The Leading Speakers Bureau

Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur & Poker Player

Caspar Berry is a keynote and motivational speaker and trainer who uses the metaphor of poker to inspire audiences to make better decisions in all areas of their lives. As a professional poker player and poker advisor on Casino Royale, managing risk has formed a constant part of his life for many years. He has pitted his wits against some of the best players in Las Vegas before becoming one of the faces of poker on television on Poker Night Live and Sky Poker in the UK.

“Brilliant, intelligent messages delivered with passion and knowledge” Nestle

[expand title=”In detail”] Over the last 10 years, Caspar has delivered over 1,200 speeches and seminars to people working for the world’s best companies including Google, IBM, Esso, KPMG, Orange, ASDA Walmart and Visa that have enriched their understanding of the way in which they manage risk and take decisions. What Caspar saw in the mechanics of poker was a relevance to business that was not fully understood or realised by most. Caspar studied economics at Cambridge University and built and sold his own company to a PLC.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Caspar brings cutting edge scientific research together with powerful metaphors and his own personal experiences as a professional poker player. He shares with companies how to make better decisions. He believes that the issue of risk is the single most important factor in the creation of dynamic leaders and managers who have the necessary skill set to innovate and actually change the world in which we live.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Caspar’s presentations are informative, original, funny and moving. Drawing on from his experience he delivers a very powerful and important message that captures the imagination and challenges the audience to really think in a different way.[/expand]

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Business & Financial Expert, Host and Moderator

Carol Roth is a ‘recovering’ investment banker, entrepreneur, investor, speaker, small business advocate and author of the New York Times bestselling book, ‘The Entrepreneur Equation’. Carol’s company currently focuses on monetization and other efforts in the customer loyalty and enthusiast space, working to creating 7-figure brand loyalty programs. She is also a national multi-media personality, currently as an on-air contributor for CNBC and formerly as a radio host for WGN. She also contributes op-eds and columns to a variety of outlets, including a weekly column at Entrepreneur.com.

“Carol is one of the only female thought leaders and influencers to generate very strong demographic crossover appeal.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Carol Roth began her career at investment banking firm Montgomery Securities where she rapidly rose internally to become one of the youngest officers of the company by age 25. She also owned her own broker-dealer, Intercap Merchant Partners, which has since been converted into a holding company for her varied business and investment activities.Carol has worked with hundreds of companies, ranging from “solopreneurs” to Fortune 500 businesses, on all aspects of business and financial strategy.Carol is a noted small business advocate and was named a Top 100 Small Business Influencer for 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 by Small Biz Trends.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]As a speaker and event moderator, Carol has worked with a variety of high profile events and companies Carol Roth makes people think, makes them laugh and makes them money. Business and Financial Expert and Advocate, Carol Roth leverages her deep and broad background as a go-to influencer, adviser, advocate and spokesperson on all things business and finance.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Carol is a highly sought after speaker and presenter for a wide variety of conferences, workshops and training sessions. Carol’s ability to connect with an audience, communicate in a hilarious and straightforward manner and ultimately, ensure that business is NOT boring has made her a favourite with a wide cross section of audiences.

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Former EU Commissioner & Authority on EU, Latin American and Caribbean Business Relations

Benita Ferrero-Waldner is a diplomat, politician and business woman. She is the President of the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Foundation (EU-LAC Foundation) which was created in 2010. The Foundation aims at transforming the strategic partnership between the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean. A career diplomat, she has been Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs in her native Austria and Commissioner of the European Union.

“A leading figure on Europe’s policy making and international relations”

[expand title=”In detail”] Benita Ferrero-Waldner has a doctorate in Law from the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg. Her career highlights include Head of Protocol to the Secretary General of the United Nations and President of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Today, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the German insurance company Munich Re. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Príncipe de Girona Foundation, a member of the Bertelsmann Foundation and of the think tank Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y Diálogo. She has received numerous decorations from countries around the world including the 2010 Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]In her presentations Benita Ferrero-Waldner provides valuable insights into European issues, international trade and particularly Europe’s business relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. Her advice is well received by decision makers from all fields.

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[expand title=”How she presents”]Thanks to her outstanding leadership qualities and extensive experience in international policy making and the global business scenario, Benita Ferrero-Waldner is a highly sought-after commentator at prestigious conferences around the globe. [/expand]

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Expert on Global Innovation and Opportunities in Emerging Markets, Adversity and Crises

Bhaskar Chakravorti is the Senior Associate Dean of International Business & Finance at The Fletcher School at Tufts University and the founding Executive Director of Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context. He also serves on the Global Agenda Council on the Economics of Innovation for the World Economic Forum. He was a leader of McKinsey’s Innovation and Global Forces practices, served on its Knowledge Services Committee and taught innovation and entrepreneurship at Harvard. He has been an advisor to CEOs, senior management and Boards of Fortune 500 companies and worked across the world and multiple industries.

“A leading advisor to over 30 Fortune 500 companies”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to joining Fletcher, Dr. Chakravorti was a Distinguished Scholar at MIT’s Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship and on the faculty of Harvard Business School and Harvard University Center for the Environment. His articles appear in top-tier academic journals and in widely read media, e.g., Harvard Business Review, NYT, Wall Street Journal, FT, Washington Post and CNN. He earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester and he is a graduate of the Delhi School of Economics and in Economics with honors from Delhi University’s St. Stephen’s College.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Chakravorti’s work is multi-sectoral and global. He has been influential in policy making by organisations and businesses around the globe. With the objective of “connecting the world of business with the world,” he explores issues at the intersection of global business and international affairs, including geopolitics, national and international security, peace and conflict, development and the human condition.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An engaging and insightful speaker, Dr. Chakravorti is highly sought after to address audiences around the globe.[/expand]

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Television Presenter, Adventurer & Writer

Ben Fogle is a broadcaster, traveller, adventurer and writer. He has rowed the Atlantic Ocean, crossed Antarctica on foot, run across the Sahara and crossed the Empty Quarter on camel. Ben is currently filming his 5th series of New Lives in the Wild/Where the Wildmen Are and Migration for Channel 5. He is also an ambassador for WWF, Medecins Sans Frontier and Tusk, Centrepoint and the Princes Trust, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and patron of The Royal Parks Foundation. He has presented numerous hit programmes on the BBC, ITV and Channel 5 including New Lives in the Wild, Extreme Dreams and Countrywise amongst others.

“A well known media
personality and great motivator”

[expand title=”In detail”] Ben writes for various journals and newspapers including the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, and has a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph on rural affairs and a monthly environmental column for Sky Magazine and is a regular travel writer for the Independent. His TV appearances include So Graham Norton, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, The Big Read – Battle of the Books, Restoration, The Kumars at No 42 and Rise.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Ben has vast media experience and his life has been action-packed on assignments that have taken him around the world. In his presentations he speaks about his personal experience and shows how to live differently.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Ben’s presentations are entertaining and inspiring and he is equally at home hosting or giving a motivational speech, adding prestige to any event. [/expand]

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Everest Mountaineer, Author and Motivational Speaker

Bear Grylls has become known around the world as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. After breaking his back in three places in a parachuting accident, he fought his way to recovery, and two years later entered the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest, aged only 23. He has since led ground-breaking expeditions across the world. Bear’s passion and enthusiasm for the outdoors are now shared and enjoyed through his TV programmes in over 150 different countries, reaching over one billion people worldwide.

“One of the most moving and honest speakers I have heard” Spike Milligan

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to the Everest Expedition, Bear spent three years with the British Special Air Service (21 SAS). In 2003, Bear successfully completed another ground breaking expedition leading a team across the freezing North Atlantic Arctic Ocean in a small open rigid inflatable boat. He has authored 15 books, including the No 1 Bestseller: ‘Mud Sweat & Tears’ which was voted the most influential book in China for 2012. 2013 his new US TV series Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls was aired on NBC and showed worldwide on Discovery Channel. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Bear’s story of progressing from a broken back in hospital to the summit of the world’s highest mountain, is one that touches people globally. Bear’s talks focus on those simple qualities that make the difference between life and death on a mountain: the intimacies and realities of teamwork, the honesty needed in intense environments and the courage that comes not from bravado but from something else inside.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Bear has a natural talent for communication and his talks are both challenging and informative. His is a story of honesty, friendships, determination and humility.[/expand]

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Cricket Legend, Author & Entrepreneur

Allan Lamb’s impressive international cricketing career, spanning the decade 1982-92, included 79 test matches for England and 128 One Day Internationals. He captained England three times against the West Indies and Australia and captained Northampton CC from 1989 to 1994. Allan scored 4654 test runs with 14 centuries and 33502 first class runs, scoring 89 first class hundreds. Allan retired from cricket in 1995 and has set up his own company Allan Lamb Associates, a corporate hospitality, sports marketing and travel company.

“Allan Lamb is a globally admired cricket legend”

[expand title=”In detail”] Born in South Africa, Alan began his cricketing career playing for his country’s Western Province team. In 1978, he moved to England and signed to Northamptonshire. Since retiring from cricket, Allan has published his autobiography called ‘Silence of the Lamb’, which was released in 1996. He has also done television work including working on Sky Sports and Channel 5 as an analyst. In 1980 he was awarded Cricketer of the Year. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Allan’s famous sporting image, popular persona and indisputable qualities as a witty and entertaining raconteur, makes him an ideal choice for motivational speaking, product endorsement, personal appearances, broadcasting and advertising.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Allan is a very amusing speaker and his presentations are filled with a plethora of hilarious anecdotes from his impressive career as an international cricketer.[/expand]

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Former Managing Director of Porsche and former CEO of BMW GB, investor in a number of successful companies

Kevin has led teams to huge success in: Automotive, Technology, Data, Manufacturing, Marketing, Professional Services, Recruitment, Training and Development. His teams have built over $3bn in shareholder value. A highly motivational and engaging speaker, he believes that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results – and her has the experience to prove it.

“Recognised as one of the most capable managers of his generation”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1987 he joined Porsche GB Ltd and four years later, at the age of 32, was appointed UK Managing Director. Inheriting a business which was close to bankruptcy he built a world class team to focus the business back to its engineering heritage. In 2000, he left BMW to seek a new challenge as European Chief Executive of CarsDirect.com, an American pioneer in the online sale of cars. Kevin was also appointed as Group Chief Executive of EurotaxGlass’s AG. Between 2001 and 2007 he led an international team, converting 31 national print based companies into the global leader in the provision of online data, systems and software to the automotive sector.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Kevin draws upon these experiences and those of his ongoing chairmanship of a number of companies to share practical lessons of how people can be motivated to form teams which achieve extraordinary results.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Motivate and inspire your team with a man who has led Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW to record levels of performance, proven himself as a serial entrepreneur and is recognized as one of the finest leaders of his generation.[/expand]

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Senior Cyber Crime Advisor at PwC

Charlie McMurdie is an acknowledged cyber-crime and security expert. She has a proven and highly acclaimed reputation for generating strategic direction and delivery of operational capability to confront the impact of cyber-crime whilst proactively utilising and responding to emerging technologies which fuel it. Charlie is the Senior Cyber Crime Advisor at PwC and currently advises and leads for PwC on a range of global strategic and operational cyber security programmes.

“An internationally acclaimed authority on cyber security”

[expand title=”In detail”] Completing almost 32 years’ service in the Metropolitan Police retiring at the rank of Detective Superintendent, Charlie is an individual who has breadth of vision, innovation and credibility as demonstrated in establishing and building the Police Central e-crime Unit, a world class cyber-crime capability and the national cyber-crime investigative and enforcement body in the United Kingdom. In addition Charlie is an internationally acclaimed authority and advisor on issues within government and industry in relation to the Internet, communication technology, computing and security sectors.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Charlie is an effective ambassador and negotiator with refined interpersonal and influencing skills who led UK policing on a range of strategic programmes and sensitive partnerships. Her tremendous comprehension of all the criteria influencing cyber security offer decision makers from all fields the most complete analysis of this topic.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]A distinguished, experienced speaker and highly respected expert, Charlie McMurdie provides excellent and useful inside knowledge on the topic of cybercrime and security. [/expand]

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Expert on Strategy in Uncertain and Volatile Environments

Rita Gunther McGrath, a Professor at Columbia Business School, is a globally recognized expert on strategy in uncertain and volatile environments. Her thinking is highly regarded by readers and clients who include Pearson, Covidien, Coca-Cola Enterprises, General Electric, Alliance Boots, and the World Economic Forum. She is a popular instructor, a sought-after speaker, and a consultant to senior leadership teams. She was recognized as one of the top 10 management thinkers by global management award Thinkers50 in 2013, and won the award for outstanding achievement in the strategy category.

[expand title=”In detail”] She’s also been recognized as one of the top ten business school professors to follow on Twitter, and was named one of the 25 smartest women to follow on Twitter by Fast Company magazine. In 2009, she was inducted as a Fellow of the Strategic Management Society, an honor accorded those who have had a significant impact on the field. She serves as Dean of the Fellows. Rita McGrath appears regularly on television and radio and is often cited in the press. She maintains an active blog and is featured as a discussion leader at Harvard Business Online. Rita’s academic publications have appeared in leading journals. She is a member of several editorial boards of prestigious journals.

Rita is an exceptional instructor and is highly valued for her ability to challenge executives’ assumptions and provoke fresh thinking. Her extensive experience with companies all over the world, make her a unique resource for organizational leaders. Rita takes complex topics and makes them understandable and applicable. Her presentations are extremely informative, full of examples, case studies and questions which prompt lively discussions. Her handouts, tools, and slides enhance her classes tying academic research to actionable takeaways. [/expand]

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