Keynote and Speakers

As the first woman to ever serve as Australia’s Prime Minister, Ms Gillard was central to the successful management of Australia’s economy during the Global Financial Crisis and delivered nation-changing policies in reforming Australian education, creating an emissions trading scheme, improving the provision and sustainability of healthcare, aged care and dental care, commencing the nation’s first ever national scheme to care for people with disabilities and restructuring the telecommunications sector as well as building the National Broadband Network.

Since leaving politics, Ms Gillard has continued to work in the areas she cares about in education, mental health and women’s leadership.

Ms Gillard is a shining example of our Elevate theme, Exploring New Horizons and we hope you can join us for this not to be missed keynote and what will be a fantastic day.

3 x Para Surfing World Champion, Paralympian, former  World Champion cyclist and World Record Holder, business executive, board member and family man are just some of the titles that Matt Formston goes by and we are thrilled to welcome him as a keynote speaker for Workday Elevate. 

An Aussie surfer who has lost 95% of his sight when he was just five years old, Matt has since been chasing some of the biggest waves in the world including Hawaii Fiji and Indonesia and most recently Nazare in Portugal and was subsequently names 2022 Heavy Waterman of the year by Surfing Australia.

Join us at Workday Elevate 2023 in Melbourne and hear from Matt as he shares his insights that enable him to deliver his unique, no holds barred approach to life whilst overcoming diversity and physical limitations and how he harnesses his abilities to excel as a top international athlete and business professional.