Alex Moffat
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Change
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Cognitive Science
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Company Culture
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Company Event
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Creativity & Innovation
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Growth
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Humour
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Interpersonal Skills
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Leadership
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Magic
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Neuroscience
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Psychology
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Storytelling
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Teamwork
Alex Moffat is one of Australia’s most distinctive keynote speakers, a rare fusion of neuroscience, leadership expertise, and world class cognitive magic. He brings to the stage a combination of analytical precision and theatrical mastery that few speakers in the world can match.
A certified NeuroLeadership practitioner, Brain-Based Coach, and HBDI® practitioner, Alex has spent his career exploring how people think, decide, and adapt under pressure. He fuses more than 30 years of professional magic with two decades in corporate leadership across major financial institutions to create keynote experiences that are as intellectually rigorous as they are emotionally captivating.
Alex doesn’t just talk about mindset, he demonstrates it in real time. Through live cognitive illusions and interactive experiments, he allows audiences to witness their own brains at work: how expectation shapes perception, how attention filters reality, and how easily the mind can be guided by unconscious bias. Each demonstration becomes a mirror, revealing how thought patterns form, how they hold us back, and how they can be rewired.
This powerful integration of science, storytelling, and showmanship turns every keynote into a shared moment of discovery. Alex’s sessions create emotional “aha” moments, flashes of insight where people feel learning happen, embedding understanding far more deeply than traditional presentations ever could.
From Sydney to London, Alex has partnered with leading organisations to reshape thinking, re-energise leadership, and unlock cultures of curiosity, resilience, and innovation. His clients describe his work as “spectacular,” “inspiring,” and “truly unforgettable”, not because he performs tricks, but because he transforms how people see themselves, their teams, and what’s possible.
Why Alex
Alex Moffat has been where your audience is. With decades of experience leading teams through transformation and uncertainty in major financial institutions, he speaks with real-world authority and empathy.
As a British national prize-winning magician, Alex understands the psychology of attention, influence, and belief, and uses it to make learning stick. His illusions aren’t gimmicks; they’re powerful, science-backed demonstrations that make complex neuroscience visible, emotional, and unforgettable.
Blending humour, cognitive science, and storytelling, Alex activates how the brain actually learns through emotion, surprise, and meaning. His sessions ignite curiosity, sharpen focus, and inspire
Research shows companies that embed mindset change are four times more likely to succeed and Alex helps teams start that transformation in the room.
His mission is simple: to make people think differently, feel deeply, and act deliberately.
When your event needs more than motivation, Alex Moffat delivers a keynote that educates, entertains, and transforms.
Alex Moffat’s most sought-after keynotes:
How High Performers Think Smarter and Lead Sharper
This keynote explores how attention, bias, and mental shortcuts shape our choices and shows teams how to upgrade their thinking, improve clarity, and lead with calm precision.
Key Takeaways:
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Spot and override the cognitive traps that affect even top performers.
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Learn how the brain filters reality and why attention misleads.
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Build better mental models for faster, smarter decisions.
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Use neuroscience to boost clarity, curiosity, and critical thinking.
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See how perception is shaped and tricked with live demonstrations.
Building Mental Agility in an Uncertain World
Watch a volunteer’s mind shift so completely, it challenges what we think we know about ownership, perception, and change. This high-energy keynote helps people adapt faster, think flexibly, and stay resilient when everything around them keeps shifting.
Key Takeaways:
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Discover how the brain resists change and how to override it.
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Build resilience and adaptability with reframing tools rooted in neuroscience.
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Shift from “threat mode” to “reward mode” in real time.
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Understand how mindset shapes energy, focus, and decision-making.
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Discover how to future-encode your brain to respond well in difficult situations.
How Mindset Spreads and Cultures Transform
This keynote reveals how attitudes, energy, and expectations spread through teams, and how leaders and teams can drive cultural transformation from the inside out. Mindset isn’t just personal, it’s social.
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Learn how emotions, behaviours, and beliefs are caught, not just taught.
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Learn “The Luck Factor” to prime optimism, openness, and increase opportunity.
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Understand the neuroscience behind social contagion and non-verbal influence.
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Explore the neuroscience of growth vs. fixed mindsets and how to switch.
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Learn how collective attention and unconscious expectations shape team culture, often blinding us to what truly matters.
Human Connection – The Hidden Operating System of Performance
This keynote shows why human connection is the biological system behind focus, trust, and performance. Using live cognitive illusions and neuroscience, audiences experience how safety, belonging, and repair shape how humans actually function together.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand why human connection functions as a biological regulation system, not an emotion.
- Experience how belonging subtly shapes perception before behaviour.
- Learn why attention collapses under social threat and how to restore it.
- See why shared meaning can’t be automated, even as technology accelerates.
- Discover why repair, not perfection, is the foundation of trust and performance.
Additional Information
Podcast Feature
Alex Moffat was recently featured on the Faster Smarter podcast in the episode “Advice from Nontraditional Storytellers (Part 2)”, where he discusses the intersection of neuroscience, storytelling, and leadership.
Alex Moffat Live on Stage – Where Science Meets Magic
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