Speakers

Catherine De Vrye
Mediaworks International

Profile:

Catherine De Vrye started life in an orphanage in Canada. She was adopted by loving parents and then lost them both to cancer within a year of each other. Following their untimely deaths Catherine arrived in Australia, despondent, with nothing but a backpack and $200.

Today Catherine is a best-selling author and motivational speaker who has worked with business leaders and elite athletes around the world. A keen sportswoman herself, she's cycled over the Andes, climbed 20,000 feet to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro and in December 2001 went climbing in the Antarctic. Catherine also had one of her dreams realised when she was given the honour of carrying the Olympic torch on the Opening Day of the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

The former Australian Executive Woman of the Year is well known for her number one best-selling business books, Good Service is Good Business and Hot Lemon and Honey. Her latest best-seller Hope Happens! is a beautifully presented gift book featuring her own photographs from around the world, alongside her favourite inspirational quotes. Catherine's book is a tribute to the way in which hope brings healing and happiness to our lives.