Hi, I'm Annie

They said I didn't have
the aptitude.

So I built a career across Australia's purpose-led and small business sectors. Five CEO roles, three degrees, five children including two sets of twins. Now I help leaders, boards and organisations deliver real outcomes through the AI transition — without losing their authenticity, purpose and heart.

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Annie Gibbins on stage, keynote speaker and 5× CEO
Sydney · Globally booked · 2026
UN
Science Summit
Panel · 2025
Grand
Stevie 2023
+ Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
#1
Bestselling Author
Multiple Titles · Amazon
5×
CEO Tenure
National Peak Bodies
As Seen In
Ticker News CIO Times Kochie's Business Builders Women's Agenda UN Science Summit COSBOA National Small Business Summit
Annie Gibbins MC at gala event
Annify™ · A real word my team uses

Annify it. Verb. The way I get things done.

When my team says "let's Annify this," they mean five things, and they're saying it without me having to ask. It's the operating model I've used across every CEO role, every college I've co-founded, every transformation I've led. Not a framework I invented. A verb my team coined because they got tired of describing it the long way.

01
Unlimited mindset
Decide the ceiling is higher than they told you, then build the team that believes it.
02
Can-do culture
Create the conditions where good people do their best work, and watch what happens.
03
Smart systems
Embed AI into the operating model so the team is freed to do work only humans can do.
04
Innovation as a habit
Use AI not just to do today's work faster, but to invent what the people you serve will need next.
05
Exponential value
Growth that compounds for the people you serve, not growth at their expense.
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Speaking

Five keynotes. Built for the rooms that matter.

Three featured below. The full portfolio of five on the Speaking page. Each one anchored in real CEO experience. Customised for your audience. Delivered without a deck full of stock photography.

01 · Flagship

AI With Heart™

The keynote behind the #1 bestseller. AI isn't the bottleneck. Humans are.

Conferences · Summits 45–90 min
02 · Financial Sustainability

The Membership Cliff

Why associations lose members even when engagement looks fine — and the sustainability playbook behind a real 67% revenue turnaround.

Boards · Peak Bodies 45–60 min
03 · General Audience

Human + Intelligent

Every business now faces the same choice: bolt AI on, or build it in as a force multiplier for the humans who run the place.

Any Industry 45–90 min
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Annie Gibbins CIO Times cover
My Story

The truth? I had no idea what I was doing.

Family said I didn't have the aptitude for business. So I trained as a nurse, married my childhood sweetheart, raised five children including two sets of twins — and quietly burned to do something completely different. Sixteen years later I stood on a New York stage and won a Grand Stevie Award plus six others in one night.

"Honestly? It felt like winning the Oscars. Then I came home and closed the business because I wanted another mountain to climb."
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Let's Talk About Your Event

Book Annie to MC or Speak at your next event.

Conferences. Corporate events. Board offsites. Women's leadership programs. Galas. Tell me a little about your event and I'll be in touch within two business days, usually faster, because I'm impatient.

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