The Leading Speakers Bureau

Author, Esoteric speaker

Kia Scherr is a compelling and passionate speaker. She stunned the world when she forgave the terrorists who killed her husband, Alan, and 13-year old daughter, Naomi in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, known as 26/11. Kia is a co-founder of One Life Alliance, along with Synchronicity Foundation Director, Master Charles Cannon, who survived the Mumbai attacks.

“Love is the only more powerful force than fear. Love is the only more powerful force than hate.Kia stood in the midst of the most horrific circumstances. I have great admiration for her.” Marianne Williamson

[expand title=”In detail”] Kia has been a meditation teacher for over thirty years. Originally starting with Transcendental Meditation, she rose to the position of national executive council member for the organization, directing hundreds of people through intensive retreat protocols. For over a decade, she has taught the Synchronicity High Tech meditation program taking on the leading role as the retreat coordinator and presenter at the Synchronicity Foundation. She has been a meditation facilitator, coaching a worldwide audience in High Tech Meditation, as well as a key participant in the mentoring program.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Kia recently wrote and self-published an e-book, Honoring the Sacredness of Life – 30 Ways for 30 Days.
The book is the basis for an online course and will be introduced in schools throughout the U.S. Translations are planned for a dozen countries in the coming year. Kia’s second book is a memoir and will be released in 2012.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Kia beautifully takes the personal search for forgiveness and peace and makes it, through her own heart and experience, accessible to every soul. If she can do it – despite the terrible loss of her own husband and child – then so can we. When Kia shares with us, we know this is true and that love prevails in this world. Kia has been speaking to interfaith and non-sectarian groups, as well as peace organizations throughout the past two years, since 26/11[/expand]
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Expert on Securitisation

Vinod Kothari, based in Calcutta, India is internationally recognised as an author, trainer and expert on securitisation, asset-based finance, credit derivatives and derivatives accounting. He is a part of an Asian Development Bank consulting group to advise the Government of India on reforms in secured lending law and the Executive Director of Asian Securitisation Forum. He is also currently a Visiting Faculty at the Indian Institute of Management.

“The World’s leading expert on securitisation and leasing”

[expand title=”In detail”] Vinod Kothari is also internationally acknowledged as an expert on leasing. His book ‘Lease Financing and Hire-purchase’, now in its 4th edition, runs over 2000 pages and is read in several countries and respected as the most authentic text on the subject all over Asia. His articles on leasing have appeared in Monitor, USA, Equipment Financial Journal, USA, LeasingLife, UK, Journal of International Banking Law, UK and many other international publications.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Over the past 15 years Vinod Kothari has consulted for a number of international clients around the world. He undertakes comprehensive consulting on securitisation including structuring advice, drafting, legal documentation, opinions, financial evaluation, modelling, etc. He is also unquestionably India’s top leasing expert.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Vinod engages and educates audiences with his informative and well researched presentations after which he offers clients an opportunity to participate in a valuable Q&A session.[/expand]
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World Expert in Asset & Liability Management, Professor of Banking & Finance at INSEAD

Prof. Dr. Jean Dermine is director of the INSEAD Strategic Management in Banking programme.He serves as director of the Centre for International Financial Services, as member of the board of the BSI Gamma Foundation, and as member of the advisory board of the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI).

“Prof. Dermine provides rigorous foundations to discuss asset & liability management at a global level”

[expand title=”In detail”] As a consultant or director of training programmes, Jean Dermine worked with several international banks, investment banks, savings banks, accounting and consulting firms, national central banks, European Central Bank, Bank for International Settlements, the OECD, the World Bank, the European Commission, and the Mentor Forum for the US Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice. He has been Visiting Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, at the Universities of Louvain and Lausanne, a Salomon Center Visiting Fellow at New York University, and a Danielsson Foundation Guest Professor of Bank Management at the Göteborg and Stockholm Schools of Economics.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jean Dermine uses his considerable experience to educate with his highly informative presentations, showing his global audiences how to acquire an overall understanding of corporate financial management. Having written numerous articles on asset and liability management and the theory of banking and as co-author of ALCO Challenge, a computer-based training simulation used in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia, he draws on his 25 years of research in banking and development in creating a framework that investment bankers, regulators, and risk managers use to analyze, control, and predict value and risk in banks.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An expert in asset and liability management, European financial markets, and banking theory, Jean is much in demand at prestigious events.[/expand]
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Founder and Former CEO of Ebookers

Dinesh Dhamija is a business entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder of the successful online travel agency Ebookers. Dinesh was awarded the 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Management Today magazine. More recently, he was the founder and chairman of the Copper Beech Group, a firm involved in residential property development in Romania and education infrastructure in India.

“I see travel as a dream of everyone, you are selling something to people that lets them go across the world”

‘Selling travel, is selling dreams, and yet visiting another country, benefits a person, by allowing him to think laterally”

[expand title=”In detail”] Having gained a Master of Arts Degree in Law from Cambridge University, Dinesh’s first employment was with IBM. However Dinesh was keen to establish his own business and soon decided on the travel industry as his chosen sector. Over the next 20 years he gained the travel expertise, business management experience and supplier contacts which have been so critical in the ebookers success story. By 1999 he realised that the internet was where the future lay, and set about raising the funds to launch websites across Europe. Ebookers rolled out across Europe and quickly established itself as the leading online travel agency in Europe.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dinesh inspires business leaders to adopt a creative an innovative management approach and gives tools and insights for managing business from his experience.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His presentations are always customised to fit the needs of the clients to whom he is speaking. His messages are powerful and effective, delivered in his personal, yet highly professional style.[/expand]
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Social Recruitment Entrepreneur

Lucian is the energetic face behind BraveNewTalent.com, the social recruiting platform that builds social media communities for employers. He has been honoured as Europe’s youngest Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. Lucian used the BraveNewTalent platform to head up the global social media outreach for One Young World – An initiative to give young people a place to engage and have their voices heard about their future. BraveNewTalent successfully engaged over 100,000 young people from more than 140 countries without any advertising budget.

“Lucian is passionate about all things Social Media”

[expand title=”In detail”] Aside from BraveNewTalent, Lucian is passionate about social media, youth leadership and entrepreneurship. He has a long association to India and is a youth advisor for Next Generation India on the Board of the UK India Business Council. In his spare time he runs Take Heart India, a no overheads charity that provides blind students in rural India with the IT skills that guarantee them a job for life. His other philanthropic initiatives include the social giving Facebook application Given.org.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Lucian offers current insights into how the internet, social networks, and social media are being used in our society and the phenomenal change that young people are having on the way we work, live and communicate.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Lucian is a charismatic individual and his presentations are entertaining, inspirational and highly enjoyable.[/expand]
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Greatest Indian Spinner of All Time and speaker

Anil Kumble is without doubt India’s greatest bowler of all time – not only in terms of wickets, but also by being a member of the winning team on more occasions than any other bowler in the history of Indian cricket. Be it Test matches or ODIs, Anil has always been a match-winner. He was awarded the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian honours, by the Government of India in 2005.

“One of the most recognized cricketing personalities”

[expand title=”In detail”] Anil made his debut in England in 1990, raising hopes of resurgence in the art of leg-spin. But it was not until his recall against South Africa sixteen months later that he proved his abilities on the international stage. Since then he went from strength to strength. Kumble was appointed the captain of the Indian Test cricket team in 2007.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]By combining his close understanding of motivation and self-development with his personal experiences he consistently inspires, motivates and entertains audiences. Anil understands the dynamics of becoming a champion – how to dream a dream, set goals and take the necessary steps to fulfilling ones potential.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Highly entertaining Anil’s tailored presentations are filled with anecdotes from his career. He is also part of our Top Indian keynote speakers. [/expand]
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Award-winning Actress, Humanitarian, Film Producer & Former Fashion Model

Sharon Stone is an American Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actress, producer and former fashion model. She came to international attention for her performance in the 1992 Hollywood blockbuster film Basic Instinct, and in 1996 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Martin Scorsese’s Casino, and received an Oscar-nomination and won a Golden Globe for that same role.

“Sharon Stone is a much-in-demand star”

[expand title=”In detail”] When a pageant judge suggested she quit school and move to New York to become a fashion model, she quickly packed her bags and moved to New Jersey. Within four days, she was signed by Ford Modeling Agency in New York. After signing with Ford, she spent a few years modeling and appeared in TV commercials for such companies as Clairol and Maybelline. In 1990, her appearance in Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger gave her career a jolt. She has appeared in films that also include Sliver, Casino, Sphere and The Muse. She also owns her own production company, Chaos.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]An internationally recognised celebrity, Sharon Stone is a highly motivational and passionate speaker who has gained an enviable reputation for off-screen glamour and opinionated wit. She engages audiences from around the globe with her highly entertaining presentations and anecdotes.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Sharon Stone always displays a dynamic presence. She is a master at captivating an audience and has a powerful message, delivered with panache.[/expand]
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President of the Strategic Foresight Group

Sundeep Waslekar is President of Strategic Foresight Group, a think tank based in India, engaged in anticipating and influencing global future. Under its auspices, he has advised governments in three different regions of the world. His strategic insights have been sought by the international media ranging from International Herald Tribune to Financial Times and BBC World Television to CNN, besides a large number of newspapers in Asia

“Mr Waslekar is one of the world’s leading experts on managing globalisation”

[expand title=”In detail”] His initiatives engaging former and serving Heads of Government and cabinet ministers, have attracted the cooperation of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament and the League of Arab States. He has chaired sessions on the relations between Western and Islamic countries at the summits of the World Economic Forum, involving high government representatives from the United States and the countries in the Middle East. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Sundeep Waslekar has a reputation for conceptualising initiatives for positive change and offers audiences an in depth look at the opportunities and threats facing businesses worldwide in the next decade. He also has unique insights from his direct negotiations with terrorists on the one hand and Heads of Government on the other.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Offering tailored keynote speeches and customised workshops, Mr Waslekar is a versatile and highly sought after speaker. His presentations are well prepared and always well received.[/expand]
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Founder of Mira, Co-Founder of Square & Third Degree

James McKelvey is the co-founder of Square, a new mobile payment platform. A revolutionary service that enables anyone to accept credit cards anywhere. His other company Mira, started out as a software company. Eventually, Mira was refocused as a digital publishing company, providing services and conferences. Currently, the company provides online submission management, peer review, conference planning services and traditional print and electronic publishing services for more than 100 organisations from numerous disciplines.

“Jim McKelvey has altered the way money changes hands”

[expand title=”In detail”] James serves as his own patron of the arts, using proceeds from his successful commercial enterprises to fund his passion – glassblowing. For 20 years, he has worked to capture the magic of glass in his art. As Chairman of the world’s largest gathering of glass artists in 2006, he strove to surprise and challenge other artists with his innovative glass faucets.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Combining energy with his practical experience working with executives and various companies, James provides audience member with real world solutions to real business problems.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]James’ high-energy style and power-packed presentations have built his reputation as a speaker who really delivers.[/expand]
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Director of the James Martin 21st Century School at the University of Oxford

Prof. Ian Goldin was Vice President of the World Bank (2003-2006) and prior to that the Bank’s Director of Development Policy (2001-2003). He served on the Bank’s senior management team, and was directly responsible for its relationship with the UK and all other European, North American and developed countries. He led the Bank’s collaboration with the United Nations and other partners. As Director of Development Policy, Goldin played a pivotal role in the research and strategy agenda of the Bank.

“From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and served as an adviser to President Nelson Mandela.”

[expand title=”In detail”] He succeeded in transforming the Bank to become the leading agent of development in the 14 countries of Southern Africa. During this period, Goldin served on several Government committees and Boards, and was Finance Director for South Africa’s Olympic Bid. Previously, Goldin was Principal Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, and Program Director at the OECD Development Centre in Paris, where he directed the Programs on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Prof. Ian Goldin is an outstanding speaker on global future trends in technology, science, climate change, demography and other factors that will have an impact on corporations and government. Goldin has received wide recognition for his contributions to development and research, including having been knighted by the French Government and nominated Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In Ian Goldin’s highly respected presentations he gives fascinating insights into a variety of global issues.[/expand]
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