LGAQ Civic Leaders Summit 2026
Queensland Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Councillors, CEOs and senior officers
Events
Strategic Public Leaders Training, Melbourne
A premium leadership program for local government managers to navigate complexity, align teams, and achieve transformative results.
Strategic Public Leaders Training, Brisbane
A premium leadership program for local government managers to navigate complexity, align teams, and achieve transformative results.
Strategic Public Leaders Training, Sydney
Join us for two days of strategic leadership training with Alicia McKay - in partnership with LGPro NSW.
ICMA 111th Annual Conference 2025 in Tampa, Florida
Alicia McKay will travel from New Zealand to give a Game Changer session revealing powerful insights from her work with New Zealand and Australian Councils and a breakout workshop for strategic public leadership.
LGNZ Mayors' School
Alicia McKay will host Mayors School for Local Government New Zealand following the 2025 local government elections.
Strategic Public Leaders Training, Sydney, September 2025
Local government managers from across NSW came together for two days of strategic leadership training with Alicia McKay - in partnership with LGPro NSW.
LGMA Annual Conference in Brisbane, September 2025
Alicia McKay will give the opening keynote in alignment with the LGMA theme: "The More Things Change..."
ALGWA NSW Annual Conference, Griffith, NSW
Alicia McKay will be the MC and headline speaker at the Australian Local Government Women NSW Annual Conference in Griffith, NSW
Queensland Small Business Friendly Conference, Brisbane, May 2025
Alicia McKay to speak on how to bridge the engagement gap between Councils and business - Local Legends: How to find your collaborative advantage. Recording inside!
LGASA Conference, May 2025
Alicia McKay speaks to elected and executive leaders in Adelaide at the Local Government Association of South Australia OGM
Alicia to speak at LGIT24: Local Government IT Conference in Coffs Harbour, Nov 2024
Alicia is the keynote speaker on perspective in local government leadership
Strategic Public Leaders Training with LGPro NSW, Sydney, 2024
Local government managers from across NSW came together for two days of strategic leadership training with Alicia McKay - in partnership with LGPro NSW
Council Induction Masterclass - 27 August 2024
Join Alicia McKay for an online masterclass about Council inductions - recording inside!
Alicia McKay to return as MC and speaker at the LG Pro NSW Conference in Sydney on 31 July 2024
Delegates will receive the first sneak peek at Alicia's new book: Local Legends!
Alicia McKay to appear at exclusive CEO Breakfast Workshop in Adelaide, 26 June 2024
Talking about Eiffel Tower leadership and local government challenges with LGASA
WasteMINZ Conference May 2024
Click through to watch the hilarious - and powerful - videos from Alicia's high-impact keynote about perspective.
Parks and Leisure Association VIC/TAS Melbourne, May 2024
Alicia was the star keynote at the Parks and Leisure association conference at Marvel Studios in Melbourne and a panel moderator.
Alicia delivers a special keynote to the Secondary Principals Association NZ Conference in Queenstown
Alicia McKay was the keynote speaker at the SPANZ conference in Queenstown - with a special twist! Read on to learn more.
2024 LG Pro VIC Annual Conference, Melbourne, May 2024
Alicia was the MC, plus a keynote speaker, panelist, workshop facilitator and awards night host for the Local Government Professionals VIC conference at the MCG in May 2024.
SkyCity Entertainment Group People Leaders Conference, Auckland, December 2023
Alicia McKay speaks about how to cope in changing times
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Online, November 2023
Alicia McKay speaks to federal government about how to work more effectively with local Councils in Australia
Inspire Speaker Series, Hamilton, November 2023,
Alicia McKay was the guest speaker at the Inspire series in Hamilton
Futurespace: Association of Consulting Engineers NZ Annual Conference Wellington, September 2023
Alicia McKay is the MC and keynote speaker at the ACENZ conference in Wellington plus the awards host for the ACE awards
Farmright Conference, Queenstown, June 2023
Alicia McKay as keynote speaker on perspective and strategy
Local Government Professionals NSW LGC23, Sydney, May 2023
Alicia McKay is the MC and headline speaker for the LGPro NSW conference.
FMG Insurance People Leaders Summit, Wellington, December 2022
Alicia speaks to FMG Insurance people leaders about managing through change
Property Council NZ Awards Dinner MC, Wellington, November 2022
Alicia is the host and MC of the Property Council NZ awards.
Alicia McKay hosts 1,000+ Mayors and CEOs at ALGA's NGA in 2022
The ALGA National General Assembly in Canberra, July 2022. Keynote, MC and workshop presenter. Watch the videos!
Alicia McKay delivers stirring speech to female founders at the SODA Rise Up event in Hamilton, August 2022
Alicia McKay tells women in business why they are made for this.
Dairy Womens Network, Online, April 2022
Live online keynote for DWNZ and Worksafe on mental health and wellbeing
Get Your Shit Sorted Tour, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, July 2021
Alicia McKay joined Shelley Davies and Lance Burdett for a national tour in July 2021.
Auckland District Health Board, Online, September 2020
Alicia McKay spoke to the ADHB change manager community of practice online - watch a video excerpt inside!
Chartered Accountants New Zealand (CAANZ) Women In Business conference, Online, May 2020
Alicia McKay talks about strategic change for women in business at the online CAANZ Women in Business conference
#VID19 conference, Online, March 2020
Alicia's wildly popular #VID19 keynote: "Do the Right Sh*t: How to focus on what matters when everything seems f*cked"
ACENZ Training Partnership: Building strategic skills with consulting engineers
Partnering with ACENZ to level up the impact of technical experts with strategic leadership skills. Watch the video!
Public Sector Morning Out, Sydney, November 2019
A keynote on strategic change in the public sector: trade-offs, priorities and necessary endings.
Association of Local Government Information Managers (ALGIM) CX Conference, Christchurch, November 2019
Do The Right Shit! A keynote on priorities and priority conversations
Public Sector Morning Out, Melbourne, August 2019
Keynote - Strategy to Action: Getting Shit Done In The Public Sector
Advancing Female Public Leaders, Auckland, July 2019
Workshop for Auckland Council female leaders on navigating a political organisation.
Author talk at Scorpio Books, Christchurch, June 2019
Celebrating the launch of From Strategy to Action: A Guide to Getting Shit Done in the Public Sector
Getting Sh!t Done Club, Auckland May 2019
Alicia joined Lisa O'Neill, Digby Scott and Callum McKirdy at the Getting Sh!t Done Club NZ tour in 2019
New Zealand Treasury, Wellington, May 2019
Speaking to a group of senior officials about change management practices
Author talk at Unity Books,Wellington, 2019
Celebrating the launch of From Strategy to Action in Wellington.
Getting Sh!t Done Club, Wellington, March 2019
Alicia joined Lisa O'Neill, Digby Scott and Callum McKirdy at the Getting Sh!t Done Club NZ tour in 2019
Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM) Annual Summit, Queenstown, September 2018
Workshop facilitator / breakout speaker on strategic planning and community engagement