The Leading Speakers Bureau

Founder & Member of the Fujitsu Executive Institute and Senior Associate at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University

Roger Camrass is an accomplished author and international business strategist with over 25 years of experience in tackling Innovation in rapidly changing corporate environments. From 1999-2001 Roger headed Ernst & Young’s European electronic commerce practice and in September 2003 he was appointed Executive Director of Fujitsu Plc.

Innovative Strategist in a Connected World

[expand title=”In detail”] A graduate of Cambridge University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he became a research fellow at MIT, participating in the early design of the Internet. After numerous senior roles in the UK, Netherlands and the USA, he headed Consulting Operations of Butler Cox plc, followed by appointments as Partner at Arthur D. Little (92-94), and then European President of SRI (the Stanford Research Institute).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]An innovative and provocative thinker with unequalled practical experience, he demonstrates how to channel the ever more disruptive and radical forces of change in the connected world to your company’s advantage. His expertise on organisational structure and innovation in today’s business environment expands into consumer trends and individual development within the corporation.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A highly provocative and inspiring speaker, Roger is in great demand as an advisor, speaker and facilitator for senior executives around the globe.[/expand]
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Founder of GrameenPhone & Global Leader for Tomorrow

Iqbal Quadir is the Executive Director of the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship. He founded GrameenPhone and Gonofone, profitable ventures which provide universal telecommunications access in Bangladesh. Iqbal’s work has been recognised by leaders and organisations worldwide, with invitations to speak at many forums, including the World Bank, United Nations, World Economic Forum, and Aspen Institute.

“Iqbal has opened the world’s eyes to expanding the use of modern telecommunications technologies in the world’s poorest places”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 2006, he became the 12th recipient of the prestigious Science, Education and Economic Development Award from the Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka, for initiating universal telephone coverage to Bangladesh. He appeared on CNN and PBS and was profiled in feature articles in the Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, The Economist, and The New York Times, and in several books. In spring 2007, Wharton Alumni Magazine selected Quadir for its list of 125 Influential People and Ideas. He has previously taught at Harvard University.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With experience of having attained revenues close to US$ 1 billion annually with GrameenPhone, Iqbal has a wealth of knowledge and unparalleled expertise in telecommunications and economics. Iqbal Quadir offers audience’s great insights and useful guidelines on the future of these fields.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An empowering and engaging speaker, Iqbal Quadir talks passionately about his goals and dreams and leaves audiences inspired with his simple yet effective ideas.[/expand]
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INSEAD Chaired Professor of Strategy, INSEAD & Chief Advisor, China India Institute

Prof. Anil K. Gupta is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and globalisation. He is currently the Professor of Strategy and Organization as well as Research Director at the Center for International Business Education & Research at The University of Maryland. He also serves as chief advisor to The China India Institute, a Washington DC-based research and consulting organization.

“One of the Top 20 North American Superstars for research in strategy and organization” Management International Review

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Gupta received a doctorate from Harvard Business School and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management. He has served as a visiting professor at Stanford University, Dartmouth College, Bocconi Business School (Italy), Helsinki University of Technology (Finland), and IPMI (Indonesia).

The recipient of numerous awards for excellence in research and teaching, Prof. Gupta has been recognized by Business Week as an Outstanding Professor in its Guide to the Best Business Schools and inducted into the Academy of Management Journals’ Hall of Fame. He is frequently quoted by the media in the U.S., China, India and Europe.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Prof. Gupta outlines how companies can leverage the market and the resource opportunities presented by the China and India phenomenon to achieve global dominance within their particular industries. He also talks about the key questions that business leaders must address in order to develop winning strategies to go global and to transform global presence into global advantage. He offers conceptual frameworks that business leaders can use to answer these questions.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Anil Gupta’s candid presentations on the global perspective and the realities of China and India are highly captivating, insightful and thought-provoking.[/expand]
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IMD Professor & Founding Director of the Evian Group

Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann has been Professor of International Political Economy at IMD since 1997. In 1995, he launched the Evian Group, which has developed as a leading global voice on global trade and investment issues and acts as a forum for dialogue and a birth place of ideas. He was also Associate Professor of International Business at INSEAD. He is the author of several books and articles primarily dealing with globalization, modern East Asian history and East Asia and the international political economy.

“Advisor to WTO Director General, Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Lehmann studied in Japan, Switzerland, the United States (Georgetown) and received his doctorate from Oxford. Prior to joining IMD, his academic and business careers encompassed activities in virtually all Asian and Western European countries, as well as North America. He was founding director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS) at the Stockholm School of Economics and Professor of East Asian Political Economy and Business. He established and directed the East Asian operations of InterMatrix, a London-based business strategy research and consulting organization (1986-1992). During this time he was concurrently Affiliated Professor of International Business at the London Business School.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jean-Pierre Lehmann offers vast and highly respected experience in areas including globalization, global governance, trade and development, the role of business in reduction of poverty and inequality and the socio-economic, cultural, and business dynamics of Asia. Acting in various leading capacities in a number of public policy institutes and organizations, as an adviser to governments and corporations, and as a frequent commentator in the international media he is uniquely positioned to provide answers to questions on a variety of current issues.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]World famous thinkers in management, Jean-Pierre Lehmann’s highly sought-after presentations are thought provoking and captivating, enjoyed by audiences worldwide.[/expand]
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One of the leading European liberal economists, Global adviser for the President of South Korea and Chair the India France economic council

Prof. Guy Sorman is considered one of the leading European liberal economists. He has held several public offices, including advisor to the prime minister of France (1995-1997), Member of the National Commission for Human Rights and deputy mayor of Boulogne (since 1995), near Paris. In 2008, he was appointed as Global adviser for the President of South Korea. Since 2000 he chairs the India France economic council, since 2007 a syndicated columnist for Project Syndicate and since 2009 he is the President of the Boulogne – Billancourt Economic Council.

“A leading French thinker”

[expand title=”In detail”] Guy Sorman has been awarded the highest Argentinian and Brazilian distinctions: The Order of May and the Southern Cross. He taught economics at the Paris Institute of Political Sciences from 1970 to 2000 and at many other Universities over the globe. In 1985, he was a visiting scholar at Stanford, Hoover Institution. He is a regular columnist for Le Figaro in France, the Wall Street Journal and City Journal (contributing editor) in the US, Dong A in Korea, Fakt in Poland , La Nacion in Argentina, and other publications around the world. In 1975, Guy Sorman founded Editions Sorman, a publishing company specialized in Economics and Legal affairs.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Guy Sorman has renovated classic liberalism by showing how it could lead any country towards growth, in any civilization: culture, religion, tradition, even political institutions. He explains how obstacles to development can be overcome when the right economic policy is implemeted. He advises governments and organisations worldwide on the importance of a rational and economically sound answer to ecological anxieties.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Human rights leader, Government advisor and leading economist, Guy Sorman expertly provides his worldwide audiences with whole new perspective on economics, China, India and other global issues.[/expand]
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Professor of Global Strategy & Bestselling Author

Pankaj Ghemawat is one of the new generation management gurus who throws new light on corporate behaviour and particularly its global aspect. He is also one of the best keynote speakers of all times. He is currently Professor of Global Strategy at the IESE Business School which is ranked as one of the top 3 business schools in Europe and also writes a blog on global strategy, ‘What in the World’ for Harvard Business Online. He has written several award winning publications on Business Strategy including the bestseller ‘Redefining Global Strategy’.

What our clients say after booking Pankaj Ghemawat:

“Pankaj did really good job. During the event, everyone was dazzled by his performance.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Professor Ghemawat earned his PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University. He then worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in London before joining the Harvard Business School in 1983. In 1991, he was appointed the youngest professor in HBS’s history and in 2006 he joined IESE. In October 2008 he was appointed Fellow of the Strategic Management Society (SMS). He has received numerous awards including the 2008 Irwin Outstanding Educator Award from the Academy of Management, the first European Business School Professor to receive this award.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you as a keynote speaker”]Pankaj Ghemawat challenges current thinking on globalisation and explains to audiences his controversial theory as to why he believes ‘the world is not flat’ and why we are living in an era of ‘semi-globalisation’. By basing his research on real-world case studies and with a mastery of economic data, Pankaj Ghemawat offers CEOs and business leaders refreshing and effective strategies for sustained business development in today’s volatile economic climate.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents as a keynote speaker”]An astute commentator on global trends and current core competences, Pankaj Ghemawat delivers informative and well balanced presentations which offer essential insights and thought-provoking impulses for today’s decision makers. He is also part of our Most Popular keynote speakers list and Top Indian keynote speakers.[/expand]
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Former Canadian Minister of Trade, Canadian Ambassador to the WTO, President Canada China Business Council

Sergio Marchi is a former Canadian politician who served as a federal Cabinet Minister in three different portfolios during his time in government: Citizenship and Immigration, Environment, and International Trade. He was also the Ambassador of Canada to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Office of the United Nations (UN), in Geneva, 1999 – 2004, and a UN Migration Commissioner, 2004 – 2006. He also served as the former President of the Canada China Business Council. Sergio Marchi is an Adjunct Professor at Webster University, in Geneva, where he teaches a graduate course on Globalisation.

“Sergio Marchi is one of the leading voices on global politics and economics”

[expand title=”In detail”] Marchi left politics in 1999 to accept an appointment as Canadian Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva. He was subsequently elected unanimously as Chairman of the WTO’s General Council. In the private sector he has fulfilled roles as the Senior Business Advisor, Lang Michener LLP, from 2006 to 2008 and is the Senior Advisor, to the Chairman of a Family-owned International Business Enterprise. He was also the Chairman of the Canadian Services Coalition from 2006 to 2008.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Sergio Marchi informs and engages as he contributes incisive analysis of how organisations and individual leaders can deal with challenges, prepare for a new world and develop a truly global perspective. He brings a trusted, tested international perspective to such issues as the world economy, politics, and globalisation showing audiences how global events resonate locally. An extensive career, both in business and government, puts the Honourable Sergio Marchi in an excellent position to also explain the impressive growth and role of China within the international community.[/expand]
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Professor of Management Practice, Global Authority on Achieving Strategic Agility

Donald N. Sull is a Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management and Faculty Director of Executive Education at the London Business School where he designed, directs and teaches an intensive week-long “boot camp” to help senior executives thrive in turbulent markets. He has been identified as a guru by the Economist, which named his theory of active inertia as an idea that has shaped business management over the past century. His current research areas include how successful companies make and execute strategy in unpredictable markets, regulated technology-intensive industries (medical devices, telecommunications), and high-tech sectors (enterprise software, consumer electronics).

[expand title=”In detail”] Donald’s current research areas include how successful companies make and execute strategy in unpredictable markets, regulated technology-intensive industries (medical devices, telecommunications), and high-tech sectors (enterprise software, consumer electronics).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his invaluable presentations Donald advises established and start-up companies on the most suitable business strategies and growing revenues while maintaining financial and operational discipline. In particular he demonstrates how to successfully operate in volatile industries and markets.[/expand]
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Leading Strategic Advisor on Branding Excellence

Martin Roll is founder and CEO of VentureRepublic, the leading strategic advisory firm on Branding Excellence to corporate boards and top-management teams in multiple industries across Asia Pacific and Europe. Martin brings 15 years of senior experience from the global advertising industry, and he also served as Chief Marketing Officer for a global technology company and a healthcare company. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and divides his time between Asia and Europe.

“Martin was instrumental in supporting our initiative, and particularly in focusing the audience”
Andrea Ragnetti, Chief Marketing Officer, Royal Philips Electronics

[expand title=”In detail”] Martin Roll is Visiting Professor in Strategic Brand Management at the China European International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai recently ranked the top Executive Education in Asia by Financial Times. He is guest lecturer at INSEAD, and he also lectured at The Danish Marketing Association, the Danish Design Academy and the Copenhagen Business School.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Martin delivers the combined value of an experienced international branding strategist, a senior advisor to boards and management teams and an internationally renowned speaker and sought-after workshop host.[/expand]
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Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School

Prof. Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor and a Novartis Fellow at Harvard Business School. Currently, he teaches in Harvard’s comprehensive general management executive education programs. His current research focuses on understanding the drivers of entrepreneurship worldwide.

In 2007, he was nominated to be a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Khanna has served as course head of the strategy course in the Harvard MBA program, and chaired the executive education program on Strategy, Leadership and Governance. He is actively involved in mentoring startups in Asia. His scholarly work has been published in a range of journals over the past fifteen years, he is also serving as a co-editor of several prestigious economics and management journals. His first book, ‘Foundations of Neural Networks’, has been translated into Italian and Japanese, and is widely used as a reference text in engineering and applied science departments.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Serving on the advisory boards of several multinational and emerging market companies in the financial services, automotive, life sciences and agribusiness sectors, Tarun Khanna has experience in a wide variety of industries. Providing valuable insights into emerging markets, strategy and leadership and business in China and India, Professor Khanna is in great demand with audiences worldwide.[/expand]
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