David Hill

David Hill's Biography

David Hill is unquestionably one of Australia's most sort after business speakers with experience spanning most industries from Government, the Media, Sporting Associations, Banking and the Olympics just to name a few.

He has extensive experience in the successful design and implementation of change to some of Australia's largest and most complex organisations, including the ABC.

David was chairman then managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, chairman of the Australian Football Association, chief executive and director of the State Rail Authority, chairman of Sydney Water Corporation, a fellow of the Sydney University Senate, and chairman of CREATE (an organisation representing Australian children in institutional care).

David Hill has played a major leadership role in a wide range of activities for more than twenty years, including Soccer Australia, North Sydney Rugby League Club and the Australian Republican Movements (as a founding member).

He is a keen historian and analyst of the increasingly important role of leadership in management.

David Hill is also the bestselling author of several books on Australian history including The Making of Australia, The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia, The Gold Rush, 1788: The Brutal Truth Of The First Fleet and The Forgotten Children: Fairbridge Farm School and its Betrayal of Britain's Child Migrants to Australia and Australia and the Monarchy.

Speaking Topics Include

Organisational Change

Leadership into the 21st Century

Economic Reform

Sponsorship and Sport

Political Developments in Australia

The dramatic change to our Television, Radio and the Telecommunications revolution

The Australian Republic