Speaker
Louise is a speaker, MC & panel moderator on AI, Leadership, and Innovation.
A passionate speaker, experienced executive, and engaging MC and panel moderator, Louise Cummins brings energy, expertise, and practical insights to every stage. Whether she’s simplifying AI, sharing lessons in resilience, or encouraging leaders to embrace their strengths, Louise delivers thoughtful and actionable content designed to create meaningful impact.
AI Curious – Making artificial intelligence accessible, engaging, and practical for businesses and individuals. Louise breaks down AI’s complexities, offering real-world insights on how to use it for innovation, marketing, and competitive advantage.
Marketing, Strategy & Digital Transformation – With deep experience in branding, customer experience, and digital evolution, Louise shares strategies to drive business growth, navigate change, and future-proof organisations in a shifting digital landscape.
Resilience & Leadership – Drawing on personal experiences, Louise explores the mindset and strategies needed to thrive in uncertainty, build high-performing teams, and turn obstacles into opportunities.
Innovation & The Power of Passion Projects – Innovation isn’t limited to big corporations—Louise highlights how creativity, side projects, and bold thinking can lead to breakthroughs in business and life.
Embracing Your Unique Brilliance – Inspired by her book A Different Kind of Brilliant, Louise encourages individuals to embrace their differences, redefine success, and lean into their strengths with confidence.
MC & Panel Moderator – A skilled facilitator, Louise ensures discussions are engaging, insightful, and on track. Whether hosting panels, fireside chats, or conferences, she brings clarity, warmth, and expertise to every conversation.
Approachable, insightful, and future-focused, Louise helps audiences think bigger, adapt to change, and lead with confidence in an AI-driven world.
Experience
2025
Mumbrella 360 CMO Panel (upcoming)
The Leprosy Mission Australia staff vision day speaker - ‘Lifting Our Eyes for Growth and Change’
2024
Vogue 1000 Girls launch event
Feminine Warrior Mindset Podcast
Third Sector Live - Leveraging Technology for Social Good
Third Sector Live - Leveraging AI to enhance efficiency, optimise resource utilisation, and ensure financial sustainability
Mumbrella 360 - ‘What’s keeping CMOs up at night?’
Mumbrella 360 - ‘What does it take to empower women in media and marketing?’
2023
Marketing Leaders Summit - Establishing Authentic Credibility in an Often-Divided World
Third Sector Live - Leveraging digital technology to optimise your marketing strategy and ensure a connected donor experience
Marketing Live - The Great Divide: Addressing the Gap Between Skills and Tech in the Marketing Org
World Vision Wiggles Partnership – various national radio interviews
2022
The Juggling Act Podcast – Your Santa Agent Invitation book
World Vision’s International Day of the Girl live event interviewer with Mel Doyle and Samantha Harris
Third Sector Live speaker - Growing your brand whilst advocating for your mission
Marketing Strategy Summit key panel - Standing Out in the Crowd
Interviewed for Woolworths and Deliotte marketing teams
AMI Host for Unleashing Your Personal brand
NFP Marketing Best Practice webinar for Mann Judd
2021
Industry speaker for Master of Marketing Orientation at Macquarie University
Marketing Tech Symposium panelist - Here are the Keys Now Fly - Marketing automation
CMO Panel Discussion - How Marketers Tackled the Modern Creative Gap
FUTR panelist - Culture for digital change
Speaker and Mentor - Macquarie University Innovation Lab
Panelist for Mumbrella Session (Creative lessons)
Panelist for Mumbrella Session (Creative leadership)
2020
Global Virtual MarTech Summit (The Role of Technology in Times of Crisis)
Ladies in Tech (LiT) Conversations (Women in digital transformation)
Macquarie University webinar speaker for Post Grad Master of Marketing
Agency Leadership Symposium - Keynote Panel (What a marketer wants)
The CMO Show podcast (Marketing during COVID 19)
Forward Marketing Summit (Embracing the technology revolution)
Earlier
Sky News TV interview 2019 (A Different Kind of Brilliant book)
PHD Inspo Session 2019 (Passion Projects)
Mumbrella 360 2019 (Media trends)
CXO Summit (Digital Transformation in retail)
Marie Claire Tech Ready Women Masterclass 2018 (Finance and StartUp)
Intrigue Sydney 2018 (Marketing Strategies and Lead Generation)
Leading Edge Group 2018 (The Pursuit of Greatness, brands for a sustainable future)
Young Presidents Organisation YPO 2007 (Role of Microfinance in Addressing Human Trafficking)
Microfinance Global Meeting 2006 London (Mobile Banking for the Poor)
Mumbrella360
Vogue 1000 Girls Launch
World Vision International Day of the Girl Panel
Mumbrella360
Marketing Live
Mumbella sessions