"Felicity is electric on stage. The new face of what is possible."
An in-demand speaker with a global following, Felicity’s entrepreneurial mindset is primed to help leaders and teams reignite performance, reframe challenges as opportunities and redefine what’s possible in the future of business, leadership and education.
Felicity's ideas and insights have impacted over 20,000 people across Australia, Asia and the USA, where she headlines events such as Qantas’ Engineering Leadership Day, PwC’s Graduate Open Day, the United Nations' Gender Equality Workshop and Westpac’s Women in Technology Forum.
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Speaking Topics
Engineer your Future
Felicity Furey has overcome life’s biggest challenges to engineer a smart city, an inclusive society and an incredible career. How? With an Engineer Mindset - a technical approach to problem solving that delivers surprising results. And the best news is, you don’t have to be an engineer to think like one. In this keynote, Felicity shares how an Engineer Mindset can help you reframe life’s challenges, face uncertainty with confidence and engineer the most important project of all - your future.
Felicity will discuss:
The challenges she overcame to engineer a better future for herself and for others
The power of a technical Engineer Mindset to reframe problem-solving and produce surprising solutions
The choices you do (and don’t) make and how they impact your future
An Engineer Mindset Map to help you reframe obstacle in the way of the career/life/future of their dreams.
The 2030 Toolkit: Millennial Leadership
In 2030, 75% of our workforce will be millennial. What will that future look like? What will we achieve? And what practical steps can we take today to future-proof our organisations and leverage the talents of a generation like no other? In this keynote, millennial business leader Felicity Furey takes us on a journey ten years into the future, sharing her inside tips for harnessing the skills of a Gen Y & Z workforce to future-proof your businesses today.
Felicity will discuss:
The unique skills of millennial workers in creating strong, successful businesses
The one thing business leaders get wrong with millennial talent
A practical toolkit to empower current leaders to tap into, retain and attract top millennial talent as a means to future-proof their businesses
Future of STEM: Making it Happen
How do we create, plan and invent a future that doesn’t exist yet? How will we solve the challenges of water or food shortages, energy crises and invent products to make our world a better place? To build the future we need all citizens to have critical and creative thinking skills. What better way to get these skills, but through STEM education and careers. How can we attract, engage and retain the next generation into STEM?
In this talk Felicity explores the future of STEM and unlocks what we can do now to future proof people and engage them in this new world.
Felicity will discuss:
How to communicate STEM to attract, engage and retain future and current workforces
Discover the why of STEM, not just the what and how
Learn how to develop creative, adaptable and innovative students and professionals of STEM learners and professionals
Engage young people in the the real world of engineering and STEM
Attract, retain and support diverse talent, particularly women, into STEM
Flick the Switch! on Failure
A failed business partnership. A strained marriage. Bankruptcy. A thousand burned roasts. Felicity Furey is a failure. And proud of it, too. In this keynote, accomplished engineer and award-winning diversity leader Felicity Furey ‘Flicks the Switch’ on what it means to fail to remind us that sometimes, taking big risks (and feeling the burn) can be good for us, too.
Felicity will discuss:
Her ‘failures’ and how they’ve led to her many successes in her career, marriage and life.
How ‘Flicking the Switch’ - choosing to see things differently - can reframe how you look at life
An audience ‘Flick the Switch’ exercise directed at their own failures and see them as opportunities for growth.
Take YOU Seriously
Getting taken seriously at work can have serious benefits, from leadership opportunities to pay rises and more. In this not-so-serious keynote, Felicity Furey opens up about overcoming the odds as a young woman in a male-dominated industry and shares her tips for kicking impostor syndrome to the curb and embracing her inner boss (Hint: you don’t need an engineering degree)..
Felicity will discuss:
Her journey to defeating Impostor Syndrome and defying expectations as a young female in STEM.
Her failsafe formula for getting your boss’ ‘TICK of approval = Trust (I do what I say), Integrity (I do it consistently and authentically), Confidence (I believe in myself and in my work), Knowledge (I know my stuff- and, if I don’t, I’ll learn it!).
A Take You Seriously Action Plan as a roadmap to serious success.
Testimonials
Ford International Women's Day Event
Ford Australia invited Felicity to speak at our recent International Women’s Day event. Her presentation about how she started her social enterprises in the STEAM space were inspiring and provided positive energy to a room of local high school girls and Ford employees. Alongside her personal stories of success she gave the audience an informative, engaging and fresh perspective on what it means to be 'An Engineer' in the modern world. Thank you Felicity!
Louise Nance, STEAM Specialist Asia Pacific, Ford
Catholic Education Melbourne Science Week
“I was so insanely impressed with your insight and ideas today and wanted to let you know! Your message of being bold and courageous, and viewing challenges as an opportunity to clarify my values was really powerful - I often feel dismayed and impatient with slow change and insufficient progress. But you’ve inspired me to consider engineering! Another one converted...”
Georgia, Year 12 Student, Melbourne
FYA Board and Leadership strategy Day
Felicity has regularly been invited to be the keynote speaker at events and panels run by the Foundation for Young Australians. We have found her to be a captivating, imaginative and powerful communicator whose story and points of view resonate deeply with the young people in our community. FYA considers her a role model for young women pursuing careers in STEM and firmly support her work in promoting gender equality in engineering and mathematics. She is a delight to work with and we fully endorse her as a presenter that will both inform and inspire.
Mathew Benetti, Social Innovation Manager, FYA
World Engineers Convention ‘Is the future of engineering human’
“Great to have fresh views and to see drive and passion”
“Knowledgeable and inspiring!”
“Could we have a six star [rating option] option please”
Audience Feedback
Australian German Business Summit - Future of STEM
I requested Felicity speak at the Australian German Business Chamber of Commerce Summit about the future of STEM. Felicity presented on stage with C-suite executives from leading Australian and German companies. Felicity was highly impressive, inspiring and demonstrated leadership with practical examples for business leaders to prepare for the future of STEM. I applaud her for the impact she is having to engage young people in STEM and the difference she is making.
Gavin Smith, President, Bosch Australia
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