Program

Stages

Plenary Room (P1/P2)

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

20:00

Early Adopters Club Workshop (Exclusive session for Early Adopters Only, for those who booked and paid in full in September 2024)

09:25 - 10:40

Morning Tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

10:40 - 11:10

Early Adopters Club Workshop

11:10 - 12:25

Lunch and Networking - Exhibition Hall

12:30 - 13:30

Platform Professionals CSP Only Session: Leveraging the Strength of the Global CSP Community

13:30 - 15:00

Ed Rigsbee CSP, CAE

Afternoon tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

15:00 - 15:30

Official Opening

15:30 - 15:50

Welcome To Country

15:50 - 16:20

PSA Foundation Launch

16:20 - 16:40

Rael Bricker CSP

The Speaker's Edge, Mindset Shifts to Secure Your Revenue Targets. Smash limiting beliefs that have been holding your speaking business back

16:40 - 17:25

Ian Stephens CSP

PSA Welcome

17:25 - 17:30

Sally Foley-Lewis CSP

GSF Welcome

17:32 - 17:37

Mike Handcock CSP

MC Summary and updates

17:37 - 17:40

Walk to Hemingways

17:40 - 18:00

Opening Drinks - Hemingways Brewery

18:00 - 20:00

GROW M9

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

20:00

Bureau Ready in 2026, What Speakers Bureaus Look For, and What Is Changing Now

08:00 - 09:15

Paul McConnon

Bureau Ready in 2026, What Speakers Bureaus Look For, and What Is Changing Now

09:25 - 10:40

Paul McConnon

Morning Tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

10:40 - 11:10

Bureau Ready in 2026, What Speakers Bureaus Look For, and What Is Changing Now

11:10 - 12:25

Paul McConnon

Lunch and Networking - Exhibition Hall

12:30 - 13:30

Judged Too Soon: The Truth Beyond First Impression

13:30 - 14:10

Ebony and Ivory: Live Together in Perfect Harmony

14:20 - 15:00

Afternoon tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

15:00 - 15:30

Opening Drinks - Hemingways Brewery

18:00 - 20:00

SELL M10

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

20:00

Why Some Talented Speakers Struggle (and Others Get Booked Again and Again) The unfiltered truth about what clients actually pay top dollar for

08:00 - 09:15

Why Some Talented Speakers Struggle (and Others Get Booked Again and Again) The unfiltered truth about what clients actually pay top dollar for

09:25 - 10:40

Morning Tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

10:40 - 11:10

Why Some Talented Speakers Struggle (and Others Get Booked Again and Again) The unfiltered truth about what clients actually pay top dollar for

11:10 - 12:25

Lunch and Networking - Exhibition Hall

12:30 - 13:30

Duets

13:30 - 14:10

Booked, Rebooked & Referred: The ME + CLIENT Magic Formula

14:20 - 15:00

Afternoon tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

15:00 - 15:30

Opening Drinks - Hemingways Brewery

18:00 - 20:00

SPEAK M11

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

20:00

From Idea to Impact, How to Write, Publish, and Launch a Book That Grows Your Speaking Business

08:00 - 09:15

Laura Baxter

From Idea to Impact, How to Write, Publish, and Launch a Book That Grows Your Speaking Business

09:25 - 10:40

Laura Baxter

Morning Tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

10:40 - 11:10

From Idea to Impact, How to Write, Publish, and Launch a Book That Grows Your Speaking Business

11:10 - 12:25

Laura Baxter

Lunch and Networking - Exhibition Hall

12:30 - 13:30

Just Keep Speaking: Finding Compassion, Connection and Courage Beneath the Surface

13:30 - 14:10

Rethink the Room

14:20 - 15:00

Afternoon tea and Networking - Exhibition Hall

15:00 - 15:30

Opening Drinks - Hemingways Brewery

18:00 - 20:00

13. - 16. March, 2026 | Sheridan St &, Wharf St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Global Speakers Summit

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Speakers

Alexandra Quinn

Alexandra Quinn

Aisling Smith

Alan Cameron Sweeney

Alan Cameron Sweeney

Allan Parker

Allan Parker

Amanda Lambros CSP

Amanda Lambros CSP

Andrew Griffiths

Andrew Griffiths

Angus Jenkins

Belinda Shaw

Bill Jennings CSP

Bill Jennings CSP

Brad Hauck

Brad Shorkend

Bruce Sullivan CSP

Bruce Sullivan CSP

Bryce Austin

Casey Squires

Casey Squires

Claire Boscq CSP

Claire Boscq CSP

Cristy Burne

Crystal Leonardi

Crystal Leonardi

Darren Pratley

Dr Frank Hagenow

Dr Frank Hagenow

Dr. Alfred Chidembo

Dr. Alfred Chidembo

Dr. Celina Peerman

Dr. Celina Peerman

Dr. Nikolai Behr

Dr. Nikolai Behr

Dr. Wendy Lee CSP

Dr. Wendy Lee CSP

Dr. Yaniv Zaid

Ed Rigsbee CSP, CAE

Ed Rigsbee CSP, CAE

Eleni Mitas CSP

Eleni Mitas CSP

Erik Larson

Esther Indurkar

Esther Indurkar

Eytan Segev

Fadzi Whande

Fiona Demark

Ian Stephens CSP

Ian Stephens CSP

Jacqueline Brooker

Jacqueline Brooker

Jason Blyth

Jeff Owens CSP

Jim Harris

Joe Curcillo

Johan Irwin Kamarozaman CSP

Johan Irwin Kamarozaman CSP

Joni Peddie CSP

Joni Peddie CSP

Justine Martin

Katja Schaefer

Katrina Roberts

Katrina Roberts

Kel Holiday

Laura Baxter

Castle Mount Media GmbH & Co. KG

Lauren Clemett

Lauren Parsons

Leanne Butterworth

Leanne Butterworth

Leanne Faraday-Brash CSP

Leanne Faraday-Brash CSP

Lindsay Adams OAM CSP

Lindsay Adams OAM CSP

Liz Hardwick CSP

Liz Hardwick CSP

Madailein Larson

Madailein Larson

Mandy Herold

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Event location

Event date:

13. March - 16. March, 2026

Event location:

Sheridan St &, Wharf St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Organizer:

Professional Speakers Australia +61291867678 info@professionalspeakers.org.au

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