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Science-based. Heart-led. Lived experience.

New Zealand's Mental Health Keynote Speaker

Julia Grace delivers keynote presentations for conferences across New Zealand and internationally. Science-based, story-driven, and genuinely unforgettable.


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PSA NZ Keynote Speaker of the Year 2025 · VSA Int'l Breakthrough Speaker of the Year 2024 · 1,000+ Presentations Worldwide
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For Conference Organisers
The keynote speaker your audience will still be talking about

Julia Grace is one of New Zealand's most in-demand mental health keynote speakers for conferences. She has delivered keynote presentations across corporate, association, government, and education conferences in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Fiji, and the UK.

What sets Julia apart is the combination: neuroscience made genuinely accessible, real lived experience, and a signature live musical performance that closes every session. Audiences leave energised, equipped, and talking about it long after the event.

Represented by Celebrity Speakers NZ, Essential Talent, and ICMI. Available for direct bookings and bureau enquiries.

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1,000+Keynotes Delivered
5Continents
2Speaker of the Year Awards
What You Get
Your audience will leave with
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Practical mental health tools they can use immediately
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A shared language for wellbeing across your organisation
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Science-backed frameworks presented in plain language
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Strategies to reduce burnout and sustain performance
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An emotional experience they will genuinely remember
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One habit they can start before they've left the car park
Keynote Topics
Four keynotes. One speaker.
Flagship Keynote
Be Kind to Your Mind
Julia's most-requested keynote presentation. A neuroscience-informed session that gives audiences real tools for managing stress, building resilience, and protecting their mental health. Funny, frank, and completely practical.
Suits: Any conference, association events, annual general meetings, opening or closing keynotes
Workplace Wellbeing
Working Well
Be Kind to Your Mind with a workplace lens. Addresses burnout, workplace stress, psychological safety, and sustainable performance in business environments. Built for corporate conferences and professional associations.
Suits: Corporate conferences, HR and people summits, business associations, industry events
Leadership
VOICE for Leaders
A keynote and workshop for leaders who want to communicate with greater courage, clarity, and connection. Builds the skills that make people want to follow, not just comply. Grounded in neuroscience and leadership psychology.
Suits: Leadership conferences, principals and executives, management summits, emerging leader programmes
Behaviour Change
One Degree of Change
Small shifts, real results. A keynote built around the science of habit and incremental change, showing audiences how one small step creates momentum that transforms their health, work, and relationships.
Suits: Wellness conferences, association events, team days, closing keynotes
Flexible Delivery
Built around your programme
Keynote
45-60 mins
Opening or closing keynote, plenary session
Extended Keynote
75-90 mins
Keynote plus Q&A or interactive element
Workshop
2-3 hrs
Half-day deep-dive for smaller conference groups

Available for: In-person, hybrid, and virtual delivery. New Zealand and international conferences, association annual events, corporate away days, leadership summits, industry conferences, and government sector events.

Why Julia
What makes her different
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Live Musical Performance
Every session closes with a live original song. It is unexpected, emotional, and the moment audiences remember most. Julia is one of New Zealand's few keynote speakers who is also a Tui Award-winning recording artist.
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Science That Actually Lands
Julia translates complex neuroscience into language that sticks, using original frameworks and grab-able words that audiences are still quoting months later. No jargon. No theory without application.
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Extraordinary Stage Presence
With 30 years of performance experience and 1,000+ keynotes delivered across five continents, Julia commands a room. Conference organisers consistently describe her as the highlight of their event.
What Organisers Say
Heard from the room
"Julia was the standout speaker of our entire conference. The feedback was overwhelming."
Conference Organiser, Auckland
"Every person left with new tools and simple steps to make their lives better."
Working Well Conference Organiser, Auckland
"Courageous, entertaining, unforgettable. Julia made wellbeing land."
Principal · Wellbeing Conference
"Julia's words continue to echo through our team long after the event."
Darren Milligan, Principal · Wyong College NSW
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Julia is represented by Celebrity Speakers NZ, Essential Talent NZ, and ICMI, and is available for direct conference bookings. For availability, fees, and speaker pack requests, get in touch directly or through your preferred bureau.

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Available for conferences across New Zealand and internationally. Get in touch to check availability, request a speaker pack, or discuss a custom keynote for your event.

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