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Global KeyNote Speakers

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.

Global

Mette Johansson

Mette Johansson (MBA, CSP, PCC, GSF) is a highly awarded author, speaker, and consultant. With 15 years of leadership experience in multinational corporations, Mette founded MetaMind, a consultancy specializing in culture and leadership transformation.  Mette is an internationally recognized speaker on Authentic, Inspirational, and Inclusive Leadership. She has delivered keynotes at global conferences, corporations, and business schools. Her clients include Citibank, Airbnb, Microsoft, UPS, Pfizer, and CapitaLand. Her accolades 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 and 2022.  Mette’s speaking approach is known for its unique perspectives, interactivity, and encouragement of self-reflection that captivate audiences. She motivates them to improve their leadership through engaging and insightful content.  As an author, co-author, and project manager of five books, including several Amazon bestsellers, Mette’s latest work, "Narratives: The Stories That Hold Women Back at Work," is published by Penguin Random House. As the founder of KeyNote – Women Speakers’ Directory, Mette is a passionate advocate for diversity on speaking stages worldwide. She has been featured in leading Singaporean media, including Harper's Bazaar, 938 Channel News Asia, and The Straits Times.  Born in Denmark, Mette is a global citizen who has lived in a dozen countries and speaks four languages fluently. She currently divides her time between Dubai, Singapore, and Europe.

Leadership

Culture

Communication

Global

Khatija Aslam

Khatija, embarked on her journey studying Industrial Design at NUS, where her passion for transforming insights into actionable outcomes was ignited. With over a decade of professional experience, she has made significant contributions to renowned companies like Unilever, working on billion-dollar brands such as Knorr, Wall's, and Lifebuoy and most recently at Zespri.   Inspired by her own experience and the stories of career-driven women, she founded Moxy in early 2023. Moxy (www.itsmoxy.com) is an anonymous and independent platform that has captured the voices of women across 100+ companies. It identifies gaps across key areas of inclusion, enabling companies to make tangible progress towards retaining female talent in their pipeline.    Khatija has showcased her commitment to promoting workplace inclusivity through impactful speaking engagements at Lean In network events, and with companies like LinkedIn, Zespri, and Prudential. Her insights not only offer valuable knowledge but also spark crucial conversations, contributing to the broader discourse on empowering women in professional settings.   As a mother of two daughters, Khatija is deeply committed to creating a world where more women can reach leadership positions and don't have to choose between work and life anymore.   

Women in the Workplace

Motherhood

Leadership

Global

Dr. Stacey Ashley

To lead this marathon of change, leaders must navigate the complexities of globalization, technological advancement, social interconnectivity, hybrid work, massively accelerating change, a multi-generational workforce, and more.  With over 30 years of experience, Stacey has helped 1000 to develop their leadership competence, confidence, and credibility.  The author of six Amazon #1 best-selling books about leadership, Stacey has a talent for translating complex concepts into simple & practical ideas for immediate application. Obsessed with elevating the practice of leadership, and equipping leaders globally to create a future of possibility. Stacey typically speaks at conferences, develops leadership strategies and programs, consults, and coaches.  Stacey helps CEOs and their teams:   Build the practical foundations for effective leadership  Get out of the trenches, to lead strategically and with influence  Transition quickly and effectively to leading larger, more complex portfolios  Effectively lead change and transformation  Develop a coaching toolkit and approach  Create a leadership coaching capability

Leadership

Coaching

Change Management

Global

Aarathi Arumugam

With her humor, authenticity, and matter-of-factness, Aarathi manages to take a topic that is typically a taboo and uses it to empower other women and couples to be brave on their journey towards building a family. Based on her personal experience of building a family, Aarathi speaks about resilience and finding alternative ways to go after what you want to achieve in life.     Aarathi is an entrepreneur and mother, passionate about being in business and connecting communities through causes close to her heart. With a career trajectory that has taken different paths from corporate, volunteer organizations to start-ups, Aarathi sees the knowledge, experiences, and skills gained from these roles as her personal MBA, and harnesses this power to help nurture families and individuals on their journeys, so that they may thrive and celebrate their own growth. 

Diversity

Empowerment

Moderator/Emcee

Global

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.

Cross-cultural Communication

Transitioning with fulfilment

Inclusive Leadership

Global

Cindy Tien

Impactful, authentic, and inspiring, are a few words to describe Cindy Tien, a professional speaker who has worked with global clients including American Express, Citibank, and S&P.  Growing up in a household of 20 people, Cindy battled with addictions, traumatic health problems, and self-destructive behaviours, but learned through her difficult circumstances that we all have the power to transform our reality. Her personal stories inspire authenticity & awakening with life-changing strategies for individuals to achieve higher levels of consciousness, connect deeply with their inner self, and develop the courage to pursue their desires purposefully.    As an advocate for personal development, she is certified in Public Speaking, Neuro-linguistic programming, Confidence coaching, Emotional quotient, Social Intelligence, and Visual branding. Her upcoming book – “True Presence – Empowering you to Influence with a Purpose”, stems from her study of human behaviour over 2 decades. Cindy is sought after as a thought-provoking, entertaining, and edgy influencer who delivers results.  

Empowerment

Authenticity

Courage

Resilience

Global

Claudia Winkler

Dr. Claudia is a Harvard-trained lawyer from Austria and the founder of Negotiation Academy LLC, a leading Negotiation Training company recognized for extensive experience in devising and delivering Bespoke Training solutions for Fortune 500 companies and Tier 1 law firms globally.    With her outcome-oriented and creative training solutions and interactive talks, she has helped more than 5,500 individuals online in 147 countries and in-person across Europe, the US, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia boost their negotiation skills and gain an edge in their businesses or careers.    Dr. Claudia holds a Master's and Doctor's degree in European and International Law and received her LL.M. from Harvard Law School as a Fulbright Scholar, where she trained extensively with the Harvard Negotiation Project.    As a frequent speaker at legal and business conferences around the world, she has shared a stage with leading personalities like Hugh Hilton, Michael Douglas, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, inspiring audiences of 2,500 people and above to leverage the power of negotiation skills for their personal and professional goals.    

Negotiation

Client Satisfaction

Business Development

Communication

Global

Dr Sarah Whyte

Dr Sarah Whyte has a doctorate in emotional intelligence, for which she created an emotional intelligence intervention for change and gained the specialist skills to create new knowledge and become an expert in her field. She remains a massive research geek, updating her knowledge with emotion, psychology, and neuroscience research.   With more than twenty years experience of supporting thousands of people with tough emotions, first as a teacher and then as a speaker and facilitator, she now works with leaders and teams in high-pressure environments which expect peak performance. Dr Sarah helps people understand the power of emotion in building psychological safety. Through relatable stories which distill complex research into simple but powerful takeaways, she supports people to boost their performance, productivity, and communication. 

Psychological safety through emotions

Emotional Safety

Resilience & well-being

Global

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

Global

Dalia Feldheim

Dalia Feldheim- the founder of Flow Leadership Consultancy, draws on her own extensive corporate leadership experience and her passion for championing others, to enable organizations to promote a more authentic, happy, and psychologically safe working culture.  Before founding Flow Leadership Consultancy, Dalia spent over two decades as a C-suite global marketing executive at Procter and Gamble where she led work on some of the world’s most iconic ad campaigns two of them being 'Tampax Mother Nature' and ’Always like a girl’ ranked Forbes most influential campaign of the decade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs  Dalia holds an Executive Master's degree in Consulting and Coaching for Change from INSEAD business school (Organizational Psychology) along with a Happiness Facilitator diploma from the ‘Happiness Studies Academy’ in partnership with Miami University.    Dalia is on a mission to share her insights and learning, successes, and struggles to help shape the new generation of leaders. She teaches ‘The Science of Happiness and Resilience’ as an Adjunct Professor at the Singapore Management University and works with the top tech companies to bring resilience and joy to work. To complement her training program, she recently founded a small startup- “Uppiness- Up your game at work”- an online game designed to help employees solve daily challenges through the use of positive psychology interventions in a fun and engaging way building skills, teamwork and growth mindset.     She is also an ICF accredited coach, a qualified psychodynamic group therapist, and yoga and meditation trainer- including personal and group coaching and mindfulness practice in her corporate programs. Finally, Dalia is a passionate advocate of women and feminine leadership- encouraging women (and men) to lean into their feminine leadership traits and “Dare to lead (more) like a girl”. Her standing ovation Ted talk speaks to the power of this idea Dare to Lead Like a Girl    Her book Dare to Lead like a Girl is scheduled for release in 2021 with proceeds dedicated to lead like a girl programs for underprivileged women around the world. 

Happiness and resilience at work

Emotional bravery / managing emotions at work

women empowerment

Global

Nathalie Ricaud

The change that happens when you declutter and get organized isn't just with your physical space, it's at a mental and emotional level where the real magic happens, says Nathalie. Nathalie is a professional organizer and the founder of Get Organised & Beyond. She works with individuals who feel overwhelmed by all the stuff they have accumulated in their home and life.    She helps them face the discomfort of decluttering, establish systems, and embrace new habits so they can create and maintain a clutter-free, organized and peaceful home and make time for the important things in their life. Nathalie is also the author of a blog and is regularly published in the media.    She has been speaking for organizations such as Airbnb, DBS, Ikea, National Library Board, Prudential, Robinsons, and SAP. Prior to setting up Get Organised & Beyond in 2013, Nathalie has spent over 20 years in the supply chain field, planning and managing large projects, optimizing warehouse space, processes and systems, and driving efficiencies. Nathalie is originally from France and has been living in Singapore since 1998. 

HEALTH/WELL-BEING

Self-help

Self-development

Global

Krista Neher

Krista Neher is an international speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, global thought-leader, and the CEO of Boot Camp Digital. Krista has written six best-selling books on digital marketing and personal branding, including a textbook and a “Dummies” book. With over 15 years of experience, Krista was a digital marketing pioneer – executing digital strategies before “digital marketing” was even a recognized term. She has worked with companies like Facebook, Nike, Procter & Gamble, GE, Macy’s, Google, and the United States Senate and has been featured as an expert in the New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, NBC, CBS, Entrepreneur, and the Associated Press. Krista is passionate about digital marketing and created one of the first accredited certification programs in the world.

Digital Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Personal Branding

Global

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.   

Equity

Inclusion

Intersectionality

Leadership

Global

Katia Melazzi

Katia has extensive experience in marketing, branding and business strategy developed in the two decades working on leading brands in a variety of international positions in FMCG companies. In 2015, she decided to stand up for a higher purpose to make a positive impact on society and she started her journey in the nonprofit sector.     Katia currently serves as President for Tabitha Foundation Singapore - a nonprofit dedicated to lifting underprivileged Cambodian families out of poverty- and as President for the Nokor Tep Society supporting the completion of the Nokor Tep Women's Hospital that focuses on women's health. She is also Vice President of PrimeTime Business & Professional Women Association which helps professional women achieve their highest potential through inspiring talks, professional development, and networking.    Katia's passion is mentoring & coaching people. She enjoys supporting individuals set and achieve their goals, make powerful choices and take effective action that will shape a richer and more meaningful life, both personally and professionally. Having lived and worked in 12 countries, she has an invaluable and diverse perspective on multicultural and gender issues.   

Management

Empowerment

Gender

Global

Katja Schleicher

Katja Schleicher is a sought-after global keynote speaker known for her expertise in cross-cultural understanding between countries and within organizations, specifically in international and multicultural business environments. Her strength lies in her ability to get to the bottom of what really matters in communication. She makes a conference an inspiring and memorable experience for the audience.    Combining her background in journalism and her expertise as a corporate trainer, Katja’s talks are powerful, entertaining, and empathetic. Known for her provocative style and sense of humor on stage, Katja specializes in addressing the daily communication challenges that humans encounter in everyday business. Her clients value her expertise and her passion for transforming communication for the better, ultimately making businesses more sustainable. Katja delivers keynotes in English, German & Dutch, and switches seamlessly between these languages.

Agile communication

StoryTelling For Business

Resilient Communication
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