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Evidence

Liv Pennie is a thought leader, CEO and author who makes solid research and evidence engaging and practical for educators and school or system leaders.

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Resilience

Inspiring keynote on how to help students design, navigate and build their own future in a world of uncertainty and change.

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Engagement

Sparking curiosity in ways that grow confidence and build optimism in young people. The future is about YOU so it should be super-exciting!

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Practical

Liv presents real, inspiring examples and techniques that build skills, shape aspirations and boost student agency into action.

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Curiosity

Exploring why it's so important to explore with an open mind, curiosity and fun, especially with years 5-9. Building ideas, not making decisions.

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Systems awareness

Liv's keynotes and workshops are informed by systems knowledge, and by curriculum, economic and policy frameworks.

2027 Keynotes and Workshops

Preparing young people for an uncertain future

Students are concerned and anxious about the future, AI and careers. How can we authentically respond to their concerns while helping them build skills, confidence and capacity to live in a changing world?

Student futures as a whole-school strategy

Schools and systems that embed student futures and career education see strong links to their strategy and gains in student wellbeing and engagement. This keynote (or interactive workshop) shows educators and leaders where and how to plan within their context.

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Engaging, informed, innovative

Liv Pennie is in demand as a speaker at conferences, professional learning, student and community events. Her articulate, human, informed keynote style sets the tone for action on topics including adaptability, futures thinking, career education and equity, and linking career education to strategic outcomes.

View clips of just some of her recent events and her podcast, The Great Careers Program, below:

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Why we're getting it wrong

Asking students to make a one-time, high-stakes decision about a career is selling them short. What needs to come first. (2 min extract)

Liv Pennie presenting at a primary school to parents and teachers about how careers education can lead to wellbeing and engagement gains

School staff and parent keynote

Giving a powerful boost to student engagement and optimism! There's a sweet spot where we can make a real difference, starting in upper primary - and it's linked to wellbeing. (2 min intro)

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The Great Careers Program podcast

In this very short extract from Episode 2., Liv and Marian discuss what we mean by career exploration and development, and why it matters.

Publication, awards & presentation highlights

2026 - Connecting now to the future: Best practice ways that ideas about the future can boost student outcomes today. Presented with Marian Wright to the Adolescent Success Conference, Brisbane.
2025 - Inspiration before information: Careers education at the heart of shaping students' futures, QCEC, Brisbane
2024 - Most Influential Educators in Australia award - The Educator.
2023 - From looking down a wishing well to exploring wide and deep oceans of opportunity. Co-authored with Dr. Jim Bright and presented to the OECD Disrupted Futures Conference.
BECOME recognised by the OECD as an example of Global Effective Practice in K-12 Career Education.
2023 - Making it Happen: A whole-school approach to careers education. Presented at Career and Transitions Educators' Association New Zealand Conference, Whangarei, NZ.
2021 - Arriving where we started and knowing for the first time. Co-authored with Dr. Jim Bright and presented to the OECD Disrupted Futures Conference.
2021 - Using Chaos to Build Student Agency. Presented to Cannexus Conference, Ottawa, Canada.

Liv at i on the Future

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