Life is a cycle of practice and refinement, offering daily opportunities for personal growth towards being a better human.
Kate Ceberano has forged a unique presence among the true legends of Australian music in a career spanning five decades: a commanding personality, an electrifying performer and a peerless voice that defies time, fashion and genre.
Her 11 platinum and 8 gold albums, 10 Top 10 albums, 15 Top 40 singles, 3 Countdown awards, 5 ARIA awards from 20 nominations (9 for Best Female Artist) and more than 6,000 live performances only begin to attest to her unassailable impact on the Australian stage.
In 2025, Kate’s sold-out 21-date Australian Made Tour built on the momentum of two previous national tours — the epic orchestral My Life Is A Symphony in 2023, Superstars Live with Jon Stevens in 2024 — to celebrate her own platinum catalogue alongside classic Australian songs that helped shape and inspire her extraordinary career.
In turn, her concert album Australian Made Live! documented that extraordinary triumph over 28 tracks in August 2025. By popular demand, the show continues to pack some of the nation’s most esteemed capital city theatres in September/ October.
It was the original Australian Made tour of 1987 with INXS, Jimmy Barnes, Divinyls, Models and more that first brought Kate’s jaw-dropping voice to national attention on the heels of Bear Witness, the platinum debut by her early band I’m Talking.
Her vast legacy includes a record-breaking run with John Farnham in Jesus Christ Superstar, a 3 x platinum solo pop debut, Brave, a platinum jazz album, You’ve Always Got The Blues, her 2014 induction into the Australian Songwriters’ of Fame and countless triumphs spanning jazz, pop, rock and beyond. Recent years have brought new acclaim as a painter and a memoir titled UNSUNG: A Compendium of Creativity.
Looking ahead, November 2025 to February 2026 will see Kate touring all six states with Jimmy Barnes’ massive 40th Anniversary Working Class Man tour, alongside fellow Australian rock legends Icehouse and Ian Moss.
Singer, songwriter, author, artist and spokeswoman for generations of self-empowered artists defining their own ground on their own terms, Kate is a force of nature, Australian entertainment royalty and a bona fide national treasure.
Talking Points
Standing the Test of Time
In this captivating keynote address, Australian treasure Kate Ceberano invites audiences on a journey through her remarkable 40-year music career and business ventures. Drawing upon her wealth of experience and wisdom gained from decades in the industry, Kate shares invaluable insights into what it truly means to stand the test of time and define success on one's own terms.Standing the Test of Time
Throughout the presentation, Kate explores the key pillars of her enduring success, including:
1. Research and Discovery: Kate highlights the significance of research and discovery in her career journey. From exploring new musical influences to uncovering untapped market opportunities, she emphasises the importance of continuous learning and exploration in staying inspired.
2. Building a Brand: Kate shares insights into the importance of building a strong personal brand. From defining her unique identity to consistently delivering exceptional experiences, she demonstrates how a well-crafted and trustworthy brand can create lasting connections with audiences and drive long-term success.
3. Making an Art out of Simply Living: Kate reflects on the beauty of finding creativity and inspiration in everyday life. How you have to get creative in business and life to deliver to your clients.
Kate underscores that making thoughtful decisions is a routine practice essential to the success of any enterprise.
Through candid storytelling, uplifting anecdotes, and timeless wisdom, Kate Ceberano's keynote inspires audiences to embrace their own journey, chase their dreams, and stand the test of time with grace and resilience.
NOTE: Where appropriate, Kate often performs a few songs as part of her keynote presentation. Her inspirational and iconic hit BRAVE, the first song she ever wrote, wonderfully demonstrates Kate's “standing the test of time” message!
Together We Are A Symphony
In this enlightening keynote, Kate Ceberano shares insights from her distinguished career in the arts, weaving themes of resilience, creativity, and human connection. Through engaging anecdotes and profound reflections, she encourages embracing independence, harnessing creativity, and fostering personal growth through relentless practice and self-assessment. Kate also emphasises the importance of understanding human behaviour and the thrill of discovery, inspiring audiences to pursue curiosity and passion in their own lives for meaningful progress and fulfilment.Together We Are A Symphony
This presentation focuses on themes of survival, resilience and working together, followed by an inspirational performance.
Key Themes:
Creativity & Energy: Kate explores the concept of not limiting yourself to merely ‘I will be’ something, rather putting your energy into framing your goals positively as in ‘I am’, and how the universe says yes to this.
Competence & Performance Drilling: Kate speaks about achieving a stress-free, confident state in various aspects of life, which requires relentless practice. Social interactions, for instance, demand courage and repetition before feeling effortless. Continual self-assessment helps discern authenticity and areas for improvement. Life, in essence, is a cycle of practice and refinement, offering opportunities to enhance oneself daily. Embracing this practice cultivates not just skills but also fosters personal growth towards being a better human.
Rote Learning & Understanding Human Behaviour: Kate unpacks the key to Understanding human behaviour through navigating interactions effectively; as an artist, this entails predicting and guiding emotional responses with intention. Whether in sales, marketing, or any business, grasping the nuances of human behaviour empowers one to either uplift or disengage with others based on their emotional state.
Discovery: Being in a unique position to observe various influential figures behind the scenes, Kate shares a common thread she has observed: they are driven not by money or status, but by the thrill of discovery and innovation, whether it's improving education or resolving global conflicts. This pursuit of discovery is addictive, propelling individuals beyond their comfort zones to contribute new insights and experiences to the world around them, fostering a profound sense of vitality and purpose.
Imagination & Child’s Play: Kate reflects that in the presence of children, one witnesses boundless creativity and play as they embody a world without limits or constraints. While society may urge us to outgrow simplicity, the innate wisdom of children prompts reflection on returning to the purity of their perspective, where discerning right from wrong is instinctive.
Games: Recognising life as a game, Kate delves into the importance of failure as a catalyst for growth and adaptation. Embracing this perspective allows for exploration, self-expression, and the discovery of untapped potential, revitalising one's approach to navigating challenges.
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Kate Ceberano | Being Brave | Saxton Live
Multi-ARIA-award winning artist, Kate Ceberano, has been excelling in the music business for over 35 years - writing and performing both jazz and pop music - with seven Platinum and seven Gold albums to her name. The presentation was given at Saxton Live, our speaker showcase, at AIME 2020.Kate Ceberano | Promo| Saxton Speakers Bureau
Kate Ceberano is Multi-ARIA-award winning artist and has been excelling in the music business for over 35 years - writing and performing both jazz and pop music - with seven Platinum and seven Gold albums to her name.Kate Ceberano | Anthology | Saxton Speakers Bureau
Kate Ceberano is Multi-ARIA-award winning artist and has been excelling in the music business for over 35 years - writing and performing both jazz and pop music - with seven Platinum and seven Gold albums to her name.Audio
The first thing you notice about Ceberano is her energy, which actually sends the atoms crackling as she walks in the room. Flashing eyes, a ready roar, warm and funny she's your dream con ... keep reading Time Out Melbourne
Kate was incredible! Very generous and giving with her time and with our guests, nothing was too much trouble and she made everyone feel seen and heard when they engaged with her. You couldn't help but be drawn to her. Her vocal performance was out of this world and very much enjoyed by everyone in the room. Her story and authenticity was very evident.
At the conclusion of her keynote speech, the audience stood and clapped, applauding a woman who has faced it all and lived to tell the tale.
What a pleasure to work with Kate. She was so easy, open with communication and undemanding. The audience loved her and she really engaged with them both in her session and after.
A truly fabulous keynote and performance, it was the most perfect way to close the conference and the feedback has been amazing (I am not sure how we will top it for 2025!)
Kate was magnificent. A very intimate and tricky room, she was a master class in showmanship, pure talent, class and grace. She absolutely delivered last night above and beyond what I thought ever possible.
Wonderful speaker and performer, Kate had our audience entranced and the feedback has been marvellous. It was an emotive start to a very special day we could not have asked for a more perfect keynote.
