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Key Points for Jessica Wilson

Working with global leaders: Women Making Waves has collaborated with the likes of Google and Airbnb. Partnering with organisations such as The Chopra Foundation founded by Deepak Chopra and Caren Yanis who previously build Oprah Winfrey’s philanthropy portfolio.
Jess will shortly be launching Waves Tech Ventures, which is a venture company specialising in emerging technologies, in particular AI.
Jess is a leading voice in innovation, women leadership and tech featuring in publications such as Forbes, Huffington Post, Virgin, The Australian, The AFR, Vogue, Harper Bazaar, Studio10 and CNN to name a few.
Previous speaking engagement clients include: Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Google, McKinsey, EY, KPMG, Forbes Australia, Success Resources, PWC, Accenture, UNSW to name a few.
Jess regularly speaks on a mix of business and mindset and was the opening keynote for Tony Robbins and Tom Bilyue throughout their national Australian tours (across all states).
Jess has been pinned by Forbes as one of 1,000 entrepreneurs under 30 to change the world in the next 50 years, Smart Company 30 under 30 three times, recipient of Commonwealth Bank Australian of the Day award, EY’s accelerating entrepreneurs participant and was a global finalist on China’s version of Shark Tank x The Apprentice which aired to 15M people p/episode.

Topics for Jessica Wilson

Emerging technology, AI and innovation
This keynote, takes the audience on a journey with touch points of existing technologies they know and use every day, to understanding AI (Artificial Intelligence) sometimes for the first time, to how these technologies will impact our world into the future. Jess is unique in how she presents the topic of emerging technologies, as a female entrepreneur since 16, starting her first tech company at 22 she scaled into 130 countries Jess is able to breakdown the patterns and predict what’s ahead in an engaging and easy to comprehend fashion.
- Experiential curves: A look back at history, waves of disruptive innovations such as the introduction of mobile, Netflix, Spotify and how this is comparable to AI.
- The concept of 'Zero to one' (inspired by Peter Thiel the co-founder of Paypal's book), explains how technologies create new categories that are adopted globally.
- The current wave: AI, artificial intelligence, what does it actually mean/do?
- What does the future of using AI’s like ChatGTP and Google’s Bard mean for businesses and team members?
Women leadership
An empowering and insightful look at the current statistics of women in leadership, what the future holds, real-world case studies from Jess's career and how we can start to level the playing field.
The entrepreneurs journey
From a small town as one of 6 in her year at school to pinned by Forbes as one of 1,000 entrepreneurs under 30 to change the world in the next 50 years. This keynote shares the story and key learnings from a mindset and tactical skill perspective.
Innovation: Understanding emerging technology and how to stay relevant in a fast moving world
A look into what new waves of technology look like and how we have experienced throughout history, understand experiential curves and discussions around Web3 and/or AI pending the clients preference. Jess speaks on technology with the firm belief that we don't need to get caught up in jargon, it's possible and more enjoyable to learn about these new technologies in plain English so anyone can understand - simplifying and portraying the latest in an easy to understand format.
Gender equality: A deep dive into the history of women's rights law reform and disrupting the legal system
Many women's rights laws were created 120 years ago when the TV was non-existent, women couldn't vote or open a business - there have been monumental women throughout history who have changed this via law reform. This keynote looks at history giving the audience an insightful look at the history of gender equality and also how Jess and Women Making Waves is using technology to fund and scale women's rights law reform working with experts who have changed an accumulative 45+ laws and counting across Australia and the United States.
Resilience: Turning your ‘why’ into impact
Jess speaks with first hand experience of navigating a sexual assault lawsuit and coming out the other side successful. Lessons learnt from a mindset and resilience perspective. This is a very empowering keynote providing actionable resilience tools to the audience whilst leaving feeling inspired and ready to back themselves when they come across adversity.

Testimonials for Jessica Wilson

Jess is an exceptional MC and keynote speaker who brings outstanding energy, professionalism, and engagement to every event. She regularly hosts our events for audiences of 3,000+ and has interviewed industry icons like Sir Richard Branson on stage. Her ability to take command of the room, captivate the audience, and seamlessly guide the event is truly remarkable. With her dynamic presence and natural ability to connect with people, she ensures an engaging and memorable experience for all. I highly recommend Jess Wilson - she is a true professional and an absolute pleasure to work with!
GM
Success Resources

Jess was excellent. She was warm, engaging and inspiring with so many great takeaways! We would thoroughly recommend her.
Sunshine Coast IWD 2023 Breakfast

I highly recommend Jessica as an expert in women leadership, innovation and tech.
CEO
Forbes Australia

We are incredibly grateful for the energy and wisdom you brought to our conference and look forward to the extraordinary changes you will continue to inspire in the world. From understanding our brief, to being open with your time in the speaker briefing and discussions to your incredible presentation, you were fantastic to work with and we were thrilled to have you as part of our conference and look forward to many more interactions with you in the future. Personally, I may have only been in your presence a couple of times – but I appreciate the ease and companionship I feel when we catch up. As a more mature woman who mentors many a younger woman, I feel that you mentor me. Thank you for your generosity of spirit.
CEO
Jobs Australia

A huge thank you for emceeing QuestX you brought so much warmth, energy, and professionalism to the night, and it made such a positive impact to the flow and feel of the event. We couldn’t have asked for a better host to guide the room.
QuestX