Jonathan Holloway
The Great Disruptor
KEYNOTE - Giant Thinking
Giant Thinking
A coping strategy for today …
We live in a time of social upheaval and change, people need guidance and security …
delegates will leave having laughed and relaxed around many tense subjects, and remembered just where to look for answers.
Disruption is changing every area of our lives, and the people who come out on top will be those who not only embrace it,
but also imagine it before it occurs.
The arts have always been the greatest predictor of disruption and change, and our greatest guide in navigating it successfully.
The Great Disruptor draws on great and popular art - from Leonardo da Vinci to Leonardo di Caprio,
from Shakespeare to Shakira and from H.G. Wells to HBO - to see what lessons we can learn in order to make sense of the world,
perform at our very best and how to stay one step ahead.
" Jonathan was the stand out presenter at the conference and took the audience on a unique behind the scenes
journey of the Giants. Funny and inspiring he gave us insightful and practical take aways to use in
our own journey and most importantly dared us to be visionary and creative in all aspects of our lives. "
Michael Brierley – 2018 Asia Pacific Venue Industry Congress
“ Jonathan set the tone with a compelling and charismatic keynote that was relevant and inspiring for our audience;
on Day Two Jonathan kept transitions smooth as our charming Master of Ceremonies;
and his unique skills were showcased in his closing plenary address,
which drew remarkably insightful connections from across the whole program.
I cannot recommend him highly enough as a speaker and MC. ”
Mollie Hewitt - Director, Pilbara Creative and Cultural Forum
“ Jonathan transformed a street performance into a discussion on IT,
systems and infrastructure with insight, humour and enthusiasm.”
Marlene Kornides - IBM/Cisco Systems
“ Jonathan was a highlight of our 2015 Asia Pacific event telling the inspiring story of how in his role as
Artistic Director of Perth International Arts Festival he attracted over 1.4 million people to follow the journey of
a group of giants across the city in one of the biggest arts projects ever staged in Australia. ”
Peter Tullin - Co-director of REMIX Summits
“ I saw this guy speak at the recent National Convention. In one word… brilliant!
Crawl over broken glass to be there! ”
Winston Marsh, Past National President, Professional Speakers Australia
“ Jonathan Holloway’s lessons and reflections will re-focus your team on what’s important
in perhaps the most engaging and entertaining way you’ve experienced for some time. ”
Kelly Grigsby, CEO Wyndham City Council
“ Brilliant - funny, inspiring, highly intelligent, deeply empathetic, audaciously mischievous.
I’d like to see him at more conferences and events, making people laugh, feel, think
and then go out and do something special. “
Andrew Horabin - Keynote Speaker
“Your Festival launch presentation was quite phenomenal; never seen anything quite like it.
You have a great skill at making complex things happen and at communicating their essence
and importance in a direct, fun, unforgettable way. The world needs that skill; it needs you!”
Tod Machover - Professor of Music and Media - MIT, Boston
“I have known Jonathan for several years now and had the pleasure of seeing him in action
presenting at the finale of the 2018 PSA Convention. Simply put he blew me away.
His ability to speak about innovation and creativity with impact, humour, stories
and intelligence left everyone in the room (a tough crowd) wanting more.
Jonathan inspires, entertains and educates in the most intelligent, entertaining
and humorous way, with an impact I have rarely seen in a professional speaker.
His ability to assimilate information and present it in a way that captures an audience’s attention,
excites them and create a sense of wonder and passion is simply extraordinary.”
Rabia Siddique - Professional Speaker and Author
“ Jonathan’s bespoke, enigmatic and audacious style had delegates hanging on his every word.
Intelligent, inspiring and highly entertaining. ”
Rick Heath - Australian Performing Arts Centres Association
“ Jonathan has a giant message and method for each and every conference group, organisation, person.
Through laughter, thoughtfulness and story he creates everyday meaning for how we can ‘Festivalise’
our businesses/lives and the benefit that such innovation, creativity, organisational skill and collaboration brings.
Each of us can learn from the Art of business and the Art of life.
Have your convention go way beyond the conventional - go Gigantic and get Jonathan! ”
Glenn Capelli - Professional Speakers Australia ‘Keynote Speaker of the Year 2013’