Key note speaker
Sales and leadership keynotes your audience will act on.
Dipti Pandit is an award-winning Australian keynote speaker on sales, sales leadership, women in leadership and multicultural leadership. She spent twenty years leading enterprise sales, including a $150M portfolio across Australia's big four banks, enterprise and government, and she blends real stories with practical tools so your people leave knowing exactly what to change.
Based in Melbourne, speaking at conferences, women in business events and multicultural forums across Australia and online
Her ability to bridge sales thinking with executive communication was freshly insightful, deeply relevant, and thought provoking.Sameer Manduskar, Head of Finance, South Eastern Management Accountants CPA Group
Award winner 2026Business & Community Recognition Award, Multicultural Women in Business & Leadership Forum
Finalist 2025APOC Emerging Multicultural Leader Award
Trusted by leading Australian organisations
- CPA Australia
- Melbourne Business School
- Bupa
- University of Melbourne
- Vodafone
- Monash Women's Business Network
- APOC
- Happen Business
- PressPlay Ventures
- Project Rockit
- STEM for Women
- Yasham Group
Keynote speaking topics
Eight keynotes on sales, sales leadership, women in leadership and multicultural leadership, each tailored to your industry and your audience. Any of them can run as a 30 to 60 minute keynote, a masterclass or a hands-on workshop.
Signature keynote
Your sales team isn't the problem. Your sales engine is.
When revenue stalls, most businesses blame their people and start hiring. Dipti shows your audience why underperformance is almost always a systems and leadership problem, and how to build a sales engine that delivers predictable revenue without relying on the founder or a few star performers.
Key takeaways
- Find where your sales engine is leaking revenue, using Dipti's ENGINE framework
- See why hiring into a broken system makes the problem bigger
- Build the operating rhythm that turns pipeline into a forecast you can trust
Best for: CEOs and founders, boards, leadership offsites and industry conferences
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How experts win work
Selling for non-sales people
Accountants, engineers, consultants and technical specialists win most of their firm's work, yet very few of them would call themselves salespeople. Dipti gives experts a simple way to turn client conversations into new work, in a way that feels like helping rather than pushing.
Key takeaways
- Understand what clients are really buying from an expert
- Use a simple structure to move a conversation from technical to commercial
- Follow up, price with confidence and ask for the work
Best for: professional services firms, partner and associate groups, technical teams and industry associations
Delivered for CPA Australia and the South Eastern Management Accountants CPA Group
Her insights into how sales fundamentals can enhance influence, credibility, and leadership presence were paradigm changing.Sameer Manduskar, Head of Finance
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Where leverage really comes from
Negotiation power and how to use it
Most negotiations are decided by power long before anyone sits down at the table. Drawing on years of negotiating enterprise contracts and major tenders, Dipti shows your audience how to build that power, read it in the room and use it with confidence.
Key takeaways
- Recognise the sources of power each side holds
- Prepare so you walk in with options instead of hope
- Hold your price with procurement and still protect the relationship
Best for: sales and account management teams, commercial and procurement teams, leadership groups
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From top performer to commercial leader
Women in sales leadership
Sales is one of the most direct routes to the executive table, because it is where the revenue is. Dipti was promoted into sales leadership with no one to show her what the role really meant, and she gives women in leadership the moves that build credibility, influence and a clear path to the top.
Key takeaways
- Own the number and be seen as a commercial leader
- Build influence with senior stakeholders and boards
- Find sponsors, set boundaries and lead without burning out
Best for: International Women's Day, women in leadership events, women's networks and employee resource groups, sales conferences
Speaker and mentor with STEM for Women
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Turn diversity into performance
Multicultural leadership in Australia
Almost half of all Australians have at least one parent born overseas, so your team and your customers bring many cultures into every conversation. Dipti shows leaders how to turn that diversity into stronger teams and client relationships, and shows multicultural and migrant professionals how to lead with confidence in Australian workplaces.
Source: ABS, 2021 Census (48.2%)
Key takeaways
- See how culture shapes communication, decisions and conflict at work
- Lead and sell across cultures without guesswork or stereotypes
- Build teams where everyone contributes and performs
Best for: leadership teams, HR and people leaders, multicultural and migrant women's networks, Harmony Week, diversity and inclusion events
Business & Community Recognition Award 2026, Multicultural Women in Business & Leadership Forum
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Lessons from the court
Sport, leadership and sales
Dipti competes, coaches and umpires in badminton and has medalled at the Australian Masters Games. She draws a straight line from the court to the sales floor, showing how training rhythm, coaching, composure under pressure and bouncing back from a loss build teams that win consistently.
Key takeaways
- Build the training habits that make pipeline discipline stick
- Coach your team the way great sports coaches do
- Recover quickly from a lost game or a lost deal
Best for: sales kick-offs, team offsites, leadership retreats and sporting organisations
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Women in business, on your own terms
From corporate to entrepreneur
After twenty years in corporate sales leadership, Dipti stepped out to build her own consultancy. This keynote is for women in business who are ready to do the same, including migrant women building a new career in Australia, with an honest picture of what transfers from corporate life, what doesn't, and how to sell, price and build a business that fits the life they want.
Key takeaways
- Know which corporate skills are your biggest asset as a founder
- Win your first clients by selling yourself without apology
- Set up pricing, pipeline and boundaries that work for you
Best for: women in business networks, migrant and multicultural women's business programs, founder programs and International Women's Day
Delivered for the Women Founders cohort at PressPlay Ventures
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Aspiring sales leaders in an AI world
AI won't fix your sales problem
AI multiplies a good sales engine and exposes a broken one. Dipti shows sales leaders, and the people who want to become them, where AI genuinely lifts performance, where it only adds noise, and which human skills will matter most.
Key takeaways
- Use AI where it adds real value, from prospecting to forecasting
- Fix the foundations that AI will otherwise amplify
- Build the skills that keep you ahead as roles change
Best for: sales conferences, university and graduate programs, sales leadership teams
Delivered for Melbourne Business School
Book this keynoteWhy event organisers book Dipti
Dipti has done the job she talks about, and her audiences walk out with a plan rather than a passing burst of motivation.
- 20 yearsleading enterprise sales
- $150Mportfolio managed across banking, enterprise and government
- 2,800+sales professionals trained
- 50+businesses partnered with
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She has done the job
Dipti won major tenders and scaled customer accounts from $3M to $12M in a single year, so your people hear lessons that were earned.
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Your audience leaves with a plan
Every keynote is built on the frameworks she uses with her consulting clients, ready to use the very next morning.
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Built around your event
A briefing call before every booking means her stories and examples fit your industry, your people and your goals.
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Sessions that count for CPD
Dipti has delivered sessions to senior CPAs as part of their CPD program, with clear learning outcomes for your records.
What organisers and audiences say
CPD keynote for senior CPAs
Dipti delivered an exceptional keynote on ‘Executive Influence and Customer Service’ for our cohort of senior CPAs. Her ability to bridge sales thinking with executive communication was freshly insightful, deeply relevant, and thought provoking.
Many finance leaders often find self-promotion, articulating their value beyond the numbers, and framing a compelling narrative challenging. Dipti’s session provided powerful tools and stories to help overcome these barriers. Her insights into how sales fundamentals can enhance influence, credibility, and leadership presence were paradigm changing.
The session was highly engaging, practical, and left a lasting impact on all participants.
Our founders raved about her and said they found her session so valuable and helpful.
Dipti's expertise and natural facilitation skills leave a lasting impact.
I would look to work with Dipti and the team again in a heartbeat!
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Keynote speaker FAQs
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What topics does Dipti Pandit speak on?
Dipti speaks on sales, sales leadership, women in leadership and multicultural leadership. Her keynotes cover building a predictable sales engine, selling for non-sales people, negotiation, women in sales leadership, multicultural leadership, sport and leadership, moving from corporate to entrepreneur, and sales in the age of AI.
Does Dipti speak at events outside Melbourne?
Yes. Dipti is based in Melbourne and speaks at conferences and corporate events across Australia, including Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as well as at virtual and hybrid events.
How long is a keynote?
Keynotes run for 30 to 60 minutes. Dipti also delivers 60 to 90 minute masterclasses, and half-day to two-day workshops for teams who want to go deeper.
Is Dipti available for International Women's Day events?
Yes. “Women in sales leadership” and “From corporate to entrepreneur” are well suited to International Women's Day, women's networks and employee resource groups. March dates fill quickly, so enquire early.
Does Dipti speak at women in business and migrant women's events?
Yes. Dipti has spoken to women in business at the Monash Women's Business Network, the Women Founders cohort at PressPlay Ventures, APOC and STEM for Women, and in 2026 she received the Business & Community Recognition Award at the Multicultural Women in Business & Leadership Forum. Her keynotes suit women in business networks, multicultural and migrant women leaders, and the organisations that support them.
Can Dipti's session count towards CPD?
Yes. Dipti has delivered sessions to senior CPAs as part of their CPD program. We can supply a session outline and learning outcomes for your CPD records.
How much does it cost to book Dipti as a keynote speaker?
Fees depend on the format, length, location and level of tailoring. Send us your event details and we will come back to you with availability and a proposal within one business day.
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