how families can intentionally cultivate Narrative Capital™ to strengthen continuity, connection, and stewardship across generations.
For: families, family enterprises, family offices, private client communities, private forums, adviser networks
Intergenerational Stewardship: Preparing Families for the Great Wealth Transfer
We are living through an unprecedented transfer of wealth, but stewardship is not simply a financial event. It is a human, relational, and identity-based transition. This keynote examines what intergenerational stewardship requires now: shared meaning, role clarity, communication, responsibility, and the capacity to carry legacy forward in a changing world.
NIM HAS SPOKEN ACROSS THE WORLD
Australia
Australia
Business Chicks
Sydney, Australia
Futr Summit
New York City, USA
Groundtruth
New York City, USA
Innov8rs
Montreal, Canada
Brand2Global
Silicon Valley, USA
Mexico
Australia
Australia
Twitter Headquarters
New York City, USA
World Retail Congress
Dubai, UAE
PROFESSIONAL BIO
Nim de Swardt is a family storyteller, adviser, researcher, and speaker whose work centres on cultivating Narrative Capital™ within significant families.
Nim is recognised as one of Australia’s leading voices in family storytelling and legacy practice. She chairs the PWN Family Wealth Peer Group and is currently completing research on women, wealth, and the lived experience of stewardship. She was formerly the world’s first Chief Next Generation Officer at a US$16B seventh-generation family enterprise, where she gained a front-row view into the opportunities and complexities of multigenerational wealth, leadership, and succession.
With a background spanning communications, narrative psychology, narrative practice, storytelling science, and human-centred design, Nim has spoken internationally on connection, legacy, and intergenerational leadership, helping families deepen identity, belonging, and continuity across generations.
Her work and insights have been featured in The New York Times, CEO Magazine, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, Smart Company, INC Magazine, Frankie Magazine, The Future Laboratory, and the Gold Coast Bulletin.
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Private Wealth Network COngress
May 2026
Family Office Congress XVII is PWN's annual flagship gathering, bringing together over 400 PWN Members to shape the future of family wealth, entrepreneurship, legacy and impact.
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THE DEA NETWORK ANNUAL RETREAT
Feb 2026
The Art of Care, Connection and Capital.
Nim facilitated a live ‘In Conversation: Lived Experience, Money and Stewardship’ + keynote ‘Your Wealth Leadership Story’
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FinCap Festival
Feb 2026
Keynote: The people behind the capital
“Her ability to connect with the audience and share her message on the importance of intergenerational connection was impactful and left us with a blueprint for a more connected future ”
— FUTR Summit, New York City
work with nim
Researching the lived experience of women in wealth: stewardship, identity, agency, and intergenerational responsibility.
Family Storyteller & Narrative Practitioner at RE-CONNECT - the home of Narrative Capital™
Our storytelling services & experiences strengthen identity, belonging, and continuity across generations.
Non-Exec Board Director and Advisory Board member working across boards, organisations and special projects.
Keynotes, educational experiences and teachings on storytelling, intergenerational connection, leadership and legacy.
TEACHING INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTION AROUND THE WORLD
guest faculty - modern elder academy
Nim joined MEA as Guest Faculty alongside Chip Conley, Jeff Hamaoui & Charlotte Japp for the Modern Elder Academy's first Intergenerational Wisdom Sharing workshop in Baja California, Mexico.
BOOK FEATURES
Nim’s wisdom and work feature across New York Times bestselling books.
