The Leading Speakers Bureau

Author and Internationally Renowned Business, IT Strategist

Peter Keen is a professor, adviser to senior management in business and government organizations, a prolific writer and executive educator. He is regularly ranked as one of the top ten consultants in the world in IT. He is also renowned for his invaluable insights into corporate strategy, international business development and leadership issues. He is currently working closely with companies and universities in Mexico, Singapore, Australia, and the Netherlands.

“One of the top 100 business gurus in the world and thought leaders with impact”

[expand title=”In detail”] Peter has held faculty positions at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford with visiting professorships at Wharton, Duke, The University of Stockholm, Oxford University and the London Business School. He is a Professor at The Technical University of Delft, co-founder of the International Institute for the Advancement of Decision Support at the University of Nebraska and co-founder of the University of Maryland Supply Chain Management Center.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A major area of his current research and consulting focuses on the opportunities and challenges of mobile technology: building the business models for a new generation of mobile value services, knowledge mobilization as organizational advantage, mobile supply chain management, and the use of mobile for social and economic development.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Authoritative and in depth, Peter is in great demand for his highly informative workshops and keynote lectures in which he provides practical and essential tools for business innovation[/expand]
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French Film Director, Writer and Producer

Luc Besson is recognized worldwide as a film director, writer and producer. In recent years, he has written and produced numerous action movies, including the Taxi series, The Transporter series, and the Jet Li films Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed/Danny the Dog. Besson was also in charge of the promotional movie which was presented to the IOC members for the bid of Paris for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 1981 he formed his own production company called Les Films de Dauphins and in 2000 he founded Europacorp for producing and distributing international movies.

“He is an uplifting reminder that anything is possible when you set your sights high”

[expand title=”In detail”] After his military service, Besson travelled to Hollywood, where he worked as a studio hand. By the time he returned to France, the following year, he was determined to become a film maker. He worked as an assistant on a number of films, working with such directors as Patrick Grandperret, Claude Faraldo, Maurice Pialat and Régis Wargnier.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Luc has spent his career breaking the mould and pushing boundaries. He is an uplifting reminder that anything is possible when you set your sights high. He talks openly about his inspirations and what drove him to become a film director.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His motivational and inspirational presentations leave the audience feeling energised.[/expand]
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One of the Greatest Music Producers of All Time

Tony Visconti has worked with some of the most dynamic and influential names in pop history producing as well as occasionally performing on many of the world’s most respected albums.
With decades of working to the highest levels in this truly innovative field, Tony Visconti is an expert on successful talent management and channeling creativity to produce outstanding results.

“My policy is to interfere as little as possible, but to draw out the best in the artists”

[expand title=”In detail”] Since the late 1960s, Tony has worked with such names as Paul McCartney, Brian Eno, Thin Lizzy, U2, The Boomtown Rats, Manic Street Preachers, Mercury Rev and Morrissey.
He is most celebrated, however, for his remarkable and longstanding working relationships with David Bowie and T.Rex. He has worked with David Bowie on eleven albums to-date.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Tony Visconti shares his invaluable experiences of working with top creative minds in often pressurized conditions to achieve astoundingly innovative results. He offers first hand insights into the creative process and how to get the best from talented individuals and how to stay at the top.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Armed with an abundance of incredible stories and anecdotes and an enthralling presenting style, Tony captures the imaginations of audiences with his highly entertaining and fascinating talks.[/expand]
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Founder & CEO of Cobra Beer and keynote speaker

Karan (Karan Bilimoria Speaker)started his career at Ernst & Young in 1982, where he spent four years working in audit, tax, training and accounting. In 1989 he founded Cobra Beer, realising his ambition to develop a premium lager to complement Indian cuisine. He then extended into other markets with the launch of General Bilimoria Wines in 1999, and by founding Tandoori Magazine of which he remains Publishing Director. He has also founded curryzone.com and is the Founder and Chairman of Cobrabyte Technologies.

An entrepreneur with the Midas touch

[expand title=”In detail”] Additionally, Karan is a member of the Government’s National Employment Panel, and is Chairman of The Panel’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Board. He is also Vice Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Asian Business Association.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Karan Bilimoria shows audiences the secret behind his success and reveals how to be straightforward in business. He believes that the product always comes first and by striving to be different and better it is possible to change the marketplace and become a brand leader.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An entertaining lecturer and brilliant speaker, Karan is able to draw upon his own experiences to offer decision makers invaluable lessons in designing effective business strategies to increase product sales. He is also part of our Top Indian keynote speakers.[/expand]
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Co-founder of Lastminute.com & Governmental Champion for Digital Inclusion

Martha Lane Fox is a highly successful self-made business entrepreneur.  She is best known as the co-founder of lastminute.com.

Martha is currently a Non-Executive Director of Channel 4 Television, a Trustee of the charity Reprieve and Patron of CAMFED. She has also helped launch a chain of upmarket karaoke clubs called Lucky Voice.

“Martha Lane Fox has hit the two zeitgeist buttons: youth and internet.” The Guardian

[expand title=”In detail”] Martha started her career as an associate at Spectrum Strategy Consultants, where she met Brent Hoberman.  She then worked for a year as business development manager of Carlton Communication’s initiatives in pay TV and digital channels. Brent Hoberman eventually persuaded Martha to join him as chief operating officer of lastminute.com. She remained on the board until the company was purchased by Sabre Holdings in 2005 for £577million.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]In her presentations Martha explains what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur and the ways in which she focuses on delivering service and value to customers. She offers practical advice and incredibly useful information based on her experiences with Lastminute.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]With a charismatic and engaging personality combined with her inimitable style of management, Martha’s presentations are highly enjoyable and always informative.[/expand]
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Wireless, Internet and e-Business Specialist, European Director of the TED Conferences

Bruno Giussani is a technological innovation specialist and an award-winning blogger who speaks frequently at innovation and technology events. He is currently the European Director of the TED conferences, the producer of TEDGLOBAL (Oxford) and the host of several other gatherings and brainstormings focusing on innovation. Bruno is also a member of the Board of Tinext in Switzerland, a software company he co-founded. Through his consultancy, Giussani Group LLC, he advises private and public organisations.

A futurologist with his feet firmly on the ground.

[expand title=”In detail”] Bruno is a regular commentator on Swiss Public Radio. Previously he was an executive at the World Economic Forum, an Internet columnist for the New York Times and the Director of Innovation at 3G Mobile, a Swiss wireless company. He co-founded two other firms and authored several books on the social impacts of new technologies. He was made a 2004 Knight Fellow at the Department of Communication at Stanford University and is now a member of the Board of the same Fellowship. The intersections of politics, economy, and technological innovation have kept Bruno busy for almost twenty years.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Concentrating on the social impacts of technological innovation and on the emerging socio-political trends, he uses his vast wealth of experience to show you the tangible potential of wireless technology. He also demonstrates how tapping into company information resources and databases remotely, allows organisations to receive information earlier and act on it accordingly.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]You will be engaged by his refreshing approach to wireless and Internet issues, e-business and m-business strategy. He favours a pragmatic, no-hype approach.[/expand]
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