Christina Gerakiteys Headshot
Report a problem with this profile
[email protected]

Christina Gerakiteys      

Co-CEO of SingularityU Australia & Founder of IdeaSparx, an Innovation Platform

Christina Gerakiteys is a catalyst for change. She is on a mission to empower and inspire leaders to converge minds, technology and fields in order to have maximum impact. In a world where there is so much noise, Gerakiteys enables change-makers to create their own playbook.

She is the Co-CEO of SingularityU Australia, a global learning and innovation community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges and build a better future for all. She is also CEO of UtopiaX, author of "Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time," and Founder of IdeaSparx, an innovation platform. A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, and program designer, Gerakiteys creates interactive educational experiences driven by design thinking, purpose, engagement, and play. The programs disrupt current mindsets to Moonshot thinking, exploring what is possible, rather than what is acceptable or limited. She has created highly customized programs for clients including Deloitte, IAG, Employment Hero, Fragomen, Austrade, Bupa, Investa and Dulux. She also coaches and mentors entrepreneurs.

Gerakiteys writes for several publications, hosts the podcast "Inspired for Impact," and speaks on other broadcast channels about creativity and innovation. She is a contributor to the award-winning Front-End Innovation blog; is an ambassador for Tech Central, Sydney; on the International Advisory Board for W Startup Community; and sits on the Hunter Medical Research Foundation. She is also an ambassador for Oceanlovers global, on the advisory board for One Million Women, and an Action Council Member for Atlantic Council. She produced the annual Hunter Innovation Festival for 15 years, and lectures on business, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Speech Topics


Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time: How to Create a Culture of Success for Innovation

Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time is the name of Christina’s recently published book.

In this talk Christina highlights the importance of defining success and failure on your terms and how failure is a moment in time. It addresses the psychological safety required to lead innovation in any industry.

Journey through the highlights and lowlights of the life of entrepreneurship. We readily read the adventures of the rich and famous, those that ‘made it’ to unicorn status or those who have crashed, yet we rarely hear of the entrepreneurs achieving great things through their ten year overnight success story - the tortoises competing with the hares.

Author and futurist Christina Gerakiteys will give insights into the journeys of six ‘not-so-famous’ entrepreneurs, their highs and lows, their wins and their losses.

This keynote serves as an inspirational opening or closing to any leadership, business and entrepreneurial event. Books are available as part of a package.

Key takeaways

  • The importance of perception and definition around successes and failures
  • Six strategies to help you win in the topsy-turvy land of business and entrepreneurship
  • The importance of psychological safety to build a culture of successful innovation

A Moonshot Mindset: How to Create & Execute on a Moonshot, One Step at a Time

A Moonshot Mindset has inspired innovation throughout history. Most organizations operate from a Unique Selling Proposition. The brave organisations, the ones impacting lives on a global scale, Moonshot. Set your mind to an impossible idea and use technology to bring into reality.

You need courage and persistence. You need to think big. You may not think it is possible. Moonshot Thinking is choosing to be bothered about how you make it real.

You will come away from this keynote thinking differently. Wanting to be the change. With the courage to be audacious. Determined to find a way to impact lives.

Flow with our 6 Steps to a Moonshot Mindset from Ideation to Execution. Prepare to push the go button on transformation.

CEO and futurist Christina Gerakiteys will give an insight into some of the technologies that exist as well as explore the mindset that will be required to execute on a new type of strategy. Expect to come away feeling inspired and empowered to implement something new to future proof your business.

This keynote serves as an opening to a conference, executive program, and leadership series.

Key takeaways

  • The ability to shift Mindset to imagine possibilities
  • An awareness of developing fields and technologies and where the future might take us.
  • A process to ideate and execute on big picture thinking

Upgrade Your Leadership Audacity: Change, Uncertainty & Endless Possibilities

The rules are ever changing. Change and uncertainty are the constants. And they present great opportunities.

Years ago a pandemic was in the realm of science fiction. Three years ago a war between Russian and Ukraine was not on the radar to have economic, and gas and food supply ramifications. One year ago AI was not on 99% of the world’s radar the way it is today.

Do you have the audacity and the tools to lead towards the future? Can you increase agility and flexibility in your organisation and instigate a culture of psychological safety alongside innovation? How will you commit to innovation and maintain business as usual?

How will you keep up with the changes in technology and plan for your next iteration? What are you truly in the business of?

If you are not thinking about purpose, the planet and people - you will most likely be out of business in the next five to ten years.

Key takeaways

  • The future of business - what possibilities are there for businesses to redesign/iterate into their next best value and service to markets
  • What do you stand for - the importance of values,ethics, purpose, authenticity and alignment into the future. Those who care, win.
  • The conscious spend - how to be the first choice of the conscious consumer
  • The Upward Spiral Innovation Strategy - how to embed innovation into the day-to-day of an organization and how to set your own parameters

The Future You; Divergence or Convergence? Artificial Intelligence versus Spirituality

We will explore the limitless potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and exponential technologies. From the concept of the Singularity proposed by futurist Ray Kurzweil to the exponential growth that humanity is on the brink of experiencing, we will uncover the revolutionary impact that AI will have on every aspect of our lives.

Imagine a world where machines can think, learn and adapt like humans, and where technology seamlessly integrates into every aspect of our existence. In addition to exploring the technological advancements in AI, we will also delve into the ancient wisdom of the Indigenous culture of Australia’s Aborigines and their concept of Dreamtime.

As organizations question if AI is friend or foe, it is crucial that we understand the best way to utilize AI and new tools, such as ChatGPT. The increasing speed and efficiency of AI will disrupt traditional industries, but also create new opportunities for innovation.

Key takeaways

  • Explore the limitless potential of AI, exponential technologies, and their impact on every aspect of our lives.
  • Learn about the disruptive and innovative effects of AI and the best ways to utilize AI.
  • Explore the philosophical and spiritual implications of AI and the merging of science, technology, and spirituality.

Science and Spirituality? Convergence or Divide?

We are living in the Age of the Great Convergence. Silos are over. Everything is interrelated and interconnected. Nature has built her ecosystems on this premise for thousands, if not millions of years. Indigenous tribes have lived in an interrelated and intertwined ecosystem as passed down through yarning over generations. Humans had a desire to dissect and deep dive in order to understand concepts and give meaning. The Age of the Great Convergence has exploded the interconnectedness of health with environment and education, with agriculture and manufacturing, with law and socialisation.

Will quantum physics and quantum metaphysics now converge to create a new apex?

Will quantum science and the laws of energy finally prove that we are all simply vibrating atoms? If we are all vibrating energy, will it be proven that we all come from one source? Will the laws of physics and science prove that we are spiritually all interconnected? And if that is the case, what else might we be on the cusp of proving?

This keynote serves as a thought provoking and discussion stimulating look into an unknown and limitless future. It is suitable for the thinkers, the debaters and the leaders who wish to be challenged and stimulated to consider and create an exciting future.

Key takeaways

  • The ability to shift Mindset to consider an unconsidered future
  • An awareness of developing and converging fields and technologies and where the future will take us with case studies
  • A look into the possibilities of a quantum future

Disrupt or Disrupted? How to Write Your Role to Create a Future by Design for an Exponential Future

What role will you play in an exponential future? Will you be a driver, impacting the future to good, or will you be a passenger and hope to survive the status quo?

An organization, driven by its vision and values, needs to create space for Ideation and Innovation. Who does it and why do they do it? Balance the risk with the reward, business as usual with the Near Future. Expose the mindset to create the legacy of the Future Future!

CEO and futurist Christina Gerakiteys will give an insight into some of these technologies that exist as well as explore the mindset that will be required to execute on a new type of strategy. Expect to come away feeling inspired and empowered and with tools to implement something new to lead and future proof your business.

This keynote serves as an opening to a conference, executive program and leadership series.

Key takeaways

  • The ability to shift Mindset to identify future possibilities for your organization
  • An awareness of developing and converging fields and technologies and where the future will take us with case studies
  • Customising boundaries for your exponential, abundant and sustainable longevity

Related Speakers View all


More like Christina