Peter Baines is an International Leadership Speaker, author, business consultant and the Founder of Hands Across the Water which brings a charity and a social enterprise together. He will make audiences laugh and cry, meaning his stories and valuable leadership lessons are remembered long after the conference.

Baines served 20+ years with the NSW Police leading teams into crisis and disaster scenes across South East Asia, first into Bali after the bombings, then into Thailand, Japan and he would also work in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia advising the government on capacity building and leadership. His final days in the police were working with Interpol on building counter terrorism capacity.

The biggest change in direction came after meeting children left without parents in Thailand following the Boxing Day Tsunami. To support those children he started a charity called Hands Across the Water and that has gone on to build homes across Thailand and supports the building of stronger communities. They have a focus on the long term care and currently have 47 of their children studying at University.

In his leadership presentations he discuss the importance of:

* Leadership without Authority;
* Why our leaders need presence;
* Clarity of Purpose;
* And how we can build engagement through Shared Experiences.

He recently launched a new keynote that explores:

* The value of Embracing Ambiguity;

* Why we should possess purposeful resilience;
* How ruthless empathy can shape lasting culture; and
* The value of fostering diversity within our circle of influence

When he is not in Thailand working with the teams on the ground, he is traveling the globe speaking to organisations sharing the stories and lessons learnt from his diverse experiences.
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