The Leading Speakers Bureau

Leading Market Analyst, Former Chairman & Co-founder of dunnhumby

Clive Humby is the former Chairman and co-founder of dunnhumby, a leading international marketing company, providing both consultancy and facilities managed services to a broad range of blue-chip clients. At dunnhumby, Clive was responsible for working with clients on their marketing and communications strategy and dunnhumby’s strategic direction. A specialist in customer retention, he is the chief architect of Tesco’s Clubcard and segmentation programme.

“Clive expertly develops highly successful marketing and communications strategies”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to forming dunnhumby in 1989, Clive was Chief Executive of a major market analysis company. He has over 25 years experience of applying mathematical modelling methods to marketing, retail location and retail decision support. He has been responsible for the development of many major innovations in marketing segmentation and retail marketing, such as the ACORN system. Clive is actively involved with education, especially in the area of marketing technology and measurement.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Clive understands what is critical to your success and his high content presentations are filled with actionable points. In a tough competitive climate in which consumers chase the best deals, Clive shows how loyalty really works and how segmentation allows you to target special offers at low cost – with maximum returns on investment.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His ideas are fresh and his presentations are warm, amusing and riveting. He is renowned for his clear and fluent speaking style and continues to be in great demand by corporate clients the world over.[/expand]
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Set & Prop Designer

Gary Card is a set designer, illustrator and all-round growing brand. His work has covered Penguin’s Kafka reprints, he has since been unrelentingly commissioned for commercial jobs that have utilised all of his creative talents. Known for his playful positivity, Gary has an unsurpassable grasp of colour, texture and print. The unique Card stamp has been spotted on Topman shorts, in the Christmas windows for Loewe, and an array of watches for Swatch.

“Eclectic creativity with a clearly defined style”

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Gary graduated from Central St Martins in 2002 where he studied theatre design and has gone onto work as an illustrator, graphic designer, comic artist, costume, set and props designer. Gary has collaborated with the likes of Nick Knight, Dinos Chapman, Tim Walker, Nicola Formichetti, and Stella McCartney as well as designing headpieces for Comme des Garcon’s and Lady Gaga. His interior design for Dalston retailer LN-CC was nominated for a ‘Design of The Year’ Award at the end of 2012. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Another Magazine, Dazed & Confused, i-D, British Vogue, Vogue Homme Japan, V, Pop and Love.[/expand]

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Drawing from his experience as a young and highly successful set and prop designer, Gary provides audiences with unique insights into his enthusiasms and the way they shape his creative process.[/expand]

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Gary has as a unique presence and charisma and is well received at worldwide events. His speeches are cultured, entertaining and provocative.[/expand]
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Professor of Marketing, Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business & Enterprise, Director of the Centre for India & Global Business (CIGB)

Jaideep Prabhu is an expert in marketing, innovation, strategy and international business. His research has been published in the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Marketing Research, and he is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Marketing, the International Journal of Research in Marketing Science and the Journal of Management Studies. His recent book, Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth, co-authored with Navi Radjou and Simone Ahuja, was described by the Economist as the most comprehensive book yet on the subject of frugal innovation.

Jaideep is a member of the Cambridge Corporate Governance Network (CCGN).

[expand title=”In detail”] Jaideep has a BTech from the IIT Delhi and a PhD from the University of Southern California. Prior to his current position, Jaideep has held positions at Imperial College London; Cambridge Judge Business School (at the time the Judge Institute of Management); Tilburg University, the Netherlands; and the Anderson School of Management, UCLA.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Professor Prabhu offers his vast experience having consulted with or taught executives from ABN Amro, Bertelsmann AG, British Telecom, the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), EDS, Egg Banking, IBM, ING Group, Laird plc, the NHS, Nokia, Oce Copiers, Philips, Roche, Shell, Vodafone, and Xerox among other organisations in Colombia, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, UK and US.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Jaideep frequently develops and delivers executive education programmes about driving innovation, about how multinational firms organise their innovation activities worldwide; and how firms are using emerging markets like India as labs to do frugal innovation. [/expand]

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Thought Leader, Management Consultant, Author

Subir Chowdhury has been a thought leader in quality management strategy and methodology for more than 20 years. Currently Chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting Group, LLC, he leads Six Sigma and Quality Leadership implementation, and consulting and training efforts. Subir’s work has earned him numerous awards and recognition. The New York Times cited him as a ”leading quality expert”; BusinessWeek hailed him as the “Quality Prophet.” The Conference Board Review described him as “an excitable, enthusiastic evangelist for quality.”

“The Quality Prophet” Business Week

[expand title=”In detail”] Subir has worked with many organizations across diverse industries including manufacturing, healthcare, food, and non-profit organizations. His client list includes major global corporations and industrial leaders such as American Axle, Berger Health Systems, Bosch, Caterpillar, Chrysler, Daewoo, Delphi Automotive Systems, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Company, ITT Industries, Johns Manville, Kaplan Professional, Kia Motors, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Loral Space Systems, Make It Right Foundation, Mark IV Automotive, Procter & Gamble, State of Michigan, Thomson Multimedia, TRW, Volkswagen, Xerox, and more. Under Subir’s leadership, ASI Consulting Group has helped hundreds of clients around the world save billions of dollars in recovered productivity and increased revenues.
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[expand title=”What he offers you”]He advises CEOs and senior leaders of Fortune 100 companies as well as organizations in the public, private and not-for profit sectors all over the world, helping them make quality a part of their business culture[/expand]

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Award Winning Indian Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director and Social Activist

Rahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist and rugby union player. He has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him “the superstar of Indian art house cinema for his work in parallel cinema films like English, August and Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. He is also notable for his social activism and is the founder of the non-profit organization, The Foundation, an NGO dedicated to the removal of discrimination from all walks of life.

“One of India’s most respected actors”

[expand title=”In detail”] Rahul has also served as Ambassador for Oxfam and Planet Alert for climate change, as well as on the board of Citizens for Justice and Peace and Breakthrough. His international profile as a social activist really gained recognition when he was one of twelve international thinkers, politicians, economists and social activists to inaugurate the ‘In My Name’ initiative against global poverty in 2008. He launched the India initiative on climate change in 2009. This initiative focused on government policy at the highest level along with advocacy of the same with international bodies.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Raul’s motivational speeches on leadership, life choices, personal success and public commitment have been shared with employees of notable corporate like Hewlitt-Packard, WNS-GS, The Taj Group of Hotels and HSBC Bank to name a few. He shares with his audience the importance of our voices in the fight against climate change.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Rahul Bose is an acclaimed speaker who delivers his talks across the world. His lectures and workshops are always well received. [/expand]
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Global Speaker, Author and Management Consultant

Joseph DiVanna is the Founder and Managing Director of Maris Strategies, a research and advisory firm that monitors demographic, social, economic and technological trends to help clients understand how these trends are changing the value proposition for financial services on global, local and virtual contexts. He is also considered one of the world’s leading forecasters on the applied use of technology to generate value in financial services. Joe is also a prolific author and regular contributor to global and regional publications on finance.

“Joe’s lectures bring the theory to life”

[expand title=”In detail”] Joe is responsible for research projects across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia focusing on innovation, financial services and economic development. A frequent television commentator, on CNBC (Europe, Africa and Middle East) among others, he is described as someone who can distil complex subjects down to a common set of ideas understood by anyone. His comments on changing market conditions can be found in major news publications, television and radio. He is also a former faculty member of Computer Sciences Corporation – Index. He has assisted numerous firms worldwide in the deployment of their resources, development of research propositions and learning interventions designed to enhance the capability of organisations.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Joe DiVanna is a sought-after public speaker on financial services, economics, innovation, emerging markets, customer service, leadership and human capital management. He addresses relevant market trends and offers powerful, practical guidance for interpreting social and technological developments and using knowledge to gain a competitive advantage. The benefits to delegates are memorable, demonstrable, credible, measurable and actionable.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In his keynote presentations, workshops and customised programmes, Joe DiVanna is a master at tailoring his message to specific audiences of senior executives. His captivating style blends timely and provocative insights and actionable knowledge with just the right amount of humour, interactivity and motivation. [/expand]
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Entrepreneur, Investor & Professor at the IE Business School

Joe Haslam is the Chairman of Hot Hotels, a sameday only hotel booking smartphone App offering Hotels from 30 Countries and 201 cities in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. He is also the Executive Director of the Owners and Entrepreneurs Management Program at the IE Business School in Madrid which was ranked by the FT in 2012 as the leading Business School in Europe. He is a past president of the Spanish Irish Business Network and mentors in the Wayra, Lisbon Challange and IE Venture Lab incubators. Joe frequently comments on economic and political affairs in Spain for RTE, the Irish national boardcaster and The Sunday Business Post newspaper.

“You cannot teach enterpreneuship but you can inspire people to action”

[expand title=”In detail”] Joe is a graduate of University College Cork and IE Business School. During his career, he has lived and worked in Ireland, the UK, France, Norway, the US and now Spain where he has lived for the past ten years. Joe’s interest is in the area of Entrepreneurship, in particular Disruptive Innovation start-ups.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Joe has personal experience of competing against large companies as an entrepreneur as well as working in large organisations and trying to be entrepreneurial from within. He ensures that the ideas and principles he offers are practical and based on the most relevant, pressing and contemporary issues facing business.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Informative and inspiring, Joe’s iconoclastic witty presentations present the issues through a series of personal stories, while identifying new themes that will challenge the audience.[/expand]
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Bestselling Author, Columnist

Chetan Bhagat is a renowned Indian author and columnist. His books have remained bestsellers since their release and have been adapted into major Bollywood films. Time magazine named him in the “100 most influential people in the world” and Fast Company, USA listed him as one of the world’s “100 most creative people in business.” Chetan writes columns for leading English and Hindi newspapers, focusing on youth and national development issues.

“‘The biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history” New York Times

[expand title=”In detail”] Chetan studied Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong for 11 years before he decided to devote his time to writing and make change happen in India. He is also a motivational speaker and has given talks to leading companies and institutions. He is considered a youth icon rather than just an author. With his vivid and humorous way of depicting stories, he has inspired reading habits in many young Indians.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]His talks are thought provoking and focused on youth and national development issues ranging from education, society and economy. With his background in investment banking he provides inside out to his audience about the financial status and presents impeccable ideas to eradicate risks.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Chetan Bhagat is an enthusiastic and powerful speaker. His highly inspirational presentations make him a sought-after speaker at corporate and educational events. [/expand]
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Leading Technology Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Trampoline Systems

Charles Armstrong is a social scientist and entrepreneur based in London. He’s CEO of Trampoline Systems, a software developer specialising in large-scale social network analysis. Trampoline was picked by IDC as one of the world’s top 10 innovators in business software and as Company of the Year 2012 by the Cambridge University Computer Lab Ring. Trampoline’s “Tech City Map” project analysing the East London technology ecosystem was launched by UK Prime Minister David Cameron in November 2011. A successor project focused on the Cambridge technology cluster was launched in November 2012.

“Charles Armstrong is a leading business innovator”

[expand title=”In detail”] Alongside his work with Trampoline, Charles is also founder of The Trampery, a growing network of creative workspaces in London; and also of One Click Orgs, which in October 2012 launched the world’s first online co-operative in partnership with Co-operatives UK. He studied Social and Political Sciences at St John’s College, Cambridge and went on to be mentored by Lord Young of Dartington, one of the architects of Britain’s post-war society. His 2010 essay on Emergent Democracy was published by O’Reilly in their book ‘Open Government’. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Charles Armstrong’s presentations focus on innovation, quality and customer relationship as driving significant growth to meet the increasing market demand for organisational agility. He also talks about a new generation of social analytic technologies that provide insights into customer relationships, collaborations and business effectiveness and how they will impact on businesses across the globe. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His highly innovative views and informal, out-of-the-box presentations make Charles Armstrong a sought-after speaker at symposia around the world. His speaking style and the visuals he tailors are modern and refreshing, and will give a new perspective. [/expand]
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Deputy Chair Equalities and Human Rights Commission

Caroline Waters is a highly accomplished senior executive with 13 years’ experience of operating at board level in a variety of European executive and non-executive roles. Caroline held a number of positions for the BT Group including Director, People & Policy before her retirement in March 2013. She is currently Deputy Chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Vice President of Carers UK, a member of the Whole Education Board and runs her own Strategic HR Consultancy business. She has established herself as a leading voice, across industry and Government for Inclusion, equal opportunities and progressive employment.

“She is one of the pioneers in approaches to workforce management”

[expand title=”In detail”] Caroline established BT’s Diversity Centre of Expertise, building BT’s leadership in diversity practice and embedding it within BT and its supply chain. She regularly contributes advice and guidance to Government and Industry. Her work is widely recognised across the industry with appointment as HR Director of the Year at HR Magazine’s HR Excellence Awards in 2009, where she is also consistently placed within a top 3 position in their annual HR’s Most Influential listings. This leadership was further recognised by the award of an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2010 for services to diversity and equal opportunities.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Caroline’s enthusiasm for the benefits of work-life balance is unrivalled. All her efforts are focused on demonstrating that flexible working is good for business. A high-profile leader in this area, she has proven track record of delivering sustained transformational change programmes across a complex international organisation.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Her professional and personal integrity, passion and inspirational leadership style have allowed her to create an environment where success is a natural outcome and measurable results are delivered while creating a culture based on honesty, mutual trust and determined shared purpose.[/expand]
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