The Leading Speakers Bureau

Author, Public Intellectual, Strategic Consultant

Gurcharan Das is an author, venture capitalist, public intellectual and strategic consultant. He writes a regular column on Sundays for the Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar and occasional guest columns for the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Time magazine. In 1995, after a 30-year career in six countries, he took early retirement to become a full time writer.

“In life, action is more important than thought”

[expand title=”In detail”] Gurcharan Das graduated with honours in Philosophy and Politics, later attending Harvard Business School (AMP). He is the author of the international bestseller, ‘India Unbound’, which has been published in many countries and languages and filmed by the BBC. He has served on the juries of the McKinsey award for the best Harvard Review Article (2005) and US$ 500,000 Milton Friedman prize (2004). His career at Procter & Gamble included being CEO of India, Vice President of the Far East and later Vice President and Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide. Prior to P&G, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Richardson Hindustan Ltd.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As a consultant for a number of companies on global corporate strategy and being associated with a venture capital fund, Gurcharan Das is in an ideal position to offer concise, relevant and current advice on a number of issues.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Gurcharan Das’ presentations are full of actionable points, valuable insights, humour and charisma, leaving his audiences enlightened, focused and empowered[/expand]
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Indian Entrepreneur, CEO and President of Globals Inc.

Suhas Gopinath is an Indian Entrepreneur, the founder, CEO and President of Globals Inc. which currently has offices in more than 11 countries. Suhas Gopinath is currently the visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad for Start-Up Finance and Entrepreneurship, and is also the Brand ambassador at PETA. He is also designated as the Indian Representative for UN Youth Federation and Action Program, and Coordinator for Indo-Pak Youth programs.

Suhas Gopinath is an outstanding business pioneer

[expand title=”In detail”] At the age of 14 Suhas was recognized as the world’s youngest web-developer through his project coolhindustan.com and as the world’s youngest entrepreneur by CNBC and e-Business, Canada. At the age of 17 he was recognized as the “World’s Youngest CEO” by leading Medias across the globe. His foremost motive remains to establish a platform for youth which encourages them in their chosen IT career and also to build their entrepreneurial skills.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Suhas Gopinath has a passion so energetic, that it drove him to setup his multi national company. He explains how to manage and lead teams and the strategies that have helped him to give direction to a team that has grown from a mere 4 members to a staggering 600.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Suhas Gopinath’s presentations show his mental strength and how to achieve what you want in your life. His sheer determination is obvious in his insightful and thought provoking presentations that energize and motivate people to success.[/expand]
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Editor of British GQ, Author, Style Aficionado

At the helm of GQ since 1999, editor, author and style aficionado Dylan Jones is dedicated to great journalism and innovative ideas in popular culture. Famed for developing the GQ brand and revolutionizing the magazine’s reputation, he is also a consummate networker and an accomplished writer with a number of hugely varied and successful publications. A staunch advocate of the sharp suit and a dedicated follower of bespoke tailoring, Dylan Jones has emerged as one of Britain’s leading style and etiquette gurus.

One of Britain’s Leading Style Gurus” CNN.com

[expand title=”In detail”] Dylan Jones studied design and photography at Chelsea School of Art and St. Martins School of Art in London before becoming the Editor of i-D magazine in 1984. He has since been an Editor at The Face, Arena, The Observer and The Sunday Times. He has won the BSME Editor of the Year award four times, once for his work on Arena (1993), and three times for GQ (2001, 2002, 2004).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dylan Jones draws on his wealth of experience to provide audiences with fascinating insights into the business of editing GQ as well as insights relevant to the creative industries such as PR, fashion, branding, working with creative people and much more. With publications on the subjects of modern technology, fashion, style and music too, Jones’s plethora of topical experience is extraordinary.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Jones is an awe inspiring speaker. Informal but professional, humorous but thought-provoking, he will add pace and energy to your event.[/expand]
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Internationally Renowned Speaker on Consumer Trends, Chairman of BrainReserve

Faith Popcorn is a futurist, author and founder and CEO of marketing consulting firm, BrainReserve, an innovative consultancy firm she established over 30 years ago. Prior to founding her consultancy, she was an advertising agency creative director. Her best selling book is ‘The Popcorn Report’. Leading companies in a wide array of industries employ her actionable advice to advantageously position brands.

“With a 95 percent accuracy rate in her predictions of social, economic & political trends, she certainly is one of the most impressive futurists”

[expand title=”In detail”] Faith Popcorn is a graduate of New York University and New York’s High School of Performing Arts. Hailed as the “the trend oracle” and the “Nostradamus of marketing”, major media sources including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, BusinessWeek, Fortune and CNN.com have run prominently placed features highlighting her capabilities. She also produces the Popcorn Report Live!, an informative, in-person presentation that illuminates the connection between timely cultural shifts and global branding initiatives.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Faith Popcorn is an expert in cultural trend prediction offering corporate client’s deep insight into consumer desires, allowing for long-term, sustainable growth. Harnessing the technology of the information age, she gleans highly pertinent data from numerous sources, translating seemingly disparate facts into pointed trending strategy directives.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]A firm believer in the power of reinvention, Faith Popcorn is not one to stand still and her insightful and innovative presentations are memorable and accurate.[/expand]
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One of the World’s Leading Advertising Creatives

Sir John Hegarty is the inspirational co-founder & Worldwide Creative Director at Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH). Internationally renowned for his creative energy, he has been named “the Master of Creative Rebellion” by The Independent. With a deserved reputation for developing brilliant ideas for brands, he has made sure that his career is an actionpacked one.

“Sir John’s mantra is that if you do interesting things, interesting things will happen to you”

[expand title=”In detail”] Born and bred in North London, John Hegarty was studying painting when his teacher suggested he go to what was then the London College of Printing (LCP, now LCC) to study graphic design. His early days were working with Charles Saatchi and he founded of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) in 1982 with the ambition to be the best agency in the world. It has risen to global renown with offices in London, New York, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, and São Paulo. He has received numerous awards, including the International Clio Award, and is a member of The One Club for Art and Copy in New York.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With over four decades of wisdom and insight from the man behind hugely effective and influential campaigns for brands such as Levi Strauss, Audi, and Unilever, Sir John encourages creative energy, where the next big idea can front a million-pound campaign. He provides insights into how a great idea on one medium today will get picked up and amplified through digital and social media. He takes intelligence and turns it into magic and discusses, the notion of ideas – why he likes them, what he likes about them and how his are formed.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A truly creative genius and such an inspiring speaker, Sir John presents fascinating work, engaging and involving his audiences in a way that’s brilliantly entertaining and memorable. He illustrates the unlimited power of an idea.[/expand]
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Internationally Renowned American Economist, Author of ‘Exorbitant Privilege’ & Monetary Historian

Dr. Barry Eichengreen is one of America’s foremost experts on the history and future prospects of the international monetary and financial system. He writes a regular monthly column for Project Syndicate. He is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1987.

“A specialist in the role of the dollar worldwide”

[expand title=”In detail”] Barry Eichengreen received his Ph.D. from Yale University. He has done research and published widely on the history and current operation of the international monetary and financial system. His commentary has appeared in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and numerous other newspapers and periodicals. He is also the recipient of a doctor honoris causa from the American University in Paris. He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (Cambridge, USA) and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (London, England). In 1997-98 he was Senior Policy Advisor at the International Monetary Fund. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (class of 1997).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Barry Eichengreen’s research and writing have illuminated the current financial crisis and uncovered many of its far reaching consequences. With the rise of China, India, Brazil and other emerging economies, he expertly explores the future of the monetary system, the ramifications of the possible decline of the dollar on the system and on the US and world economy. Invoking both theory and history, he discusses the evolution of the international monetary system in the 21st century, providing light at end of financial crisis tunnel.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An expert on financial crises and distinguished speaker, Barry Eichengreen’s invaluable presentations are delivered with unwavering clarity, raising very valid questions.[/expand]
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Islamic Finance Expert, Chief Executive Officer at KEIPR

Dr. Armen V. Papazian is the Chief Executive Officer at KEIPR and was Head of Islamic Finance at UBS in the UAE. He has overseen the listings of Sukuk and the continuous growth of Islamic initiatives at the exchange. He has made innovative contributions to the Islamic Finance field, and has a deep knowledge of regional markets and economies.

“Dr. Papazian is a gifted orator in his field”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Armen V. Papazian earned his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, UK, specializing in Financial Economics. During his time as Senior Vice-President at DIFX (Nasdaq Dubai), he led the market development efforts of the exchange, as Senior Vice President for Innovation and Development, where he successfully launched the region’s first structured products platform with both Islamic and conventional product offerings.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Papazian has been an active consultant for private and public organizations around the world. He expertly shares his views and experiences in developing Islamic banking and finance around the globe.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Armen V. Papazian is much in demand at prestigious events for his informative, eloquent and invaluable presentations.[/expand]
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Inspirational Model, Global Fashion Icon, UNICEF UK Ambassador & Businesswoman

Claudia Schiffer is recognised throughout the world as a model, icon and businesswoman. She has established herself as one of the biggest names in fashion and beauty in the world. She continues to be photographed today by the worlds leading photographers, has appeared in numerous campaigns and is currently developing her ‘brand business’

“The first model ever to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, the New York Times & People”

[expand title=”In detail”] Claudia Schiffer has cemented her position as one of the worlds leading supermodels. Discovered in a disco in Hamburg at 17, she shot to success almost immediately as the face of the highly published and iconic Guess? Jeans campaigns of the early 90’s. The Guess name became known around the world because of Claudia. Shortly after, she was selected by Karl Lagerfeld to become the new face of Chanel and remained as his muse for many years. She has appeared in a number of films and music videos including West life’s cover of Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl as the iconic uptown girl.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]One of the most beautiful women in the world who has graced the cover of over a 1,000 magazines setting a world record, Claudia Schiffer’s ability to appeal to a global audience has ensured an internationally successful career spanning over two decades. The demand for her endorsement is as strong today as it has ever been.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Claudia Schiffer has a natural style and presence that adds prestige and glamour to any event.[/expand]
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Foremost Authority on the Hidden Inner-Workings of the World Economy

Peter B. Scott-Morgan has long been acknowledged as the world’s leading expert on decoding how organizations and societies really work. For more than 25 years, he has been granted privileged and often highly sensitive confidential-access to innumerable institutions, government organizations and corporations to analyse their systemic threats and advise their leaders how to respond. An extraordinary spectrum of such engagements has granted him unparalleled insights into every key component of the world economy, and has provided him with a uniquely-authoritative perspective on how the future is developing and the hidden risks that industries, institutions and whole countries face as a result.

“Peter Scott-Morgan knows the future – & he understands how to change it”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr Scott-Morgan has an expert knowledge of technology, sociology and management science, and a detailed grasp of history and politics. He earned the first ever Ph.D. in robotics in the UK. Within academia he has taught numerous post-graduate MBA courses, and in business he has been Senior Vice President of a 3,500-person professional-services firm and Managing Director of a 150-person international management consultancy.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]One of very few to gain confidential insights into a wide-ranging sample of the world economy, he shares the never-published patterns of what he observed and provides comprehensive conclusions and specific recommendations customized to each of his audiences. He can offer a mind-blowing preview of the accelerating future – that also debunks numerous myths promoted by futurologists and even some scientists. He also details how entire industries and major institutions face growing threats of their own making – including risks to numerous sectors and even whole successful regions, such as Asia and long-established organizations like the UN.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Dr. Scott-Morgan has given more than a thousand speeches, presentations and workshops in over thirty countries. He is an engaging, authoritative and highly informative speaker who also leaves his audience with the realization that, if they choose, they have the power to change the future.[/expand]
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The Best Selling Relationships Author of All Time

John is the best‐selling relationship author of all time, and perhaps the most trusted voice in relationships today. He is the author of 17 books including the #1 New York Times Best‐Selling Book of the last decade, Men are from Mars Women are from Venus that sold over 50 million copies worldwide. In his groundbreaking new book Venus on fire Mars on ice: Hormonal Balance–the Key to Life, Love, and Energy, Gray reveals the connections between hormone levels and happiness and advises men and women to harness the connections between stress, blood sugar, body fat, and behaviour to create lifelong passion and better health.

“You must be from another planet if you have not heard of John Gray and his Mars Venus Universe.” Wikipedia

[expand title=”In detail”] John is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of communication and relationships, his unique focus is assisting men and women in understanding, respecting and appreciating their differences. For more than 35 years, John Gray has conducted public and private seminars for thousands of participants. In his highly acclaimed books, DVDs, CDs, as well as in his seminars John entertains and inspires audiences with his practical insights and uses communication techniques that can be immediately applied to enrich relationships (at home and in the workplace). John’s purpose is to create a world where men and women understand, respect, appreciate and ultimately work together.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Summit Entertainment has recently purchased the rights to John Gray’s bestseller “Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus” with the intention of creating a feature film and TV series. Summit has hired Harry Elfont and Deborah Ka plan to adapt and direct the title into a romantic comedy, with Berman Braun’s Lloyd Braun and Gail Berman producing expected release 2012.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]John Gray is a popular speaker on the national and international lecture circuit and often appears on television and radio programs to discuss his work. He has made guest appearances on such shows as Oprah, The Dr. Oz Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The CBS Morning Show, Live with Regis, Fox & Friends Weekend, Good Morning New York, Larry King Live, CNN and Company and many others. He has been profiled in major publications across the United States. John Gray lives with his wife and children in Northern California.[/expand]
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