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All the KeyNote speakers on our directory are screened by our recruitment team. They are inspirational thought-leaders, and experienced and accomplished speakers. Our teams are here to advise you on the most suitable speaker for your event. You can rest assured that you will get the inspirational subject-matter expert that you are looking for. Our speakers have typically spoken to large audiences (hundreds of people). In addition, we are training experts and thought-leaders to inspire from stage.

Are you looking for thought leaders and experts in the areas of leadership, marketing, HR, diversity and inclusion, technology, finance, sustainability, transformation, politics, mindfulness, or sexual health? We have them all! You can have a diverse and balanced speaker panel at your next conference, convention, or corporate gathering.

Asia

Bhali Gill

Bhali Gill is a psychologist, professional speaker, and executive coach with over 10 years of experience in Australia and Singapore. She has worked with global organisations such as SAP, Randstad, Accenture, Abbott, and IBM. Currently, she is lecturing the psychology program at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and James Cook University (JCU). With a reach of over 100,000 readers, her writing has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Golf/Women, SUSScribe, and Medium.   Bhali is also the founder of Corporate Wellbeing and Conscious Unicorn, where her work and dedication to creating productive, mentally healthy, and positive workplaces for employees and organisations have come highly recommended. Her wellbeing/leadership workshops have been applauded by many employees who have testified to having developed new skills, transformed their lives, and created the resilience needed in global organisations.   As an experienced, certified and highly skilled executive and personal coach, Bhali has enabled her clients to discover and reach their potential whilst remaining aligned to themselves. She has a broad range of coaching experience including coaching leaders to develop an effective team, thinking more strategically, and increasing emotional intelligence. She has worked with directors & C-suite leaders from various organisations such as Unilever, Nike, Standard Chartered, Airbnb, and Uber.    

Positive Psychology

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Conscious Living

North America

Denise Morris Kipnis

Denise M. Kipnis Morris heads ChangeFlow Consulting, a global organization development consultancy that specializes in transformational change, and inclusion. Known for organizational puzzle-solving and big-picture thinking, her areas of expertise include: organization design, change management, culture, communication, and project management. Denise has led change projects across various sectors and countries; her clients include multinationals as well as SMEs, not-for-profits, and government agencies.     She believes in co-creating culture-specific solutions with people in the organization: developing new or existing capabilities by transferring knowledge and skills, leveraging employee leadership and participation, and fostering diversity and inclusion to build trustful working relationships. With a background in operations and project management, she focuses on practical solutions and business outcomes as well as human factors. Denise has an M.Sc in Organization Development from Pepperdine University, a B.A. in English from Stanford University, and project management certification from the U.C. Berkeley Extension. She has lived in Singapore since 2010. 

Leadership

Inclusion

Change Management

Asia

Dr. Karine Lespinasse

Dr. Karine Lespinasse is a language researcher and practitioner with degrees in computational linguistics (NLP) and information science. She specialised in children’s language development through her work in APAC, Europe, and the USA. Karine brings her passion for neurolinguistics and tech, as well as a deep understanding of the diverse reality of today’s global world to parents and schools. A published author, Karine has written on NLP, growth mindset in language education, Third Culture Kids, and storytelling in Asia.     Trained by Laughter Yoga founder, Dr. Kataria, Karine also has ten years of experience in laughter therapy and healing, working with children and adults across Asia, the USA, and France. After experiencing challenging times with high stress in her life, Laughter Yoga and Reiki paved the way for her recovery and ultimate well-being.     Karine brings warmth and passion to the stage and empowers the audience to feel positive and engaged.  About Dr. Karine 

Health and Wellness

Communication

Diversity and Inclusion

Asia

Shehara Viswanathan

Engineer by nurture, feminist by nature; Her first award-winning keynote, aged 20, was titled “Am I Being Too Ambitious?”, referring to comments she received for studying engineering. Her decades of keynote and panel moderation experience range from Cloud Asia and TechXLR8 to teaching Cloud and AI at the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisation’s ITHub.   She was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Australia, and now resides in Singapore. Shehara’s relentless passion for innovation enabled the design of game-changing digital experiences. She has taken leadership roles at SingTel, Telstra, and Cisco, in Cloud Computing, Security, and Software. She was the Head of International Cloud Portfolio at Telstra, helping the company create award-winning differentiation in Asia Pacific’s highly competitive cloud market, resulting in 6 industry awards.   Shehara recently served as Vice-Chair of the Asia Cloud Computing Association and is now a Lead Advisor for Cisco APJC.   

Innovation

Creativity

Technology

STEM

Asia

Ruchi Parekh

Ruchi is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and a Lawyer by training. She helps high-potential professionals build emotional resilience and a positive mindset to get to the next level in their lives, professionally and personally. Her main objective is to help clients move forward and find fulfillment & success in all the roles they play.     Expertly guiding individuals through this transition, Ruchi makes her clients feel empowered and accomplished. Her coaching style is results-oriented, ensuring clients experience a paradigm shift that allows them to achieve & maintain their own long-term results. Through unleashing the potential of each human, Ruchi enables individuals to be the best they can. Ruchi has worked with leaders in various industries including Financial Services, Legal, Media, Technology, and Human Resources, and has been featured in the Asian Money Guide for the 50 Power Women of Asia issue.     She has delivered talks at the Bar Council of the High Court of India, MNCs, NPOs, and Women's Organizations. In her talks and workshops, Ruchi emphasizes a collaborative approach to ensure that the personal development coaching she is delivering resonates with each unique organization and individual. She supports executives and employees to improve individual, team, and company performance with a focus on wellbeing, stress management, and productivity.         

Leadership

Empowerment

Gender

Europe

Raquel Ark

Born and raised in Puerto Rico and Ohio, USA, and now living in Germany, Raquel has over 25 years of experience managing, coaching, facilitating, and teaching in the communication field. As founder of Listening ALCHEMY, Raquel is very curious about the conditions and capacities to hold a listening space that connects and inspires.   She has been researching and experimenting with listening beyond traditional training and has learned from and collaborated with listening scientists and professionals. She is the podcast host for, “Listen in with Raquel Ark, focused on listening in teams and organisations beyond what we typically consider.   Experience includes:   Communication & interpersonal effectiveness consulting, training & coaching in e.g., tech, large organizations, and NGOs  Leadership positions in the health & chemical industry  University instructor in both Germany and USA 1st Vice President-elect for the International Listening Association    

Listening

Communication

Leadership

Oceania

Kate Christie

Kate Christie, Founder & CEO of Time Stylers is a Time Investment Expert, International Speaker, and best-selling author. She empowers high performing individuals and teams with the mindset, skills, and strategies to find and harness hours of lost time.     As a speaker, facilitator, coach, bestselling author of 3 Time Management books and CEO of Time Stylers, Kate draws on her background as an Executive, Lawyer, Entrepreneur and mother of 3 teenagers to consult to big and small business, government departments and C suite executives on maximizing individual time spend and managing organizational drag through smart time investment strategies.     Her clients include organizations such as Westpac, La Oreal, Deloitte, PWC and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, along with small and medium enterprises. Kate has appeared on television, radio and in print as a leading commentator on time management and maximizing work/ life integration to ensure your success across work, family, community, and life. With a reputation for helping her clients find 30 hours of lost time a month, Kate's focus is to ensure you are left educated, entertained, and with a lasting impact on the way you choose to live, work and play. 

Self-development

Self-help

Success

Asia

Christine Amour-Levar

Christine Amour-Levar is a Philanthropist, Adventurer, Author, and Advocate. She has built a global career as a Marketing & Communications Expert and Social Entrepreneur intent on solving some of the world's most pressing issues. A passionate champion of female empowerment and environmental conservation, Christine co-founded Women on a Mission (WOAM) and founded HER Planet Earth, two award-winning, not-for-profit organisations that take all-female teams on pioneering expeditions, as a way to support worthy causes. HER Planet Earth's primary objective is to raise awareness and funds for underprivileged women affected by climate change, while WOAM aims to empower women who have been subjected to violence and abuse.    Christine is also a Board Member and Advisor to several purpose-led organisations focused on Female Empowerment and Sustainability. She has won multiple awards including the United Women Singapore Gender Equality Impact Changemaker Award, a Women of the Future Kindness & Leadership SEA Leading Lights 2020. 

Diversity

Inclusion

Climate

Oceania

Sandra Quelle

Integrating her background in head-hunting, HR consulting, training, and coaching, Sandra has touched the lives of thousands of individuals through founding The Happy Mondays Co; an inclusion-focused career empowerment consultancy. She has been trusted by individuals and organizations to strategize, problem solve and empower through programs, workshops, and talks on inclusion, well-being, and culture. Sandra has a Masters in Business and Strategy Management and certificates in Diversity & Inclusion, Organisational Behaviour and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).    This corporate experience combined with her focus on well-being and bringing one's whole self to work provides key insights for the nuance and complexity everyone is navigating at work today. Fluent in English and Spanish, she has delivered inspiring talks at TEDx Singapore, and many companies, NPOs, Universities, and Chambers of Commerce. Sandra has also shared her passion for empowerment on several podcasts and radio shows, and in newspapers and magazines. Besides her work at The Happy Mondays Co, Sandra is a Board Member of NPO in Singapore and a certified yoga teacher. 

Inclusion

Gender

Health/Well-being

Asia

Karolina Gwinner

Karolina is a high-energy and performance-driven leadership keynote speaker. She empowers leaders, executives, and C-suite to thrive by becoming more intentional, mindful, and resilient. As a result, they can unleash the best in themselves and their teams and make a bigger positive impact on their organisations. Karolina is the Knowledge Partner of Women Leaders Institute.     Since 2016 she has been collaborating with the Women in Leadership Conference in APAC and her workshops have proven to be extremely popular with leaders at all levels. Karolina co-authored the book titled “Breakthrough: Secrets of Growth, Happiness, And Bouncebacks from Women Around the World” which aims at helping leaders discover what truly matters to them and find the courage to act on it. She is also a Speaker Training Lead for KeyNote Women Speakers, a member of Asia Professional Speakers Association APSS and Global Speakers Federation GSF.     Karolina developed her expertise while living in five different countries and working for corporations such as Hewlett-Packard in Germany, Merrill Lynch, and Bank of New York Mellon in Ireland. Karolina has worked with leaders of top organisations including Mastercard, Adobe Systems, Fuji Xerox, PwC, Mazars, Agilent, Roche, MSD, Shell, Honeywell, DB Schenker, PGIM, AIA, Swiss Re, NETS, DBS, Willis Towers Watson, Columbia Threadneedle, Changi Airport. Karolina is well known for her engaging speaking style, contagious energy, and immense passion for helping leaders unleash their full leadership potential. 

Leadership

Empowerment

Health/Well-being

Europe

Orianne Aymard

In turn diplomat, humanitarian delegate, consultant, researcher, university teacher, and writer, Orianne Aymard (Ph.D.) has visited and lived in many countries. As part of her missions with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in particular, she spent time in Africa, as well as in Haiti in the midst of the post-earthquake emergency.   Orianne Aymard also worked for several years at the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs on human rights, violent extremism, and religion. She also holds a Ph.D. (Religious Studies) from the University of Quebec in Montreal and has been a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, as well as a Research Associate at the Harvard the Humanitarian Initiative (HHI).   She is the author of When a Goddess Dies, published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in New York, and is currently in the process of publishing a second book on her ascent of Lhotse (8516m).   

Leadership

Empowerment

Storytelling

Asia

Lakshmi Ramachandran

Dr. Lakshmi Ramachandran, PhD in Cell & Molecular Biology (USA) has over two decades of experience in diverse areas of science such as academic and pharma research, communications and research programme management.     She is an advocate of STEM and actively promotes people in science as the ambassador of the global stories in science initiative and as a co-lead organizer of the Gender Summit Asia Pacific, 2019 Singapore (GS16). Her uniqueness lies in her versatility. She is a writer, speaker, model, role model, poet, and mother of two young boys. She shares her personal experiences within and outside of science through her blog Assorted Life Flavours on lakshmiramachandran.com.     She has co-authored a unique memoir-cookbook called 'Roomies/Foodies', a witty and informative survival guide for Indian students going abroad. Born in India, brought up in India and the Middle East, educated in the US, and living in Singapore for the last 7 years, she is a global citizen, passionate about a better, peaceful and equal world. 

Empowerment

Gender

STEM

Asia

Tara Huber

Dr. Tara Huber is a coach, speaker, STEM professional & mentor, and the founder of Huber Coaching. She is a Harvard-trained Ph.D. who has over 20 years' experience in stem cell biology research and research administration. Having left research in 2013, most recently Tara worked at the Genome Institute of Singapore mentoring, leading, and working on behalf of early career researchers.     Passionate about STEM professionals and seeing people flourish in this field, she then founded Huber Coaching, which provides 1-to-1 coaching and workshops on mentorship and career management for STEM professionals. Tara brings emotional intelligence into the stereotypically rational and data-driven STEM profession and speaks on career development and transitions, leadership, and essential skills for success in this challenging & competitive field. She shares & deftly incorporates her own journey of career pivots and self-actualization to inspire her audiences. 

Self-development

Innovation

STEM

Asia

Mollie Jean De Dieu

Mollie Jean De Dieu is the General Manager of the French fashion and accessory company, Longchamp, in Singapore & Malaysia, a keynote speaker, and an avid promoter for wellness in the workforce. Over her one-and-a-half-decade long career in the fashion industry and listening to hundreds of stories of people who have navigated work whilst facing the ‘perfect storm’, Mollie realized the ‘realness’ of the subject matter and the urgent need to advocate a safe platform in the corporate world, where emotions can be heard, recognized and dealt with, for enhanced business productivity.     A self-proclaimed citizen of the world, Mollie grew up between Africa, France, the United States and has made Asia her home for the past fourteen years. She spent 9 years in Hong Kong and 5 years in Singapore where she currently resides today. Founder of the ‘Emotional Inclusion’ tagline and movement (http://www.emotionalinclusion.com), Mollie draws her passion in life through sharing conversations with captains of industry to break down archaic business stereotypes and lead the way to a better emotionally accepting corporate ecosystem. Mollie’s mission is here to shatter the status quo of today’s business landscape and lead the way to a wholesome new mindset in the workforce. 

Leadership

Inclusion

Health/Well-being

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