Jacinta Cubis Conference Keynote Speaker

Facilitation Expert

“We love working with Jacinta and having her speak at our events! She is energetic, engaging and really understands how to create connections - even in the virtual space. Her fresh perspective and way of creatively finding solutions is exceptional!"

Marion Short – CEO IAP2 Australasia

Jacinta Cubis is a facilitation expert who lights up the room and the screen as a speaker.

She loves helping leaders, thought leaders, technical experts and facilitators to create a world of wonder. Audiences love her energy, creativity and humour. Nobody sits still - everybody engages.

One of the things that sets Jacinta apart is that she thinks in pictures - fast! Her cartoons make it easy for people to talk about the hard stuff. Her illustrated e-book HUM helps fix problems with your online meetings.

With 25 years of facilitation experience, Jacinta is trusted by clients in government, universities, health, transport, environment, water, disability and social service sectors.

Jacinta went to University to become a journalist and left as a filmmaker. Exciting career twists and turns followed through international development, government, health and universities, until she launched her own practice in 2015.

Sydney born and bred, Jacinta lives in Melbourne and works anywhere, online and onsite. When she’s not lighting up audiences, you might find Jacinta on her yoga mat, in her art studio, on the tennis court or the tango dance floor.

Choose from one of Jacinta’s signature keynotes, or ask for customisation.

Master your Meeting Mojo

We spend an enormous amount of time in meetings. But how much value are we getting from them? In this 45-minute keynote, Jacinta takes the you on an entertaining and visual tour of the problems with meetings and the facilitation skills you need to fix them.

You will learn how to assess your skills as a facilitative leader, the capability of your team and what you need to focus on to get value from each and every meeting.

“I loved Jacinta’s energising and practical session. Awesome tips that made a difference immediately. If you want to make the very most out of work from anywhere then book her and shake up boring or static meetings." Allison Jones, Director Performance and Innovation, South Gippsland Shire Council.”

Allison Jones – Director Performance and Innovation, South Gippsland Shire Council

Connect Fast and Deep

‘Let’s start with an icebreaker!’ Don’t. In this highly visual 45-minute keynote, Jacinta explores connection. Why it is important and what can happen when we don’t connect. Audiences love the simple but profound process she shares to connect people – fast and deep. In Jacinta’s session you are expected to look at your phone. Bring yours. And you will never use the word ‘icebreaker’ again.

“Jacinta, thanks for sharing your experiences and skills in your walk shop at the 2021 Community Engagement Summit. I left with a powerful addition to my engagement toolkit - excellent for kinetic learners who get forgotten about. I think it can be applied to client engagement and help bridge language challenges.” Adele Townsend, Community Engagement Lead, Haven Home Safe, NSW

“Jacinta's Show What Matters walkshop was a valuable experience, demonstrating the power of sharing your personal perspective through photos to build deeper connections between individuals. Thank you for sharing a great technique to increase stakeholder engagement at the beginning of any workshop.” Pat Condidorio, Level Crossing Removal Project, Victoria.