The Leading Speakers Bureau

Commercial Director of Virgin Galactic

Stephen Attenborough is at the forefront of space tourism. After almost 20 years in senior business and client management roles for a top London finance company, Stephen Attenborough decided that success and excitement did not necessarily go hand in hand. A chance meeting with a top Virgin executive resulted in a grand plan being hatched to create the world’s first Head of Astronaut Relations for the world’s first space tourism operator – Virgin Galactic.

“Stephen Attenborough considers himself to have the best job in the world if not the universe!”

[expand title=”In detail”] Based in London, Stephen Attenborough leads Virgin Galactic’s commercial operations with a team that covers sales, marketing, customer care, PR and communications. He also is responsible for workstreams that are developing and managing the astronaut experience as well as the liability, insurance and regulatory framework.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Stephen Attenborough explains to audiences the impact new technologies have on businesses and focuses on how to drive business innovation and growth through the right combination of innovative people and technology. Stephen Attenborough also entertains his audiences with the enthralling Virgin Galactic Story.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Immensely entertaining and highly enjoyable, Stephen’s presentations are a perfect mix of new ideas and sound business know-how.[/expand]
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Foremost Global Economist

Dr. Ian C. Shepherdson is a foremost global economist who has been described by the London Times as one of “the best economists in the City”. His publication, Daily Notes in the United States, is widely read by investors, policymakers and dealers in 20 countries. Dr. Shepherdson was named top U.S. forecaster of 2003 by the Wall Street Journal. He is frequently quoted in the U.S. and international press and he is a regular guest on U.S. national public radio’s Marketplace.

“His expert analysis is a focal point for investor policy notes and dealers”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to joining High Frequency Economics, Dr. Shepherdson was Chief Economist, USA, for HSBC Securities, Inc. in New York, where his views on the U.S. economy and markets guided the company’s senior decision-makers and clients around the world. He also spent six years with HSBC in London, latterly as Chief U.K. Economist. High Frequency Economics was established in 1988 to provide institutional investors with independent analysis of the global markets.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Shepherdson offers a unique transatlantic perspective on the U.S. economy. As one of the world’s significant voices on the US economy, he encourages organisations to grow globally in order to thrive.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Compelling and informative, Dr. Shepherdson’s dynamic presentations capture the issues, while grounding them in his audiences’ context.[/expand]
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Former Executive Editor of the Harvard Business Review

A former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, Nicholas Carr is an acclaimed business writer and speaker on technology, business, and culture. In addition to writing more than a dozen articles and interviews for HBR, he is also the author of the much-discussed “Is Google Making Us Stupid?,” the cover article in The Atlantic’s 2008 Ideas issue. He writes regularly for the Financial Times and The Guardian, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Wired, Business 2.0, The Banker, and Advertising Age as well as on his blog Rough Type. He is a member of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s editorial board of advisors. He writes a column on innovation for Strategy & Business, where he’s a contributing editor, and writes a technology column for Business Week Online.

“His argument is simple, powerful and yet also subtle” The Economist

[expand title=”In detail”] He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. from Harvard University. He was a principal at Mercer Management Consulting. He has also appeared as a business commentator on CNN, CNBC, CNBC-Asia and Tech TV.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentations Nicholas offers great insight as he examines the evolution of information technology in business and shows how it follows a pattern strikingly similar to that of earlier technologies like rail transport and the electricity industry. In 2005, Optimize magazine named him one of the leading thinkers on information technology, and in 2007 eWeek named him one of the 100 most influential people in IT.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A perceptive and balanced speaker, Nicholas’ engaging presentations clarify the role of new technologies and innovation in the way we do business [/expand]
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