Prof. Charles Raab is Professor of Government in the School of Social and Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently engaged in further writing for publication in the fields of privacy theory and regulatory practice, surveillance, personal identity, and related topics. He is a member of the editorial or advisory boards of nine journals in the fields of information policy and public policy, and on the advisory boards of several research projects.

“His talks should be obligatory for anyone concerned about the privacy of personal information in our globally networked society”

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Charles Raab was Professor of Government (1999-2007) and served as a member of staff at the University of Edinburgh since 1964. He has engaged in advisory and consultancy work for UK and Scottish government departments, the Office of the Information Commissioner, the European Commission, the New Zealand Law Commission, Liberty, and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Resarch (NWO). He was the Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution for their inquiry, Surveillance: Citizens and the State, 2nd Report, Session 2008-09, HL 18. He participates in several international research projects in the field of privacy protection and surveillance.

What he offers you

Charles Raab offers a unique perspective to audiences seriously concerned about the politics of privacy and data protection in the global information age. He also provides an extremely insightful analysis of different dimensions of information privacy laws in different countries. His main general research interests are in public policy, governance and regulation, and more specifically in information policy (privacy protection and public access to information), privacy and surveillance, and information technology in democratic politics, government and commerce. He is able to offer supervision on the above topics and on related ones in the broader field of public policy and governance.

How he presents

Charles Raab’s fresh and direct approach in unravelling data privacy issues is clear, concise and informative and highly sought-after at worldwide events.

Politics & International Relations

The Governance of Privacy

Privacy Protection and Public Access to Information

Public Policy and Governance

Information Technology in Democratic Politics, Government and Commerce

Intellectual Property and Technology

Surveillance: Citizens and the State: Highlights of the House of Lords Inquiry

2000
The Governance of Schooling: Comparative Studies of Devolved Management (with M Anderson et al.)

Credentials
He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, Visiting Professor at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (Tilburg University, The Netherlands), Visiting Scholar at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, and has been appointed a Fellow at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study) in Delmenhorst, Germany. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)

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Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a 1992 Nobel Prize Winner and Human Rights Activist. She is a renowned leading advocate of Indian rights and ethno-cultural reconciliation, not only in Guatemala, but in the Western Hemisphere generally, and her work has earned her several international awards.

“Rigoberta represents the dynamic development of international legal norms”

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Born in 1959 in the village of Chimel, Guatemala, a community continuing the millennium-old Maya-Quiché culture. In 1979, Rigoberta joined the CUC (Peasant Unity Committee). That year her brother was arrested, tortured and killed by the army. The following year, her father was killed when security forces in the capital stormed the Spanish Embassy. Shortly afterwards, her mother also died after having been arrested, tortured and raped. Rigoberta became increasingly active in the CUC, and taught herself Spanish as well as other Mayan languages than her native Quiche. In 1980, she figured prominently in a strike the CUC organized for better conditions for farm workers on the Pacific coast, and on May 1, 1981, she was active in large demonstrations in the capital.

What she offers you

The breadth and depth of her knowledge and experience is unique. Rigoberta has great insights into the social justice and human rights arena as well as globalisation and sustainable development.

How she presents

A highly emotional and forceful speaker, the flamboyant Guatamalian is now in great demand as a speaker on political and human rights issues at conferences the world over.

Globalisation, Another View

Social Justice

Human Rights

Values of Indigenous People

Women´s Rights

Sustainable Development

1998
Crossing Borders

1983
I, Rigoberta Menchu- An Indian Woman in Guatemala

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Tim Ringo is Global Leader of IBM’s Human Capital Management (HCM) consulting practice, based in London. He has overall responsibility for more than 2000 HCM professionals around the world whose focus is helping clients enable enterprise innovation and performance through improved workforce effectiveness. His primary focus is to help clients create workforce and enterprise transformation through implementation of integrated human capital lifecycle strategy, processes and technologies. He is a sought-after expert on the topic of Human Capital Management and HR.

“In order for enterprises to grow, they need to innovate – they must have the right people, with the right skills, in the right jobs, at the right time to drive innovation”

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Tim graduated from the Ohio State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Finance. He also studied English Literature at Ohio State and New College, Oxford. He began his career in Human Capital Management in 1992, in the Columbus, Ohio office of Andersen Consulting, as one of the early team members of the Change Management Practice, relocating to London in 1997. He joined IBM Global Business Services in 2006 after 16 years at Accenture, where he was Executive Partner Human in Accenture’s Human Performance Service Line.

What he offers you

Tim’s wealth of experience in defining and successfully implementing large scale Human Capital programmes has produced measurable results for clients having succesqfully implemented HCM solutions across most industries, including financial services, communications, high tech, industrial and travel and transportation and in most geographies, including the Americas, Europe and many parts of Asia. Tim is sought after in the media for expert opinion and interviews with organizations such as The New York Times , Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Spectator (Business). He is regularly booked as keynote speaker or panellist for Human Capital, HR and IT conferences around the world (China, US, India, Japan, Europe).

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HR of the Future

Talent Management

Globally Integrated HR

Collaboration and Social Networking

Enterprise of the Future

HR in a Downturn

He is co-authoring a book for Harvard Business School, called ‘Calculating Success’, due out in June 2009

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Judith Leary-Joyce is a best-selling author and a regular presenter at conferences on the subjects of Great Company Culture, Employer of Choice; Inspirational Managers and the Psychology of Success. Her passion for excellence makes her an exciting speaker who uses stories and examples to help people understand and buy in to the concepts. Her fascination with helping companies become employers of choice began when she worked on the 2002 ’100 Best Companies to Work For’ list for the UK Sunday Times.

“Behind every excited and dedicated employee, you find an inspirational manager”

In detail

Prior to founding GCC in 2002, Judith worked for 20 years as a psychotherapist, while founding and leading a psychotherapy training centre in London. She then moved into the business arena and spent 10 years as a consultant in leadership and management development, working with global companies. She has facilitated and coached a wide range of senior leaders in a variety of business settings. She is known for providing strong, rigorous support that includes giving tough messages. Using her experience of psychology she is able to do this in a way that maintains self-esteem and allows the person to move forward in a positive way.

What she offers you

A motivational speaker, Judith can speak about the opportunities provided by the present recession, particularly in the area of Employer of Choice. A positive company culture and motivated employees will make the difference between success and failure in challenging economic conditions. Judith will help companies see how they can create a culture that invites opportunity and embraces the change in a positive and highly productive way.

How she presents

Judith is an engaging and accessible speaker, who can help you and your audience understand what it takes to become an Employer of Choice, including the business benefits this brings; the value of Inspirational Managers and the support they provide in tough times, plus how to manage and retain your high achievers.

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Great Company Culture

Becoming an Employer of Choice

The Psychology of Success

Retaining your Talented People

The Role of Inspirational Managers

June 2009
The Psychology of Success

2007
Inspirational Manager

2004
Becoming and Employer of Choice

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Diana Hayden has modelled for various international brands such as L’Oreal and has served as host for an array of international events, including The Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona and the Ad Awards (India’s most prestigious Advertising Awards). She was the Special Guest and Host of the Red Cross Ball in Monaco and has also been a guest and Good Will Ambassador at venues ranging from the Cannes Film Festival to the White House State Dinner.

“A remarkable role model”

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In 2005, Diana hosted an exclusive three-month series on the History Channel, Biography with Diana Hayden. In 2006, she was signed by the Avalon Aviation Academy as the face of the Academy and currently serves as a celebrity guest lecturer for airline personnel training programs. Actively involved with charities around the world, Diana is especially focused on issues affecting women and children. She has helped raise millions of dollars for organizations such as Variety Club, Lifeline, Alert India, and CAP, of which she is an Advisory Board member. Committed to campaigning for Breast Cancer Awareness and HIV/AIDS education, Diana also builds globally with Habitat for Humanity International. In 2001, she made her screen debut in the film version of Shakespeare’s Othello in South Africa.

What she offers you

Highly respected not only in India, Diana Hayden is a truly inspirational individual who tells a moving and motivational ‘rags to riches’ story. Her extensive career so far includes being a Bollywood actress, charity spokesperson and ambassador and a top rated events host, which always guarantees a memorable event.

How she presents

Diana Hayden is an articulate and a warm, genuinely charismatic figure who is an experienced events professional, well used to the pressures of working in front of a live audience.

Charity work with women and children

Event host

Motivation

Communication

Grooming Workshops

The Diana Hayden Story

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Allan Pease has been known internationally as “Mr Body Language” since his definitive book with that title became a multi-million best-seller and the communication bible for organisations worldwide. He has written numerous bestsellers and has appeared on radio and television in 55 countries, including his acclaimed top-rating TV and video series on Body Language, which was watched by over 100 million people. His work has been the subject of six BBC science programs and on the Discovery and National Geographic Channels.

“Allan had us in stitches with his wonderfully fresh insights into the self-evident truths about relationships between the sexes…his keynote address was the highlight of the Annual Dinner.”

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Australian by birth, with offices in Australia and the United Kingdom, Allan divides his time between the two hemispheres fulfilling business commitments worldwide. He is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of the Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Life Writers Association and a Paul Harris Fellow.

What he offers you

Some speakers motivate, some teach, and others entertain. Allan Pease does all three! Internationally renowned, the demand for Allan to present at seminars, conferences and events is huge. Presenting vital information in his unique humorous manner is the key to Allan’s success in getting the audience to retain what they have been taught. His presentations are talked about long after the dust has settled at the end of each conference.

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Human Communication Skills

Body Language

Personality Types

Communicating for Results

How to Handle the Differences in Others

Questions are the Answers

Loosen Up…Live and Prosper

Communicating; the Differences between Men and Women

To be published in 2009
Why Women Want Love and Men Need Sex

2007
Easy Peasey – People Skills for Life

2005
Why Men Need Sex and Women Want Love

2004
The Definitive Book of Body Language

The Little Book of Men and Women

Why Men Don’t Have a Clue and Women Always Want More Shoes

Why Men Lie and Women Cry

2003
Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps

1984
Body Language

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Adrian Gilpin is the founder and driving force behind the Institute of Human Development and its Chairman. Adrian’s work in the field of leadership development and peak performance coaching is rapidly becoming recognised by business leaders as cutting-edge. He is the co-developer of the Aspell-Gilpin Profiler – the world’s most advanced personality profiling instrument.

“Adrian Gilpin is best known for working with management teams to help them turn their organisations into an Inspired Enterprise”

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Adrian leads the IHD’s leadership research and programme development, mentors chief executives in the public and private sectors and coach’s top teams. He spends much of his time on conference platforms challenging the old models of corporate leadership and offering practical and inspiring alternatives for managing change in business, education and society.

What he offers you

Adrian Gilpin has designed and led some of the most effective and sustainable change programmes in British business and a number of organisations have retained him to coach their Managing Directors and senior executives in high performance leadership coaching. Adrian also works regularly within the public sector too and his personal passion is to impact the long term thinking about how we educate our children.

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Inspired Leaders

High Performance Coaching

Unstoppable Teams

Building your Vision and Making it Happen

Pathfinders – Discovering Emerging Leaders Inside Organizations and Communities

Using New Web Technologies to Inspire, Motivate and Support Organizational Learning and Change

2004
Unstoppable – The Pathway to Living an Inspired Life (republication of 1998 book)

1998
Unstoppable People – How Ordinary People Achieve Extraordinary Things

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Nigel Risner is a human development specialist and peak performance coach, whose high-energy message leads individuals and organisations to incredible success. He delivers over a hundred talks a year in his unique, energetic style to corporations and associations such as The Academy for Chief Executives, The Institute of Directors, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, T-Mobile, Asda, BP and many others.

“Speaker of the Year 2005″ The Academy for Chief Executives and Vistage

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As one of the youngest CEO’s of a financial services company in the City of London, Nigel knows business as well as he knows life and more importantly, he knows what it takes to lead a successful business! He has the ability to translate his hands-on experience into a coherent, compelling and exciting philosophy, which has made him an inspiring speaker and a powerful professional one-to-one coach to some of the world’s leading business executives.

What he offers you

Nigel shows companies how to achieve market leadership through specific strategies designed to build long-term customer loyalty, sales, and relationship-building skills. Nigel is about empowerment: “Think bigger”, he urges, “figure out what needs to be done beyond the confines of your job description and do it!”

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Leadership – How to go from Vision to Victory from Mission to Mastery

CEO Training

Change

Personal Development

Unlock Your Untapped Potential

Creating Customer Excellence

Mastering Communication

Employee Motivation

2006
The IMPACT Code

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The son of Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright, Richard Olivier has been a leading theatre director for over ten years, most recently directing ‘Henry V’ and the ‘Merchant of Venice’ at the Globe Theatre. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Cranfield School of Management and a Visiting Lecturer with the Industrial Society.

Five years ago he created Mythodrama – a new form of arts based learning that uses theatrical techniques and notably stories from Shakespeare, to focus on leadership skills, change management and creativity.

He argues that the ways in which organisations are moving forward can no longer be understood with the old business models, language and analysis that has served managers in the past. Whilst the rational manager has got business where it is today, he or she will not be able to take it where it needs to go.

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Leading at the Edge

The Power of Creativity

Working With Rhythm

Enhancing Leadership Potential

Inspirational Leadership

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Dr Brian Bates is currently the Research Director of the Christensen Foundation (Palo Alto) project on recovering the nature-based knowledge of ancient England, he is also Senior Adviser to the Ford Foundation funded project on worldwide indigenous wisdom – ‘The Council of Elders’ – working closely with tribal elders and medicine people to protect and document their knowledge. Brian was recently honored by these elders, who designated him a ‘wizard’ in recognition of his work in reconstructing the shamanic traditions of the Anglo-Saxons for application to life today.

Creative strategies are fast becoming the key to success in business

In detail

Brian Bates is the author of six international best-selling books, including ‘The Real Middle-earth’, ‘The Way of Wyrd’, ‘The Human Face’, and ‘The Way of the Actor’. He is leading the movement to recover imagination as a powerful tool in our personal and working life, and to bring it to the forefront of 21st century inspiration. Brian is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Brighton, the University of Sussex, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His work on imagination includes his directing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. There he trained future Academy Award winners and stars including Kenneth Branagh, Ralph Fiennes, Jane Horrocks, Sean Bean and Timothy Spall.

What she offers you

His presentations focus on ways to release our full potential in seeing new and effective solutions to business issues, based on the latest research in the world of psychology and biology. Brian has developed ways to teach imagination and performance in business settings. He lectures internationally to business, arts and general audiences.

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Personal Development

Change

Leadership

Creative Strategies

Warrior Strategies

Innovation

2003
The Real Middle Earth

2001
The Human Face

2000
How to Manage Your Mother

1996
The Wisdom of the Wyrd

The Way of Wyrd

1987
The Way of the Actor: A Path to Knowledge and Power

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