The Leading Speakers Bureau

Expert on Human Behaviour and The Psychology of Persuasion

Philip Hesketh is a speaker and raconteur on The Psychology of Persuasion and author of the international bestseller, ‘Life’s A Game So Fix The Odds’. He offers wit and wisdom on human behaviour and how to influence it, inspiring, entertaining and informing worldwide audiences on how buying, selling, persuading and influencing work. Having spent his entire working life studying and practicing persuasion and influence, he works with all manner of people who recognise the importance of developing good relationships and can benefit from what he has learned in his professional and academic life.

Philip both commands the attention of an audience and captures its imagination

[expand title=”In detail”] Philip is a Psychology graduate from Newcastle University and a sales graduate from Procter & Gamble. In 1986 he became a founding director of Advertising Principles in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He developed the company over the next 17 years as New Business Director and Managing Partner, seeing the company grow from a standing start to a £48 million company employing over 150 people. In 2010 he won the award for ‘Overseas Speaker of the Year’ in Sydney for TEC Australia and is also the holder of the award for ‘Most Requested Speaker’ for Vistage in the UK in 2010.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Plenty of speakers can address an audience about the powers of persuasion. However, few can actually teach them how to become more persuasive in a keynote talk of 30, 45 or 60 minutes that is highly tailored to their particular organisation or industry. This is Philip Hesketh’s speciality![/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Now firmly established as one of the country’s top professional speakers on sales motivation, Philip’s presentations are delivered with a ruthless aplomb that combines a potent mix of well-researched, persuasive techniques with his own highly entertaining and unique brand of humour. He is witty, entertaining, thought-provoking and highly relevant to today’s business world. Audiences are enthralled as well as informed from the first minute to the last. Smiling throughout and often laughing out loud, but more importantly, they leave the event inspired and better informed on how buying, selling, persuading and influencing actually work. [/expand]
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Former Deputy Director of Research of the IMF & Former Senior Representative of the IMF in Europe

Flemming Larsen currently acts as an independent advisor and consultant, and speaks frequently on a range of global financial and economic issues. Recent topics have focused on the Sovereign Debt Crisis in the Euro Area, the Disappointing Recovery from the Deepest Recession since the 1930s and The Risk of a New Financial Crisis. He contributes occasionally to a Danish newspaper (Weekendavisen). From 1992-2000 Mr. Larsen had the senior responsibility for the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook, the Fund’s flagship publication and probably the most authoritative survey of global economic trends and policy issues.

“Flemming Larsen is a highly regarded speaker”

[expand title=”In detail”] Flemming served as Director of the IMF’s three European Offices in Paris, Brussels, and Geneva, and as the Fund’s senior representative in Europe. In this function he and his staff represented the IMF in a number of international organizations based in Europe, including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Trade Organization, and the Bank for International Settlements. In 1990-92 Flemming was Division Chief in the European Commission, with responsibility for international monetary affairs. Originally trained as a banker, Mr. Larsen holds degrees from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Flemming Larsen has directed an extensive program of research on global economic, monetary, and financial questions. In his high content presentations he draws from his broad experience from the International Monetary Fund, where he held different high positions, and working with governments.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Flemming is a highly informative and insightful speaker on global and European economics. His wealth of experience and knowledge make him an interesting and provoking speaker at prestigious conferences and seminars.[/expand]
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World Renowned Authority on the Environment

Dr. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker is the co-chair of the International Panel on Sustainable Resource Use, founded by UNEP and co-chair of the Task Force on Economic Instruments for Energy Efficiency and the Environment of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). From 2006 – 2008 he was the Dean of the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Previously he was the Director of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and also a member of the German Parliament and Chairman of the Enquete Commission. In 2008 he was awarded the German Environment Prize.

Winner of the Takeda Award “Techno-Entrepreneurial Achievement for World-Environmental Well-Being”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1981 Dr. von Weizsäcker became Director of the UN Centre for Science and Technology for Development, before becoming Director of the Institute for European Environmental Policy in 1984. He was Chairman of the German Select Committee on Globalization, later becoming Chairman of the Environment Committee. He was also a Member of the World Commission on the Social Dimensions of Globalisation. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. von Weizsäcker is ideally qualified to talk not only about the effects of environmental changes but also the opportunities that it is creating for businesses worldwide. He talks in great detail about the social and economic changes the world is currently going through as well as the different ways in which companies are responding and how it is possible to be green and still stay competitive.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A brilliant thinker and communicator, Dr. von Weizsäcker’s presentations are filled with numerous examples from his research and focus on the social and political repercussions of the changing world we live in.[/expand]
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Business Strategy Expert, Workplace Consultant & Co-Author of ‘First, Break All the Rules’

Curt Coffman is an independent researcher, business scientist, New York Times best selling author, speaker and consultant for many of today’s leading organizations. He currently serves as a Senior Partner of The Coffman Organization. Previously, he spent over 22 years at The Gallup Organization and was the Global Practice Leader for employee and customer engagement consulting. He also serves as Executive Fellow at The Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver. He has consulted with many Fortune 100 and 500 companies, and his work spans the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

“Curt epitomizes that rare blend of studied research and dynamic delivery”

[expand title=”In detail”] Curt’s research and thoughts have been published in The Economist, Fortune, the International Journal of Management Reviews, USA Today, Business Today (India), Business Week, Inc. Magazine, CIO Magazine, the Harvard Management Update, Fast Company and the New York Times. Coffman is a regular contributor of employee engagement columns to the Gallup Management Journal. His work has spanned all across the globe, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and all over the Western Hemisphere.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Curt Coffman’s mission is to help organizations understand the key characteristics of a positive, productive, customer-oriented work environment. His research and consulting insights help organizations measure and manage workplace and customer conditions that show linkage to business outcomes. For more than 10 years, Curt Coffman has presented to thousands of groups on the topic of creating great places to work and its impact on individuals, families, organizational growth and creating engaged customers.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In his invaluable presentations he expertly and dynamically focuses on the most important aspects of your unique employee and customer experience. He challenges people to look at their business through a refreshing new lens.[/expand]
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Founder of WordPress and Automattic

Mat Mullenweg is the founding developer of the popular open-source blogging software. After quitting his job at CNET, he has devoted the majority of his time to developing a number of open source projects and is a frequent speaker at conferences, such as Canada’s Northern Voice and the WordCamp events organized around WordPress software. In late 2005, he founded Automattic, the business behind WordPress.com and Akismet.

There’s no such thing as a wrong note, and to focus on people first – Mullenweg

[expand title=”In detail”] As a high school student, Matt Mullenweg worked on open-source software projects in his bedroom. Seven years later, he still does most of his work from home. Mullenweg, 25, is the founder of Automattic, the company behind the open-source blogging tool WordPress and a handful of other software projects. WordPress.com powers 12 million blogs, including those of The New York Times, which invested in Mullenweg’s company last year. Although Automattic’s headquarters is within walking distance of Mullenweg’s San Francisco apartment, he rarely visits the place. Instead, he spends his days either traveling the world to meet WordPress fanatics or holed up in his home office, where he often blasts Jay-Z and writes software code into the wee hours.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Matt Mullenweg looks at the changing face of the the social media and the change in the balance of power with the impact of social networking. He helps IT Small and medium enterprises, entrepreneurs and companies to design and develop innovative ways of engaging with consumers, customers and citizens to seize these opportunities. He advises organisations about consumer empowerment.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In his invaluable presentations, Matt challenges preconceptions on global branding, customer relationship and permission marketing, and the importance of corporate reputation, expertly looking at all the trends. He is without doubt one of the most insightful commentators on social media and marketing and an excellent speaker.[/expand]
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Educator, Author and Consultant

Rajendra Sisodia is Professor of Marketing at Bentley University, and was previously Trustee Professor of Marketing and the Founding Director of the Centre for Marketing Technology. A leading figure in the Conscious Capitalism movement, he is also the Founder and Chairman of the Conscious Capitalism Institute. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Mastek, a publicly traded IT services company based in India.

“One of 2010’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behaviour”

[expand title=”In detail”] Rajendra has a Ph.D. in Marketing from Columbia University. He consults with and provides executive seminars for companies in the information technology, electric utility, telecommunications, real state, healthcare and financial services industries. He writes frequently for The New York Times, Financial Times, The Washington Post and numerous other publications, radio shows and television networks. His research has been cited in over sixty professional books and numerous academic articles. In 2003, he was cited as one of “50 Leading Marketing Thinkers” by the U.K.-based Chartered Institute of Marketing.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A frequent and popular keynote speaker, Rajendra has made nearly 300 presentations at leading universities, corporations, non-profits and other organizations around the world. His research, teaching and consulting expertise spans the areas of conscious capitalism, corporate strategy and leadership, globalization, stakeholder management, marketing strategy, marketing ethics, relationship marketing, and measuring and improving marketing productivity.[/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 professional style.[/expand]
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Three Times World Referee of the Year (2004, 2005& 2007)

Markus Merk is the three times World Referee of the Year. He is the seven-time winner of the German Referee of the Year Award and the record holder in games refereed in the Bundesliga. He refereed the Final of the Euro 2004 in Portugal, between the host nation and Greece, there as the Ambassador for the International Red Cross. Markus provides basic dental care to the poor in India helping the Indienhilfe Kaiserslautern, which erects schools, housings and basic medical care. For the 2010-2011 season, he is the main referee commentator for Lig TV (which has the rights to the Turkish Super League).

In 2005, Merk was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit in recognition of his service to football and his charity work in India

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1988 Merk, 25, was appointed the youngest Bundesliga referee ever. Four years later he became a FIFA referee and officiated at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Markus also refereed the 1997 Cup Winners’ Finals, the UEFA Champions League 2003 final, the Euro 2004 final, the DFB Cup Final 2003, the Olympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona and the EUFA Cup Final in 1997 between Paris St. German & FC Barcelona. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As one of the most highly respected decision makers in football today, Markus Merk, originally a dentist and now a dedicated triathlete, is used to working under intense scrutiny. He offers his audiences insights into how to constantly achieve the best results.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In Markus’ colourful presentations he talks, tells anecdotes and shows images about his experiences in sport and relates these to life in general. His charismatic, professional, relaxed and engaging manner makes him a highly sought-after speaker at events throughout the world.[/expand]
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Chairman of the British Film Institute and Former Director General of the BBC

Greg Dyke was appointed Chairman of the British Film Institute in February 2008. He was previously Director-General of the BBC. In his four years at the BBC he started four new digital television channels, five new digital radio channels, opened two new BBC regions, launched the BBC’s interactive television services and helped create Freeview. Greg reversed the trend at the BBC which took employees away from making programmes and made them into managers. In doing so he reduced administration costs dramatically from 24% of total income to 15%. In 2005, he became chairman of HIT and in 2006, he became chairman of Brentford Football Club.

“Mr Dyke is an outstanding business speaker”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 2004 he was formally appointed by the University of York as its new Chancellor. In this role, he is the honorific and ceremonial head of the University, as well as heading the University Development Board. In July 2004 Dyke was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Sunderland and Middlesex University.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Mr Dyke is an outstanding business speaker, he speaks in detail about his leadership methods and how at the BBC he successfully improved programming, reduced costs and increased the cultural diversity of the BBC’s work force.
Lech was inspirational and very interesting. Even though translated his presentation was well understood and the attendees rated him excellent – Global Business Management Software [/expand]
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Technology Evangelist, Amazon Web Services – APAC (Asia Pacific) at Amazon.com, & Author

Simone Brunozzi is a technology enthusiast, involved in IT and computing since an early age. He joined Amazon.com in 2008 in the role of Web Services Evangelist, travelling across Europe and vicinity to showcase the innovative new solutions by Amazon Web Services and help developers build businesses and applications. He has followed the “Cloud Computing” paradigm shift since 2006, and believes that it is going to replace the traditional computing model.

Simone Brunozzi is at the heart of technological changes today”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to joining Amazon, Simone had his own business focusing on web applications as founder, project leader at UbuntuSemplice and owner of wedoit s.a.s.. He also served as a professor of Programming Languages and Compilers at Perugia University and worked as a network and system administrator at the University for Foreigners in Perugia. Simone has a Computer Science degree and spent six months at UC Irvine, California, where he studied the American approach to business and science. He gained early programming experience at the Ministry of Aerial Defense in Rome, Italy. His experience also includes being a Second Life blogger and technical writer for Punto Informatico.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Why is Cloud Computing so important for the Enterprise? What’s the value in it, and what slows down adoption? AWS Technology Evangelist for EMEA, Simone Brunozzi, provides details and examples that can help understand the value proposition of Cloud Computing. He thrives on opportunities to explain services and “marketing” aspects of Evangelism, including social media (Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, Second Life, etc.) to audiences, meet new people and have fun doing it.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Simone Brunozzi is passionate about technologies that will profoundly change our lives in the years to come and is in constant contact with the fast-changing world of Avatars and virtual experiences and his exciting presentations open our eyes to changes that will affect us.[/expand]
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