The Leading Speakers Bureau

Expert on Leadership Management and the Business of Winning

Humphrey Walters is a leadership and team building guru who was brought in by Clive Woodward in 1997 to use his winning business principles to improve the performance of the England Rugby team. Woodward credited Walters with helping to bring back the World Cup in 2003 and engaged him again in the build-up to the Lions tour in 2005.

“Sport and business are cut and dried. You always know when to succeed. You are not an actor wondering whether your performance went down alright.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Humphrey founded Inspirational Development Consulting (IDC), a subsidiary of MaST, his original training and development company, in 1999. Humphrey also works with Clive Woodward and the England rugby team, and IDC have helped such diverse organisations as the England Netball team, as well as a number of football clubs. IDC is also a commercial partner to Sandhurst Military Academy and provides leadership and team building training for the “best of the best”.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Humphrey has been developing high performance teams and leaders for the last 30 years. He specialises in developing winning teams and leaders within complex and competitive environments. In addition to the winning World Cup England rugby team, he has also worked with a number of top football teams, major corporations, government departments, industry and professional bodies.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Humphrey is a highly inspiring and motivating speaker with a wealth of experience and is an expert at getting the best out of individuals and teams alike.[/expand]
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World Authority on International Business and Corporate Strategy

Gordon Hewitt is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on how to compete and create advantage in dynamic, complex markets. He is presently Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at the Stephen M Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and he consults at Board level for many international corporations.

One of the world’s leading authorities on creating advantage in complex markets

[expand title=”In detail”] Gordon’s interests cover the fields of global competition and the development of new frameworks for creating corporate value and competitive advantage. As a consultant, he has conducted major strategy deployment and educational programs in an extensive variety of corporate environments working with corporations such as IBM, Intel, PwC, AstraZeneca, Microsoft and Credit Suisse.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Through discussing the future of corporate strategy and corporate governance in his presentations, Gordon redefines the challenge of corporate value creation in the context of new competitive realities and advises his audiences on how best to deal with the dynamics of change in business.[/expand]
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Aka Mr Body Language and Communication

Allan Pease has been known internationally as “Mr Body Language” since his definitive book with that title became a multi-million best-seller and the communication bible for organisations worldwide. He has written numerous bestsellers and has appeared on radio and television in 55 countries, including his acclaimed top-rating TV and video series on Body Language, which was watched by over 100 million people. His work has been the subject of six BBC science programs and on the Discovery and National Geographic Channels.

“Allan had us in stitches with his wonderfully fresh insights into the self-evident truths about relationships between the sexes…his keynote address was the highlight of the Annual Dinner.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Australian by birth, with offices in Australia and the United Kingdom, Allan divides his time between the two hemispheres fulfilling business commitments worldwide. He is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of the Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Life Writers Association and a Paul Harris Fellow.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Some speakers motivate, some teach, and others entertain. Allan Pease does all three! Internationally renowned, the demand for Allan to present at seminars, conferences and events is huge. Presenting vital information in his unique humorous manner is the key to Allan’s success in getting the audience to retain what they have been taught. His presentations are talked about long after the dust has settled at the end of each conference.[/expand]
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Former Minister of State for Trade & Investment and Former Director-General of the CBI

Lord Digby Jones became Director-General of the CBI in 2000 to serve a five-year non-renewable term of office. In an unprecedented move in 2003 this was extended at the request of CBI members. Having successfully taken the British business message to over 55 different countries he left the CBI in 2006 and joined Deloitte as Chairman of the Deloitte Industries Group and a senior adviser to the CEO. In 2007 he was named by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as Minister for Trade and Investment at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and at the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, a role from which he recently stepped down in 2008 and was appointed the ambassador for the Government’s National Economic Council.

“The voice of British business”

[expand title=”In detail”] It was in corporate finance and client development that Lord Jones made his name and he was also involved in most of the major management buy-outs and merger and acquisition activity in the West Midlands in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1998 he joined KPMG as Vice Chairman of Corporate Finance where he acted as close adviser to many public companies across the United Kingdom. In 2007 he was created a life peer as Lord Jones of Birmingham.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In various roles throughout his distinguished career, he has regularly and repeatedly visited businesses around the UK and across the world, taking their views back to those who make the rules. He has appeared regularly on television, radio and in the newspapers, promoting the interests of wealth and job creation in the UK, the rest of Europe and beyond.[/expand]
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Leading World Expert on Knowledge Management & Intellectual Capital (IC)

Leif Edvinsson is probably best known as the first Chief Knowledge Officer in the world as he served as Corporate Director for Intellectual Capital, Skandia AFS and architect of the Skandia Future Centre. He currently serves as Professor of Intellectual Capital, University of Lund, and the founder and CEO of UNIC – Universal Networking Intellectual Capital AB. He is also special advisor to the Swedish Cabinet on the effects of the new digital economy, a special advisor to the United Nations International Trade Center and is a co-founder of the Swedish Coalition of Service Industries.

In 1998 he won the prestigious Brain of the Year Award and in 2000 he was listed on the top 20 list of the Most Admired Knowledge Leaders in the World

[expand title=”In detail”] Leif Edvinsson holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author for numerous articles on the service industry and on Intellectual Capital. His first book ‘Intellectual Capital’ has been praised worldwide as the best resource on how to recognise the value of a company’s intellectual assets, which Edvinsson argues, can far exceed the value of its physical assets. In light of his work in both training and Intellectual Capital, Edvinsson has been a special advisor on service trade to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Leif tackles the challenges of maximising corporate brainpower, a topic which will occupy many of the best business minds in the coming years. He also highlights to his audiences the properties of Intellectual Capital from Knowledge Management, how to measure Intellectual Capital and how to actively manage it, from R&D to education, IT and software. He is a regular speaker before such organisations as the BBC, CIO, Conference Board, Economist, Handelsblatt, Insead, IMD and the American Productivity and Quality Center.[/expand]
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Personal Development Specialist, Respected Author

Nigel Risner is a human development specialist and peak performance coach, whose high-energy message leads individuals and organisations to incredible success. He delivers over a hundred talks a year in his unique, energetic style to corporations and associations such as The Academy for Chief Executives, The Institute of Directors, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, T-Mobile, Asda, BP and many others.

“Speaker of the Year 2005” The Academy for Chief Executives and Vistage

[expand title=”In detail”] As one of the youngest CEO’s of a financial services company in the City of London, Nigel knows business as well as he knows life and more importantly, he knows what it takes to lead a successful business! He has the ability to translate his hands-on experience into a coherent, compelling and exciting philosophy, which has made him an inspiring speaker and a powerful professional one-to-one coach to some of the world’s leading business executives.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Nigel shows companies how to achieve market leadership through specific strategies designed to build long-term customer loyalty, sales, and relationship-building skills. Nigel is about empowerment: “Think bigger”, he urges, “figure out what needs to be done beyond the confines of your job description and do it!”[/expand]
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Arsenal’s Pioneering Profiler, Top UEFA Advisor, Psychologist & TV Pundit

Jacques Crevoisier devised the psychometric test that is used today by Arsenal to test their players. He has known Arsène Wenger OBE for 40 years and, since 2004, has been compiling psychological profiles on existing and prospective Arsenal players below the age of 22, totalling over 5,500 tests on professional footballers and Olympic athletes. One of Europe’s most high profile coaching figures, Jacques was also one of the most influential figures behind the scenes at Liverpool FC in recent years. He is an expert on coaching and mentoring having overseen the development of many of France’s top footballers.

“The brains behind Arsene Wenger’s youth revolution”

[expand title=”In detail”] Jacques worked for UEFA’s technical department as a senior manager and also as a high-ranking adviser to European Football’s governing body. His 10 years as National Coach earned him a glowing reputation within the French Football Federation. He has a PhD in Psychology and is an officially recognised instructor of Physical Education. He obtained a degree from the French National Institute of Sports and Physical Education.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A very charismatic speaker and an Adviser to Europe’s footballing body, UEFA, Jacques is the psychologist who profiles Arsenal’s young players and provides a special insight into Arsène Wenger’s special philosophy and policy. Having delved into the minds of some of the finest young players Europe has seen, among them Henry, Anelka, Trezeguet, Walcott, Wilshere and Ramsey, he uses his expertise and insight to motivate, stimulate and inspire his audiences. With the experience gained from measuring psychological endurance, competitiveness, emotional control, stress resistance and aggression among other things, he knows precisely how to develop strong teams and the importance of strong leadership.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Perhaps Arsène Wenger’s most trusted coach, Jacques is a respected and succinct speaker who informs, entertains and focuses on being successful. He regularly provides coaching presentations and lectures around Europe. He is a dynamic and well liked communicator.[/expand]
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One of the World’s Leading Authorities on Genomics and Biotech

Dr Stock was the founding director of UCLA’s influential Program on Medicine, Technology and Society. He is a leading advocate for aggressive life science research and its global strategic importance. He presently is exploring key drivers of pharma development. Stock sits on California’s Stem Cell Advisory Board and is the founder of Signum, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

“Dr. Gregory Stock offers a convincing rebuttal to those who fear we are hurtling towards some deadly reckoning”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr Stock holds a doctorate in Biophysics from John Hopkins and an MBA from Harvard. He was a fellow at Princeton’s prestigious Woodrow Wilson School and is the founding CEO of Signum Biosciences. He serves on the board of Napo Pharmaceuticals and is the Associate Director of Berkeley’s Center for Life Science Policy. Dr. Stock has examined the implications of the Biotech revolution through his many papers, lectures, debates, books and media appearances. He has also organized seminal conferences that have shaped today’s debate about human enhancement, genetic design and increased longevity. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Gregory Stock inspires and challenges audiences with a compelling vision of the far reaching consequences of the genomics and biotech revolutions. He provides perspective on the economic, political, social and ethical challenges these new technologies will bring. He makes the case for hope and possibility.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His presentations are provocative, engaging, accessible distillations of recent technological advances and how they will remake our lives and challenge our sense of what it is to be human. He provides a riveting, eye-opening glimpse of the sometimes dizzying future that awaits us. He is unforgettable.[/expand]
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Authority on eBusiness Leadership and Corporate Transformation

As Principal at Nextera and best selling author, Susan Annunzio has provided corporate strategy advice to companies involved in large-scale transitions. She is a sought-after advisor to senior corporate leaders around the world for her expertise in fashioning programmes that maximise success and profitability through breaking down the traditional structural and managerial barriers.

A renowned leader of change management with 25 years of experience, Susan inspires companies to transform their traditional culture into an environment ready to compete and profit in the new economy by demolishing the implicit rules that stifle employee creativity.

[expand title=”In detail”] Susan leads Nextera’s strategic change management practice and her projects have covered a wide variety of industries: financial services, petroleum, manufacturing, high technology, professional services and healthcare. One of her major achievements is the complete re-shaping of a global petroleum company, reversing its declining performance through an ongoing effort aimed at reinvigorating the leadership of the organisation. In just a few months the company’s newly inspired leaders eliminated numerous barriers and unproductive work processes resulting in increased revenue and shareholder value.[/expand]
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Serial Entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den Panellist

James Caan is one of the UK’s most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs and built up a multi-million pound fortune from Recruitment. He is the CEO and Founder of Hamilton Bradshaw, a private equity firm which specialises in turnarounds and development opportunities in the UK and Europe. He is also Chairman of the Board of StartUp Loans, a scheme to give the next generation of entrepreneurs the finance and support to potentially start over 30,000 new businesses.

“One of the 100 most influential Asian people in Britain” Asian Power 100

[expand title=”In detail”] In 2007, James was invited to join the panel of the highly popular BBC TV show Dragons’ Den. During his time on the show, James invested in a diverse range of businesses. James founded the Alexander Mann Group in 1985, an executive head hunting firm with a turnover of £300m and operations in 50 countries which he sold in 2002. James also co-founded Humana International growing the business to over 147 offices across 30 countries from 1993-1999. James and his companies have received a number of awards, from BT’s Enterprise of the Year to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Entrepreneur of the Year.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]James is a highly respected figure in the business world and in particular he understands the challenges facing SME’s and entrepreneurs in the UK today. James has a unique approach to spotting investment opportunities and building businesses by investing in people, he knows what it takes to succeed at the very highest level. He provides talks that are not only inspiring and energetic but most importantly, he draws on his own experiences and leaves his audiences completely motivated. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]James is an exceptional and charismatic public speaker. His pragmatic, yet warm and impartial approach appeals to a wide range of people and is regularly in demand for his business insight and advice.[/expand]

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