Media and Events — Professor Phillippa Diedrichs

Looking for a passionate and engaging speaker for your event?

I speak at events for businesses, non-profit and community organisations, academic institutions and professional associations, both in-person and online.

I’ve delivered scientific and cultural insights and commentary at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Comic Con, Oxford and Harvard Universities, and dozens more events. Wherever I go, my presentations are grounded in academic evidence and I leave the audience with practical, actionable strategies.

I also regularly provide expert commentary for media and podcasts.

I speak about:

Body image
Mental health
Appearance-based prejudice (including weight bias)
Social media and advertising
Technology and mental health
Scaling up evidence-based interventions
Social responsibility and community impact
Representation and diversity
Industry and academic partnerships

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some past engagements

Comic Con

UQ ChangeMakers Virtual Event

Dove Talks No Digital Distortion

Meta Summit on Youth Safety & Well-Being

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“Thank you again for all your help making our event such a success. I feel so inspired and grateful to work alongside you – and I know it’s something the influencers on the trip felt as well. We’ve been following up with a few of them and they talk so passionately about spending time with you. It was so important to have you there.”

Communications Director, Dove
“We thought your contribution was really outstanding and made the session a success. It’s so valuable for us to have someone who can speak with real authority on this topic.. I am sure many in the audience must have thought that we rehearsed the questions, because you answered so comprehensively to everything I asked. That’s a real gift.”

John Chave
Director General, Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association
“The take home message from Professor Diedrichs seemed to be that fundamentally, we as members of society need to unpack messages and assumptions surrounding appearance, health and self-worth. Her lecture offered an accessible, insightful and engaging window into the growing body of research surrounding body image, and certainly will have influenced everybody in the audience to continue to vitally challenge societal norms.”

British Psychological Society
“Phillippa is a passionate and engaging speaker with an extensive knowledge of eating disorder prevention. Her webinar at the NHS regional event inspired several system leads to develop prevention strategies in their area.”

Dr Joanna Holliday
Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Lead, NHS England

recent and upcoming events

META YOUTH SAFETY & WELL-BEING SUMMIT

13 December 2022
Meta gathered safety advocates, mental health experts, educators, think tank researchers, policy writers and parents to discuss challenges families face in the digital age and explore opportunities to better serve teens and families.
ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE

22 February 2023
This event hosted by the Food & Health Forum aims to equip practitioners with the knowledge, tools, and information needed to provide optimal care to patients with eating disorders and support interested parties such as family members.
GURLS TALK x NIKE

6 March 2023
Gurls Talk, Women Win, and Nike have collaborated through the Coach in Your Corner program to challenge the stigma that exists around mental health and wellbeing, while empowering coaches to take a leading role in caring for their community through online events and workshops.