The Leading Speakers Bureau

International Best Selling Business Author and Acclaimed Business Strategist

Dr. David P. Norton is Founder and Director of Palladium, and co-founder of Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, an organization facilitating the global use and effectiveness of the Balanced Scorecard as a value-added management process. A frequent lecturer and writer, Dr. Norton’s work with the Balanced Scorecard has been the subject of many articles and public conferences and was selected by Harvard Business Review as one of the most influential management ideas of the past 75 years. He is also a best selling author, having published his most recent book, ‘Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies’, in 2006.

“Superior strategy execution requires a system”

[expand title=”In detail”] He was previously the president of Renaissance Solutions, Inc., an international consulting firm he co-founded in 1992. Before Renaissance, he co-founded Nolan, Norton & Company where he spent 17 years as president, prior to its acquisition by KPMG Peat Marwick. Dr. Norton is the co-author, with Dr. Robert S. Kaplan, of numerous articles for the Harvard Business Review, as well as four books. They were ranked by the Financial Times among the top 15 business world’s most important practical and intellectual influences. In 2007 & 2009, they were ranked in the Thinkers 50, the global ranking of business thinkers.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]One of the most valuable speakers in the fields of business strategy and leadership Dr. David P. Norton reveals the key principles business leaders will need in order to create their own strategy-focused organizations. A renowned management expert and thought leader whose books have been translated into 23 languages, he draws upon his vast experience to offer audiences invaluable advice into achieving sustainable success.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In his presentations he uses his extensive research of companies that implement the Balanced Scorecard to suggest a new performance management framework centred on strategy.[/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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Professor of Business & Technology and Dean of External Relations at INSEAD

Soumitra Dutta is an authority on technology and innovation strategy. He has advised top management of major multi-nationals, leaders of major governments and has been showcased in major business and general news media. He is currently Robert Berger Professor of Business & Technology and Dean of External Relations at INSEAD and has co-written several books on technology-enabled business innovation.

“Refreshing global perspective on technology-enabled business innovation”

[expand title=”In detail”] He is the former Dean of Executive Education at INSEAD and had the responsibility of leading the largest executive education program portfolio in the world. Prior to joining the faculty of INSEAD in 1989, he was employed with Schlumberger in Japan and General Electric in the USA. Soumitra is also a fellow of the World Economic Forum and the co-editor of the Global Information Technology Report, the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative international assessment of the impact of ICT on the development process and the competitiveness of nations. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee for ICT for the Government of Qatar.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Throughout his distinguished career, he has focused on how to drive business innovation and growth through the right combination of innovative people and technology. He demonstrates why innovation is the best solution for making businesses thrive today and also ensuring that they emerge stronger after a crisis. In his latest book ‘Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom’, he reveals how online social networking is transforming our personal lives, the inner dynamics of our organisations as well as our behaviour as consumers and citizens.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Soumitra is a highly knowledgeable and insightful speaker whose presentations are filled with a host of concrete examples ready to be put into practice.[/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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Leading Futurologist, who addresses issues both present and future that impact on the process of management decision-making

Dr James Bellini is a leading futurologist and author with a considerable reputation as a thought-provoking speaker and moderator at top-level management conferences and business schools around the world. James has spent more than twenty-five years as a respected TV broadcaster, futures analyst and writer with a strong focus on social, economic and technological trends up to Horizon 2025.

“A historian of the future”

[expand title=”In detail”] After an early academic career James joined the US-headquartered futurology ‘think tank’, the Hudson Institute, as its first British member. He subsequently moved to the BBC to present The Money Programme, Newsnight, and Panorama. He has received numerous awards and accolades for his outstanding work throughout his career. For seven years he was a studio presenter with Financial Times Television and Sky News. James has written many books and special reports and is a regular contributor to leading publications.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr Bellini addresses issues both present and future that impact on the process of management decision-making. He focuses on a number of specific but interrelated areas of direct relevance to business and government.[/expand]
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Professor of Marketing and Best-Selling Author

Jagdish Sheth is a renowned scholar and world authority in the field of marketing. His insights on global competition, strategic thinking and customer relationship management are considered revolutionary. He is currently the Charles H. Kellstadt Chair of Marketing in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and is one of only four Americans ever honoured with the Viktor Mataja Medal from the Austrian Research Society in Vienna for his contributions to advertising and consumer research.

“Rated as one of the ten top marketing professors in the US”

[expand title=”In detail”] A prolific author, Jagdish Sheth has published more than 200 books and research papers in different areas of marketing and business strategy. Many of these are considered classic references. Prior to his present position he was a distinguished faculty member at the University of Southern California, the University of Illinois, Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including the Richard D. Irwin Distinguished Marketing Educator Award and the Charles Coolidge Parlin Award which are the two highest awards given by the American Marketing Association.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jagdish Sheth’s timely advice promises to aid business leaders looking to develop immediate and long-term strategies for improving their competitive position. His well-founded knowledge on strategic thinking, customer relationship management as well as his experience about how to do business in India and China is invaluable for businesses world-wide.[/expand]
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Prominent Economist, Futurist and principal economic commentator for The Independent newspaper

Hamish McRae is the principal economic commentator for The Independent newspaper. He is a visiting professor at Lancaster University and a council member of the Royal Economic Society. His latest work focuses on excellence in the world economy, the shift of economic power to Asia and how technology interacts with human capital to shift competitive advantage.

A proven visionary of the global economy

[expand title=”In detail”] He has been a financial and business editor for major national newspapers, and has won several awards for his journalistic work. His most recent award was Business and Finance Journalist of the Year in the 2006 British Press Awards. Currently, he is working on a new book studying how excellence is developed in different economic situations around the world.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Insights into how the world may develop are underpinned by his knowledge of the global economy. He argues that the true wealth of a nation is as much measured by the ability to manage its cultural, intellectual and social resources, as by its economic output. As a result, he demonstrates how strategies can be developed to uphold sustainability.[/expand]
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Entrepreneur & Co-founder & CEO of Axialent

Axialent co-founder and CEO Andy Freire is an inspired entrepreneur in both business and social realms. He successfully built his business from start-up to US$ 40 million in annual sales in a 30 month span and in the process creating the leading business to business e-commerce platform in Latin America. Most recently, he was chosen as “Young Global Leader 2008” by the World Economic Forum. He is the Chairman of Endeavor Foundation in Argentina and is also member of the board of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) chapter in Argentina.

Andy Freire is one of those rare individuals with exceptional entrepreneurial spirit

[expand title=”In detail”] Andy has a Licenciatura in Economics magna cum laude from the University of San Andrés in Buenos Aires and an OPM from Harvard Business School. He has been the recipient of several awards including Entrepreneur of the Year 2001 and winner of one of two prestigious entrepreneurship awards at the World Young Business Achiever contest. He also has his own TV programme on CNN. Andy previously worked in Procter & Gamble in the finance department and then founded and led Officenet, a company that revolutionized the industry of office-supply distribution in Latin America and grew from one to almost a thousand employees in a 4-year span.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Andy offers decision makers invaluable pointers designed specifically to help companies and individuals alike recognise potential markets and then focus on these markets to generate, and more importantly, maintain growth, productivity and profits. He has participated as a motivational speaker at several events worldwide including the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A dynamic speaker Andy Freire packs his talks with essential information and useful insights designed specifically to help companies increase profits and sales. With thought provoking examples, using case studies and drawing from his own experience, Andy delivers powerful, refreshing keynotes that leave the audience with actionable recommendations on how to imbed their companies with an “entrepreneurial spirit” and unleash their people’s talents.[/expand]
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Author, Business Consultant, Innovation Expert

Robert B. Tucker is recognised internationally as a leading authority on innovation. He is an accomplished best-selling author, founder and president of The Innovation Resource, a research and management consulting firm based in Santa Barbara, California, devoted exclusively to assisting companies seeking to improve top and bottom line performance via systematic innovation. He has been a consultant and keynote speaker since 1986.

“Companies that master innovation will inherit the future.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Formerly an adjunct professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, Tucker has been studying innovators and innovative companies since 1981. As one of the thought leaders in the growing Innovation Movement, Tucker is a frequent contributor to publications such as the Journal of Business Strategy, Strategy & Leadership, and Harvard Management Update. He has appeared on PBS, CBS News, and was a featured guest on the CNBC series The Business of Innovation.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Robert’s tailor made presentations facilitate out of the box ideation sessions and enable companies to implement management systems ideally suited to their needs. He shows clients how to make innovation a systematic and ongoing process that will dominate their future. He is a much sought after keynote speaker at conventions, company management meetings, and industry conferences. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies as well as clients in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Australia.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A highly accomplished speaker, articulate and to the point, Robert is highly professional and his expertise spans all aspects of e-commerce, globalisation and technology revolution.[/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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