Women In Business Speakers

Carlii Lyon

Carlii Lyon is one of Australia's leading experts in personal branding. As a former international personal publicist, she represented Miranda Kerr, New York Times bestselling authors and pioneers in personal development. Today, as a speaker and executive brand coach, she helps executives and teams raise their profile, build influence and find the courage to be visible. She is the author of Courage to Be, a Forbes Australia contributor, and has spoken to teams at Top 50 ASX companies and global brands including Microsoft, L'Oréal, Spotify and McDonald's.

Carolyn Butler-Madden

What if purpose was your organisation's greatest competitive advantage? Carolyn Butler-Madden is a leading authority on purpose in business. A former ad exec turned purpose activist, she's an award-winning author, speaker, and founder of a B Corp-certified consultancy. With contagious energy and a powerful mix of bold thinking, inspiring stories and practical tools, she inspires leaders to harness purpose as a strategic driver of performance, innovation, impact and commercial success - and find deep personal fulfilment along the way.

Carolyn Creswell

Carolyn Creswell, Carman's Fine Foods founder and managing director, is a role model for Australians who have always wanted to take the plunge on that great business idea or opportunity. Carolyn has single handedly grown her business from handmaking muesli for a few Melbourne cafes and delis, to a multinational company, spanning 21 countries and turning over more than $10 million annually. It's fair to say that when I took on my business I didn't know much about running a company. There were a lot of steep learning curves along the way, but I believed in the product and the people I worked with and knew that if I put my mind to it I could achieve anything" says Carolyn.

Carrie Bickmore

Carrie Bickmore is a beloved Australian presenter known for her wit, warmth, and ability to find humour in the headlines. A Gold Logie winner and long-time host of The Project, Carrie’s media career spans radio, TV, and voiceover. She's also a sought-after MC and the face of SKYBUS TV.

Catherine DeVrye

A speaker who understands your conference needs-Get results through learning and laughter to gain a competitive edge.

Long before standing ovations, Catherine was an IBM executive in Australia, Tokyo and Hong Kong with roles in sales, marketing, HR, communication. At one stage, in your shoes, responsible for incentive events and leadership programs, she vowed to not only deliver an entertaining, educational and motivational message from the stage but to be easy to work with off stage.

The best-selling author of 9 books, translated into over a dozen languages is an inspirational communicator with proven hands-on international experience in the private and public sectors as both a corporate businesswoman and small business owner. Named in 2016 by the Financial Review as one of the Top 100 Women of Influence in Australia?

DeVrye?Develops ideas-Delights audiences-Delivers results uniquely tailored to your brief. Combining Gen Y energy with Baby-boomer experience and wisdom, her 'street cred? adds value to any event.

Catherine Plano

Catherine is an International Keynote Speaker and Executive Coach, Leadership Development Professional, Queen of Transformation, a Creative Soul Adventurer, a Theorist and Provocateur of Change, and ... an Agent of Philosophy. Catherine Plano has dedicated her entire life to helping others transform their own lives into greatness. With more than two decades of working with renowned companies and touching 100,000 lives through spiritual and mental reinvention.
Catherine continues her mission of aiding companies and individuals in becoming aware of their limitless potential and using their extraordinary abilities to achieve their desired outcomes. Catherine changes lives daily through working with international teams, executives, businesses and life coaching, both women and teenagers and inspiring as a motivational speaker.

Cathy Burke

Cathy Burke is a global leadership expert and award-winning author who inspires hope and action. A former CEO of The Hunger Project Australia, she helped millions rise from hunger through grassroots leadership. Today, she empowers organisations worldwide to lead with courage, vision and heart—making the impossible feel possible.

Colleen Callander

An award-winning CEO, Colleen Callander has a wealth of knowledge and proven track record in building brands, establishing winning cultures and creating environments that allow people to be inspired and empowered.

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Rice was the first African-American woman secretary of state, as well as the second African American. Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that position. Before joining the Bush administration, she was a professor of political science at Stanford University where she served as Provost from 1993 to 1999. Rice also served on the National Security Council as the Soviet and East European Affairs Advisor to President George H.W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification.

Dannielle Miller

Dannielle Miller, a thought leader and expert in girls' self-esteem and body image, started out her career as a teacher and then quickly became a major innovator in education and student welfare. She was responsible for the curriculum, staffing and quality of learning of the English faculty of a dual-campus high school. Dannielle was named NSW Entrepreneur of the Year and was deemed the country's number one Emerging Leader in Learning by The Australian newspaper and was listed as one of Sydney's Top 100 Influential People by the Sydney Morning Herald's Sydney Magazine. She was nominated for a Pride of Australia Medal, in the Inspiration category and was honoured with an Australian Leadership Award. Dannielle is the weekly Channel 9 Mornings contributor on parenting and women's issues and is regularly called upon by the media as an expert commentator. She released her book The Butterfly Effect, which offers a positive new approach to raising teen girls. After receiving many requests from parents and educators for a version especially for teen readers, she went on to write The Girl with the Butterfly Tattoo. Dannielle is an avid blogger and has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and sites such as Mamamia, The Hoopla and Feministing. She is featured in education journals, and she is a popular speaker at youth and education conferences and forums. A recent career highlight was speaking at The Sydney Opera House on a panel with Germaine Greer, Eva Cox and Tara Moss as part of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.