Mr Ivan Deveson AO was the Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1996 to 1999.

Formerly the National President of the Australian Institute of Management, and an international automobile and television executive, Ivan Deveson has a keen interest in local government, microeconomics, management education and training.

Ivan Deveson was named Victorian of the Year in 1991 and receive

Assoc.Dip.Soc.Sc.; B.A.(PolSt).; Cert.Pol.Sup.; AIMM

Australian Survivor Contestant, Highly Decorated Policeman, UN Peacekeeper, World Traveller, Adventurer and Sociologist.


An Australian Federal Policeman for 35 years during which he was: highly decorated for gallantry; Police Union Official for 25 years; United Nations Peacekeeper. He was also the oldes

Today the majority of us know that work is about more than just the nine-to-five grind – it’s about fitting in all of the other things we need and want to do in our lives without feeling like every second of our waking day is taken up with being ‘busy’. For many people, dealing with the challenges of modern day life, work and children is like a tightrope walk over a t

John Anderson at the age of 22 took 25 Pounds, an idea and created a new product, an international brand name that is now a $300 Million plus business. It is an incredible story.

John built Contiki Holidays through passion, brand and commitment - "we laughed as he spoke, but the passion was strong.he cried as he delivered parts of the Contiki story, it

Former Sales and Marketing Director of Schwarzkopf, Australia.
John Lees at 30 years of age was appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for Schwarzkopf Australia. Through his innovative “Customer Service Centred” programme he was able to make the Australian subsidiary the most successful world wide for the giant German company - a truly remarkable feat, which was feat

Dr John Tickell's simple philosophy is "Moderation in everything... except laughter, sex, vegetables and fish".

Rated as being in the top 10 Speakers in the World by the American YPO's, Dr John has shared the platform with the likes of General Norman Schwarzkopf, Lee Iacocca, President Mikhail Gorbachev and many other prominent worl

Whenever the announcer gives out the phone number for Karl Kruszelnicki's famous Science Talkback show on Triple J, on Thursday mornings - so many calls come in that the ABC switchboard crashes!
Karl's media career began in 1981, when he started presenting 'Great Moments In Science ' on Double J to pay his way through medical school. Since then, his media career has e

Dr Keith Suter is a conference speaker and social commentator with particular expertise in strategic planning.  As Foreign Affairs Editor on Channel 7's 'Sunrise' program, Keith Suter is the resident expert on international issues affecting Australian business and society.  Suter's commentary reflects the wealth of experience he has in a variety of fields.

“Mao’s Last Dancer”

From Chinese Peasant to the World Stage and the West.

Li Cunxin (pronounced “Lee Schwin Sing”) is a remarkable man borne of a remarkable story. He has published a remarkable book about his extraordinary life. In his runaway best selling autobiography, Mao' s Last Dance

Lisa Wilkinson, co-host of the Nine Network’s TODAY Show, is one of Australia’s most admired and respected journalists and corporate presenters.

For the past two decades, she has successfully applied her journalistic talents to magazine publishing, television and radio. Her communication skills have also made her one of the country’s most sought-after corpo

Malcolm McLeod specialises in delivering innovative programmes covering the key elements of team development, leadership, communication and esteem building. All programmes have the element of “fun” in common but the level of challenge to the participants can be tailored to the clients brief.

From a member QLD Police Force, facilitator/counsellor Long Bay Jail to

Mark McCrindle
Social Researcher & Trends Expert
MA, BSc. (Psychology), QPMR

Mark McCrindle is a social researcher with an international reputation for tracking emerging trends, demographic change and customer shifts.

A regular social commentator for prominent media channels, Mar

Creator of Thought Leaders, Matt Church is mentor to some of Australia’s most dynamic and up and coming experts.

Having almost 20 years experience selling his thoughts, Matt has achieved the highest commercial success of almost any speaker, coach, mentor, trainer or author in Australia.

The meeting industry repeatedly votes Matt as being one of Australia’s t

Mike Smithson has been a journalist for more than 20 years.
He started in the print media with Messenger Newspapers in the mid 70s. He then moved to television with Channel 7 Adelaide, later becoming the senior police reporter with Channel 7 Melbourne. He returned to Adelaide and became Channel 10’s first weekend newsreader before becoming a bureau chief with the Hinch and Real

In his life Max Walker has experienced most speaking scenarios in a diverse range of locations - from magnificently appointed high-tech theatres and glamorous ballrooms, to the outdoor arenas of the Australian desert. It is his experience, confidence and ability to deliver that takes the risk or 'unknown quantity' from the speaker equation.

Max has hosted 3,000 plus

International Economist and Communicator, Prof. Norman is recognised as one of Australia's foremost economists, business commentators and consultants.

An arresting and humorous communicator with the rare talent for presenting all manner of economic related subjects in a way that everyone can understand.

Prof. Norman is a regular economics and business commentator on

"Awards and recognition are great, but nothing was better than the smiles on the faces of the survivors and their families."

Peter Davidson is a humble man but a remarkable Australian.

On December 26 th 1998, 114 Yachts left Sydney harbour in the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race- only 44 finished

Former Rugby star and high profile TV personality
Peter Fitzsimons is a former Australian rugby star who also played and lived in Italy and France. He is now a top journalist and TV personality who throughout the 1996 Atlanta Olympics reported for The Sydney Morning Herald, The London Telegraph and CNN. He is also a best selling author who has hosted his own tele

People are inspired by great adventure.  And the name Hillary is synonymous with adventure.  Peter Hillary is a powerful and dynamic speaker who takes his audience “with him” on one of his many extraordinary experiences: to the summit of Mt Everest; traversing Antarctica to the South Pole; feeding a pod of sharks; or making a terrifying descent of K2 down a vas

Phil Lynch is one of Canberra’s best known faces. A former member of the national basketball squad, he made the transition to commentary to head up the sport’s coverage of four Olympic Games (Los Angeles, Seoul, Atlanta and Sydney), four World Championships (Spain, Canada, Greece and Australia) and the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

In more recent years Phil’s

Phillip Adams was recently elected one of Australia’s 100 “Living National Treasures” in a poll conducted by The National Trust, For almost 40 years his columns in major newspapers and magazines have provoked discussion and outrage - his books including Adams versus God, The Penguin Book of Australian Jokes, Retreat from Tolerance and Talkback