Marion Marincat

Marion Marincat is a keynote speaker and global advocate for audio inclusivity, co-founder of Sownd Affects, and a WHO World Hearing Forum facilitator.

Marion Marincat is a leading advocate and keynote speaker on audio inclusivity, and co-founder of Sownd Affects — a hearing wellness company making workplaces, events, and cities accessible for the one in three people sensitive to noise. Profoundly deaf since 26, Marion has turned personal adversity into global impact, securing UK government innovation grants to tackle noise pollution and inclusivity challenges. His work spans policy, health, and design, helping organizations deliver proven ROI while creating environments where everyone can hear and be heard.

Marion Marincat is a leading advocate and keynote speaker for audio inclusivity and co-founder of Sownd Affects — a hearing wellness company helping businesses, events and workplaces become accessible for the one in three people sensitive to noise. After becoming profoundly deaf at 26, he transformed personal adversity into global impact, securing three UK government innovation grants to address noise pollution and audio accessibility challenges. Marion brings lived experience alongside 20 years of industry expertise and research and development in the hearing health space, to highlight how sound impacts health, wellbeing, and inclusivity. Marion leads a movement reshaping how society designs for sound. He contributes to global policy as a WHO World Hearing Forum facilitator and serves as partnerships and operations consultant at Silence Speaks, an award-winning AI company creating photorealistic sign language avatars. Marion's expertise spans from founding Hearology (hearing health) to speaking on impact investing as a UK G20 entrepreneur in Japan and co-leading the development of large-scale renewable energy projects. His work today delivers proven ROI while challenging organisations to create environments where everyone can hear and be heard. Currently, he's working with the Mayor of Hackney and the Hackney Council team to establish the UK's first audio-inclusive borough — a groundbreaking proof of concept for cities worldwide. His commentary has been featured in national media including the i newspaper, and Time Out London where he speaks on the rising health cost of social noise on public transport. He is scheduled to speak at FFT Fintech Festival and London Build 2025 on the importance of inclusive design.