Speakers
Dr Gill Hicks
M.A.D for Peace
Gill is a powerful and thought provoking communicator, challenging us to think deeply about the relationship we have with the world around us, with each other and importantly hold with ourselves.
Her vital work, particularly in countering violent extremism, became her focus after she was left severely and permanently injured from the actions of a suicide bomber in the co-ordinated terrorist attack on London’s transport network in July, 2005.
Prior to the bombings, Gill was a respected figure within the fields of Architecture, Design and the Arts in London. As Publisher of Blueprint, the contemporary culture magazine, she established herself within the world renown British design scene. She later went on to be Founding Director of The Dangerous Minds Design consultancy and then Head Curator at the Design Council.
‘Designing a sustainable peace’ has become the core focus to Gill’s body of work. Under the acronym for Making a Difference ‘M.A.D.’, Gill has created both an agency, a ‘think’ and ‘do’ tank, M.A.D. Minds and a creative business, Music Art Discussion, where she brings her performance and visual art together to express her wonder and observations of life.
Her vital work, particularly in countering violent extremism, became her focus after she was left severely and permanently injured from the actions of a suicide bomber in the co-ordinated terrorist attack on London’s transport network in July, 2005.
Prior to the bombings, Gill was a respected figure within the fields of Architecture, Design and the Arts in London. As Publisher of Blueprint, the contemporary culture magazine, she established herself within the world renown British design scene. She later went on to be Founding Director of The Dangerous Minds Design consultancy and then Head Curator at the Design Council.
‘Designing a sustainable peace’ has become the core focus to Gill’s body of work. Under the acronym for Making a Difference ‘M.A.D.’, Gill has created both an agency, a ‘think’ and ‘do’ tank, M.A.D. Minds and a creative business, Music Art Discussion, where she brings her performance and visual art together to express her wonder and observations of life.
Jane Tewson
Igniting Change
Founder and Director of Igniting Change, Jane is an innovator with a global reputation for inspiring individuals and organisations to work together for positive social change. She is ever curious and drawn to the humanity and courage of people doing it tough. To date, Jane has founded five charities, all of which are flourishing today. She is known for lateral thinking and creative initiatives including Comic Relief (Red Nose Day) in the UK, which has raised over a billion pounds and best-selling books including Dying to Know – bringing death to life.
Tim Gard
Motivational Speaker
Tim Gard has been on a life-long quest for laughter and discovered along his journey that we all smile and laugh in the same language. Laughter unites us and creates a common bond that transcends potential barriers and boundaries. Babies don't need to learn to laugh but adults need to be reminded of the importance of positive laughter and the power it can have in our personal and professional life. As an internationally recognised authority on stress reduction through humour and conflict resolution, Tim has spoken at over 2000 events globally from Texas to Tasmania. Tim says that stress isn't what happens to us, stress is based on our perception of what happens to us. Laugh and learn with Tim how to actively, positively change your perception to create your own reality and fight stress with humour. Anyone can harness the power of laughter as a skill using Tim's shortcuts, tips and easy to remember and hard to forget techniques.
Stephanie Lorenzo
Project Futures
With a Bachelor of International Communication from Macquarie University held in her hand, Stephanie Lorenzo didn’t start her career planning to start a charity. It was a chance encounter with a book about sex trafficking, and a life-changing trip to Cambodia that left her asking ‘how could this be real’?
In that moment Stephanie decided to unlock purpose, and play a bigger game. That game was to create a movement that would help facilitate the end of global human trafficking and slavery. For many combatting the worlds third largest crime is a mountain to big to climb. For Stephanie, that mountain was too big to Ignore. In 2009 fusing a passionate vision, with a purpose driven action plan, Stephanie founded a non-for profit organisation called Project Futures.
In that moment Stephanie decided to unlock purpose, and play a bigger game. That game was to create a movement that would help facilitate the end of global human trafficking and slavery. For many combatting the worlds third largest crime is a mountain to big to climb. For Stephanie, that mountain was too big to Ignore. In 2009 fusing a passionate vision, with a purpose driven action plan, Stephanie founded a non-for profit organisation called Project Futures.
Mike Worsman
The Happiest
Mike Worsman is a writer, filmmaker and global adventurer who has spent the past decade capturing and sharing stories that could move people to chase a happier, more connected life that would better our world.
From city streets and remote tribal areas, to warzones and refugee camps, from the Ganges to Wall Street to Beijing, the people and the socio-political issues he explores have the power to change our world, and they already are. Mike's work has reached more than 126 million people from every country on Earth, through his organisation The Happiest.
From city streets and remote tribal areas, to warzones and refugee camps, from the Ganges to Wall Street to Beijing, the people and the socio-political issues he explores have the power to change our world, and they already are. Mike's work has reached more than 126 million people from every country on Earth, through his organisation The Happiest.
Katrina Webb
Newday Leadership Founder + Co-Director
Katrina Webb is recognised and acknowledged for her unique athleticism and outstanding success as a Paralympic athlete. She has won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in athletics at three Paralympic Games.
She was the first torch bearer to enter the Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and in 2006 Katrina was selected to present on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee to the United Nations in New York.
To add to this she has walked the Kokoda track and has trekked to Basecamp Everest. Katrina was selected as one of two Paralympians Ambassadors for the International Paralympic Committee at the London and Rio Paralympic Games. She was a reporter with Ch7 at Tokyo Paralympic Games and will work on air with Ch 9 at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Katrina is an international speaker, leadership and personal mastery consultant, trainer in wellbeing and resilience, a physiotherapist and also the founder and director of Newday.
She was the first torch bearer to enter the Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and in 2006 Katrina was selected to present on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee to the United Nations in New York.
To add to this she has walked the Kokoda track and has trekked to Basecamp Everest. Katrina was selected as one of two Paralympians Ambassadors for the International Paralympic Committee at the London and Rio Paralympic Games. She was a reporter with Ch7 at Tokyo Paralympic Games and will work on air with Ch 9 at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Katrina is an international speaker, leadership and personal mastery consultant, trainer in wellbeing and resilience, a physiotherapist and also the founder and director of Newday.
