Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Topics
Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time
Transformation and innovation are organisational super powers. To embrace possible futures, we need to redefine what failure means and value the offshoots of the experiences.
Conscious Leadership and Ethical Transformation
Human-centred frameworks for courage, trust, psychological safety, decision-making and legacy in a time of rapid technological and cultural change.
Innovation, Moonshots and Cultural Revolution
Tools, frameworks and strategic processes that help leaders and organisations create, test and execute bold ideas that transform industries.
Human-Centred Futures: Purpose, Creativity, Trust and Connection
A future-ready approach to leadership that integrates emotional intelligence, storytelling, cultural wisdom, systems thinking and regenerative impact.
Humannovate - The Future of Us
To Hummanovate is to put humanity first. With the increasing infiltration of AI, robotics, and all aspects of
technology in our lives, how do we improve the quality of our lives and not give into the fear.
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Transformation catalyst. Innovation strategist. Speaker. Author.
Christina Gerakiteys is the CEO of UtopiaX and Founder of Symple, bringing a rare blend of exponential thinking, design methodology, and human-centred facilitation to organisations ready to move from stuck to extraordinary. As a doctoral researcher in Creativity and Innovation, she designs bespoke workshops, immersive experiences, and executive programs that shift mindsets, spark bold ideas, and build the psychological safety teams need to think and act decisively.
Her work is grounded in one profound belief: Humanity is the most powerful technology we have — and the future belongs to those who lead with both heart and intelligence.
Her clients include Deloitte, IAG, Bupa, Employment Hero, Fragomen, Investa, Austrade, and Dulux, each experiencing programs grounded in purpose and play, designed to disrupt conventional thinking and open up Moonshot possibilities. Christina also coaches and mentors entrepreneurs, and is an active contributor to innovation ecosystems, including Stone & Chalk Tech Central (Ambassador), the W Startup Community (International Advisory Board), and the Atlantic Council (Action Council Member). She is on the board of the Entrepreneurs' Organisation Sydney.
A sought-after international keynote speaker, Christina has taken the stage at Singularity University (Silicon Valley), SXSW (Sydney and Austin), Front End of Innovation (Boston), Vivid Ideas (Sydney), Creative Innovation (Melbourne), and the Inspiring Women Leaders in the Digital Era Congress (Spain). She hosts the Inspired for Impact podcast, writes for several publications, including the award-winning Front End of Innovation blog, and appears regularly on broadcast channels covering creativity and innovation.
Christina is the author of Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time, with a foreword by Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph. She has curated aan online course to accompany the book, on a mission to change the way organisations and individuals respond to failure.
Workshops
Highly interactive and
Customised that run from 60 mins to 2 days.
In addition to keynote presentations, Christina specialises in running custom workshops on topics like: The future of business, What do you stand for?
The Consciuos Consumer, ESG Investment, The Circular Economy, Leadership, AI & Hyper Personalisation, and many more. Christina designs workshops taking into consideration the audience, budget, time frame and desired outcome for attendees and will customise a program accordingly.
Workshops will be designed and delivered using a variety of modalities to ensure the client gets the desired results.
Please reach out if you would like us to design and/or deliver a bespoke workshop for your organisation.
Moderator
Professionally moderated and managed events for organisations.
Christina is available to Moderate or MC events of all sizes from small intimate groups to large events with hundreds or thousands of people. Christina works directly with clients to understand the theme for the event and the key event outcomes. She customises her delivery to ensure the event is a success for the client and their audience. Christina has often been asked to moderate events on topics like such as: Women in Technology, Innovation, The Future of Work, Leadership, Technology (Metaverse, Devices & Sensors, Digital Twins, Nanotechnology, Bionics, Robotics, AI, AR/VR, Networks, Sensors, Synthetic Biology) and more.
Please reach out if you would like Christina to MC or moderate an event for your organisation.
Panelist
Highly sought after Panelist for topics on Technology, Innovation and Mindset.
Christina is available to participate or run and moderate a panel at your next event. She hosts a podcast, Inspired for Impact, a place for conversations with inspirational entrepreneurs, community leaders and representatives of organisations who are boldly creating a future by design. She is leading the way to be the change we hope to see in the world and hosts guest that have the courage to lead, innovate and execute on their visions. The sessions include a flow discussing mindset, technology and impact. Christina is extremely effective in keeping a group of between 4-10 panelists on track providing empowerment for all panelists to provide a valuable contribution.
Please reach out if you would like Christina to run and moderate a panel discussion for your organisation.
Published Author
Celebrating Success, One Failure at a Time
Fail fast! We hear it all the time. Who really walks the talk? Entrepreneurs, that’s who. Failure and success are closely intertwined, and if we are lucky, failure leads – and is subsumed by – success. Christina Gerakiteys explores the interplay of failure and success through interviews with seven entrepreneurs – renegades and changemakers from both established and startup companies – who all share the mindset and qualities we know they need to succeed: courage, resilience and determination. These entrepreneurs have learned, sometimes the hard way, that each failure is a step toward success.
Click on the link below to learn more about the book and to buy a copy.
ENDORSEMENTS
What people are saying..
"Christina challenged the norms, opening our eyes to Moonshot thinking and imploring us to think bigger, question the status quo and embrace innovation, not fear the unknown."
- Sophie Kelcha
Enigma
"Christina has the amazing ability to link her bold, creative and lateral thinking to real world problems and spark a journey to solution like no other. She is a true inspiration, attracting a network of like-minded people wherever she goes."
- Jacqueline Garrett
GGWP Academy
"I must admit, I see many things through a different lens since the
course and presentation earlier this year and this has fundamentally changed my perspective and awareness on a number of big questions."
- Karly Georgiou
Endeavour Grop
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Christina is CEO of UtopiaX, author of Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time, and Founder of IdeaSparx, an innovation platform. She is a sought-after international keynote speaker, facilitator, and program designer, creating interactive educational experiences driven by design thinking, purpose, engagement, and play. The programs disrupt current mindsets to Moonshot thinking, exploring what is possible, rather than what is acceptable or limited. Christina has created highly customised programs for clients including Deloitte, IAG, Employment Hero, Fragomen, Austrade, Bupa, Investa and Dulux. Book an obligation free call below to discuss how we may be able to help your organisation.
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