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Clare Desira –
Keynote Speaker

Conferences + Positive Thinking
= Death by Eye Roll

Let’s rewrite the equation. When you hire Top Five, we’ll be the “highlight of the day.” Their words. Not ours.

No matter how technical the rest of the conference is. No matter how drastic the industry change and challenges are. No matter how cynical the audience might be.

Top Five is your safe bet. We’ve been rebooked 30 times by the same experienced events team. We deliver the most refreshing take on mindset, resilience, and leadership.

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Clare Desira is the founder of the Top Five Movement and has worked with thousands of people in 40 countries to build a stronger mindset.

She’s recognised as:

top mental health keynote speaker

Numbers we’re proud of

91%

Rebooking rate.

9.5/10

Average audience score for likelihood to use our tools day to day.

10,000s

People we’ve flipped the mindset script for.

Create an event that gets 5-star feedback and rave reviews like these:

  • “5/5 for the mindset presentation.”

  • “Clare was an ideal start to the conference.”

  • “The mindset and resilience speaker complimenting our message as a purpose driven organisation.”

  • “The mindset presenter was the highlight of the day.”

  • “Down to earth, clear, deeply insightful and practical.”

  • “Just what I needed. The mindset presentation was humorous and engaging after previous industry heavy topics.”

  • “Top Five was a refreshing and hopeful way to close the day.”

Our most popular keynotes

Neuroscience of Mindset, Resilience + Performance

Name: Positive Thinking Is Boring!

Most people think resilience is about staying positive. Neuroscience tells us otherwise. Rather than relying on short term motivation, this session shows people how to retrain thinking patterns to improve performance, wellbeing and decision making in real time.

This keynote challenges the myths that keep people stuck and introduces practical neuroscience based strategies that actually create lasting change. Participants learn how the brain responds to pressure, uncertainty and setbacks, and how to build motivation, focus and resilience in ways that are sustainable and evidence based.

  • Five neuroscience informed tools to build resilience and motivation
  • Strategies to manage pressure, setbacks and self doubt
  • Greater focus, clarity and productivity
  • A realistic and sustainable approach to mindset and performance.

Our most popular signature keynote. Ideal for conferences, leadership events and teams wanting practical, science backed tools to perform under pressure. Even the sceptics leave engaged.

Neuroscience of Change + Adaptability

Name: Future Proof Your Thinking, Future Proof Your Organisation

Changes in the workplace don’t fail because people don’t understand them. Change fails because uncertainty hijacks the brain. The session builds confidence, adaptability and momentum so leaders and their teams can move through change with greater stability and impact.

This interactive keynote explores the neuroscience of change and why even capable people can become stuck, resistant or overwhelmed during disruption. Participants learn how the brain processes uncertainty and discover practical tools to move from reactivity to clarity, and from survival mode to strategic action.

  • Practical tools for navigating uncertainty and change
  • Strategies to build confidence, adaptability and resilience
  • Ways to influence culture and engagement during disruption
  • Techniques to maintain energy and performance through change.

Leaders and their teams and organisations navigating transformation, uncertainty or cultural change.

Neuroscience Meets Strategic Leadership

Name: Stop Wearing Busy As A Badge Of Honour

Being busy isn’t being strategic. Many leaders spend their days reacting, responding and solving problems, leaving little space for the work that actually moves their organisation forward. The result is exhausted leaders, overwhelmed teams and strategies that struggle to gain traction.

This keynote explores the neuroscience behind attention, decision making and strategic thinking, helping leaders understand why busyness feels productive but often prevents meaningful progress. Participants learn practical ways to create space for better thinking, better decisions and better leadership.

  • Tools to reduce reactivity and increase strategic focus
  • Practical ways to create space for higher value work
  • Insights into how the brain impacts decision making under pressure
  • Strategies to lead with greater clarity, confidence and intention.

Leaders and teams operating in fast moving environments who want to move beyond firefighting and focus on what matters most.

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Are you ready to book us one, five or thirty times?

Working in 40 countries + 100s organisations, Top Five has unlocked leadership for 10,000s of people.

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What fellow conference producers and event managers have said:

  • “Top Five’s presentation on mindset was different to what we’d heard before.”

  • “We’ve rebooked Clare 30 times.”

  • “Top Five’s presentation was the highest rating of all of our events so far.”

  • “Passionate, engaging, and thematically on point.”

  • “Clare left the best leaders from our industry inspired.”

  • “The most popular wellbeing speaker our entertainment team had ever seen.”

  • “Clare was an extremely professional speaker and facilitator.”

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Are you ready to book us one, five or thirty times?