Yemi Penn Travels from Sydney, NSW

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Dr Yemi Penn is a globally recognized global keynote speaker, thought leader, engineer, and PhD researcher awarded the prestigious Nancy Millis Medal for research excellence, placing her doctorate in the top 5% nationally.

A systems thinker with a rebelliously curious spirit, Yemi is the founder of Rebellious CuriosityTM and Cultural Peace BrokeringTM - two practical, evidence-based frameworks that empower leaders to challenge inherited narratives, navigate discomfort, and lead meaningful cultural transformation. Her work is rooted in one belief:transformation isn’t just personal - it’s collective, and it’s a leadership imperative.

From London to Lagos, Sydney to Seattle, Yemi brings lived experience, social scientific rigour, and deep empathy to every stage and boardroom she enters. She has helped global companies, schools, governments, and communities shift how they lead, connect, and transform - not by avoiding discomfort, but by moving through it, together.

Whether she’s facilitating cultural repair within organizations or helping CEOs build inclusive, trauma-informed workplaces, her approach is as bold as it is human. Her award-winning research explores how curiosity can disrupt inherited trauma, transform identity, and unlock powerful new pathways for leadership and liberation.

Her signature question - “What would shift if we made peace with our pain and used it to lead?” is a call to action for every leader, team, and system ready to evolve.

Yemi is the author of Did You Get the Memo? the producer of multiple documentaries, and a trusted advisor to purpose-driven leaders across sectors. If you’re building human-first systems, ready for real change, and willing to learn how to lead in solidarity, Yemi is who you call.

Yemi is the go-to thought leader for transformation and productivity.