Stephen Scheeler
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Stephen is Australia’s most authoritative voice on digital disruption, transformation, culture and leadership. His experience at the heart of Silicon Valley is truly unparalleled, and he has a unique ability to inspire audiences of all kinds with rare insight, humour & humility.
Stephen is the former Facebook CEO for ANZ, where he helped guide Facebook’s unprecedented rise from quirky Silicon Valley start-up to media and technology titan. Stephen’s acclaimed TEDx talk – The Oldest Guy at Facebook – recounts his amazing journey at the heart of one of the world’s most disruptive companies.
Today, Stephen is a frequent media commentator on digital disruption, culture, leadership, technology and A.I. – including TEDx, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, ABC, Sky News, The Project, Sunrise, The Today Show, The Australian and The Australian Financial Review. He is also a member of the Australian Prime Minister’s Knowledge Nation 100, top innovation leaders in Australia.
Stephen is also CEO of revolutionary artificial intelligence start up - the world leader in using A.I. to decode the human brain. Backed by some of Australia’s most iconic business names – including Gina Rinehart, Gretel Packer and Will Vicars – in 2022, Omniscient won the coveted South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Innovation Award for A.I. and Machine Learning.
Stephen is also founder of global advisory The Digital CEO, and Executive-in-Residence at the Asia-Pacific’s leading business school, the Australian Graduate School of Management.
Stephen is one of Australia’s most sought-after speakers and advisors on digital disruption, transformation, culture and leadership, and the future of technology, data and A.I.
He has spoken to or advised the likes of Qantas, nab, Westpac, Macquarie Bank, ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Bank of Queensland, IAG, Suncorp, Telstra, Optus, Wesfarmers, AMP, CUB, Lion, Brambles, Google, DellEMC, Lenovo, Tanium, Workday, Hubspot, Seven West Media, MCN, QBE, Hollard, CBRE, BAT, LVMH, JB Hi-Fi, Bunnings, Flight Centre, Lend Lease, Mirvac, EY, PWC, McKinsey, Splunk, Gartner, Toyota, VW, Honda, BUPA, Seek and the Australian Government.
A native New Yorker, Stephen has spent over 25 years in Asia-Pacific, with deep business and cultural experience across China, Japan, SE Asia and ANZ.
- LEADERSHIP – Walk the Talk: Mastering the Eight Elements of 21st Century Leadership
- FUTURE – Fear or Fascination?: The Future of Technology, Business & Human Life
- PERSONAL JOURNEY – The Oldest Guy at Facebook: My Journey from Nowhere to the Heart of Silicon Valley
- INNOVATIVE CULTURE - Start-Up DNA: How to Bake Silicon Valley Culture & Innovation into Your Business
- A.I. & THE BRAIN – Omniscient: The Humble Aussie Start-Up Leading the World in Using A.I. to Decode the Human Brain
- A.I. – The Algorithmic Tsunami: A Silicon Valley Insider’s Guide to the Promise & Pitfalls of the A.I. Revolution
- TRUST – Have We Met Before? The Revolution of Trust, Identity & Privacy in a Cyber Unsecure World
- MASTERCLASS: The Eight Elements of Disruptive Leadership (based on the acclaimed TEDx Talk: The Oldest Guy at Facebook)
Stephen Scheeler is one of the most dynamic, engaging and authentic speakers I’ve had the pleasure to work with. Stephen connected brilliantly with our delegates as he delivered a talk on the ‘Pivots’ undertaken by Facebook during his time as CEO Australia/NZ. A relevant, captivating and effortlessly delivered presentation perfectly matched to our theme - so much so, that question time could have gone on for hours!
Thanks so much, Stephen! It was a pleasure to work with you today. Everyone was raving about how fantastic you were and you were quoted for the rest of the day. Thanks again for sharing your insights. You were so interesting - undoubtedly the best session of the day!!!!!
On behalf of the leadership team at Bunnings who attended the recent Corporate Plan Update offsite, I would like to thank you for your presentation on Digital Disruption in Retail Australia. Your presentation was very well received and one of the highlights of the event. Some of the feedback provided by the team: ‘very insightful’, ‘I have a much better understanding of what is coming’ and ‘it really opened my eyes to the business and social implications of digital disruption’. We at Bunnings are facing the challenge of better understanding the digital world and ensuring we position ourselves and the business to embrace it. You have inspired the team in both!
