ABOUT

Taj work in education and background in youth entrepreneurship have led him to speak at schools, conferences, festivals and corporate functions around the world. He has appeared as an education commentator on Channel 9, Channel 10 and the ABC. He has given two TEDx talks and has been a keynote speaker at the World Science Festival alongside Nobel Laureate, Brian Schmidt. 

For all speaking requests, please contact Gabrielle Parker on group@ase.edu.au or via the contact form at the bottom of the page.


Highlights

  • Independent Schools Queensland: STEM in Education — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Central Queensland University (CQU): The Big Fish Competition — Keynote Speaker (Cairns)

  • Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOS) State Conference — Panel Guest (Brisbane)

  • Redland City Council: Teacher Education Evening — Keynote Speaker (Redlands)

  • Brisbane Broncos: Leadership Retreat — Keynote Speaker (Gold Coast)

  • Little Scientists: 'Teacher Training’ Conference — Keynote Speaker (Sydney)

  • Australian Government: National Science Week — Keynote Speaker (Mount Isa)

  • City of Darwin Libraries — Keynote Speaker (Darwin)

  • 10th ALIA Top End Symposium — Keynote Speaker (Darwin)

  • Queensland Government: Anti-Cyberbullying Taskforce Report Launch — Panel Guest (Brisbane)

  • Westpac Social Change Summit — Panel Guest (Sydney)

  • Ford Motors: Advanced Robotics for Young People — Keynote Speaker (Melbourne)

  • Urban Motion Smart Cities Conference — Panel Guest (Brisbane)

  • World Science Festival — Panel Guest (Brisbane)

  • STEM Symposium — Keynote Speaker (Sydney)

  • Community of Schools STEM Conference — Keynote Speaker (Sydney)

  • Next Generation Youth Forum — Keynote Speaker (Melbourne)

  • Young Entrepreneurs Project — Keynote Speaker (Cairns)

  • T21 Conference — Keynote Speaker (Gold Coast)

  • Kids STEM Convention — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Scitech: National Science Week — Keynote Speaker (Perth)

  • Charles Darwin University: National Science Week — Keynote Speaker (Darwin)

  • EdTech SA: Navigating a Digital Future — Keynote Speaker (Adelaide)

  • Australian Council for Private Education and Training National Conference — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Catholic Education Forum 'Engage, Innovate & Educate' — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Celebration of Entrepreneurship — Keynote Speaker (Gold Coast)

  • TEDxUQ ‘Rewrite the Rules’ — Keynote Speaker

  • Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) ‘Unleashed Festival’ — Keynote Speaker & Panel Guest

  • PwC Australia ‘Creating Australia's Future Innovators’ — Panel Guest

  • Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) ‘Strategy Launch’ — Keynote Speaker

  • The Nexus Youth Summit ‘Social Innovation’ — Panel Guest

  • Advance Queensland Innovation and Investment Summit — Panel Guest

  • STEMed Festival — Keynote Speaker

  • EduTECH Australia ‘International Leaders Congress’ — Keynote Speaker & Panel Guest

  • Pearson Education Executive Function — Keynote Speaker & Panel Guest

  • Griffith University ‘Queensland Digital Technologies Summit’ — Keynote Speaker

  • Future Land Force Conference — Keynote Speaker

  • TEDxIpswich 'Anything is Possible' — Keynote Speaker

  • QUT Real World Futures — Keynote Speaker & Panel Guest

  • West Moreton Teacher Education Conference — Keynote Speaker

  • World Science Festival Launch — Keynote Speaker

  • STEMx Conference — Keynote Speaker

UPCOMING

  • Young Entrepreneur Summit (YES) — Panel Moderator (Logan)

  • Tropical Innovation Festival — Keynote Speaker (Cairns)

  • Young Entrepreneur Summit (YES) — Panel Moderator (Redlands)

  • Primary English Teaching Association Australia - Leading with Literacy Conference — Keynote Speaker (Sydney)

Past

  • Canberra Youth Science & Entrepreneurship Festival — Keynote Speaker (Canberra)

  • Australian Government - Young Entrepreneurs Changing the World — Panel Guest (Online)

  • Australia Day Ambassador — Keynote Speaker (Roma and Surat)

  • QFCC - Growing Up in Queensland Report Launch — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • IPAA QLD - Young Professionals Breakfast — Keynote Speaker & Panel Guest (Brisbane)

  • Canterbury College - National Careers Week — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • South East Brisbane Chamber of Commerce - Breakfast at Sunrise — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Tropical Innovation Festival — Keynote Speaker (Cairns)

  • TEDxYouth Graham St — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Young Entrepreneur Summit (YES) — Panel Moderator (Brisbane)

  • Townsville Youth Innovation Challenge — MC (Townsville)

  • Australia Day Ambassador — Keynote Speaker (Barcaldine)

  • YSPN - The Great Debate — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Woolworths & National Australia Day Council: A Celebration of Good Deeds — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • JCI Australia - JCI Together — Keynote Speaker (Online)

  • Core Education - uLearn 20 National Conference — Keynote Speaker (Online)

  • Plan for the Planet Virtual Conference — Keynote Speaker (Online)

  • CPA: Regional Showcase Advisors — Panel Guest (Brisbane)

  • Innovation on the Redlands Hosted by Senator Amanda Stoker & Hon Andrew Laming — Keynote Speaker (Redlands)

  • Redland City Council: Education Roundtable — Keynote Speaker (Redlands)

  • ON: Futures in Tech by Niesh — Keynote Speaker (Auckland)

  • London Emerging Technology Investor Convention — Keynote Speaker (London)

  • MYOB Partner Connect Conference — Keynote Speaker (Melbourne)

  • P&C Annual Conference — Keynote Speaker (Brisbane)

  • Governance Institute National Conference — Panel Guest (Sydney)

  • Young Entrepreneur Summit (YES) — MC (Redlands)

  • Australia Day Ambassador — Keynote Speaker (Longreach)

  • Queensland Government: Cyber Bullying Discussion —Panel Guest (Brisbane)