International Speakers Group

Robert de Castella is Australia’s greatest ever marathon runner. He set the world record in 1981, became Australia’s first Track and Field World Champion in 1983, won two Commonwealth Games marathons in 1982 and 1986 and dominated the event worldwide for...

Shane Watson is one of Australia’s most influential cricketers and arguably the world’s number one all-rounder. As a respected and dedicated professional sportsman, Shane’s strong work ethic and values make him an invaluable ambassador and motivational public speaker. Shane’s International Cricket...

Mujahid arrived in Australia in 2001 as seventeen old from Sudan. During his time in Sudan, he was forcibly conscripted and made into a boy soldier who eventually ended up leading a platoon of boys as young as thirteen. Despite the...

Leisel’s professional swimming career includes 14 individual world records, 9 Olympic medals – 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 1 Bronze, 7 World Championships titles, 10 Commonwealth Games Gold medals and 23 National titles. Her professional swimming career began at the age...

John Bertrand is an international sportsman, businessman and philanthropist. He mentors young aspiring Olympians and, as an exceptional keynote speaker, inspires corporates, students and community groups to achieve performance goals. John Bertrand skippered the winged keel Australia 2 to victory over...

Paul Hockey’s Mount Everest journey, determination to succeed and his ability to challenge the dream-takers are all extraordinary. Paul’s positive attitude and self belief have seen him defy the odds and perceived logic for an amputee, time and time again. Paul...

There are not too many names bigger in Australian sport than Adam Goodes.  Dual Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representative in the International Rules Series, Adam Goodes holds an elite...

An Australian at the cutting edge of global trends affecting societies, businesses and individual citizens is the recently retired Director General of Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), David Irvine. In addition, David was also head of Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)....

Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d) was awarded the Knight of the Order of Australia in January 2015 for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to Australia, through distinguished service in the Australian Defence Force, continued...

Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AC DSC CSM retired as Chief of Australia’s Army in July 2011. This marked the end of an amazing 43 year career. In 1968, then 16 years old, Ken Gillespie joined the Australian Army as an apprentice...