Ben Elton is a hugely successful and influential stand-up comedian, scriptwriter, playwright, librettist and novelist whose work includes some of the funniest and most successful comedy of our time.

Called the "Apostle of appreciation" by the Globe and Mail, Canada's largest newspaper, and "creative and refreshing" by the New York Times, Chester Elton is co-author of several successful leadership books. All In, The Carrot Principle and What Motivates Me have been New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestsellers. His work has been called a "must read for modern managers," by Larry King of CNN. Elton's books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than a million copies worldwide. As a motivation expert, Chester has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fast Company and the New York Times, and has appeared on NBC's Today Show, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, National Public Radio and CBS's 60 Minutes. And if you Google the 30 top leadership gurus of 2014, you'll find Chester Elton at number 12, right after John Baldoni and just ahead of Jim Collins. Chester serves as a leadership consultant to firms such as American Express, Avis Budget Group and Cigna.

Luke Elvy is a lead presenter/reporter for Fox Sports Australia. He is a passionate sports follower and has over a decade of journalistic experience in print and television media. Luke began his career at Fairfax Pty/Ltd as a copy person for 18 months before landing an Internship in the Sports department of the Sydney Morning Herald. At age 21, he accepted a role as Editor of a boutique magazine ...

Described as 'High-tech didgeridoo meets drum n bass', this high energy performance group from Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Australia, have sold over 50 000 albums from the streets & stage. Making them one of the hottest independent, underground success stories to emerge from the Top End of Australia. Mark Hoffman's debut album 'Raw Didge' demonstrates the rhythms, sounds and techniques that ...

Larry Emdur is one of Australia's most multi-talented media personalities. A much sought after compere, keynote speaker and facilitator, Larry has been described by clients as "brilliant", "humorous" and "charismatic". Extremely popular, Larry's professionalism, versatility, engaging manner and genuine warmth make him ideal for any corporate event. He also presents a unique Corporate Game Show des ...

WOULDN'T IT BE NICE if the GOOD VIBRATIONS and CALIFORNIA SUN could WIPEOUT the SUMMERTIME BLUES ! Well stop CALIFORNIA DREAMING, because with THE ENDLESS SUMMER BEACH PARTY, the TEQUILA will flow & everybody will TWIST & SHOUT and DANCE DANCE DANCE all night long. ...

Many people have tried to describe the ten piece line up of The Enormous Horns - and most of them have failed. They've been called a smouldering funk band, a brassy soul revue, a hep jazz combo and a wild rock & roll band. In truth, they're a little bit of all those things - but most of all they're a party band. From their diverse set list to their hilarious, energetic performances, The Enormous ...

Prior to working exclusively for Fox 8, Amy presented for Fox Sports, hosted the sports based show "Chilly Factor" and was a presenter on "Spin", which was a youth lifestyle show. Amy has also worked with a number of charities such as Breast Cancer Awareness Week, the Starlight Foundation, the Shepherds Centre and the Children's Variety Club. Amy is a qualified Aesthetician- a specialist in the s ...

Philip Escoffey AKA The Grey Man, is one of the UK's top psychic illusionist/mind readers. A Psychology graduate, Philip has been earning a living as a mentalist for the last 10 years. A confirmed skeptic, Philip is dismissive of spiritualists, mediums and astrologers. However, he has a deep academic interest in the reasons why people need to believe and is an expert in how techniques like cold ...

Saul Eslake is the Chief Economist at the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and is a member of ANZ's Group Asset and Liability Committee. Mr Eslake is also a Director of the University of Tasmania Foundation and Chair of the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board. He serves on three Federal Government advisory panels ? the Trade Policy Advisory Council, the Foreign Affairs Council and the Tourism Forecasting Committee. Prior to joining ANZ in 1995, Mr Eslake was the Chief Economist (International) at National Mutual Funds Management (now part of the AXA Insurance group) and, before that, he was the Chief Economist of thestockbroking firm McIntosh Securities (now part of the Merrill Lynch group). He began his career as an economist in the Commonwealth Public Service, including two years at the Treasury in Canberra. Mr Eslake holds a fi rst-class honours degree in Economics from the University of Tasmania and has completed the Senior Executive Program at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business.

If you want your sales people to have a unique experience that has the potential to change their lives, then hire Bruce. He has appeared 16 times on the annual program of the Million Dollar Round Table, considered by many to be the preeminent platform in the sales and financial advisorial world. His presentations ("From Acorns to Oak Trees", "Client Building Strategies" and "Philanthropy and your Practice") are designed to have a dramatic impact on financial advisors in particular and sales people in general. Bruce challenges them to focus on the essence of their businesses and to ask themselves "Why are they doing what they are doing the way they are doing it?" In each of these presentations, Bruce will share more than two dozen transferrable concepts that he uses today, and which he has successfully used over his 44 year career in the life insurance business. A world class speaker, Bruce's proven sales and marketing ideas create an energy of expectation, enthusiasm and excitement that is unparalleled.

Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision, the glorious celebration of everything Eurovision, heralds the dawn of the first fully interactive musical where the audience decides who wins at every performance. Welcome to Sarajevo, hosts this year of the competition that delights millions of people around the world! Created in Melbourne, this FABULOUS show, put together by the same team who took the show to Londo ...

Everyone wants help peering into the future, either to recognize opportunity & seize a competitive advantage, or just to avoid being blind sided. The frustration is that most of the folks who can help them do this tend to look at the world through their own specific lens. An economist will give you economic data, demographers will explain the entire world through demographics, technology guru's wi ...

Young Australian of the Year. Hugh is a key leader behind the successful Make Poverty History campaign and ran the Make Poverty History concert and Zero Seven Campaign. With his passion for helping serve the world's poor, the abject poverty he was exposed to strengthened Hugh's resolve to make a difference to those struggling for survival in the developing world. Hugh is a keynote speaker and has addressed a vast variety of audiences. Hugh has spoken to high profile Businesses, Universities, NGOs and Schools.

Born in Melbourne but raised by the beach on Queensland's Gold Coast, one of the reasons a career as a chef appealed to Peter Evans was the lure of surfing all day and working at night. After opening his first restaurant, Pantry, in Melbourne's bay side suburb of Brighton in 1993 with his brother David and his brother's best friend, Daniel, Pete moved to Sydney in 1996 where the team established H ...

Danielle Everett's Concert and Theatrical career has been a journey that has taken her far and wide. One of Danielle's recent career highlights was performing on a national sell out tour with International Cabaret star Michael Ball. Danielle performed solo at the Closing Ceremony of the Manchester Commonwealth Games. Concert performances have seen Danielle appearing at The Sydney Entertainment Ce ...

"THE FABBA SHOW" The Fabba Show is the best Abba Tribute Show in Australia and is the only Abba Tribute show to offer the following: • Completely LIVE 8 - piece show band • A professionally scripted show with experienced theatre performers who can improvise • Two gorgeous dancers who not only look good but can dance • 6 - 8 costume changes from the girls who actually ca ...

Dr Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He went to school in Geneva and Zurich and finished high school with the Matura. He studied Economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, obtained a PhD in Economics magna cum laude. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. Since 1973, he has lived in Hong Kong. From 1978 to February 1990, he was the Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert (HK) Ltd. In June 1990, he set up his own business, MARC FABER LIMITED which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager. Dr Faber publishes a widely read monthly investment newsletter "The Gloom Boom & Doom Report" report which highlights unusual investment opportunities, and is the author of several books including " TOMORROW'S GOLD - Asia's Age of Discovery" which was first published in 2002 and highlights future investment opportunities around the world. " TOMORROW'S GOLD " was for several weeks on Amazon's best seller list and is being translated into Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai and German. Dr. Faber is also a regular contributor to several leading financial publications around the world. A book on Dr Faber, "RIDING THE MILLENNIAL STORM", by Nuri Vittachi, was published in 1998. A regular speaker at various investment seminars, Dr Faber is well known for his "contrarian" investment approach. He is also associated with a variety of funds and is a member of the Board of Directors of numerous companies.

It doesn't matter whether you are 7 or 70 years old, Dannys outstanding vocal ability and pure entertainment energy will leave you with a truly UNFORGETTABLE experience. Since 1993, Danny has continually performed throughout Australia and New Zealand. Danny has performed at various private and corporate functions, the Brisbane, Melbourne, and Gold Coast Casinos, overseas performances and select l ...

Sophie Falkiner's career reads as the success story she is. On leaving school Sophie worked in fashion and ended up managing a fashion house, putting together people's wardrobes and trying her hand at design. Wanting a bigger challenge, Sophie embarked on a Communications degree majoring in print journalism and received a distinction average. Within weeks of graduating Sophie scored the highly sought after co-host role on Wheel of Fortune gracing screens nationally 5 nights a week. Over the years Sophie has appeared on copious segments across all channels on shows such as 'The Dream' Roy and Hg's Olympic show reading the news, Kerrie-Anne, The Morning Show, (beat the stylist), Today Tonight , Sunrise and Today. Sophie's good humour, work ethic, and intelligent approach to her career keeps her in constant demand with like minded clients. Sophie relishes a challenge and see's her future firmly in hosting and presenting. Sophie has a broad skill set , being accomplished in different arena's from entertainment news and interviewing to hosting shows and her greatest passion - lifestyle.

Ellen Fanning is a highly respected journalist and broadcaster with over 20 years' experience reporting for ABC, SBS, and Nine's 60 Minutes and Sunday. She's interviewed every Australian Prime Minister from Gorton to Turnbull and reported from the White House to the North Pole. A skilled MC, moderator, and presenter, Ellen brings authority, warmth, and professionalism to every event.

Few speakers know the global world as well as Thomas Faranda. His clients have included Siemen's Engineering Germany, IBM Europe, Siemens Medical South Africa, Thermo-King Japan, Ford Canada, GE (on five continents), Prudential Singapore, Creative Communications India, St. Thomas USVI and many other clients around the world. His American clients have included INTEL, Motorola, 3M, IBM, Honeywell and other corporations. Tom Faranda was a 1988 candidate for the United States Senate. He was the former President of The Hospital Corporation of Chicago. He was the former National Accounts Sales Manager for Masonite in the building products industry.

Frank Farina was coach of the the Socceroos for 6 years and one of Australia's greatest soccer players. With the Soccer World Cup fast approaching should your clients be tired of re-treading the same old sports personalities, why not consider the well spoken, confident, soccer expert. Frank Farina is an erudite, competent and entertaining public speaker who is able to hold an audience of 500 with ...

Pat Farmer has transformed his interest of ultra-marathon running into a professional career - setting and breaking world records at events globally, while simultaneously raising funds for charities and medical research programs. A high profile leader, acknowledged for an enviable media following, positive 'brand' awareness, and the influence to unite and inspire action for a vision or solution. P ...

Leigh Farnell is an international author, business development consultant and agent of change. With his background in large and small business combined with radio, theatre and television, he makes sure education is entertaining. Leigh is author of DO BETTER NOW... 150 Ways To Lift Your Personal And Business Life, The Relationship Factor in Business and the Breakthrough Management Programmes. ...

John Farnham is undoubtedly Australia's top performing artist, with a career spanning three decades and continutes to amaze audiences today. ...

Articulate and intelligent, Nick Farr-Jones is a natural leader whose ability to motivate was clearly demonstrated in the Wallabies proven success record. Captain of the team which brought home the Rugby Union World Cup in 1991, the 1992 Bledisloe Cup and which convincingly defeated the Springboks in August 1992, Nick was Australia's most capped scrum half and its most capped captain.

Kurt Fearnley AO is a celebrated keynote speaker and Paralympic legend, known for crawling the Kokoda Trail and winning marathons worldwide. With 13 Paralympic medals and countless global honours, Kurt inspires audiences with powerful messages of resilience, leadership, and purpose. From sporting triumphs to community advocacy, his story is a masterclass in determination and making the impossible possible.

We've all sat through painful PowerPoint presentations...commonly referred to by "Death by PowerPoint" and thought, how can they do that? Maybe we've been guilty of creating those presentations? But it may also be true that WE have given presentations where we just haven't got our point across. Lee Featherby is someone who's been immersed in business and presentations since 1982 when he was workin ...

Paul's presentation is not just about him, but about his team of fellow ambulance officers, an underpaid, under-appreciated brigade who are called on to tackle some of the worst situations of human experience, and whose lives are totally geared to helping their fellow humans. Paul was involved in the rescue of the Tasmanian miners. ...

Professor Allan Fels is an Australian economist, lawyer and public servant. He was most widely known in his role as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) from its inception in 1995 until 30 June 2003. Upon his retirement from the ACCC he became foundation Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), a position which he continues to hold. He is also currently an Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University, a Professorial Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Melbourne, and a consultant to law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Sports Author, Rugby Coach & Rugby's 'unofficial poet laureate' One of Australia's most entertaining sports characters. Fenton is a highly regarded solo speaker and because of his popularity with players from Wallabies down to club players, Fenton also works exceptionally well in the role of interviewer/compere. ...

Tim Ferguson is one of Australia's most prominent comedians who has achieved international success on a scale matched by few. He is also one of Australia's most accomplished performers and writers. Currently the host of the Ten Network's UNREAL TV and Foxtel's SPACE CADETS, he has more than twenty international festivals and a dozen television series under his belt. ...

Keith Ferrazzi is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and executive team coach who helps executive teams harness Radical Adaptability and Co-Elevation® to transform enterprises in an unpredictable work world. As Founder and Chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight and its Go Forward to Work applied research institute, he works with top organizations to maximize team performance and achieve transformative outcomes. With over 20-years of experience coaching c-suite executive teams, Ferrazzi is recognized as one of the world's most sought-after executive team coaches. He formerly served as CMO and Head of Sales at Deloitte and Starwood Hotels. 

Michelle Ferris was the sensation of the Australian cycling team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. However her two Silver medal winning performances came as no surprise to the national coaching staff who knew that Michelle was capable of such world beating performances. Although Michelle only left the junior ranks in 1995, she is already a veteran of internationa ...

Timothy Ferriss, nominated as one Forbes Magazine's 'Names You Need to Know', is an angel investor (StumbleUpon, Facebook, Digg, Twitter, etc.), listed as #13 in the '100 Most Influential VCs, Angels & Investors' rankings, and author of the new #1 New York Times bestseller, The 4-Hour Body. He is also author of the #1 bestseller, The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been sold into 35 languages.

Michael Fertik is the world's leading expert on digital reputation. He is the Founder and CEO of Reputation.com, which protects online reputation and privacy in more than 100 countries worldwide. A World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and recognized Silicon Valley futurist, Fertik is a serial entrepreneur and best-selling author on Internet identity. Fertik's current keynote is entitled "Reputa ...

Vice president of business development for Harley-Davidson Motor Company for over 20 years, Clyde has been recognised as the marketing genius behind this dramatic turnaround. Clyde Fessler has presented his Harley Davidson Turn-Around Story to over 100 corporations and international organisations in the past three years as a keynote speaker. As a proven, experienced, successful marketing strategist, Clyde will motivate your audience and help direct them to a renewed, heightened level of achievement to reach your goals with pride through a focused business plan including team playing.

Nic speaks about climbing and jumping off mountains (plus other awe-inspiring pinnacles, like the Statue of Liberty) in terms of the teamwork, planning, risk management and solution selling that makes his adventures achievable. He does so while demonstrating the pioneering spirit, tenacity, and sheer determination that are very often necessary to transform our dreams, visions or ideas into reality ...

Formerly a member of Australian comedy trio, The Doug Anthony Allstars (DAAS), Richard worked as co-writer and performer for several TV series with DAAS, in Australia and the UK. In "Race Around the World", eight young Australians are chosen each year to travel around the world for one hundred days. They make a short mini documentary of their experiences, in a new country every ten days. The 19 ...

His excellent work ethic, commitment to quality and service - combined with his high profile generated by extensive television work - make Marty a smart choice for your next corporate gathering. As a Comedian, Marty is a rapid-fire power station of material and one of the genuine big guns on the Australian comedy circuit. Recently nominated for a Mo Award as the best stand-up comic in Australia, ...

Having led 22 major expeditions to remote parts of the world, including both Poles, Sir Ranulph Fiennes is currently the only man alive to have travelled around the Earth's circumpolar surface. He was also the first explorer to completely cross the Antarctic continent unsupported, and aged 65, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest, the oldest Briton ever to do so. To date Sir Ranulph has raise ...

Mike Finch is the Artistic Director of Circus Oz. Since 1990 he has studied (and taught) Communications, Theatre & Media at university in Bathurst, directed short film and video, busked with street performers The Banana Brothers and directed big cabarets for petrol-head festivals in the Central West of New South Wales. His training includes acrobatics, juggling, cinematography and setting things o ...

Owen Finegan's dry wit is matched only by his rugged good looks hence the nickname “Melon”. Although a niggler and supreme practical joker with the Brumbies and Wallabies, Finegan was a true game breaker. It's been often said that when Finegan played well, the Wallabies played well. The big, strong, bruising backrower had a special try scoring talent and that was no more evident th ...

As a player, John's greatest career highlights came during the 11 years he represented Australia in the Davis Cup. During this time he put his stamp on Australian tennis. He took the honours on a number of occasions and his career was filled with many fist pumping triumphs. He held the Number 1 ranking in Australia, represented his country in 2 Olympic Games (Seoul and Barcelona), won 6 ATP TOUR ...

Former AFL star, award winning breakfast radio announcer, national television host and reporter and star of countless advertising campaigns, Ryan Fitzgerald is now at the helm of the new generation of multi-media personalities. Affectionately known to the public as 'Fitzy', the past six years of hard work and dedication has seen this rising star begin to shine. His radio show, Fitzy & Wippa, has ...

The most capped All Black and one of the most durable rugby players New Zealand or any other country has seen. Sean was also described by former All Black coach, Laurie Mains, as an inspirational leader and set to become the best captain of an All Black team ever. ...

Helen Fitrzoy's passion for workplace safety commenced following the death of her husband in, in an underground mining accident in Norseman, WA - leaving her a widow at the age of 33 years, with three young children to raise alone. At the time of her husband Steve's death, mining fatalities in particular were largely 'normalised' - by not only companies, but also government agencies. Such tragedie ...

Peter FitzSimons is a well respected columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and London Daily Telegraph, television presenter on Fox Sports, speaks four languages, has played rugby for Australia, interviewed famous people around the globe from George Bush to Mother Theresa and Diego Maradona and written twelve best-selling books. Peter has a certain flair in stage when story telling that is non-co ...

The Flaming Sambucas is a premiere corporate band with extensive interstate and international experience. Indicating obvious versatility, their performances have ranged from prestigious corporation functions, both intimate and large, to some of the stage's largest festivals with crowds in excess of 10,000 people. Performing songs carefully selected from a repertoire of sensitive ballads to dynamic ...