Women's Resilience Centre
Women's Resilience Centre gala — host and speaker
Fundraising gala address.
Speaking
Smart, candid conversations about the things that shape human lives.
Gabrielle brings evidence, warmth and clarity to subjects that audiences often find difficult to discuss. Her speaking combines rigorous knowledge, memorable storytelling and practical insight.
Topics
What Gabrielle speaks about
Sex, intimacy and relationships
What the research actually says about desire, connection and long-term intimacy.
Desire across the lifespan
How desire changes through life stages, health events, parenting and aging.
Communication and relational patterns
The repeating patterns that shape relationships, and how to interrupt them.
Women's health and reproductive justice
Health, autonomy and access, and why they remain public conversations.
Gendered-violence prevention
Prevention, early intervention and what more responsive systems look like.
Leadership through complexity
Leading people and organizations through difficult, contested and emotional terrain.
Turning evidence into human change
How research becomes something people can actually use in daily life.
Consent, boundaries and sensitive conversations
Practical frameworks for consent and boundaries at work, on set and at home.
Formats
How she is booked
- Keynotes
- Conference presentations
- Expert panels
- Moderated conversations
- Workshops
- University and professional education
- Media interviews
- Private organizational briefings
Audiences
Where Gabrielle has spoken
Three decades of platforms: charity galas and fundraisers, corporate and executive audiences, government, parliamentary and legislative forums, conferences, festivals and university events — across Australia, the United States, India, France and more than ten countries with YPO.
Audiences
Charities & nonprofits
Galas, fundraisers, awareness campaigns and sector education for organizations working in women's health, gendered violence prevention and reproductive justice.
SRH Australia
Sexual and Reproductive Health Australia — sector briefings
Member and stakeholder briefings delivered as a consultant in comprehensive sexuality education.
Boston, Massachusetts — 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
National Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Conference, Harvard University
Invited speaker: Servant Leadership in Non-Profit Management.
Australian Independent Schools Association — 2022
Improving adolescent mental health and social/emotional learning through Giving
Invited speaker.
Perth — 2004
National Council of Women, Western Australia
Keynote speaker.
Audiences
Corporate & executive
Keynotes and closed-door sessions for executive teams, boards, member networks and professional services firms — including a decade of YPO retreat and YPO University programming across 13 countries.
India, Jordan, UAE, Egypt, Ireland, The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, United States (New York, Arizona, Hawaii) — 2003–2013
YPO retreats and YPO University programming
Ten years of seminars for chief executives, spouses and partners on sexuality, health and wellness, relationships and parenting.
Western Australia — 2004
The Association of Mining and Exploration National Congress
Keynote speaker.
Queensland, Australia
Golden Door Health Retreat — executive wellbeing programs
Education and counseling programs on stress, relationships and sexual health for retreat guests, many of them senior executives.
Employers, professional services firms and schools
Corporate and workplace workshops
Group workshops and executive sessions on relationships, communication and sexual health.
Audiences
Government, legislature & policy
Parliamentary, legislative, departmental and policy forums on sexual and reproductive health, prevention, women's safety and systems change.
Austin, Texas — 2017, 2018
Texas State Capitol — legislative briefings and advocacy
Presented on sexual health, women's health and reproductive justice in the Texas legislature.
Sydney, New South Wales — 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
NSW State Parliament
Invited speaker and advocate on women's services, gendered violence prevention and sexual and reproductive health.
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory — 2023
Federal Parliament of Australia
Parliamentary engagement on women's health, safety and policy reform.
Boston, Massachusetts — 2026
Massachusetts State House
Legislative advocacy and policy engagement on reproductive equity and women's health.
Parliament of Western Australia — 2003
Parliamentary Economic and Industry Standing Committee Conference
Keynote speaker.
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, NSW Health — 2021
Achieving Better Health Together Conference
Invited keynote: Humanistic Healthcare — caring about our patients as much as we care for them.
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, NSW Health — 2021
Festival of Inclusion
Invited keynote on inclusion in population health.
Queensland Health — 2012–2013
HIV Technical Advisory Board, Queensland
Advisory member and presenter on HIV prevention and clinician education.
Audiences
Conferences, festivals & universities
Conference keynotes, professional development workshops, festival panels and university guest lectures.
Paris, France — 2001
World Association of Sexual Health Conference
Paper presentation on doctoral research.
Mumbai, India — 2004
First Asia-Pacific Sexology Conference
Special invited lecture and paper on sexual health in Australia.
Houston, Texas — 2014 through 2020
Baylor College of Medicine guest lecture series
Invited lectures: Sexual Health — the missing part of public health initiatives.
Houston, Texas — 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health
Invited speaker: Innovative approaches to public health needs in Houston.
Houston, Texas — 2017 through 2020
University of Texas McGovern Medical School
Invited lectures on sexual health, gender and social determinants of health.
Brisbane, Queensland — 2004
The Science of Lust Conference
Panel speaker and subject matter expert.
Perth, Western Australia — 2010
Scitech: The Science of Attraction
Special invited lecture.
Western Australia — 2003
Women's Pelvic Health Conference
Invited lecture.
Australia — 2002
Society of Australian Sexologists National Conference
Keynote speaker.
Women in Media
Women in Media — panel appearance
Panel discussion.
Representation
Speaker profile
Gabrielle is represented for speaking engagements in Australia by Celebrity Speakers Australia.
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