The Leading Speakers Bureau

Leading Strategist for the ‘Next Economy’

Robin Wood is currently Managing Director of the White Space Partnership and Business Development Director of V3World. His colourful international career as a lawyer, banker, IT strategist and strategic planner for multinational organisations such as Citicorp and Trustbank, has led him to become one of the world’s outstanding catalysts for businesses to prosper in the connected economy.

[expand title=”In detail”] Both descriptive and prescriptive, he shows business leaders how to create an environment of flexibility and innovation, manage complexity and prepare for the dawn of collaborative capitalism. His 10 rules for the “Next Economy” provide the key to success in an interconnected global market. For over 20 years he has helped senior executives at Fortune 500 companies scan the horizon for new opportunities, develop new plays and transform their organisations.

Prior to co-founding V3, Robin was President of Federation One, Managing Director at Scient, and co-founder of the e-business group at Ernst & Young. He has deep experience in the fields of high-technology, software and e-business. A veteran of many start-ups, Robin has, to date, raised venture capital five times, successfully setting up his own first business in 1990.[/expand]
Continue Reading »

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]
Continue Reading »

Author and Leading Expert on Global Sustainability

Bjørn Lomborg is adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School. He is the organizer of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, which brings together some of the world’s top economists, including 5 Nobel laureates, to set priorities for the world. Time magazine named Lomborg one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2004. In 2008 he was named “one of the 50 people who could save the planet” by the UK Guardian; “one of the top 100 public intellectuals” by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazine; and “one of the world’s 75 most influential people of the 21st century” by Esquire.

As the only Dane in 2008, Bjørn now features on three international lists of the most influential people in the world

[expand title=”In detail”] From 2002 to 2004 Lomborg was director of Denmark’s national Environmental Assessment Institute. In 2004 he organized the “Copenhagen Consensus” which brought together some of the world’s top economists. Here they prioritized the best opportunities to the world’s big challenges, essentially answering the question: If we want to do good where should we start? In 2006 he assembled a number of top UN ambassadors, including representatives from China, India and the UN, representing about half the world’s population. They also answered the question, and came out with a similar ranking, the first of its kind for the UN.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his highly informative and well researched presentations Bjørn challenges widely held beliefs and addresses the most serious challenges facing the world today. He systematically examines today’s most important global crises issues and offers sustainable solutions. His message is as simple as it is important. Bjørn has been able to establish and vitalise an exhaustive knowledge on economic prioritisations. He is available for conferences, keynote speeches and panel discussions.[/expand]
Continue Reading »

Acknowledged Expert on Change and Team Motivation

Jim Lawless is one of the most inspirational and highly sought-after business speakers in Europe. He is the only authority on change and personal development to have put his life on the line to prove his theories. He put his life on the line to go from 36 year old, 12 stone, smoking, drinking, (and non-riding) business consultant to a 9 stone jockey competing in his first televised race in just 12 months to prove the power of the ‘Ten Rules for Taming Tigers’. Jim advises teams and individuals in some of the UK’s leading companies; Jim is MD of the Taming Tigers Group.

“A Phenomenon!, A Legend!”

[expand title=”In detail”] Jim has been profiled by the BBC and RTE, appeared in the Daily Telegraph and the Racing Post and writes widely with recent articles appearing in Finance Week, Human Capital Managements and Personnel Today. He has also recently launched the revolutionary training company, ZooBites. Jim studied the relationship between communication and leadership and with his unusual combination of experiences led to his very successful business training company being formed.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jim’s entertaining and practical speeches and workshops give his audiences a new set of possibilities and responsibilities, change their ideas about what they can achieve and send them out excited about making a difference. He will inspire peak performance – at work or at home and he brings a fresh approach to personal and business communications.[/expand]
Continue Reading »

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]
Continue Reading »

Leading Authority on Leadership

David Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources.

“Competitive success is a function of organizational excellence.”

David Ulrich has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] David Ulrich is the Editor of Human Resource Management Journal, serves on the editorial board of 4 other journals, and participates in board and advisory work for consulting and professional firms. He has been listed by Business Week as one of the world’s ‘top ten educators’ in management and the top educator in ‘human resource issues’. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]His teaching and research addresses the question: how to create an organization that adds value to customers and investors? He studies how organizations change, build capabilities, learn, remove boundaries and leverage human resource activities. In 2009 and 2007 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]David Ulrich’s cutting-edge presentations provide an invaluable overview of the most promising developments in HR management. He is a thought provoking speaker with a wealth of experience.[/expand]
Continue Reading »

Leading Authority on Organisational Behaviour

Jeffrey Pfeffer is one of the most recognized experts in the field of organizational management. He has taught executive seminars in 27 countries in addition to lecturing in management development programs and consulting for many companies, associations, and renowned universities such as Harvard Business School. He currently sits on the board of directors for five companies and is also a member of the visiting committee for the Harvard Business School as well as on the advisory board for MTW Corporation, a software and computer consulting company.

“
Each person is interesting and useful for learning about power, and many are and have been very effective, in their own way.”

Jeffrey Pfeffer has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behaviour in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979 and obtained his PhD in Business Administration. He is a member and Fellow of the Academy of Management and a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association. He has won the Richard D. Irwin award for Scholarly Contributions to Management as well as several awards for books and articles.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jeffrey skilfully blends the latest academic research with pragmatic organizational know-how. With his unique understanding of business dynamics he puts in place a foundation for rethinking corporate concepts.[/expand]
Continue Reading »

Associate Professor at the Institute of International Business (IIB) at the Stockholm School of Economics and Innovation speaker

Amid the madness and hyperbole surrounding the new economy, Dr. Kjell A. Nordström is a guru of the new world of business. The 2005 Thinkers 50, the world’s first ranking of management thinkers, ranked Nordström and his partner Dr. Jonas Ridderstråle at number 9 in the world and number one in Europe. He is presently Associate Professor at the Institute of International Business (IIB) at the Stockholm School of Economics. His research and consulting focus is on the areas of corporate strategy, multinational corporations and globalization.

“Only imagination and innovation place societies, organisations and individuals on centre-stage”

Dr. Kjell Nordström has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] Kjell holds an Economic Licentiate degree and a doctoral degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. Kjell has been responsible for the International Business course at the Stockholm School of Economics and is one of the founders of the schools most prestigious management programs, “The Advanced Management Program – AMP”. AMP is a five-week top-management program that attracts the elite of Scandinavian executives. He is also on the board of directors of several companies.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Presenting a manifesto of what is required from organisations and their leaders, he delivers powerful and sharp messages to test your views of business. He challenges the validity of conventional approaches in today’s world, yet submits real and alternative strategies for sustainability.[/expand]
Continue Reading »

Professor of Economics & Co-Director LSE Global Governance, LSE

Danny T. Quah is a highly respected figure in the world of economics. He is a Council Member on Malaysia’s National Economic Advisory Council. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Abu Dhabi Economics Research Agency (ADERA) and the Editorial Boards of East Asian Policy, Journal of Economic Growth, and the Journal of Global Policy and is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Economic Imbalances. At LSE he is also Senior Fellow at LSE IDEAS, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, and Chair of the China Summer School Board for the LSE-PKU Summer School.

Danny Quah continues to make a significant contribution to the field of Monetary Economics

[expand title=”In detail”] Danny Quah obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his A.B. from Princeton University. He joined LSE in 1991 after having taught as an assistant professor in MIT’s Economics Department. In 2001 he was named one of ten heroes of dissemination by the ESRC. As a regular contributor to major economic journals, he also found a place in Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in Economics (1997). When not at work, Danny, a second dan blackbelt holder, competes in regional and national taekwon-do tournaments.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In economics, Danny Quah has made huge contributions across a very wide range of areas, ranging from time-series econometrics, business cycles, inflation, and international income inequality to, most recently, technology and economic growth. His experience includes working as a consultant for the World Bank, governor of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and consultant to the Bank of England among his credentials. He regularly speaks at seminars around the world on his focus subjects, including inequality in economic growth and policies that affect societies such as international property rights issues.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Exceedingly passionate about economics and other important issues, Danny introduces his audience to new thinking in a fluid and relaxed style, being both articulate and soft-spoken; he regularly presents to groups from over 120 different nationalities and cultures on a weekly basis.[/expand]
Continue Reading »

Fund Management Guru

Nicola Horlick is a senior fund manager and the CEO of Bramdean Asset Management LLP. Nicola has worked in the fund management industry for over twenty-five years and has participated in the growth of some of the UK’s premier asset management businesses.

“A leading fund management guru”

[expand title=”In detail”] Nicola joined SG Warburg as a graduate trainee in 1983, which became Mercury Asset Management. In 1991, she joined Morgan Grenfell Asset Management as Director and became Managing Director of the fund management division of the UK business in 1992. Over the next four years, funds under her management rose from £4 billion to £22 billion. After leaving Morgan Grenfell, Nicola took six weeks out to write her autobiographical account of her daughter’s traumatic treatment for leukaemia, revealing the real woman behind the headlines. The book was called ‘Can You Have It All?’ and the proceeds went to Great Ormond Street Hospital. In 1997, Nicola co-founded the UK arm of Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM), pulled in £7 billion worth of investments for SGAM and also took time off to have her sixth child.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Nicola is highly respected for having survived an extensive array of challenging experiences in her life both personally and professionally and under the intense gaze of the national media. Drawing from these experiences, Nicola provides her audiences with practical insights into the drive and energy needed to succeed in today’s world. She shares invaluable advice on leadership and the work-life balance and is immensely popular with a variety of audiences.[/expand]
Continue Reading »