The Leading Speakers Bureau

Editor in Chief of MoneyWeek Magazine

Merryn Somerset Webb is the Editor in Chief of the respected weekly financial magazine MoneyWeek. As well as editing Moneyweek she now has regular columns in the Sunday Times, the Spectator and Saga Magazine and has written for a variety of other publications including Harpers and The Week. Merryn is also a frequent radio and television commentator on everything to do with money.

“Make your money and buy your freedom”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1992 Merryn moved to Japan to continue her Japanese studies and to produce business programmes for NHK, Japan’s public TV station. In 1993 she became an institutional broker for SBC Warburg, where she stayed for 5 years. Returning to the UK in 1998, Merryn became a financial writer for The Week. Two years later, in 2000, MoneyWeek was launched and Merryn took the job of editor. She became Editor-in-chief in November 2008.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Combining years of financial expertise with a healthy dose of scepticism and an easy sense of humour, Merryn provides insights into the UK and current global economic outlook and also the bigger issues which affect financial markets.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Merryn’s presentations are delivered in an articulate and relaxed manner. Merryn is an ideal speaker to address a wide range of audiences.

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1992 Nobel Prize Winner and Human Rights Activist

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”

[expand title=”In detail”] 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.[/expand]

[expand title=”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.[/expand]

[expand title=”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.[/expand]
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Multi Award Winning Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author

Jo Haigh is an independent General and Corporate Financier with extensive skills in mergers & acquisitions, private equity and general management as well as an Entrepreneur. She has bought and sold over 300 companies in the last 20 years specialising in owner managed companies. She is currently a partner and Head of Corporate Finance at Corporate Finance Services LLP.

Jo has won speaker of the year award in Vistage and is “the speaker most in demand”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1989 she founded her own business, the fds Group, a training and consultancy organisation. Over the past years she has held numerous non-executive roles in various different companies and is a regular presenter for the Institute of Directors on corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. She is a visiting Fellow at the Leeds University where she delivers lectures on Corporate Governance. In her distinguished career, Jo has been has been awarded various accolades including the IOD Business Adviser of the Year Award (2006/07) and Business Woman of the Year 2005/06.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]With her extensive knowledge in Strategic Planning, Financial Management, Corporate Finance and Boardroom Management she offers essential and effective advice how to improve boardroom dynamics, improve company finances and how to effectively grow and sell a business. An astute businesswoman and entrepreneur herself, Jo Haigh has assisted over five hundred company CEO’s by giving them the tools to make their businesses survive and thrive even in difficult times.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Jo is an inspirational and highly motivated speaker with a firm, but common sense approach and the ability to hold and inspire even the most sceptical groups. Her passion, financial and legal knowledge together with her willingness to help others makes her a highly sought after speaker today.[/expand]
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Author and Inspirational Workplace Guru

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”

[expand title=”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.[/expand]

[expand title=”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.[/expand]

[expand title=”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. She is also part of our Top Women keynote speakers. [/expand]
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Psychologist and Author

Karen Moloney is a Chartered Psychologist, consultant, writer, speaker, and a Director of Moloney Minds. In 1986, conscious of the growing interest from HR in measuring competence at work, she founded Moloney and Gealy with Norman Gealy. Clients included many household names such as the British Government, the NHS, GlaxoSmithKline, Volvo, Philips, Centrica. Karen set up Moloney Minds in order to concentrate on thinking, writing, speaking and working with a smaller group of select clients worldwide.

“As a young woman, growing a successful business from nothing to turning over a million pounds was an achievement in itself, but collecting an enviable client list along the way has been a delight”

[expand title=”In detail”] Over the course of her career, she has developed particular theories on the use and abuse of talent and now advises global corporates on future demographic, social, political and economic changes, so they can be ready with the right talent in the right place at the right time. The changing nature of work, what people want from their working lives and how to engage generation Y and keep women on the leadership track are all issues she embraces with gusto.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Karen’s work over the past couple of years has included advising companies on attracting and retaining its top talent, the building of emotional capital within organisations, the development of competency frameworks as a culture change tool, and the creation of career and personal development opportunities to retain individuals. Karen has worked with the biggest, best and most varied private and public organisations across the world, including leaders who have made their mark, and her anecdotes and commentaries on their leadership style and strategy are enlightening.[/expand]
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Vice Chariman at West Ham FC and Leading UK Business Woman

Karren Brady is one of the UK’s Leading Business Women and Vice Chairman at West Ham United FC. Karren was formerly the Managing Director of Birmingham City FC for 16 years during a time of great change. She is currently working with Alan Sugar on the next series of the BBC TV Show The Apprentice. She sits on the Boards of Channel 4 and Mothercare and is Chairman of Kerrang! Her weekly column in the Guardian newspaper covers employee issues in the workplace and she is a Government spokesperson for “Women in Work”.

“One of the 100 most powerful women in the world” Cosmopolitan

[expand title=”In detail”] Karren has attracted much media attention and was the subject of an hour long documentary Inside Story – The Real Life Manageress shown on BBC1. She has also hosted her own TV show, Brady Bunch and presented both Loose Women and Live Talk on ITV, and also presented Central Weekend Live.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Karren offers audiences practical advice on what it really takes to transform dreams of great wealth and success into reality. She gives practical insights into the drive and energy needed to succeed in today’s world and how to achieve goals both in our professional and private lives. Her “hands on” experience of running businesses makes her an ideal choice for audiences seeking insights into commercial success.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]An excellent keynote and after dinner speaker, Karren has contributed to conferences and events all around the country talking with authority about her experience in the high pressure, results-driven world of commerce.[/expand]
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One of the Nobel Prize-winning Canadians on the IPCC, Expert on Pandemic Influenza

Dr. Kirsty Duncan is internationally recognized as a leading expert in the area of pandemic influenza, environmental change, and the impact on human health. In 2008, Dr. Duncan was formally recognized as one of the Nobel Prize winning Canadians on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. She is a professor of Health Studies at the University of Toronto and is the current MP for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North.

“A leading expert on health issues”

[expand title=”In detail”] Kirsty earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Geography in 1993 and went on to gain recognition for her groundbreaking efforts in leading an expedition to uncover the cause of the 1918 Spanish influenza, history’s greatest killer. Amongst her many accolades Kirsty has been nominated for ‘Canada’s Top 40 Under 40’ in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001. As well as being nominated for the prestigious Order of Ontario in 2000 and 2001, she appeared in the millennium edition of Canada’s Who’s Who in 1999.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]In her presentations, Kirsty Duncan describes common responsibilities of corporate social responsibility, and then focuses on crucial global environmental issues and health concerns, and where business can make positive changes to society. She explores emerging threats-such as, the Swine Flu outbreak in Mexico, Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Africa, Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in the United Kingdom, and West Nile virus in the United States-the possible reasons for their emergence, and what can be done in the fight against these diseases.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Kirsty Duncan’s emotive and passionate style of delivery is highly inspirational and motivating. Her presentations serve as an excellent tool for decision makers from the world of business. She is also part of our Top Women keynote speakers. [/expand]
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Actress, Television Host & Former Miss World

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”

[expand title=”In detail”] 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.[/expand]

[expand title=”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.[/expand]

[expand title=”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. She is also part of our Top Indian keynote speakers.[/expand]
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International Marketing Strategist, Co-Founder of the Peppers and Rogers Group

Dr Martha Rogers is an outstanding personality in the fields of managing customer relationships and interactive marketing. Together with Don Peppers she founded the Peppers and Rogers Group, a management consulting firm, recognised at the world’s leading authority on customer-based business strategy. She is co-author of the revolutionary ‘The One To One Future’ and a series of business books that further develop the unique one-to-one methodology espoused by the Peppers and Rogers Group.

Acknowledged as thought leaders around the world, Don Peppers and Martha Rogers were recognised in 2001 by the World Technology Network

[expand title=”In detail”] Martha began her professional career as a copywriter and advertising executive after her studies of Telecommunications and Marketing. She earned her Ph.D. at University of Tennessee as a Bickel fellow. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]As a leading expert, visionary and educator Dr Rogers helps companies to place themselves advantageously by demonstrating the rapidly growing variations of Marketing, Customer Service and Sales.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Martha is always guaranteed a standing ovation for her groundbreaking One to One customer relationships lectures. She is an outstanding speaker who inspires audiences at corporate events around the globe.[/expand]
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Chair of the Global Task Force on Building Women Leaders

Selected in 2002 as one of the World Economic Forum’s Global Leaders for Tomorrow, Lucy Marcus represents a new generation of global decision-makers from business, government, politics and civil society who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in areas as diverse as society, the environment, finance, technology and social responsibility in business. She has been recognised as being at the forefront of market predictions for several years.

Lucy was listed as a “Face to Watch” in Management Today Magazine’s annual list of “Britain’s 50 Most Powerful Women”

[expand title=”In detail”] Lucy is the CEO of Marcus Venture Consulting and High Tech Women. Prior to founding both companies, Lucy was co-founder and Vice President of Marketing and Sales of an enterprise management software company, she was in charge of Marketing and Business Development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Infinity Financial Technologies, ran the EMEA operations of a communications consulting company, and worked at Price Waterhouse in the East European Services Division and at the US Treasury’s Economic Policy Division.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]An expert on business and finance, and both the new and the old economy, Lucy helps to identify and tackle the most important questions that need to be answered in the ever-changing economic landscape. She helps key players to assess the corporate landscape and find the answer to “What market am I in? How will I win?”[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]A brilliant and astute speaker on global economic trends and best practices for investment, private equity, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and technology in Europe, Israel and the US, Lucy has spoken in a wide variety of prestigious summits including the World Economic Forum’s European Economic Summit.[/expand]
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