Australian keynote speakers and futurists have it pretty good, all things considered. There’s a good-sized supporting range of companies and industries that they often provide live and virtual speaking events for. Wondering where professionals presenters tend to get the most bookings from though? Turning to today’s bestselling Australian keynote speakers and futurists, we find that below are some of the largest and most influential companies that hire professional presenters down under:
- Commonwealth Bank – Largest bank and financial services provider in Australia. Also a major regional player.
- BHP – Global mining and petroleum giant headquartered in Melbourne. One of the world’s largest producers of major commodities.
- Wesfarmers – Major diversified conglomerate or so Australian keynote speakers and futurists note with interests in retail, fertilizers, chemicals, coal mining and industrial products.
- Woolworths – Australia’s largest supermarket and grocery chain with major presence across food and liquor retailing.
- Rio Tinto – Global leader in mining and metal refining, especially iron ore, aluminum and copper. Headquarters in Melbourne.
- Telstra – Per Australian keynote speakers and futurists, it’s the nation’s largest telecommunications company providing mobile, broadband and digital media services.
- Macquarie Group – Global investment bank and financial services firm headquartered in Sydney.
- Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) – One of the world’s top 5 biotechnology companies developing vaccines and plasma protein therapies.
- Woodside Petroleum – Major oil and gas exploration and production company based in Perth, Australia or so Australian keynote speakers and futurists would tell you.
- Cochlear – Global medical device maker of implantable hearing devices like cochlear implants.
The mining, financial services and consumer retail sectors dominate the list of Australia’s most prominent companies. Producers of natural resources remain key drivers of Australian industry and bookers of thought leaders for meetings and events.