Nigel Brennan has lived a reality that most would consider their worst nightmare. Nigel came to the world’s attention in August 2008 after being kidnapped in Somalia, having travelled to the country to report on the humanitarian crisis.

Nigel’s dramatic and harrowing experiences reach deep into our innermost thoughts and feelings, showing us how we can overcome our greatest challenges and fears.

Nigel is a seasoned speaker who is able to deliver inspirational stories, mesmerizing corporate audiences and leaving them able to take action from his remarkable journey. Nigel shares insights he has gained from fifteen years of international consulting, as well as his unique and terrifying experiences both as a hostage negotiator and a hostage.

Tina Paterson has worked across 9 industries and 12 countries over the past 20+ years. She has led large departments across multiple locations, governed billions of dollars of assets and her teams have delivered Transformation Programs and Projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

She has achieved all this while raising 2 kids with her husband James, running marathons, raising a million dollars for charity and taking 3 month sabbaticals every 5 years with her family.

Following her own story of burn out (where she ended up in the local Emergency Department due to being at work with pneumonia), she now partners with large organisations (Microsoft, Amazon, GE and Sky to name a few) across 6 continents to help their Leaders to lead from anywhere and embed the strategies she has learned, lives and breathes.

Rebecca has over 20 year's experience in Talent and is an expert on mid-level Leadership.

Formerly Head of Talent and Careers for Australia Post Group, she has been instrumental in developing the culture, capability and careers for literally thousands of people. Rebecca is an AHRI Talent Strategy and Golden Quill award-winner as well as the best-selling author of IMPACT: 10 Ways to Level Up your Leadership. She is a member of the British Psychological Society and a SAFE Agile Program Manager. She is also the architect of Level Up, the only program of its kind dedicated to busy B-Suite Leaders.

Known for her practical, generous and no-nonsense style, clients rave about her ability to gain cut-through, build trust, and support impact.

Rebecca works at the individual, team and organisational level to enhance the impact, and is the mentor, facilitator and advisor of choice to international brands such as Clarins and Heinz and to multiple branches of the Victorian and Federal Governments.