Stephen Scheeler is the former Facebook CEO for Australia and New Zealand, where he guided Facebook’s rise from quirky startup to media and technology titan. Working with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s Silicon Valley leaders, his tenure at Facebook saw the ANZ business — including Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp and Oculus — become one of the most successful Facebook markets in the world.

Today, he is co-founder and CEO of Omniscient — the world leader in using AI to decode the human brain — often called “the Google Maps of the brain”. In 2022, Omniscient won the South by Southwest Innovation Award for AI.
He is also founder of The Digital CEO, senior advisor to McKinsey & Company, and executive-in-residence at the Australian Graduate School of Management.

As a speaker, Stephen has appeared on the highest-profile keynote stages — including TEDx and South by Southwest. He is a frequent media commentator on AI, technology, leadership, and the future of business and society, and is a member of the Australian Prime Minister’s Knowledge Nation 100, top innovation leaders in Australia.

Stephen has a unique ability to excite audiences on the power of technology, the future of business, and the new paradigm of 21st-century leadership with his rare insight, humour, and humility.
Stephen is one of Australia’s most sought after speakers on digital disruption, transformation, culture and leadership, and the future of technology, data, and AI.

Jessica Sansom is a globally recognised sustainability and impact leader with more than 20 years’ experience helping organisations embed environmental and social responsibility at the heart of business strategy. She currently serves as Chief Impact Officer at EIT Food, Europe’s leading food innovation community, where she leads efforts to transform the food system by accelerating innovation, collaboration, and investment in solutions that deliver healthier, more sustainable outcomes for people and the planet.

Prior to joining EIT Food, Jessica held senior sustainability leadership roles at major global consumer brands including Huel, Innocent Drinks, and McDonald’s. As Sustainability Director at Huel, she integrated sustainability into core business decision-making during a period of rapid international growth. Earlier, as Head of Sustainability at Innocent Drinks, she helped shape responsible sourcing, packaging, and stakeholder and consumer engagement strategies, while her work at McDonald’s focused on transforming complex global supply chains and advancing industry standards in sustainable agriculture, environmental impact, and animal welfare.

A sought-after keynote speaker, Jessica regularly addresses global audiences on purpose-driven leadership, systems change, scalable innovation, and how organisations can create long-term value through positive impact. Her work has been recognised with multiple awards, including the Guardian Sustainable Business Award, the Community Big Tick Award, and the Rainforest Alliance Frog Award, and she has been named among leading environmental voices by Forbes.
Jessica brings a pragmatic and optimistic perspective to the challenge of building resilient, future-fit organisations — demonstrating how collaboration, innovation, and purpose-driven leadership can unlock sustainable growth at scale.

Saroo Brierley was born in a small Indian town. In 1986, aged only five, he lost all contact with his family when he was separated from his brother at a train station. He never saw his brother again.

After living on the streets of Calcutta for three weeks by himself, Brierley was placed in a local orphanage before being adopted by an Australian family. He grew up with his new parents in Hobart, Tasmania, for the next 25 years. But he was unable, and unwilling, to forget the land of his childhood.

Determined to rediscover his past, he embarked on a virtual odyssey of his homeland and, after many hours pouring over Google Earth, armed only with the images etched into his memories as a five-year-old, he managed to recognize his hometown and track down his mother.
Their reunion in 2012 made headlines across the world, and his full story is recounted in his #1 international bestselling autobiography, A Long Way Home.

The film Lion, based on his autobiography, was released in November 2016 and nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and six Academy Awards. The film stars Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel.

Brierley’s journey is a remarkable and touching story of survival and sheer determination.

Holly Ransom is a leadership trailblazer. As the founder and CEO of a top leadership consultancy, she has driven real-world results for such leading organizations as P&G, Microsoft, Cisco, and KPMG. She has also led discussions with such luminaries as Barack Obama, Malcolm Gladwell, and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus. Having interviewed and worked with hundreds of the world’s top leaders, Ransom distills key learnings and strategies to help audiences bridge what she calls the “knowing-to-doing” gap to catalyze real change.

Ransom has compressed a power-packed career into a decade, spanning corporate, non-profit, and public sectors. Today, she is the founder and CEO of Emergent; author of The Leading Edge; and co-founder, chief curator, and catalyst at Energy Disruptors. Recognized as a global leader at a young age, Ransom was chosen to chair the G20 Youth Summit in 2014 and the United Nations Coalition of Young Women Entrepreneurs in 2016.

Ransom is a renowned speaker and master interviewer who has devoted her life and career to inspiring audiences around the world to stand up and lead the change they want to see. She has hosted influential figures from across the world, including Billie Jean-King, Condoleezza Rice, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and the world’s first humanoid robot, Sophia. Ransom even delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama.

A Fulbright scholar, Ransom is a fellow of the Harvard Kennedy School Class of ’21, where she received the prestigious Anne Wexler Public Policy Scholarship. She has been named one of Australia’s 100 Most Influential Women by the Australian Financial Review and was awarded the US Embassy’s Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Leadership Excellence. Ransom was also nominated for WIRED magazine’s “Smart List” of future game changers to watch by Sir Richard Branson, and has been featured on Reuters, CBS, and Australia’s ABC.

Ransom’s fierce dedication to inclusivity and equity drives her work as Chair of Pride Cup Australia, a non-profit organization and movement devoted to eradicating LGBTQ2+ discrimination within sporting clubs. A two-time Ironwoman, Ransom is also the youngest director ever to be appointed to an Australian Football Club.

Anders Sörman-Nilsson is a visionary futurist and a global authority at the intersection of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability. As the founder of the avant-garde think tank, Thinque, Sörman-Nilsson offers data-driven insights and strategic foresight to global brands, helping them navigate the complexities of the modern world. With an impressive client roster that includes industry giants such as Apple, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Lego, and Rugby New Zealand, Sörman-Nilsson is trusted by leaders across the world to provide guidance on the cutting edge of technology and innovation.

Holding a Global Executive MBA and an LLB, Sörman-Nilsson’s unique blend of strategy and entrepreneurial acumen, combined with his forward-thinking approach, makes him a sought- after and award-winning keynote speaker. He specializes in decoding complex trends and turning challenging questions into actionable strategies, inspiring audiences to embrace change and future-proof their organizations in an ever-evolving digital and AI-driven landscape.

Sörman-Nilsson is the acclaimed author of three pivotal books on digital transformation and innovation: Digilogue, Seamless, and his latest, Aftershock. He is also a brand ambassador for Adobe, and his thought leadership extends to impactful trend reports like “How Artificial Intelligence is Powering Australian Retail,” commissioned by Microsoft; the creation of award- winning marketing tools like the Adobe Creative Intelligence test; and brand collaborations with Meta, ING Bank, Jaguar Land Rover, and Zurich.

A recognized figure in global thought leadership circles, Sörman-Nilsson is a member of TEDGlobal and the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, where he serves as the Leadership Impact Chair for the Sydney Chapter. His nomination to the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders in 2019 underscores his influence and commitment to shaping a sustainable future.

Sörman-Nilsson’s insights have been featured in prestigious publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the BBC, establishing him as a leading voice in the realm of futurism. As the host of the 2nd Renaissance podcast and the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Scaling Impact podcast, he continues to explore and share revolutionary ideas that expand minds and inspire a change of heart.