Ruby Rose landed her first gig in the public eye as a VJ for MTV; a role which not only graced her with an ASTRA award for 'favourite female' in less than twelve months, but also the backing of an entire generation of young adults desperate for a role model that didn't fit the mould, and definitely didn't want to. Appearing as a panelist on the Network Ten's 7pm Project, Guest Judge and Co-host of the Australias Next Top Model Finale, before being given her own shows Ultimate School Musical and MTV STYLE. Outside of television and fashion, Ruby's talents extend to DJing, where she plays at the hottest clubs, parties and festivals around the world. She's taken her signature mixes to renowned LA club XIV, put it on wax with a compilation album with Grant Smillie that debuted at number ten on the ARIA charts. She also hosts number one-rating radio show Party People. Using her voice for good and not evil, Ruby Rose is a generous supporter of many charities. Issues close to her heart include animal welfare, campaigns for anti-bullying and youth mental health, where she works as an ambassador for headspace.

Julia Ross is the founding Managing Director of Australia's largest independent recruitment company. The company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in September 2000 and at that time was the largest ever female-owned company to float on the ASX. She remains the majority controlling shareholder. Julia opened her first office in Sydney in 1988, with a staff of one. Today Julia Ross Recruitment is successfully represented in all Australian states and territories and the United Kingdom, with eleven branches.

Henry Roth has a multifaceted professional background combining a law degree with international marketing experience and fashion design. Over the years, Henry has grown his Australian family bridal and fashion business into a world renown successful brand. Henry has featured on numerous American entertainment shows - including Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, Insider, The View, To ...

William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., SPHR, is President of Rothwell and associates, inc., a full-service consulting firm that offers services in Succession Planning and Management. He is also Professor of Human Resource Development on the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University. As a consultant, he has worked with over 30 multinational corporations. As an academic, he heads up the #2 ra ...

Rowdy loves the game of business and life. In his spare time he has, climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, tracked gorillas in Rwanda, Kayaked in Antarctica, run marathons, and hiked the Kokoda track. When it comes to Playing a Bigger Game, Rowdy walks the talk.
He has spoken to over 1,000,000 people in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia, his best selling books “Play a Bigger Game” and “Leadability” have been published in 7 countries.

Rowdy is the trusted advisor to leaders and companies both large and small, across the globe such as Volvo, Gloria Jeans, IGT, Hoyts, Macquarie, Suncorp and is the go to guide for their pursuit of bigger and better results.

Jessica Rowe is an accomplished journalist, television presenter and three-time best selling author. Jessica's credits include co-hosting Studio 10, Weekend Sunrise and the Today Show. She was also the anchor on Network Ten's First at Five News for 10 years.

A self confessed 'crap housewife', Jess has gathered a strong and loyal following with her #craphousewife movement, uniting and celebrating other mothers who, like Jess, sometimes feel like they are not the perfect mother, wife or cook. With humour and honesty, Jess shares her amusing misadventures on Crap Housewife.
 Jess has teamed up with her best friend and TV icon, Denise Drysdale, for a new weekly podcast titled One Fat Lady and One Thin Lady. Recorded live at Jess? dining room table, Jess and Denise compare their very personal, hilarious and candid tales of family, work, relationships and all the bits in between that we call ?life.?

Jess is also a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, having herself experienced post natal depression. Jess is an ambassador for beyondblue and a patron of Mental Health Australia. In 2015 Jess was honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia for her mental health advocacy work and her contribution to Australian media. 

 

With 25 years experience in public speaking, Peter leads people to change their thinking – instantly, evoke motivation, spark the desire for change and open minds. Peter is a Business Improvement Specialist who has the unique ability to work simultaneously on the "conscious" (left brain, rational) aspects of business with his Clients, and those "unconscious" (right brain, holistic) aspects o ...

Jane Rowe is a radio and television producer, journalist and writer. She has extensive experience at the front line of ABC news and current affairs. For nine years, she was a reporter/producer for the ABC Radio current affairs programmes AM, PM and The World Today. At Radio National, in the 1990s, Jane was a producer/presenter of the weekly program, The Business Report and a producer of Life Matte ...

Peter was the host of the TV show Australian's Behaving Badly, and was in the popular theatre production of Certified Male by Glynn Nicholas, which toured in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Most recently we have sympathised with Peter as Brett - Kim's estranged husband in ABC's Kath and Kim. Brett is a computer geek, a bit of a pants man who is deeply in love with Kim. Brett considers himself a M ...

As HG Nelson and Roy Slaven, Greig Pickhaver and John Doyle are heard on Sydney's JJJ every Saturday afternoon in their popular program THIS SPORTING LIFE which has been searing itself into the nations consciousness since 1986. Both Roy and HG are popular after dinner speakers and have gone to Wimbledon on two separate occasions to bring their own unique view of the great event to their broadcasts ...

Desiree and Cherie are passionately committed to promoting and increasing the positive profile of Opera. They vocally duel- singing arias and duets from the best known composers in different languages and tell humorous stories and fascinating facts about their operatic ancestors. Their performance is a successful mixture, appealing to audiences worldwide and transcending all ages. ...

Adam Rozenbachs is one of Australia's most sought after comedy writers and stand-up comedians. He has appeared on Spicks & Specks, Rove Live, the Comedy Channel and radio station Nova 100. His ability to work in small, darkened spaces with little or no water has allowed him to be a staff writer for Before the Game, Spicks & Specks, Skithouse, Comedy Inc. and The Big Bite. ...

Kathy has held one of the largest and encompassing training roles in the world. She was the Global Manager for learning and development for Coca Cola across eighteen countries in Europe and Asia Pacific. As well as being an expert in all the emotional intelligence and brain dominance models, due to her role she is also well versed in organisational development and culture. ...

David is a macroeconomist specialising in retail forecasts, labour market analysis, project investment and government program reviews. His expertise includes economic modelling of consumer demand and retail sales, monitoring and analysis of trends in investment, and studies of regional economies. David is the author of Retail Forecasts, a subscription based publication providing a detailed analysis of the drivers of retail spending and trends likely to emerge ? a widely used planning tool for the retail industry. He also writes Investment Monitor, providing detailed coverage of current and prospective construction and investment projects in Australia, and analysis of trends in project investment. David is available for guest speaker appearances at annual conferences or for more informal discussions, to assist with your corporate planning.

One of New Zealand's most successful female musicians, singer songwriter, Bic Runga, originally from Christchurch, now based between Auckland and New York. Bic is a powerful and mesmerising performer, combining great skill as a musician (she plays guitars, keyboards, bass and drums). Her music is easy on the ears with its earthy, unique sound and her voice is a pure delight to listen to. ...

The name Eric Rush conjures images of an All Black and Rugby Sevens' specialist. But Eric Rush, former All-Black, current Rugby Sevens captain, barrister and businessman is also a very entertaining and motivational speaker in his own right. He talks about the parallels of coaching for excellence, in business and sport. ...

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 Aussie. He wrote, produced and presented 900 TV shows for 197 of the Australian Government owned national TV stations the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission), 150 for SBS, documentaries for Good Morning Australia and programme segments for The Don L ...

Phil Ruthven is the founder and Chairman of IBISWorld, an international corporation providing online business information, forecasting and strategic services. IBISWorld now operates in Australia, the United States (NY and LA), Canada, China, United Kingdom and Indonesia. It plans to add the rest of the European Union, and Japan over the next five years or so. In 2014, Phil became a Member of the Order of Australia, in recognition of his significant service to business and commerce, and to the community. Phil contributes regularly to radio, TV, newspapers, magazines and documentaries on business, economic and social issues. He continues to be one of Australia's most frequent and prolific commentators in demand by the media, and is widely considered the nation's most respected strategist and futurist on business, social and economic matters.

Brett Rutledge is taking the entertainment scene by storm with his astonishing repertoire of more than 200, on-the-money characterizations of some of the world's best-known celebrities. Laugh with Billy Connolly, learn to be Elvis, play games with Julian Clary, battle Darth Vader in a light sabre duel, sing along with Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison, Dean Martin, Joe Cocker, Louis Armstrong, Frank Spenc ...

Jane Rutter has established herself as one of Australia's most brilliant and versatile flautists. Her talent and effervescence have enchanted audiences from devoted classical concert goers to pop rock audiences and millions of television viewers nationwide. Jane is one of the few classical flautists in the world with the ability to cross over into jazz and pop. Her albums "Nocturnes and Preludes" ...

Susan Ryan was the first Labor Senator for the Australian Capital Territory, 1975. In the Federal Parliament she was the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister Bob Hawke on the Status of Women 1983-88 and the Minister for Education, 1984-87. She presided over the passage of the federal government's Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and the Affirmative Action (Equal Opportunities in Employment) Act 1986.S ...

Jason Ryder is a large than life character in the Australian comedy industry - the only surfer turned comic and corporate entertainer in the country. Jason's comedy is a blend of the "Aussie Idiot's" observations of everyday life, hilarious tall tales and true and wry comment on our society. Every major comedy room in Australia has seen Jason leave audiences gasping between laughs, with leading ...

John Safran is an Australian documentary maker and media personality, well-known for pranks and indelicate handling of controversial issues. He is known for his outlandish stunts such as rummaging through Australian television personality Ray Martin's rubbish in John Safran: Media Tycoon (an early pilot for a TV series), placing a temporary fatwa on the life of Rove McManus and sneaking nine young ...

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's greatest wingers of all time. During his rugby league career, Wendell Sailor played 19 Tests for Australia, five of which were in Super League, and 17 State of Origin matches for Queensland, three of them being Super League. During his time in rugby un ...

A seasoned comic with an ever growing profile, Akmal has toured nationally with Jimeon, Ben Elton, Steady Eddy, The Amazing Jonathon, the Umbilical Brothers and has supported Steven Wright on two of his Australian tours. Being of Arab heritage, his comedy touches on the issues such as Jesus, September 11 and hysterical looks at modern day life in Australia. He has the uncanny gift to walk on stage ...

Engaged over 1550 times as a speaker, trainer and MC from the USA to Asia, Rob is a popular MC and keynote speaker, client companies include Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific, Key Media (Singapore), Dennis Wee Reality (Singapore), National Australia Bank, Optus Telecommunications, AMP, BOSCH, Quorum Magazine, SMEs plus he has lectured extensively at various Universities and TAFE colleges. ...

Joel started as a street performer. He spent four years on the road in Australia, Thailand, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, France and the UK, honing his skills in front of the toughest audiences in the world. Already a killer juggler and comic improviser, Joel began developing new ideas, combining music and juggling. He unveiled his unique electronic big beat juggling in Sydney night clubs in ...

Bernard Salt is an experienced and compelling speaker. His presentations are always energetic, edgy and at times laugh-out-loud funny. His observations are insightful and his material is fact-based and tailored to individual audiences.

Bernard speaks at all kinds of business events including keynotes at conferences, workshops, off-site retreats and boardroom briefings.  He speaks regularly throughout Australia and New Zealand and internationally several times per year.

The Age has described his style as ?part stand-up comedian, part number-crunching economist.?   One journalist has described him as ?quick witted and dynamic as a public speaker ? articulate and holds an audience exceptionally well.?  His views are regularly sought by the business community and by the general media. He appears regularly on radio and television programs including Sunrise, Today Tonight, A Current Affair and 60 Minutes.

A marketing culture is central to Michael's work philosophy. Whether in Accounting, Information Technology or Finance he has strived to be the best in his field. Michael is focused on excellence while abiding by the highest ethical and moral standards. Michael Salvatico headed Emerging Markets Strategy at Merrill Lynch presenting investment trends worldwide. He now heads Climakind Pty Ltd, specialising in Pollution Emissions Reduction and Climate Change Brand Management.

Adam Salzer, Director/Greater China at PricewaterhouseCoopers, is an economist by education and practice, with 20 years experience in high level strategic and management consultancy throughout Asia Pacific. Mr. Salzer has extensive experience in Greater China and was responsible for establishing the first HR joint venture consulting group between a Western HR company and a Chinese government ministry in the early 1990s.

Todd is an adventurer, award-winning documentary-maker, television presenter and businessman.
He is the co-creator of the Earth Hour initiative, one of the largest environmental movements in history.
The Financial Review and News Limited ranked him as one of the most influential executives in Australia.
Todd sits on the Board of Directors of both Fairfax and Qantas.

Todd is also the breakout star of the hit ABC show the Gruen Planet and a co-host on the Channel 10 news show,
The Project. He is the writer, producer and host of the award-winning documentary series Redesign My Brain
and more recently the Discovery International adventure-science series, BodyHack. 
 
Outside of work, Todd enjoys mountaineering and has climbed to the top of Mount Everest unguided.

Angus Sampson has an extensive body of creative work spanning film, theatre, television, radio and voice artistry. Born and educated in Sydney, he is a trained copywriter and a graduate from the AWARD School. An accomplished actor, he has had film roles in Summer Coda, Darkness Falls, Razor Eaters, Kokoda, You and Your Stupid Mate, and a TV acting career which included parts in The Secret Life ...

The SAMURAI Self-Leadership programme is a development process that builds commitment amongst a group of people within an Organisation to become leaders and champions of change. This change begins with them; it begins with defining what they need to
'become' in order to make a real sustainable difference to the Organisation they serve. This is more than just a task or an intellectual
exercis ...

Leadership Speaker Mark Sanborn is president of an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is an international bestselling author and noted authority on leadership, team building, customer service and change. ...

Tim has also received an enthusiastic endorsement from Tom Peters, the renowned business motivational speaker. He developed and honed his speaking skills as a competitive debater, where he was national debate and public speaking champion in five categories over his career. He frequently appears as a guest on radio and television programs across the country. At 43 years young, Tim has deep expe ...

Anne's profile just keeps getting higher. She first made a name for herself as Captain of the Australian Netball Team. Almost single-handedly she has created the high public profile that Netball enjoys today. As a speaker she gives a brilliant presentation on balancing family and business life. ...

From monk to venture capitalist and keynote speaker Kamal Sarma has transformed leaders and teams globally. Over the last 20 years he has delivered significant results for people and companies with his customised framework and teachings.

Richard has the experience, insights, honesty, and energy to connect with his audience in a unique and powerful way.

Voted Australian Paralympian of the Year in 1994, 96, 97 & 98, 1997 Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year. Louise holds numerous world records. World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability at the inaugural Laureus Awards hosted by the World Sports Academy. She is a tremendous inspirational and motivational speaker. ...

Joanna Savill is a warm, relaxed and highly professional MC, moderator, speaker and presenter, regularly seen at food events around town and interstate. Best known as co-host of The Food Lovers' Guide to Australia TV series and author of the award-winning SBS Eating Guide to restaurants and food shopping in Sydney, she definitely knows her food. In fact she's a borderline obsessive food traveller ...

Triple National Champion and two times Commonwealth Games Champion. Olympic walking representative who won the hearts of a nation by the way she accepted the judges' decision when she was tragically disqualified 150m from a certain gold medal. Jane has recently won the gold medal for the 20km walk at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. As a result of her achievements and her inspirational, passionate an ...

Pop music legend, Leo Sayer, had a string of mainstream hits in the 1970's. Leo's new stage show has been receiving standing ovations every night. He still delivers one of the most energised performances in the world with a show that documents his history and includes all of his smash hit songs plus a sample from his new album Voice In My Head. He has also been in great demand on the corporate circuit in Australia with some clients saying he created the best event they have ever had. Leo is now available for corporate keynotes and is a great opener or closer: he will speak on "Lessons Learned Along the Way", interspersing his positive message with famous songs from throughout his career. He also talks about accepting "New Challenges" and re-inventing yourself... and he has done so brilliantly... in 2008 alone he has had a #1 hit in England and released a new album.

An active member of the National Speakers Association, Edward E. Scannell has given more than a thousand presentations, seminars and workshops across the U.S. and in several overseas venues. Equally involved in both civic and professional organizations, he has served on the Boards of Directors of a number of groups, including the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, The American Society for Training and D ...

Kristen Schaal gives Jon Stewart a run for his money as the Senior Women's Issues Commentator on The Daily Show. This female comic also has her own stand-up special Comedy Central Presents ... Kristen Schaal which premiered to record ratings. Although she is perhaps best known as stalker-fan Mel from HBO's Flight of the Conchords, Kristen also appears on the big screen in features such as When i ...

Social entrepreneur Melina Schamroth is in the business of making a difference. Founder of m.a.d.woman (making a difference), creator of the unique Single Volunteers dating program, Grateful in April, Gals Doin' Good networking events, motivational speaker and author, Melina runs programs and events to connect people with each other and with their communities. Be it bushfire relief, helping the hungry and homeless or supporting neglected animals, Melina is continually finding innovative ways to motivate and engage people. In the past couple of years alone, m.a.d.woman achievements include cooking more than 70,000 meals for hungry and homeless Australians. Other projects have aided thousands of people - Black Saturday bushfire victims, disabled and disadvantaged youth, long-term unemployed and more. Melina's unique corporate team building events also make a difference. From small groups to large teams, m.a.d.woman events unite participants - all while producing tangible outcomes for projects in need.

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, Claudia shot to success almost immediately as the face of the highly published and iconic 'Guess Jeans' campaigns of the early 90's. Paul Marciano said in E! Forbes Top 15 Supermodel Beauties Who Made Bank, "The Guess name became really much more known a ...

A talented radio and television performer with an easy charm and a sharp wit, Julian Schiller is one of the country's most respected original talents. He is currently anchoring the Breakfast show alongside fellow comics Tony Moclair, Lisa Fernandez and Ryan (Fryzie) Fitzgerald on the highly successful Nova 91.9 Adelaide. ...

After twelve years at the World Bank, as senior economist and principal economist, Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel - one of most regarded economists internationally- joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as Chief Economist, where he was also the Director of the Economics Department simultaneously.

Michael is an entertaining pragmatist who blends humour and pathos with his own personal illustrations. Combining a background of sales and management success, Michael's credibility extends to both sales and non-sales staff alike. Michael has demonstrated his "Sales Sense" approaches to producing results working in major corporations in both the USA and Australia. He believes that developing your ...

Leo Schofield's former appointments include: Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, Director of the Sydney Festival, Artistic Director of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival and Paralympic Arts Festival, and Artistic Director of the Sydney New Years Eve celebrations. Prior this he spent 25 years in the advertising and communications industry. He was Creative Director of several of the country's largest agencies before setting up his own communications consultancy. As a journalist and broadcaster, he writes for The Bulletin, Australian House and Garden, and Men's Style. He is Editor at Large for Gourmet Traveler. In 2000 he was awarded an AM in the Order of Australia for services to the Sydney and Melbourne Festivals, to conservation and heritage and for fundraising for the arts. In 2003 he was one of the Australians awarded a Commonwealth Government Centenary Medal.