Steve Vamos

Steve Vamos is a global keynote speaker, leadership authority, and former CEO who helps executives and teams align strategy with culture to unlock growth and build high-performing organisations.

With more than 40 years leading technology and digital media companies, including as CEO of Xero and nineMSN, and senior leadership roles at Apple, Microsoft, and IBM, Steve has guided leaders through disruption while scaling businesses to industry leadership and billion-dollar revenues.

Twice named one of the Top 5 Most Influential People in the Australian Technology Industry and featured on the cover of the Australian Financial Review as Business Person of the Year, his insights have appeared in Forbes, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and more. A sought-after speaker, his TEDx talk, Digital Disruption is a Human Thing, has reached nearly 100,000 viewers worldwide. He is the author of Through Shifts and Shocks: Lessons from the Front Line of Technology and Change (2024), a roadmap for leaders navigating complexity, resilience, and alignment in uncertain times.