Are you looking for a high profile international speaker to add to your next event? Use this list as a resource to keep up to date on the thought leaders and story tellers visiting Australia throughout the year and take advantage of reduced travel rates.
If you'd like the opportunity to have any of these heavyweights present at your next event contact our expert team for more information and someone will get back to you within 24 hours to discuss your event.
Simon Mainwaring - CEO of We First, Brand Futurist & Best-Selling Author
Simon Mainwaring is founder/CEO of We First, a strategic consultancy accelerating growth and impact for purpose-driven brands.
Simon is a global thought leader, speaker, and practitioner who has worked with today's most purposeful and impactful brands and specializes in showing companies of all sizes how to reimagine and reengineer business to drive growth by solving today's most pressing social and environmental challenges.
Simon will be in Australia in December 2024 and is available for local Speaking engagements.
The Hon Joe Hockey - Former Australian Treasurer & Ambassador to the United States of America
With a quick wit, sharp mind and a wealth of international political experience, the Honorable Joe Hockey has become a widely recognized authority on commerce and politics in the United States, Australia and around the world. Mr Hockey specialises in providing strategic and tactical advice to businesses in areas ranging from infrastructure and investment to cyber security and politics.
The Hon Joe Hockey will be in Australia and available for live Speaking engagements from early December 2024 to the end of January 2025.
Jim Courier - Tennis Legend
Jim Courier won four Grand Slam singles crowns, reached the #1 world ranking (1992-93), and was a member of two championships in the United States Davis Cup teams. Jim was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005 and remains active in the tennis world today as a commentator, analyst and public speaker, available for MC/hosting, keynotes, Q&As and panels.
Jim Courier will be in Australia and available for live Speaking engagements from the end of December 2024 - January 2025
Bear Grylls OBE - Survivalist Expert
Bear Grylls OBE, has become known worldwide as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. Bear's life motto is simple: courage and kindness . . . and never give up!
Bear Grylls will be in Australia in January 2025 and is available for local Speaking Engagements.
Andre Agassi - Author, Philanthropist, Education Advocate, Former #1 Ranked Tennis Player & Multi Grand Slam Champion
A former top-ranked player and International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, Andre's story of triumph over adversity serves as a powerful example of determination, discipline, and hard work, motivating audiences to strive for their personal and professional best.
Andre will be in Australia and available for live Speaking engagements from mid to late January 2025.
Patrick Mouratoglou - One of the Most Renowned Coaches & Personalities in Tennis
Widely renowned as one of the top tennis coaches in the 21st century, Patrick Mouratoglou is best known for his long stint as Serena Williams’ coach. A mentor to some of the most promising tennis talents around the globe. He’s the brains behind the Mouratoglou Academy.
Patrick will be in Australia and available for live Speaking engagements from mid to late January 2025.
Meggie Palmer - Founder of PepTalkHer, Tech Entrepreneur, Journalist and Equal Pay Advocate
Meggie Palmer is a corporate change agent. She’s focused on creating environments where individuals can thrive knowing they're leaving a legacy in the world.
A confidence creator, Meggie helps people see potential in themselves they never knew existed - and empowers them to uplift their teams as well. She teaches leaders the power of mindset in navigating any corporate change management experience.
Meggie will be in Australia from December 2024 to January 2025, as well as May 2025 and is available for local Speaking engagements.
Campbell Macpherson - The Change Catalyst
Campbell Macpherson is an international leadership and change expert, an Executive Fellow of Henley Business School and an award-winning author including 'The Change Catalyst', the 2018 UK Business Book of the Year.
He enables leaders worldwide to build extraordinary leadership teams and create extraordinary leaders of change – starting with themselves.
Campbell will be in Australia in February 2025 and is available for local Speaking engagements.
Seb Terry - Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, TV Host, & Founder of the 100things Movement
Seb is a best selling author, top keynote speaker and he also loves surfing! Having ticked off 77 goals from his own list of 100 things to date, Seb shares his constant evolution, learnings and insights with organizations and associations around the world, creating a ripple effect of inspiration, connection and transformation.
Today his journey continues…
Seb will be in Australia in February 2025 and is available for local Speaking engagements.
Tim Papandreou - Global Emerging Tech, Google X Advisor
Tim Papendreou is a pragmatic futurist who uses his expertise in policy, emerging technology, and strategic operations to build the future, today. He's a thought leader with a deep understanding of AI ecosystems, supply chains, moonshot thinking, digital transformation, and the impact of technology on living, working, wellness, and cities.
Tim will be in Australia from January to March 2025 and is available for local Speaking engagements.
Tara Rae Moss - Best Selling Author, Award Winning Disability Advocate, Holistic Practitioner & Healer
Tara Rae Moss is the #1 bestselling author of Speaking Out, The Fictional Woman, and twelve books of fiction. She is a passionate advocate for women and girls, and has spent the better part of the past three decades on the world stage, advocating for women and girls to have an equal say in the matters that impact them and the world we live in.
Tara will be in Australia in March 2025 and is available for local Speaking engagements.
Guenther Steiner - Former principal of the Haas F1 Team
Guenther Steiner is an Italian motorsport engineer and team manager. From 2014 to the end of 2023 he was the team principal of the Haas Formula One Team, having previously been managing director of Jaguar Racing and technical operations director of its subsequent incarnation, Red Bull Racing. In 2014, Guenther persuaded Gene Haas, owner of Haas Automation and NASCAR championship winning team Stewart-Haas Racing, to enter Formula 1.
With their entry in the 2016 season, Haas became the first American constructor to compete in F1 in 30 years. The team took eight points at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix with a 6th-place finish, becoming the first American entry, and the first constructor overall since Toyota Racing in 2002, to score in their debut race. Steiner is also a prominent figure in the cast of the successful Netflix series Drive to Survive.
Guenther Steiner will be in Australia and available for live Speaking engagements in March 2025.
Dr Liz Wilson - Behavioural Scientist and CEO of the Inclusive Organisation Group
Dr. Liz Wilson, a Ph.D. in organizational culture and behaviour, has worked with some of the world’s most notable brands on their cultural and business transformations over the 25+ years of her career. She has combined her organizational change experience and behavioural science expertise, to discover the hack to culture change.
Liz will be in Australia and available for live Speaking engagements from mid-March to mid-April 2025.
Sir Bob Geldof - Creator of Live Aid & Live 8, Award-winning Entrepreneurial Businessman, Activist & Musician
Sir Bob Geldof is a celebrated icon. Born in 1951, his multifaceted talents and boundless passion have made him an inspiring figure across continents. An illustrious career spanning business, music, activism, and philanthropy has established Sir Bob as an international leader and global luminary, profoundly impacting both culture and society.
Sir Bob Geldof will be in Australia and available for live Speaking engagements from mid-March to early-April 2025.
Richard Gerver - Leadership: It’s Child’s Play
Richard Gerver came to prominence when, as a headteacher, he turned around a failing school in the UK in under two years, winning plaudits around the world. He was once described in the UK National Press as ‘The Walt Disney of The Classroom.’
His work has been featured in his own books and multiple works by Sir Ken Robinson, who said of him, "Richard Gerver is one of the clearest and most passionate voices for radical change in education and business... In his compelling presentations and books, he now takes his powerful message of hope and possibility to educators, policymakers and business leaders around the world. It's a message that has to be heard."
Richard Gerver will be available for live Speaking engagements in Australia and New Zealand in June 2025.
John Peters - Gulf War POW, Performance Coach & Best-Selling Author
John Peters came to the world’s attention in January 1991, when his bruised and battered face flashed onto television screens around the world and his disfigured image became a potent symbol of Saddam Hussein’s ruthless aggression.
His dramatic and sometimes harrowing experiences reach deep into our innermost minds, showing us how we can overcome even our worst fears and nightmares. His war was not all as he expected – it became a seven-week ordeal of torture and interrogation testing John Peters to the absolute limit and bringing him close to death.
John Peters will be available for live Speaking engagements in Australia from June to August 2025.
Troy Hazard- Entrepreneur, Business & Franchise Expert
Troy Hazard has been a franchisee twice, a franchisor once, and a leading franchise consultant for 25 years dealing with some of the greatest brands on the planet.
In addition, he’s owned 11 different companies, and has been a ‘leader of leaders’, having served as International President of the elite Entrepreneurs’ Organization, on their Global Board. Troy now shares his experiences through his speaking engagements, his television talk show, and his books. His most recent book, Future-Proofing Your Business is an Amazon Business Bestseller.
Troy will be in Australia and available for local events in November 2025.
