Nick has an ability to translate complex ideas into practical, forward-thinking insights - this captivated our audience and sparked meaningful discussions. His charisma, professionalism, creativity, and thought leadership were instrumental in shaping a standout event.

Sam Glasswell
Marketing Manager, ParagonCare 2025

Nick Abrahams was absolutely outstanding - hilarious, engaging, and incredibly entertaining. From the moment he stepped on stage, he built instant credibility and captivated the audience, taking us on a thought-provoking and inspiring journey.

We gave Nick the most challenging time slot - straight after lunch, toward the end of a full day of technical presentations yet within minutes, he had completely transformed the energy in the room. Delegates were fully engaged, hanging on his every word, laughing, learning, and leaving with powerful insights that will stay with them long after the event.

Nick didn’t just present; he re-energised the entire room. A true professional and a standout speaker.”

Nicole Montgomery
Event Producer, NEXUS CONFERENCE

Nick delivered an outstanding keynote at ALGA’s Tech Leadership Summit. His presentation was insightful, engaging, and highly relevant to the challenges and opportunities facing the local government sector.

His presentation was insightful, engaging, and highly relevant to the challenges and opportunities facing the local government sector. The audience response was exceptional, with many describing it as one of the most impactful sessions of the event. Following the Summit, we engaged Nick to deliver a series of sector-focused webinars, which were equally well-received given his ability to present in a clear and practical manner.

Amy Crawford
CEO, Australian Local Government Association (ALG)

Nick’s presentation was phenomenal and I know all our audience loved that he brought real world AI examples, positivity and humour to a topic that many are fearful of.   It really targeted our industry and how AI is not to be feared but something to work with for future success. Everyone afterwards was talking about Nick’s presentation. It created really productive and energetic conversation about the future.  I know Nick put a lot of people at ease with AI and got the juices flowing as to how AI can benefit their business.

John Mills
Broking Placement Manager, Ausure

Nick's outstanding presentation energised the room and created a shared sense of excitement and connection for everyone in the audience. Nick took us on an engaging and emotive journey with humor, surprise and insights that challenged everyone's perceptions of AI, sparking conversations that will continue well beyond the event. The impact of Nick's keynote exceeded our expectations - no matter where your organisation is at in its AI maturity, you will learn something valuable.

Katie McKeon
Event Producer - The Future of Aged Care Awards 

I found Nick’s presentation on AI truly thought-provoking, delivered in a style that resonated strongly with our diverse audience of 500 independent retailers, hoteliers and trade suppliers. His ability to blend facts with humour created an engaging energy in the room and wrapped up our conference on a real high.

Vaughan Peters
National Trade & Marketing Manager, Liquor Legends

Nick didn’t just talk about AI, he showed us practical ways we can use it in our business and how it related to our industry. The team left energised and ready to put new tools into action. He delivered a first-class talk that combined credibility with entertainment and added value to our event.”

Steven Bennett
CEO, Charter Hall (Direct)

Nick kicked off our senior leadership off-site with a well-crafted session on future trends and innovation strategies. It was a great start for our event.

Andrew Horton
Global CEO, QBE Insurance

Nick has an insider's understanding of the world of technology and innovation. His speech was funny, fast-paced and insightful as well as being motivating for our people.  Happy to recommend Nick.

Gary Wingrove
CEO, KPMG Australia

Thank you for your outstanding keynote presentation. Your session was both timely and highly practical, offering clear guidance on how AI can be effectively integrated into our audience’s businesses. Delegates particularly valued the actionable insights, real-world examples and forward-thinking perspective you shared, which helped demystify the AI landscape. We received excellent feedback following your keynote, with many attendees highlighting how useful and immediately applicable your recommendations were.

Nick Wayland
CEO & Founder, TravMedia

Nick’s high energy presentation made sure our 250 franchisees were entertained and educated, but most importantly they were inspired by the opportunities presented by technology and the future. He uses a unique blend of music, video, humour and personal stories to get his messages across. Happy to recommend Nick.

David Ackery
Executive Director, Harvey Norman

Nick was simply fabulous! Everyone thought that his presentation at our strategy day on future trends was both informative and entertaining. I highly recommend Nick.

Chris Hadley
Executive Chairman, Quadrant Private Equity

Nick - you so cleverly and articulately explained where AI is at in our industry - and how to incorporate it successfully. Thank you. 💥🙏🏼👏

Melissa Hoyer
Journalist & Media Personality

Nick really energised the crowd of about 200 and delivered information well-tailored to the purpose of our event.

Richard Heeley
Division Director, Core Banking Macquarie Bank Limited

I am the executive producer of a series of national high-end conferences and I have only just discovered Nick Abrahams. I featured him as an AI keynote at the National Smallgoods Council’s annual forum in Sydney and most recently at BeefEx 2024 in Brisbane and he is now in my precious little black book of favourite speakers! Nick is completely guaranteed to inform, challenge and also entertain delegates in a presentation that is tailored to their specific sector. Nick is an utterly delightful human being with a remarkable intellect, who really cares about and takes interest in his audience. Put all this together and he’s a memorable speaker that I expect to be able to use again and again in a variety of formats.

Esther Price
Executive Producer, Conferences and Events

Nick’s session at the National Pitcher Partners conference was a standout. He mixed legal know-how with fresh AI insights and kept everyone engaged with stories, wit, and practical tips. He reminded us that client service, communication, relationships and curiosity aren’t just buzzwords, they’re the keys to success in the age of AI.

Jordan Kennedy
Partner, Pitcher Partners

Thank you very much for all your amazing insights, energy and professionalism - you were a key part of making the Better Business Summit the success that it was! We enjoyed every minute of your session and really appreciate your company over the last five weeks! It’s rare that we’re still laughing at keynote jokes after the fifth time but you managed to make it sound fresh and new each week- which is a rare gift (and a treat for us!)

Annie Kane
Managing editor, The Adviser

A really high-impact session - insightful, practical and attuned to our industry. Nick’s energy and humour had the room energised and engaged from start to finish.

Leslie Butterfield

Chair, Marsden Jacobs Consulting
Non-exec Director: New Medtek Devices; Opteon; Senversa; & RFK Engineering Services

Nick is an engaging and talented speaker on the intersection between AI and financial services. Nick distilled complex concepts into an enjoyable yet still sophisticated presentation.

Damian Jeffree
Head of Financial Markets, Aust Financial Markets Association

Thank you Nick. Fantastic presentation as always!! You are the master of timing and storytelling!

Richard McBride
Producer | CFO Series & Editor | CFO Magazine

We recently had Nick attend our National Conference of store owners, staff & suppliers to our Industry. The presentation was exceptional, informative and captivating, as well as entertaining the audience at the same time!. We particularly found it beneficial how Nick was able to bring the relevance of the technology changes into real life in a logical and very informative way to help us understand how these can be used in our business and personal life.

Gavin Carter
Chief Executive Officer, BSR Group

Thanks so much for your awesome session at The Adviser Better Business Summit. I thought your session truly took our audiences on a journey, filled with emotion, humour, and very relevant case studies. You've clearly done your research and understood our attendees.

Katie Ardzejewski
Event Content Producer & Strategist, Momentum Media

Your presentation was the highlight of the CFO Symposium (and so funny). I hope we can stay connected and I can tap into your wisdom and experience.

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From CFO attending the CFO Sydney Symposium

Hi Nick, it was pretty awesome listening to you last week at the Melbourne CFO Symposium. Please do let me know if you are delivering any public keynotes elsewhere in the country. More than happy to be there to listen again.

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From CFO attending the CFO Symposium Melbourne

Nick took the time to understand what we were looking for and delivered a keynote which was perfectly tailored for our audience. He gave us actionable insights and plenty of laughs.

Sally Sinclair
CEO National Employment Services Association

So much positive feedback after Nick’s presentation. Lots of people walked away saying “I finally get it!” His presentation style is exceptional, he’s genuinely entertaining while delivering complex information, clearly explained.

John Winter
CEO, Australian Restructuring, Insolvency & Turnaround Association

Nick delivered an insightful and humorous speech on NFTs and Web3 at our forum dinner for investment professionals. He was great in his interaction with the audience and a pleasure to work with

Wouter Klijn

Director of Content, Investment Innovation Institute [i3]

I have had really good feedback across the teams. Very enlightening … Funny stuff – thank you.

Shamil Sharma

Group Governance, National Australia Bank

We were delighted with Nick’s speech on future trends. He lights up a room with his energetic and engaging style. He even has the audience engaging with each other in a fun way. He had us listening, learning, laughing and (almost) crying. We could not be happier with our choice.

Brad Newton

VP, Asia Pacific - Docusign, Inc

Nick, your presentation was outstanding. This is the third year we have run this and it is by far the most engaging and entertaining presentation I have seen so far by a long way. It was a tough gig doing the graveyard shift. You somehow embraced that and you had the floor laughing out loud and fully engaged in your talk. Your presentation was well researched, thought provoking, relevant, absolutely entertaining, and very professional.

Gary Sherwood

Partner, RSM Australia

Nick spoke on “AI and the Future” at our events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. His performance was energetic, funny and insightful. Great stories and great engagement with the audience. Unlike other speakers, he gets the audience to engage with each other - but in an easy and enjoyable way. We have had terrific feedback.

Rob Currie
Chief Business Director, WPP Group

Nick came on and immediately lifted the energy in the room. His presentation was a mixture of entertainment and information- much of it from his own personal stories. The feedback has been great. Happy to recommend Nick

Lisa Borden
Head of ANZ, Information Services Group

Nick was the after dinner speaker at the annual conference for our mentors, who work with Australia’s top SME business owners and CEOs.  His presentation on tech trends and the future was interesting as well as entertaining. Nick’s speech covered important topics, relevant to all businesses.

Stephanie Christopher
Chief Executive Officer, The Executive Connection

Nick gave a keynote at our annual conference and was excellent. Audience feedback was exceptionally positive about Nick hitting precisely the right note.

Naomi Burley,
MDGRC Institute

Nick Abrahams delivers his timely message about our changing world with punch and precision. Our team voted him the #1 speaker over two days of presentations about the future. His credentials in the world of innovation and technology impact along with his very engaging style make him a 'go to' presenter for teams wanting to think about their strategic future.

Chris McCluskey
General Manager Development Services, ISPT Super Property

Nick, the session was amazing and thank you for helping kickoff our Innovation Symposium.

Andrew Bloxsom
Senior Executive, ERP Fusion5

I am happy to chat with any of your potential customers as I understand how hard it is booking a speaker sight unseen. Seriously my Head of APAC is still talking about how good you were.

Gillian Paton
Director of Marketing, First Data

Fast-paced, informative and witty. Nick is easy to work with and a real crowd-pleaser.

Amanda Tait
Membership Director, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Nick is a “P” speaker – powerful, persuasive, on-point and purposeful. He was hand picked to address a group of 200 innovators, entrepreneurs and industry executives at SWITCH Festival 2015. If you are lucky enough to hear Nick speak, you had better be a multi-tasker, as I have never witnessed a room full of people more engaged and in uproars at Nick’s wit and storytelling and at the same time furiously capturing the insights that Nick imparted. He is the complete ‘Package’.

Catherine Stace
Co-Founder SWITCH Festival

He had the audience in various states of concern, laughter and light bulb moments. Incredibly charismatic.

Razwina Raiham
Producer, Gamechangers Conference

Nick gave the futurist's presentation at our conference. He was everything you want in a keynote speaker - informative, accessible and, importantly, entertaining. Highly recommended.

Doug Power
Director, Australian Healthcare Week

A fantastic and energetic presentation that delivered in spades!

Rob Collyer
Nova Underwriting

Stellar speech... the best show in town.

Ben Livson
Telstra

Nick gave a session on "Digital Disruption" to our Corporate & Asset Finance Group (inc. senior leadership). Nick is not only an expert on this subject but has an engaging and entertaining style. The session was filled with case studies and practical advice. It prompted excellent discussions on what our organisation should be doing to respond to disruption.

Phil Castro
Division Director, Corporate and Asset Finance Group Macquarie Bank Limited

Nick Abrahams is uniquely qualified to comment on all aspects of the Australian technology sector and the digital disruption which has changed the way we work, live and play.

Peter James
Chairman, Macquarie Telecom & Non-executive Director, iiNet

Nick was a great addition to our Australia 3.0 event. He clearly has a deep understanding of the world of disruption & innovation and an energetic style. His thoughts challenged the audience and were the subject of much discussion afterwards.

Wayne Fitzsimmons
Chairman Pearcey Foundation

I have worked with Nick on many occasions doing speaking. He is so funny, articulate and he gets the audience and wraps them around his little finger.

Guy Leech
Seven Time World Ironman Champion & CEO Guy Leech World of Fitness

Nick’s presentation was a real catalyst for discussion and an excellent kick-starter for our innovation initiatives.

Darc Rassmussen's
CEO, Integrated Research Limited

Nick gave an excellent presentation on the impact and opportunities arising from disruption in financial services to our APAC team yesterday. I received great feedback from the team and it has already started a lot of positive buzz!!

Joanne Lee
Senior Advisor, Financial Services & FinTech International Operations, Australian Trade Commission