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Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
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Travels from:: USA

The perfect choice for your next special event, Andre Agassi is a keynote speaker with a difference. Whether he is discussing his illustrious tennis c ... more

Christine Anu
Christine Anu
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Christine Anu is recognised as one of the leading and most important indigenous female voices in Australian pop music today. Christine is also a w ... more

Mel B
Mel B
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Travels from:: USA

Melanie Brown, best known to audiences as Mel B of the Spice Girls, is a chart-topping musical artist, actress, author, television personality and gro ... more

Chris Badenoch
Chris Badenoch
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Known as the hat wearing beer merchant, Chris was one of the constant favourites to take out the title of MasterChef Australia Series 1 and was well r ... more

Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Natalie is one of Australia's most renowned entertainers and has achieved significant success as an actress, musician, presenter and author. Natalie's ... more

Maggie Beer
Maggie Beer
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Based in South Australia's Barossa Valley legendary Maggie Beer is a self-taught cook, food author, restaurateur and food producer. She and her husban ... more

Fifi Box
Fifi Box
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

It all began for Fifi Box in 1995 while lying in hospital recovering from a life threatening illness. Unmotivated, bored and with two unfinished unive ... more

Richard Branson
Richard Branson
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Travels from:: UK

The face, spirit, and entrepreneurial mastermind behind Virgin, one of the world's most dynamic brands, Richard Branson is known for his unique vision ... more

George Calombaris
George Calombaris
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

George's molecular gastronomy has seen him become a much talked about chef in the international cooking circuit. His flagship Melbourne restaurant, Th ... more

Fred Chaney
Fred Chaney
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Travels from:: Western Australia

Fred Chaney AO is a former Western Australian politician who, until April 2007, held the position of deputy chairman of the Australian Native Title Tr ... more

John Cleese
John Cleese
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Travels from:: USA

Fans of comedy will instantly recognize Comic Icon John Cleese: a co-founder of the groundbreaking and influential British television comedy Monty Pyt ... more

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
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Travels from:: USA

He is one of the most recognizable faces and accomplished performers in the entertainment industry's storied history. Whether it is has been his comed ... more

Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton
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Travels from:: UK

Acclaimed author, journalist, broadcaster and speaker, Alain de Botton's works tackles questions of everyday life and refer both to his own experience ... more

Fanie De Villiers
Fanie De Villiers
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Travels from:: Africa

A popular player, Fanie de Villiers was known by the nickname Vinnige Fanie. In the Test against Pakistan in Johannesburg, De Villiers became the fir ... more

Robbie Deans
Robbie Deans
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Robbie Deans has achieved the highest level in Rugby Union, as a player for the New Zealand All Blacks and more recently a coach for the Australian Wa ... more

Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
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Travels from:: USA

An Academy Award winner and prominent producer, Michael Douglas is one of the most successful and respected actors of our time. A powerhouse talent, h ... more

Melissa Doyle
Melissa Doyle
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Melissa Doyle is the host of Seven's Sunrise program. A familiar face to audiences of the Seven Network, since 1995 Melissa has worked as a reporter, ... more

Ben Elton
Ben Elton
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Travels from:: Western Australia

Ben Elton is a London-born comedian, author, playwright and television director. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement of ... more

Rachel Finch
Rachel Finch
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Rachael Finch has captured the hearts of the Australian public with her down to earth personality, sense of humour and enthusiasm for life. The former ... more

Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
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Travels from:: USA

Born in Canada, Michael J. Fox is an award-winning television and film actor who has created characters audiences have fallen in love with: Alex P. K ... more

David Frost
David Frost
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Travels from:: UK

Sir David is a hugely popular name worldwide and still holds the record for having interviewed seven US Presidents and seven British Prime Ministers w ... more

Anna Gare
Anna Gare
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Travels from:: Western Australia

Anna Gare is recognised as one of the most popular female chefs on Australia's Life Style Food Channel. She has recently featured in three consecutive ... more

Maude Garett

Maude Garrett is is a vibrant personality which helped win her the coveted role of on-air host and voice for Foxtel's Nickelodeon Network (2006 -2009) ... more

Gabriel Gate
Gabriel Gate
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Gabriel Gate is a chef with an international reputation as a cookery author, television presenter and cookery teacher. As most people probably know, G ... more

Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
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Travels from:: UK

Although best known as the humanitarian tour-de-force behind Live Aid, it is unsurprising that Bob Geldof is also a renown speaker concerning the char ... more

Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
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Travels from:: USA

Her story is fascinating. Her chart statistics are impressive. Her music's even better. At just 26 Delta Goodrem is the Artist of the Decade in Austra ... more

Donna Hay
Donna Hay
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Chances are, if you own a wooden spoon and an apron, you'll have cooked a Donna Hay recipe. You might be one of the 2.25 million people globally who o ... more

Claire Hooper
Claire Hooper
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Claire Hooper is best known across Australia for her role as a Team Captain on Network TEN's Good News Week but now Sydney-siders can also hear her ea ... more

Deborah Hutton
Deborah Hutton
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Deborah Hutton first appeared on the cover of Australian Cosmopolitan, aged 16. Since then, Deborah has become one of the most recognisable and best-k ... more

Sam Kekovich
Sam Kekovich
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Sam Kekovich is one of the real personalities of AFL football. A previous star player with North Melbourne and Collingwood Kekovich was a fine contrib ... more

Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Most commonly known as the host of the phenomenally successful television program Big Brother, Gretel Killeen is also a best-selling international aut ... more

Larry King
Larry King
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Travels from:: USA

After five decades in broadcasting, King is the ultimate insider. He has interviewed luminaries from Malcolm X to Bobby Kennedy, Ralph Nader to Margar ... more

Juliet Love
Juliet Love
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Juliet has always had a passion for design, commencing her career at Vogue Living magazine where she worked as Merchandising Editor, styling photograp ... more

Elle Macpherson
Elle Macpherson
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Travels from:: UK

Elle Macpherson is a prominent figure in business, fashion, film and television. She oversees one of the most well-known, and expanding, brand names i ... more

Lindsay McDougall
Lindsay McDougall
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Lindsay McDougall has graduated to the prime drive time radio slot on national Triple J. He may indeed be this nation's or indeed the world's only V ... more

Jeff McMullen
Jeff McMullen
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

An ABC foreign correspondent for almost two decades, a prize winning Four Corners documentary maker, the longest serving Sixty Minutes reporter, and n ... more

Paul Mercurio
Paul Mercurio
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

From an international career in movies and television, one of Australia's favourite personalities, Paul Mercurio, turns his attention to another of hi ... more

Pete Murray
Pete Murray
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Pete Murray is an Australian singer-songwriter whose three full-length albums have all reached #1 on the Australian music charts. Born in Queensland, ... more

Luke Nguyen
Luke Nguyen
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Luke is the Chef and owner of the award-winning Vietnamese restaurant Red Lantern and is the author of the bestselling books Secrets of the Red Lanter ... more

Ben O'Donoghue
Ben O'Donoghue
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Travels from:: Queensland, Australia

For chef and television presenter Ben O'Donoghue, cooking is a passion and a reflex, it's something he's done since childhood and it never ceases to g ... more

Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver
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Travels from:: UK

Voted the sexist chef on television, his cooking shows are broadcast in over 50 countries and his cookbooks are bestsellers worldwide. He is the self- ... more

Al Pacino
Al Pacino
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Travels from:: USA

One of the greatest actors in all of film history, Al Pacino established himself during one of film's greatest decades, the 1970s, and has become an e ... more

Prof Jim Bright and James Morrison

Presented by James Morrison & Professor Jim Bright Beyond Corporate Mastery, is Improvisation and Innovation for Successful Enterprises Introducing a ... more

Tobie Puttock
Tobie Puttock
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Globally-renowned chef Tobie Puttock is recognised for numerous culinary achievements: he's a prodigy of the UK's infamous River Cafe; his debut Melbo ... more

Pat Rafter
Pat Rafter
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Travels from:: USA

Pat Rafter is Australia's greatest singles tennis player since the legendary John Newcombe in the 1970s. His back to back victories at the US Open, h ... more

Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
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Travels from:: UK

Ramsay's first years in the kitchen were spent training under culinary luminaries such as Marco Pierre White and Albert Roux in London, after which he ... more

Adrian Richardson
Adrian Richardson
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Adrian has a simple philosophy with his food, which he calls "modern Mediterranean" - use the freshest ingredients and keep it simple. Adrian is so pa ... more

Giaan Rooney
Giaan Rooney
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Giaan Rooney is one of Australia's swimming greats. Her many achievements include winning a gold medal in the Athens Olympics in 2004, two silver meda ... more

Henry Roth
Henry Roth
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Henry Roth has a multifaceted professional background combining a law degree with international marketing experience and fashion design. Over the year ... more

Peter Russell-Clarke
Peter Russell-Clarke
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Travels from:: Australia

Peter Russell-Clarke is an icon of the Australian food scene. His name is synonymous with good food and wine yet he is considered a down-to-earth Auss ... more

Wendell Sailor
Wendell Sailor
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Wendell Sailor is an exceptional sportsman who is revered as one of Australia’s best dual code rugby football players and one of rugby league†... more

Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer has established herself as one of the biggest names in fashion and beauty in the world. Discovered in a disco in Hamburg at 17, Clau ... more

Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
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Travels from:: USA

USA TODAY recently named Russell Simmons one of the 'top 25 most influential people of the past 25 years', calling him a 'hip-hop pioneer' for his gro ... more

Rick Stein
Rick Stein
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Celebrity Chef Rick Stein attributes the success of his achievements to a simple observation "Nothing is more exhilarating than fresh fish simply cook ... more

Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone
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Curtis is a 'young gun' Australian Chef, classically trained in London under the legendary Marco Pierre White. He is the face of a new generation of C ... more

Troy and  Zara Swindells-Grose
Troy and Zara Swindells-Grose
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Do you want to communicate with, inspire, motivate and powerfully engage your team – particularly in the current economic climate - Zara & Troy a ... more

Virginia Trioli
Virginia Trioli
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Two-time Walkley Award winner, Virginia Trioli is one of Australia's best-known journalists, with a formidable reputation as a television anchor, radi ... more

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
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Travels from:: USA

One of the world's most recognisable and colorful figures, Donald Trump is the entrepreneur's entrepreneur. Indomitable: Donald Trump is a big, bold t ... more

Jonathon Welch
Jonathon Welch
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Travels from:: Victoria, Australia

Jonathon Welch is the inspiration and conductor behind the wildly successful ABC TV series, 'Choir of Hard Knocks' now known as the 'Choir of Hope and ... more

Chester Williams
Chester Williams
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Travels from:: Africa

Chester Williams is perhaps the most popular of all the Springboks, winning fans on the field with his high work rate and off the field through his wo ... more

Sarah Wilson
Sarah Wilson
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Sarah's an Australian media personality, journalist and blogger with an integrated voice across television, radio, magazines, newspapers and online. ... more

Adriano Zumbo
Adriano Zumbo
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Travels from:: NSW, Australia

Adriano Zumbo is no ordinary patissier. His creations elicit admiration from critics and the public alike and for good reason; they’re unique in ... more