International Speakers Group

Jason Mifsud is a proud member of the Eastern Maar people of the Gunditjmara nation in South West Victoria and for the past twenty years has been leading cultural change and organisational transformation across numerous sectors. Jason is currently the Managing...

After retiring from a rewarding rugby league career, He now has the opportunity to focus on projects he is passionate about which encourage young Australians to lead their best lives and enjoy success in education, sport and employment. Through his academy...

Glenn Flood is a dynamic, energetic chef who has worked with some of the biggest names in the culinary world. Cutting his teeth in food media during the channel 10 hit reality series ‘Jamie’s Kitchen Australia’ Glenn took up the mantle...

Jimmy is one of the most decorated AFL players of the modern era. Having played 305 games for the Geelong Football club he has won three premierships, a Brownlow Medal, a Norm Smith Medal and twice been named All Australian. Jimmy...

At the age of 20, best mates Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett built a free mobile laundry in their old van to help the homeless. Orange Sky Laundry began in October 2014 and since then, the world first idea has rapidly...

Founded by Les Twentyman OAM, the Les Twentyman Foundation (formerly the 20th Man Fund) provides crucial support services for young people and their families. The Les Twentyman Foundation programs and services cover education-support, sports and recreation, counselling, personal development, life–experiences and...

Ian Carson is the co founder of SecondBite. Formally established in 2005, SecondBite was the idea of Ian and Simone Carson who decided they could no longer watch good food go to waste while people went hungry. In its first year, SecondBite...

Simon McKeon AO (born 1955) is an Australian businessman, philanthropist and sportsman. He was named Australian of the Year for 2011. Although a prominent investment banker and record-breaking yachtsman, it is Simon’s efforts to support multiple Australian and international charities which...

In 2008, a 19-year-old Daniel Flynn and his team founded social enterprise Thankyou Water, with the launch of a bottled water product that would exist for the sole purpose to fund safe water projects in developing nations. After nearly five years,...

The Hon Alexander Downer AC was appointed Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in March 2014. Mr Downer has had a long and distinguished political career in Australia, and was until recently the United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General...