MEET OUR SPEAKERS

DOM THURBON

CHANGE & INNOVATION SPEAKER

Dom is an internationally engaged speaker and facilitator who helps individuals and organisations drive behaviour change in the face of external disruption.


Dom has authored and researched best-sellers published in over 15 countries, on subjects as diverse as generational change, business strategy, purpose-driven leadership, the future of work and education, and disruption.


He has over 17 years’ experience as a successful senior executive and entrepreneur. At just 23, he was founder and Chief Creative Officer at Karrikins Group, a behaviour change agency he grew to over 150 staff across Australia, New Zealand and Norh America (acquired by EY in 2019). He was also founder and director at Educator Impact, a technology company providing on-demand teacher quality and student wellbeing solutions (acquired by Qoria in 2022).


Dom has been architect of multiple-award winning behaviour change programs that reach over 500,000 people per year. Over his career, Dom has spoken to a combined audience numbering in the tens of thousands across Australasia, Europe and North America, with clients spanning financial and professional services, technology, FMCG, pharmaceutical and automotive industries, as well as working extensively in education, Government and not-for-profit sectors.


His publications include (as author) Matter: Rising Above the Competition to Become the Obvious Choice, Purpose-Driven Leadership, and Talent Magnets: Attracting Top Staff; (as lead researcher) Flip: How counter-intuitive thinking is changing everything and Game On: How video games change work.


Dom is also a previous world top-10 debater, Tottenham Hotspur tragic, and hasn’t quite given up the dream of becoming a rockstar with his band The Glorious Fourth.


DR EMILY HEATH

BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENTIST

Dr Emily Heath is an in-demand keynote speaker and behavioural neuroscientist who brings brain science to life for organisations navigating change and complexity. Through engaging, evidence-based presentations, she translates neuroscience and behavioural economics into practical strategies that drive measurable behaviour change. With senior leadership experience in global organisations, including EY, she combines academic rigour with real-world business insight to help leaders improve decision making, performance, culture, and customer outcomes. Emily has spoken globally across public, private, and NGO sectors, delivering clear, actionable ideas that make change achievable, relevant, and sustainable long after the keynote ends.

More speakers to be announced soon.