Jo Stanley
Emcee
Jo is a performer, writer, TV and radio presenter. She is co-host of The House of Wellness TV and Radio, and creator of the House of Wellness podcast. She writes a regular column for Sunday Life magazine, and is the creator of the Play Like A Girl kids’ book series. Her performance style, which is heavily influenced by her stand-up comedy roots, makes her a much sought-after emcee and speaker.
In between these very rewarding roles, Jo has now focused her vast media experience on building Broad Radio – Australia’s first radio network for women, by women, and a platform that will amplify the full diversity of women’s voices and stories.
Jo is passionate about mindfulness and meditation, and its profound benefits for mental health, life balance and happiness. She is also an advocate for women’s and girl’s health, gender equality and healthy, respectful relationships. In support of these issues, Jo is a patron for Lighthouse Foundation, a patron for Wellsprings for Women, and an ambassador for Left Write Hook.
Christina Gerakiteys
SingularityU Expert and EO Sydney Member
Christina is a keynote speaker on impact, innovation and leadership, a SingularityU Expert, and a curator of bespoke, transformational programs for C-Suite executives. She is also an author - having recently published Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time, and works with individuals and organisations to become purpose-filled. She is the founder of IdeaSparx - an innovation platform. She has a postgraduate degree in business and is soon to complete her doctorate in Innovation and Creativity. She believes with the right mindset, anything is possible, and that innovation is anyone’s business.
Session Description:
Unleash Your Possible
You have selected your seat on a remarkable journey. Unleash your possibilities and create your own Playbook. Let's be the bold, the brave, and the courageous. It's time to leap off the edge and into our future. The momentum begins.
In this session you'll learn:
- To ensure your Mindset and Moonshot thinking and prepare you for the opportunities and possibilities of your Sydney University adventure
- You will abandon limiting beliefs and step up into your imagination
- To prepare for the expansion of your playground and toolkit
Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and executive director of The Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance.
Steven is the author of 11 bestsellers (out of 14 books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 50 languages, and has appeared in over 100 publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Wired, The Atlantic Monthly, The Wall Street Journal, TIME and Harvard Business Review.
Alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is also co-founder of The Buddy Sue Hospice Home for Old Dogs, a canine elder care facility, and Rancho de Chihuahua, a dog rescue and sanctuary.
Session Description:
“The Art of Impossible - Maximizing human potential”
In this session, Kotler breaks down findings gleaned from training individuals and organizations in 130 countries. These findings range from tech companies such as Facebook, business consulting firms like Accenture, hard goods manufacturers such as Audi, and military operations like the U.S. Air Force. He’ll explain the science and research behind the state of flow––and how it can increase productivity, creativity, and learning speeds by up to 500 percent.
In this session you'll learn:
- Tools to reduce stress and overwhelm
- How to decrease procrastination and distraction
- How to increase your motivation and performance
Dan Klein
Singularity U Expert
Dan Klein is a Lecturer in Management and teaches improvisation full time at Stanford University, where he is on the faculty of the drama department, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and teaches at the d.school. In 2009, Dan was named Stanford Teacher of the Year by the Student’s Association.
His “Acting with Power” class explores the use of status behaviors to increase organizational effectiveness and is taught in executive education programmes like the Executive Program for Social Entrepreneurs.
Beyond Stanford, Dan has taught at more than 100 organizations, including Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, Lucasfilm, IMD (Switzerland), IPADE (Mexico), Arezzo & Co (Brazil), TPO Foundation (Bosnia), the London Business School and many more.
Session details:
“The Playground Rules”
Playgrounds are places of imagination, exuberance, experimentation and joy. But it’s not just the physical structures that make it so. There are also social and psychological structures that create that magic circle. In this session, we will experience the Rules that make play possible and turn any space into a Playground.
In this session you'll learn:
- To celebrate success…AND failure!
- To cultivate Gratitude and Generosity
- To embody your Imagination
Kim Hulett
Singularity U Expert
Kim is the founder and CEO of Next Biosciences, a South African-based biotech company that combines medicine, science and technology to provide access to innovative products empowering people to invest in their future health. Next Biosciences is involved in stem cells, genetics and biologics. It is the largest cryogenic bank on the continent and the market leader in stem cell storage and reproductive genetic testing.
As a SingularityU South African faculty member Kim focuses on biotechnology, medical technology and the future of health, with specific interest in longevity, genetics and designer babies. She ensures that this knowledge is understood without medical, science or technology expertise.
Kim also loves adventure and is an investor director of WildEarth, which broadcasts and streams live safari game drives from remote locations in Africa to the world.
Session details:
“Hacking Longevity and Playing it Forward”
Kim will be unpacking insights on human longevity and what it means in terms of health-span versus life-span. The importance of lifestyle vs genetics in living a healthier happier life. Additionally, the advancements in medical science and the impact of regenerative medicine and emerging technologies to extend lifespan to possible immortality.
In this session you'll learn:
- Longevity is about health-span as opposed to life-span.
- Lifestyle plays a major part in longevity and a few simple hacks can transform your life.
- How we can all work together in playing it forward to ensure a happier healthier life.
Simone Plante
Singularity U Expert
As the founder of HumAIn Capital, Simone invests in cutting-edge technologies such as AI, quantum computing, and frontier technologies. She is also a faculty member of SingularityU, where she shares her expertise in artificial intelligence with others.
Simone's career in technology began in M&A investment banking at Morgan Stanley. She went on to co-found three successful start-ups, commercializing technology developed by the Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA), part of the United States Department of Defense responsible for developing emerging technologies. Her subsequent startups received funding from prominent companies such as Microsoft and Intel, resulting in successful exits.
In addition to her role at HumAIn Capital, Simone is a venture partner for Quantonation, the world’s first and largest early-stage VC fund dedicated to quantum technologies and deep physics, she is also venture partner for Artesian Capital (artificial intelligence).
Session Description:
The Future of AI: Seizing the Opportunity
Dive into a transformative keynote designed specifically for visionary entrepreneurs eager to chart the future landscape of business. In this session, we'll delve into the rapidly advancing realm of Artificial Intelligence, exploring its current trajectory and the monumental shifts it promises. From the capabilities of generative LLM tools to the groundbreaking potential of Multi-Modal and embodied AI, discover how these innovations stand poised to reshape industries, redefine value propositions, and revolutionize customer experiences. Entrepreneurs will gain invaluable insights into harnessing AI's capabilities, ensuring their ventures stay relevant and lead in the next era of business evolution.
In this session you will learn:
- The AI landscape is rapidly evolving, providing a snapshot of today's technological milestones.
- Anticipate profound shifts in AI's trajectory, signaling a transformative future.
- Think about your business's position within this changing realm and its potential alignment with future AI developments.
Per Kristiansen
Per is a co-founder of the Association of Master Trainers in the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method and joined Trivium in September 2006. Prior to that, he played a significant role in establishing Danfoss Universe, a science park offering innovation processes. Per has a strong background in the LEGO Group, serving as a change agent in the preschool area and later becoming the head of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY after leading a start-up called Executive Discovery, which managed the methodology. He is renowned as one of the most experienced LEGO SERIOUS PLAY facilitators globally, conducting workshops on strategy, innovation and change across different cultures and industries.
Per holds a master's degree in international business from Copenhagen Business School, with extensive training and certifications from various prestigious institutions, such as Harvard Business School and MIT. He is an accredited Cognitive Edge facilitator, trained in scenario development, and a member of the NeuroLeadership Institute. Additionally, he authored the book Building a Better Business Using the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method in 2014.
Session details:
“Building a Better Business with the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method”
The LEGO SERIOUS PLAY method is an experiential and innovative way to enhance innovation and business performance. It was developed at LEGO based on research in strategy and organizational behaviour, and what LEGO company knows about learning and development. In this workshop, you will be introduced to a hands-on, minds-on approach for creating strategy and accelerating change.
In this session you will learn:
- Improved communication and collaboration
- Increased creativity and innovation
- Deeper problem understanding and solutions, creating more engaged and effective teams leading to better business outcomes
Salim Ismail
Singularity U Expert
Salim Ismail is a sought-after business strategist who presents globally to the leaders of many of the world’s largest companies and heads of state. He is the founder and chairman of ExO Works and OpenExO, which help companies implement the lessons from Exponential Organizations by emulating the world’s fastest-growing companies.
He is a serial entrepreneur who founded several technology companies, including New York Grant Company, Confabb, PubSub Concepts, Fastrack Institute, and Ångströ, which Google acquired in 2010. In addition, he led Brickhouse, Yahoo!’s internal incubator, was the founding executive director of Singularity University, and is a board member of XPRIZE Foundation.
He has been featured across many media outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes, WIRED, Vogue, Fox Business, and the BBC.
Session Description:
“Mindsets for Disruptive Entrepreneurship”
It has always been entrepreneurs that have created transformation in the world and today, transformation is needed more than ever. A secret ingredient needed for success today is mindsets. Salim will talk through the six mindsets required for exponential success.
In this session you’ll learn:
- Why is mindset the most important aspect of entrepreneurship
- What are the mindsets needed to succeed in the 21st century?
- How does one start creating a Massive Transformative Purpose?
Brad Twynham
Singularity U Expert
Brad Twynham is a technology entrepreneur, innovator, strategy consultant, investor and board director with over 25 years working and consulting in the areas of enterprise technology adoption, enterprise operating model transformation, health, agriculture, education technologies, neural networks, blockchain, big data and artificial intelligence.
He founded and built technology companies and advised senior executives on significant technology transformation initiatives around the world for organizations such as Singtel Optus, Swisscom, Union Bank of Switzerland, Visa, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Allianz. He has also raised more than US$25M to fund technology start-ups and built companies that have delivered significant value to their customers and stakeholders.
In 2015, he founded a thought leadership and consulting practice focused on the correlation between performance and innovation at both a personal and organizational level. Since founding this business, Brad has assisted several start-ups in scaling internationally and raised significant seed capital to scale out their ventures. He has consulted for several large corporations as the entrepreneur in residence to their senior executive teams and boards and frequently keynotes at conferences. He is also an active mentor and facilitator at incubators such as Muru D and The Hatchery.
Workshop details:
“Radical Open Mindedness”
To play it forward we need to create dynamic stability. The type of stability we use when riding a bike. There is no better way to cultivate dynamic stability than being able to absorb difficult to hear ideas and difficult feedback. This workshop session explores the capability of Radical Open Mindedness. Like a painter with a blank canvas, Radical Open mindedness gives us the ability to give Radical Creative ideas a go. So why don't you 'give it a go' and see what opens up for you in this interactive and informative workshop.
In this session you'll learn:
- Develop your understanding around the type of change we are now facing as leaders.
- Develop the capability of Radical open mindedness
- Open up new possibilities for your business using this capability.
Sam Cawthorn
Singularity U Expert
Only by challenging traditional mindsets and moving at pace will we drive the transformational outcomes needed for future success.
Sam Cawthorn is the CEO and founder of Speakers Institute and Speakers Tribe, author of 11 books, including five international bestsellers, and both a Young Australian of the Year and an Edupreneur of the Year.
In 2006, Sam’s life changed forever when he was involved in a major car accident that left him with an amputated right arm and a permanent disability in his right leg. But he triumphed over adversity and became one of the world’s most in-demand global professional speakers.
In 2013, Sam became an entrepreneur and built his global training company which now runs events, teaching people how to master communication for influence.
Workshop details:
“People Follow People - How to Use Narrative to Influence Powerfully”
In this highly motivational and inspirational presentation, multiple bestselling author and international speaker Sam Cawthorn will share the insights on why building your influence in this Profile Economy is pivotal in the future of marketing, sales and leadership. Jam-packed with science, interaction, humour and tangible takeaways.
In this workshop you'll learn:
- How to influence powerfully even why you don't feel confident
- The 3 easy steps to building your profile
- How to “give it a go” and play it forward in the future of entrepreneurship
Kyle Hermans
Singularity U Expert
Kyle Hermans is CEO of Be Courageous, the award-winning transformation agency, and has led transformation initiatives with hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies and many more SMEs and start-ups to help identify performance breakthroughs and generate billions in ROI.
Kyle is an expert faculty with Singularity University, and guest lecturer at renowned universities including UCLA, USC, Berkeley and USF. His work is featured in several leading publications including Forbes, Psychology Today and Entrepreneur, and he is currently leading the world’s largest study on the psychology of courage to help leaders prepare for their moments of courage.
Kyle is a father of four, international speaker, recording and performing musician, endurance athlete, philanthropist and believes everyone is capable of living a courageous life.
Session details:
Courageous Leadership (Seeds of Courage)
In this session, you’ll master five key personas (The Navigator, The Sage, The Protector, The Builder, and The Transformer) to establish the right mindset needed to build your playground and thrive with clarity, energy, courage, productivity, and influence within change and transformation. Every person has elements of all five. In this talk you’ll find out which personas come naturally to you and which you need to develop in order to become the most adaptable and courageous leader. The Personas and their supporting traits have been created from the neuro-science backed results of thousands of team collaborations in the workplace and one of the world's largest independent studies on courage psychology, conducted by Be Courageous and the University of New York. One of the key blockers to transformation and getting high level innovative thinking and action from teams is the breakdown of collaboration and trust, misalignment of risk, incentives, and communication. In this talk/workshop you’ll learn how to intentionally plant the seeds of courage and engineer the system to achieve the outcome you want and enable highly responsive teams to move with the pace of change while staying aligned with the companies’ purpose.
In this session you'll learn:
- To be prepared for your moments of courage.
- How to identify areas for personal development to become a more adaptable and courageous leader.
- How to overcome common obstacles in transformation and innovation
Shivani Gupta
EO Queensland Member
Shivani works with business owners who are overwhelmed, want to scale and exit. Shivani has owned, scaled and exited several businesses from $0 to $5M. She has spoken in 18 countries to over a quarter of a million people, has authored 8 books and worked with over 250 companies.
Session details:
“Play You”
It’s easier to play it forward when things are going well. When you are stressed, your team has mental wellness issues, and you are trying to scale and grow your business, how do you cope?
In this session you will learn strategies to play it forward for yourself, your team and connect to your desired you.
In this session you'll learn:
- To Play You under stress: how to maintain your true north through stress
- To Play You with your team: 3 strategies with your team to increase their wellness
- To Play You in purpose: finding more joy in what you do
Lisa Andrews
Singularity U Expert and EO Sydney Member
Lisa Andrews is a sought-after speaker, thought leader, entrepreneur and impact investor who helps individuals and organisations leverage exponential technologies and a new way of thinking to create new business models and solve the world’s greatest challenges, leaving humanity and the world in a better position for the future.
Lisa had her first successful exit from a large-scale process control and automation engineering business in 2012 and is now an investor in multiple companies that focus on profit with purpose. She is currently working on projects with international organizations such as Singularity University, United Nations, Deloitte, ANSTO, ACTAI, the Extreme Tech Challenge and EO. To feature some of her portfolio companies, she has a seaweed lab, is securing the world's food supply with BioTech solutions, increasing longevity with synthetic biology studies and protecting identity with Web3 solutions among many others.
Lisa is a certified international faculty speaker for Singularity University and a board member of The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA). Lisa is on the judging panel for many worldwide competitions that support entrepreneurs with technologies that will impact the world for positive change.
As a future maker and strategic planner - Lisa sees the first step as achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the second creating a compelling vision for the world in the next 100 years.
Session details:
“Using technology to amplify our leadership and legacy”
Discover how history leaves clues for us to remain connected to who we truly are in such a fast-paced world.
In this session you’ll learn:
- To explore technologies that will impact us all in the next ten years.
- To embrace the synergy of history and technology as a compass to navigate the future.
- To leverage the tools and resources available now to increase our legacy.