Speakers

With over 600 global speaking engagements, two decades coaching CEOs and senior leaders, and clients including Google, Amazon, NAB, the Socceroos and Special Forces, Dr Jodie is a Harvard trained clinical and performance psychologist, 2x bestselling author, award winning keynote and TEDx speaker and an international authority on anxiety, mindset, resilience, and peak performance.

She combines decades as a business strategist and change management consultant, first at PwC and Macquarie Group prior to founding Mind Strength Peak Performance Consultancy with 7 years university training in neuroscience and adult, child and adolescent clinical psychology (University Medal), doctoral research in anxiety and 10 years as Founder/CEO The Anxiety Clinic.

As an Executive Coach, Dr Jodie works with CEOs, Founders and Executive Teams of high growth startups, ASX 200, Global 2000, SMEs, and government organisations. She is the creator of The Mind Strength Method™, a neuroscience based methodology which has helped hundreds of thousands of adults, children and adolescents to curb anxiety, conquer worry and build resilience. The Mind Strength Method™ was recently named by The Australian newspaper as one of the ’50 Australian Inventions Changing the World’.

She is frequently engaged as a media authority, featuring regularly on Today, Sunrise, Harper’s Bazaar and many more. She is on the advisory board of not for profit Gotcha4Life and passionately shares the stage with leading speakers globally.

“Jodie is nothing short of incredible. Her skills and experience are unmatched…”
Nick Whitehead, ex SAS and CEO Apex Sentinel Group

“I highly recommend Jodie to anyone looking to grow in high performance environments.”
Aiden O’Neill, Socceroos & New York City FC

“Jodie is one of the most articulate, entertaining and credible speakers that I have encountered in my career…”
Mia Freedman, Founder Mamamia Media Group

Claire Turnbull is a Registered Nutritionist with a background in fitness and a diploma in Positive Psychology whose career has spanned roles at Diabetes NZ, Healthy Food Guide magazine, High Performance Sport, and professional rugby as well as being a familiar face in the media.   

Claire has three best-selling books on wellbeing and is the owner and director of two wellbeing businesses. Mission Nutrition, which a nationwide nutrition practice and workplace wellness company and findWellness which offers engaging, interactive wellbeing programmes.   

Claire is a passionate advocate for making wellbeing easier and is driven to help make it easier for people to take better care of themselves in the crazy modern world we live in. 

Gry Stene is a bold, high-energy speaker, author and coach who helps leaders and organisations build ethical, inclusive and human-first futures – through the lens of AI, innovation and impact. With deep roots in software engineering, product leadership and change management, Gry has spent decades shaping digital transformation across sectors including health, education and government.

From national tech programs to boardroom strategy sessions, she’s delivered outcomes that stick – not just because the tech worked, but because it fit the humans it served.

In an era of digital overwhelm and AI hype, Gry brings a rare blend of clarity, courage and playfulness. She cuts through complexity and buzzwords to focus on what matters: purpose-led leadership, inclusive design and bold action that drives results.

Her signature framework, rAIse IT Right™, flips the script on AI. Rather than fearing the future, Gry invites us to parent it. If AI is our digital child (or teenager), we must raise it with the same values we want in our communities — responsibility, alignment, intentionality, simplicity, empowerment, integrity and training. (Yes, it spells R.A.I.S.E. I.T. — and yes, it sticks.)

Gry’s sessions are dynamic, metaphor-rich and fast-paced — blending research with real-world storytelling, laughter and practical tools audiences can apply immediately. Whether she’s delivering keynotes, leading workshops or coaching leadership teams, Gry activates people to think bigger, lead braver and take up space they didn’t think they were allowed to occupy.

Steuart is a global thought leader in email & workplace productivity. He helps executives and their assistants escape email overwhelm and reclaim control of their workday.

Since 1995, he’s been on a mission to solve the email crisis that’s plaguing modern workplaces. He specialises in working with executive teams who are drowning in their inboxes and struggling to find time, energy and focus for the more important aspects of their role.

Drawing on over two decades of research and real-world testing, Steuart has developed practical, proven systems that transform a chaotic, overflowing inbox into a sustainable, high-performance work environment.

His presentations are fast-paced, packed with actionable strategies, and delivered with just enough humour to keep you engaged while learning techniques that will genuinely change how you work.

Steuart doesn’t just teach email management – he helps restore your sanity, focus, capacity, and confidence to do the strategic work that actually matters. His clients consistently report dramatic improvements in both personal productivity and organisational effectiveness.

B Psych (Hons), M Clin Psych, AMusA, LMusA, Ph.D
Anastasia is a clinical psychologist, working across both clinical practice and academia. She is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Technology Sydney. Anastasia has published her research in top rated academic journals, and has spoken at conferences around the world. Anastasia is also the founder of the Australian Institute for Human Wellness, an organisation dedicated to meeting the growing need for innovation in supporting mental health and wellbeing. The clinic is based in Sydney, and sees thousands of people per year, with a range of psychological needs.

In 2024, Anastasia published the book, The Dopamine Brain, with Penguin Books Aus & NZ. Within seven months, it reached “best seller” status, and is currently being translated into seven other languages. Aside from her work in psychology, Anastasia has a background as a concert pianist, having performed at the Sydney Opera House, and Carnegie Hall in New York.