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Arthi Rabikrisson

Arthi Rabikrisson is the Founder and Managing Director of Prerna Advisory, based in South Africa, which focuses on neuroscience-based coaching and assessment for individuals, teams and corporates; strategic business consulting to SMEs; and capital introduction to alternative funding sources. A 15-year corporate career in finance and investments prior to starting Prerna Advisory, Arthi uses her coaching, strategy, sales, and finance skills to help individuals craft their personal and business brands holistically and with confidence to make an impact. As a keynote speaker, Arthi talks on a range of topics on leadership development, career growth, entrepreneurship, sales, and finance, as viewed through the understanding of neuroscience. Arthi is a global award-winning ICF-credentialed leadership coach, featured and recognised across a range of global publications, including Finance Monthly, the NYC Journal, and The CIO Times to name a few. Arthi is a key contributor and member of the Forbes Coaches Council and an opt-in member of the Advisory Council for Harvard Business Review. She is vetted on coaching panels for a number of South African and global companies, a mentor to graduates and budding entrepreneurs, and is a non-executive director of a US-based NGO operating in East Africa called Global Grassroots. She has served as a judge on platforms such as Africa’s Business Heroes (Jack Ma Foundation in Africa) and coached female entrepreneurs across Africa, through Future Females Empowerment Initiatives, to become investment and funding ready with global investors.
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Leadership
Neuro-agility
Neuroscience
Self-development

Olivia Ong

Known as the Heart-Centred Doctor, Dr Olivia Ong is a professional speaker, author, and physician with a thriving medical practice in Melbourne, Australia. After a serious car accident in 2008, Dr Ong became a paraplegic but began walking again 3 years later. She resumed her career in 2013 and became an accomplished dual-trained rehabilitation and pain management physician.    She wrote her first book “The Heart-Centredness of Medicine” about physician burnout, and today Dr Ong also runs programs helping doctors transform their lives from burnout to brilliance. She speaks on burnout in the healthcare industry and has appeared in the media regularly including Sky News, Channel 10, Yahoo Finance, ThriveGlobal, International Business Times Singapore, and Australian Business Journal. She has been a guest on multiple podcasts and speaks about resilience, overcoming her spinal cord injury, and compassionate leadership, with which she leads her medical teams wholeheartedly.
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Burnout
Leadership
Pain & Rehabilitation Medicine
Resilience

Jasmine Liew

With over two decades of experience as a Human Resource Leader in MNCs, the Private Sector, and Singapore Civil Service, Jasmine is an organization development practitioner and global speaker. As the Founder of Breakthrough Catalyst, a bespoke learning and consultancy, Jasmine equips leaders to navigate organizational changes, enhance leadership effectiveness, foster engagement, and build high-performing teams in the digital age.  Jasmine’s global clientele spans diverse industries, and she empowers leaders through her thought leadership and practical strategies. Pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at The University of Canberra, Jasmine includes research-based evidence in her speeches. Featured in Singapore Radio 938 and publications like The Straits Times, Business Times, Channel News Asia, and HR Magazine, Jasmine is recognized for her expertise.  As Singapore’s First Certified Psychological Practitioner under Professor Amy Edmondson’s The Fearless Organization and Premier Partner for The 5 Languages of Appreciation at Work, Jasmine foster thriving workplace cultures within organisations and teams. 
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Change Management
Leadership
Psychological Safety

Simone De Haas

Simone de Haas speaks internationally on The Future IS Exceptionality, The Spirit of Feminine Leadership, and Creative Leadership. Drawing on 30+ years of leading diverse groups of Exceptionals  Leading Lights as a multi-award-winning theatre director and producer, Simone brings intriguing, ground-breaking perspectives and possibilities to organisations who seek to become dynamically future-active. Simone is a masterful communicator, coach, and mentor. Her unique and diverse portfolio of work creates a strong platform for developing transformational leaders and building exceptional organisations.

Her client base includes organisations in Finance, Real Estate, MLM, Creative Industries, Regional and Rural Business Development, as well as individual C-Suite Executives and Professional Speakers. Simone’s creative capacities move effortlessly and pragmatically between stage and boardroom. Whether she is singing, directing, telling quirky leadership stories, or displaying the power of creative improvisation, her presence brings extraordinary insights into the new world that is evolving. Intuitive, inspirational, and interactive, Simone is available for keynote presentations, executive coaching consultancy, media appearances, and podcast interviews. If you are seeking accelerated business growth, human-centered connection, and new paradigms for leadership and talent management, connect with Simone at www.SimonedeHaas.com.
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Communication
Gender
Leadership

Sandra Bravo

Sandra has a wealth of experience including a decade managing sales teams, 15 years in corporate entrepreneurship, and more than nine years speaking at International events. She is also a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP, Speaker’s Trainer, Bestselling Author, and International Keynote Speaker. As a single mother of two and owner of three businesses, Sandra believes deeply in the power of female empowerment. A self-motivated and ambitious leader, she emulates pure determination and will.     Establishing her own business – AmaSSSing – to support like-minded women, Sandra channels her energy into transforming female-led businesses and supporting their personal enrichment through public speaking. Having spoken in over 13 countries and trained over 15000 students, Sandra brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for her practice. With a Master’s in Business Management, Sandra’s passion lies in inspiring others to discover their voice, manifest their dreams, and take their businesses to the next level. She is fluent in both English and Spanish. 
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Empowerment
Gender
Leadership

Magdalena Poulin

Magdalena has over 15 years of diversified and multinational work experience in the EMEA, Asia Pacific, and Oceania regions. Currently based at Macquarie University, she oversees the design and implementation of the Workplace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy, builds strategic partnerships, and fosters a culture of belonging. Prior to Macquarie University, she designed Diversity & Inclusion strategies and large-scale programs at AIG, HP, and EMC.

Magdalena seeks to transform workplaces and cultures through people, governance, and technology. She is passionate about empowering underrepresented communities and bridging the gaps of inequitable access to resources and opportunities. Magdalena is one of the Founding Members of KeyNote, a non-profit organization that aims to promote gender diversity on speaking stages and she founded the Two-Way Mentoring Program at PrimeTime, Business and Professional Women’s Association in Singapore.  Having lived in 6 countries, Magdalena is a global citizen who currently lives in Sydney with her partner and two children. In her leisure time, she mentors women globally leads KeyNote Women Oceania chapter expansion, and volunteers at a Polish Community Language School in Sydney. Magdalena likes staying active through aerial arts, yoga, and rock climbing, and she loves traveling around the world with her family.   
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Equity
Inclusion
Intersectionality
Leadership

Mette Johansson

Mette Johansson (MBA, CSP, PCC) is a highly awarded author, speaker, and consultant. She worked in leadership roles for multinational corporations for 15 years before founding MetaMind, a training consultancy providing consulting and learning programmes on the people’s side of leadership skills. Mette has spoken internationally on Authentic, Inspirational, and Inclusive Leadership at a wide variety of global conferences, corporations, and business schools. Her clients include Citibank, Airbnb, Microsoft, UPS, Pfizer, Capitaland, and many more. Awards for her activities include the AmCham HERo award, the Asia Women Icon Award, the Golden Door – REX Karmaveer Medal, and APAC insider’s “Best Leadership Development Company 2020”. Mette is also the founder and relentless driver of the non-profit KeyNote – Women Speakers’ directory, with a mission to bring diversity to speaking stages around the world. She is regularly featured in media in Singapore, from Harper’s Bazaar to Straits Times. Having lived in 11 countries outside her birthplace, Denmark, Mette is a global citizen who speaks fluently in four languages and currently calls Singapore home.
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Communication
Culture
Leadership

Jill Goldenziel

Dr. Goldenziel speaks and consults on International Law, International Security, Geopolitical Risk, Leadership, Business, Human Rights, Migration, and Disinformation. She has briefed United Nations officials, world parliamentarians, and senior military leaders on her award-winning research, including speaking alongside Angela Merkel and other world leaders at the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Migration. At Marine Corps University, Dr. Goldenziel has lectured 1,200 U.S. and foreign field-grade military officers on the law of war, international law, and migration, and has taught 200 officers in seminars on law, leadership, and international security.  She is also an Affiliated Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Fox Leadership International program. Dr. Goldenziel’s work has appeared in top scholarly journals, and she is regularly quoted and cited in the press. She holds a Ph.D. and A.M. in Government from Harvard, a J.D. from NYU, and an A.B. from Princeton. Visit http://www.jillgoldenziel.com and follow her @JillGoldenziel.    
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Business and Human Rights
Geopolitical Risk
Law
Leadership

Tricia Broderick

Tricia Broderick, co-author of Lead without Blame and founder of Ignite Insight + Innovation, is a leadership and organizational advisor. With over twenty-five years of experience, her transformational leadership ignites the growth of leaders and resilient high-performing teams to deliver quality outcomes. Tricia boldly role models putting people first.  Her aim is to create inclusive connections and collaborations that challenge and support people in an authentic, vulnerable, and engaging way.    Over the years, she has held a variety of roles from software engineer to executive in a range of industries.  Since 2010, Tricia has spoken for small workgroups to thousands of conference attendees. Today, she is a highly-rated advisor, trainer, coach, facilitator, and motivational keynote speaker.   
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Business Agility & Resilience
Leadership

Damini Chawla

Dr. Damini Chawla is a dynamic speaker, dentist and author who brings a unique, global perspective to her work. Raised in India, China, and Australia, she advocates for inclusivity and the celebration of diversity. Through her clinical practice helping patients overcome dental anxiety, Dr. Damini found understanding personal and cultural contexts pivotal in providing effective care.  Dr. Damini now works with successful millennials, emphasizing the importance of ‘meeting people where they are’. Combining her clinical expertise, cross-cultural communication skills, and coaching techniques she has an engaging and humorous speaking style and ability to build trust. She excels in creating spaces where everyone feels valued and understood. Her mission is to spark introspection and enable transformation, optimising effective communication for increased fulfilment.  As an award-winning speaker, Dr. Damini delivers impactful and entertaining keynotes and workshops, crafted to inspire action and provide practical insights for both businesses and individuals.
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Communication
Leadership
Transitioning with fulfilment