Julia Banks
Leadership Consultant, Author, Keynote Speaker, Adjunct Professor, University of Canberra
A former Federal Member of Parliament, Director, General Counsel, and Board Member, Julia Banks brings deep cross-sector experience and expertise in leadership, power dynamics, and workplace culture. She is the author of PowerPlay, an ABIA-nominated book, and a sought-after keynote speaker, MC and media commentator.
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Julia Banks is a leadership consultant, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra.
With a career spanning law, corporate leadership, and public office, as a Federal Member of Parliament, Director, General Counsel, and Board Member, Julia brings rare, real-world insight, into leadership, power, and culture at the highest levels. She has worked with global companies and Australian organisations across the private and public sectors and all levels of government.
Her expertise spans leadership, power dynamics—personal versus positional power—safe, healthy and respectful workplace cultures, diversity and inclusion, reputational management, and governance.
Julia’s current work is broad-ranging and includes keynote speeches, “In Conversation” events with business leaders, and panel roles as moderator, facilitator, and MC. She regularly leads conferences, workshops, and CEO and CxO roundtables, where she is known for her ability to elevate discussions, draw out meaningful insights, and connect deeply with audiences.
Topics
- Leadership and power in modern organisations
- Personal power vs positional power
- Building safe, respectful, high-performance cultures
- Diversity, inclusion, and breaking systemic barriers
- Governance, ethics, and reputational leadership
- Leading with courage in complex environments
