Archive for the 'European Speakers' Category

Apr 30 2009

Sir Julian Priestley KCMG

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Former Secretary General of the European Parliament

julian-priestleySir Julian Priestley is currently writing, commenting and speaking on EU affairs, and the politics of the member states of the Union. His book, “Six Battles Which Shaped Europe’s Parliament” will be published in spring 2008. He was Knighted in the Queen’s Birthday honours list, 2007. He has been officially involved with the European Parliament from 1973-2007.

“A proven political visionary”

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Apr 20 2009

Marco Montemagno

Founder and CEO of Blogosfere

Marco is the founder and CEO of Blogosfere, Italy’s biggest web log network. He is currently assistant professor at the Cattolica University, Milan and teaches theories and techniques of online communication at the faculty of Arts and Philosophy. Marco also  hosts his own TV show on SkyTG24 Television channel, Reporter Diffuso, which deals with the Internet, blogs and news.

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Apr 08 2009

Ray Hammond

Ray Hammond is Europe’s most experienced and most widely published Futurologist

For over 25 years he has researched, written and spoken about how future trends will affect society and business. As global warming and the environmental threat continue to be priorities on the world’s agenda, Ray is one of a few commentators equipped to communicate how these massive challenges will affect our futures, the way we do business and the far reaching implications both socially, economically and politically.

A futurologist proved accurate by a quarter-century of predictions

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Ray is a visiting lecturer at the Institute for the Future of Humanity, University of Oxford, a visiting lecturer at the London Business School and a contributing editor to the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, U.S.A. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.). He is also a globally published novelist (Macmillan) whose three recent high-tech futuristic novels have won world-wide critical acclaim.
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Apr 01 2009

Leszek Balcerowicz

Former Polish Deputy Prime and Finance Minister & President of the National Bank (until 2006)

Leszek Balcerowicz is a pioneer of radical reforms who has been at the centre of Poland’s economic and political life since 1989. Having been three times in government in charge of economic reforms, he is acclaimed as the architect of his country’s economic growth and as a leader of free market economy. He is the Governor of the National Polish Bank and has also held positions including Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and President of the National Bank. He is a member of the group of trustees of the Institute of International Finance (USA) and also a Professor of Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics.

He is the only Central/Eastern European member of the prestigious “Group of Thirty
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Jan 26 2009

Stéphane Garelli

Leading Authority on Global Marketing, Branding and Strategy

Stéphane Garelli is a Professor at both the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), and at the University of Lausanne, Director of The World Competitiveness Yearbook, the most renowned annual analysis of the competitiveness of nations and a reference for government and business leaders around the world

“Competitiveness thrives on unleashing a higher level of ambition everywhere in the firm”
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Jan 20 2009

Larry Hochman

Voted European Business Speaker of the Year 2001.
His most requested key note for 2009 is Retaining Customers in an Economic Crisis

Larry spent 10 years as a Director of British Airways and the loyalty management company, Air Miles, in both New York and London. His roles included Director of Customer Service and Director of People and Culture (he being the first person in Britain to hold this title). He is not just a theorist, but has turned his ideas into tangible business triumphs on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Larry pioneered Corporate Mentoring in the U.K. at AirMiles and has been the Personal Mentor to several Chief Executives in both the U.K. and across Europe. Larry brings the practical experience of 10 years of director level, hands on decision making experience at multi-national companies (British Airways and AirMiles), as well as the insight gained from having made 250 speeches to companies and governments all over the world during the past 8 years.
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Dec 10 2008

Prof. Chuck Freilich

Expert on the Middle East and Former Israeli Deputy National Security Adviser

Professor Chuck Freilich is a highly respected specialist on the Middle East. As co-director of a Middle Eastern affairs consultancy, his primary areas of expertise are US-Mid East policy and Israeli national security policy. He teaches political science at Tel Aviv and Hebrew Universities and is also a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, where he is writing a book on Israeli national security decision making.

“A revitalized U.S.-Israel strategic dialogue is more vital than ever”
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Dec 01 2008

Thierry Malleret

Former Head of Global Risk - World Economic Forum & Former Chief Economist and Strategist

Thierry Malleret is an economics and strategy expert. Until 2007, he headed the Global Risk Network at the World Economic Forum, a network that brings together top-end opinion and policymakers, CEOs and academics to look at how global issues will affect business and society in the short- and long-term. He is now a managing partner at Rainbow Insight an advisory boutique that provides tailor-made intelligence to investors, business leaders and high-net-worth individuals.

“A highly respected Head of the Global Risk Network of the World Economic Forum”
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Nov 05 2008

Anatole Kaletsky

Journalist and Economic Commentator

Anatole Kaletsky is Editor-at-Large and principal economic commentator of The Times of London, where he writes a weekly column on politics, economics and international relations. He is also a founding partner of GaveKal Capital, a Hong Kong-based economic advisory and asset management company, which provides economic analysis and asset allocation advice to 500 financial institutions around the world and also manages $500m of client funds.

“Columnist of the Year”
British Press Awards 2006

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Oct 27 2008

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland

Former Norwegian Prime Minister and Former Director General of the WHO (World Health Organisation)

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland is one of the most influential women of the late twentieth century.

In 1998, Gro was elected Director-General of the World Health Organization. She is one of Norway’s most respected and experienced politicians.

“One of the most influential Europeans in the last 25 years” The Financial Times

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