The Leading Speakers Bureau

Explorer, Social Entrepreneur and Environmental Advocate

Philippe Cousteau is an award-winning television host, producer, author, speaker, philanthropist and social entrepreneur. He is the son of Philippe Cousteau Sr. and the grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. His personal mission is to help people find hope and recognize their power to change the world. He pursues that mission in three main ways, through media, education, and social entrepreneurship. He is a special correspondent for CNN International where he hosts the Going Green series and Expedition Sumatra. Philippe is also regularly featured on television, radio and online programs.

“Philippe is a prominent leader in the environmental movement”

[expand title=”In detail”] Philippe is also a successful social entrepreneur. In 2013 he founded Voyacy Group: Voyacy Communications which help corporations and NGO’s successfully implement their marketing and communications efforts; Voyacy Destinations which designs and operates eco-themed entertainment and eco-resort projects; and Voyacy Productions through which he develops television projects. His efforts are focused on solving global social and environmental problems. In 2004 he founded EarthEcho International, a leading environmental education organization. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A globally recognized environmental advocate, Philippe will inspire his audience to explore fresh solutions that will change the planet. His mission to empower people to take action and his efforts to fund environmental conservation and social entrepreneurship offer a superb example of the forward-thinking collaborations so vital for solutions today. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Philippe is a very charismatic and sophisticated speaker who clearly knows what he is talking about and communicates it with passion and clarity. He is a sought after speaker at conferences and events around the world.[/expand]

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India’s First Formula One Driver

Narain Karthikeyan will go down in the history of Motorsport as the first Indian to compete in the Formula One. He made his F1 debut in 2005 with the Jordan team and was a Williams F1 test driver in 2006 and 2007. He placed India on the world map of motorsport, and continues to bring laurels to the country. Driven by the urge to serve society, Narain also fulfils his role as a social citizen by contributing to several social causes.

“A true representative of India’s young spirit and an example for India’s motorsport” Dr. Singh, Prime Minister of India

[expand title=”In detail”] Narain’s journey from F3 to F1 was the outcome of his sheer determination to live a lifelong dream. With the Jordan F1 team he made a dream debut in Melbourne in 2005. He became the first Indian to score World Championship points in a F1 race, when he finished 4th in the United States Grand Prix. Multiple world-title winning Williams F1 team, spotting his undeniable talent and ability to develop the performance of a race car, offered him a position as their official test driver for 2006. He conducted over twenty thousand kilometres of testing for the team and provided them with invaluable data towards improvement of their race car.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Drawing from his successful career, Narain shows that a driving talent and motivation are some of the keys to success and he underlines the importance of teamwork, focus and delivery to become a winner.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Highly motivating and inspiring, Narain Karthikeyan’s is a great choice to speak at prestigious conferences. He is also available for appearances. [/expand]

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Former CEO of Aveda, Senior Executive at Nike & Reebok, Executive Coach, Productivity, Leadership & Diversity Expert

Marilyn Tam is a Speaker, Author, Consultant, Board Certified Executive/Corporate Coach, CEO of Marilyn Tam & Co. and Founder and Executive Director of Us Foundation. She is a contributing writer to Huffington Post and also has a weekly radio show, The Happiness Choice on FMG network, with 35 million listeners globally and features experts on how to live a happy, healthy, successful, and dynamically balanced life. Marilyn has been recognized as one of the Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs in the USA by Fempreneur magazine.

“One of the four most prominent names in Ethical Business globally” Brand Channel

[expand title=”In detail”] Marilyn was formerly the CEO of Aveda Corp., President of Reebok Apparel and Retail Group; Vice President of Nike Inc. and also a successful entrepreneur who has built four companies. Marilyn is featured in many documentary movies including GLOW Project, The Compass, Tapping the Source, and FEMME for her accomplishments and inner wisdom. Marilyn’s book, ‘The Happiness Choice’, has won the Silver Medal of the Global eBook Awards.
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[expand title=”What she offers you”]From child labourer to CEO, Marilyn has had an extraordinarily diverse life, from her beginnings in a traditional Chinese family in Hong Kong to her meteoric rise in the international business world to become an influential corporate leader and respected humanitarian. Marilyn helps people and organisations to find and fulfil their life purpose, and provides them with the principles and actions to take them to their goals. Her NPR (Net Promoter Score), the industry standard for measuring customer satisfaction, from her clients is among the highest rated of all speakers.

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[expand title=”How she presents”]Marilyn is a powerful and effective speaker who despite her achievements is a very humble individual, who delivers customized presentations and is in frequent demand at prestigious events around the globe. Her captivating and informative stories are truly inspirational.[/expand]

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Co-Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize 2014

Malala Yousafazai is a courageous advocate for universal education and girls rights. Targeted for her brave activism, in 2012 the Taliban boarded her school bus and shot her and two other girls. After the shooting, Malala was flown from her home in Pakistan to the UK to recover. She is now back at school and continues to campaign for every child’s right to education. In 2014, at the age of just 17, Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

“A global symbol for girls’ rights and global education”

[expand title=”In detail”] Malala first came to attention in 2009 after she wrote an anonymous diary for BBC Urdu about life under Taliban rule in north-west Pakistan. The following year a journalist from the NYT made a documentary about her life and Malala rose in prominence giving interviews in print and on TV. In 2013 she spoke at the headquarters of the United Nations to call for worldwide access to education. The Times Magazine named her One of the Most Influential People and was awarded the EU’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. [/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Malala brings awareness to world and business leaders to the social and economic impact of education. She empowers people to raise their voices, to unlock their potential and to demand change. [/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Her eye-opening message and her extraordinary courage make Malala Yousafazai an acclaimed ambassador for human rights and education.[/expand]

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Expert on Asia, Author and Commentator on Global Economy

Karel van Wolferen is an award winning writer with over 40 years experience in Japan and East Asia. He is best known for his seminal study ‘The Enigma of Japanese Power’ which is considered to be the most ground breaking work on Japan’s political and economic system. He is also an acclaimed commentator on globalisation, economic development, the political and economic future of Europe and the Future of Asia. Recently he has written on the changed role of the USA in world affairs and what that means for Europe and Asia.

“One of the most distinguished intellectuals on Asia and global affairs”

[expand title=”In detail”] An emeritus professor for Comparative Political and Economic Institutions at the University of Amsterdam, his articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Le Monde and Die Zeit amongst many others. In the 70th Karel joined the NRC Handelsblad as a correspondent for East Asia and covered major events in the region. In addition, he was President of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. Karel was awarded the Netherland Prize for Journalism.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Best known for his accurate analysis of global political, economic and business issues, Karel van Wolferen is also a highly accomplished facilitator and conference chair. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Karel van Wolferen is an engaging and dynamic speaker who inspires audiences with his unique analyses and thought-provoking insights. [/expand]

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Musician, Composer Producer & DJ

Jacques Lavoisier is a musician, composer, producer and DJ – but Jacques is a musician with a twist. During the day, he is a Professor and a world-renowned behavioural and brain scientist who has (co-)authored more than 100 publications and conducted cutting-edge research on rhythm and the brain, sensorimotor coordination, social interactions and decision-making. Years of research, development, and collaboration withEmotiv the technology company behind the leadingportable brain headsets, allowed Jaques to give birth to theneuromix™, playing it across the world to the delight ofthousands of people.

“The creative force ofmind is unleashed whiledancing to the music ofJacques Lavoisier”

[expand title=”In detail”] From 1993 to 2001, Jaques Lavoisier was a successful resident DJ in France (his country of origin) and in Barcelona. In 2001, he moved to Miami where he played DJ sets and live shows with vintage synthesizers in art galleries, clubs, hotel lounges and private parties. His music careerreally took off in 2004, after being named amongst the highlights of Miami’s Winter Music Conference with his band the lavoisier x-perience.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]After keeping his scientific and musical lives separated for more than a decade, he decided to combine his expertise in brain sciences with his passion for electronic music to create the ultimate musical and multisensory experience.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Whether he is on stage talking aboutsustainable consumption, running experiments in his lab,demonstrating neuroscientific equipment at Davos,getting awards for his work on engagement or DJing for the birthday of afuture king, he is always on a positive mission: to help people improvetheir lives in a sustainable, stylish and fun way.[/expand]

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World Class Speaker, Experienced Corporate Coach, Award Winning Actor

Ian Hughes is a Corporate Facilitator and Business Performance Coach. He has been an Associate Trainer at Taming Tigers in Business, That People Thing, The Velocity Corporation and has delivered training for Inflow Training and Snowball Traininge. The focus of Ian’s corporate work is Communication Skills and Presentation Skills training. He designed and delivers Pack-A-Punch: Presentations with Real Impact both nationally and internationally.

“Be great in act…..as you have been in thought”
William Shakespeare

[expand title=”In detail”] Winner of the first Royal National Theatre Ian Charleson Award for Best actor, Ian Hughes spent over a decade at The Royal Shakespeare Company playing a range of leading roles for some of the world’s leading directors. Other theatre work includes appearances in both musicals and plays in the West End. Ian has worked in every aspect of the industry from TV and film roles, radio and voice-over work.Ian has taught at the country’s leading drama schools, is an Education Associate Practitioner for The RSC and was Head of Acting at St Mary’s University College, London for two years. With a BA from Birmingham University and MA from the internationally renowned Shakespeare Institute in Stratford upon Avon, Ian continues to work on approaches to Shakespeare’s text and recent teaching includes Cambridge University, Zurich University and Heidelberg University.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As an award winning actor with over 20 years’ experience, an experienced business performance coach and a Keynote speaker, Alan’s work relies on his ability to engage audiences on stage and screen, in the corporate training room and in conferences. He works with organisations and individuals both nationally and internationally helping to increase impact and performance. He shares the practical tips and techniques he has on to his audiences. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Ian is an engaging world-class speaker. He speaks for corporate audiences at conferences, strategy sessions and meetings. His relaxed conversational style has been fine-tuned by over twenty years of experience performing in front of hundreds of thousands of people in audiences both large and small. His passion, commitment and energy enable Ian to inform, engage and inspire with audiences at all levels. His keynote speeches are noted for their humour and audience participation[/expand]

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President Acatech, Former CEO SAP AG

Prof. Henning Kagermann is one of the most important decision makers in the German IT Industry. For 11 years he was CEO of SAP AG. He was responsible for the company’s strategy and business development and oversaw the areas of product development for large enterprises, global communications, internal audit and top talent management. Currently he serves as the President of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (Acatech).

“A global expert on business model innovation and technology”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Kagermann joined SAP in 1982.Together with Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP, he was co-chairman of the SAP Executive Board and CEO from 1998 to 2003. Following Plattner’s election as chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board in 2003, he became sole chairman of the SAP Executive Board and CEO until he retired in May 2009. Prof. Kagermann is a member of the supervisory boards of Deutsche Bank AG Munich Re and the BMW Group Germany. From 2009 to 2014 Prof. Kagermann was a member of the board of directors at Wipro India. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentations Henning Kagermann reveals the role of technology in driving and enabling organisations to implement changes to fundamental facets of their businesses. He shows decision makers how they can start the process and achieve great results.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A renowned global business leader, Prof. Henning Kagermann’s high content presentations are highly inspiring and make him a sought after commentator at prestigious conferences and business meetings around the globe.[/expand]

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Entrepreneur, Singer& International Multi- Platinum Selling Recording Artist

Geoff Sewell is a qualified chartered accountant, an entrepreneur, global CEO of entertainment company Incognito Artists, trained professional tenor, an internationally successful and multi-platinum selling recording artist. In 2005 Geoff became the co-creator of the world’s first ‘pop-opera’, classical crossover band Amici Forever.In January 2006 Geoff decided to leave Amici forever after his eldest daughter was diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. In 2008 Geoff dazzled audiences with his debut solo album ‘BELIEVE’ – a title inspired by his philosophy in life and his belief in a positive prognosis for his daughter Sienna.

“Simply stunning – you are a hard act to follow!!” Sir Richard Branson

[expand title=”In detail”] Geoff was a boy soprano performing in his school choirs until the age of 18. He studied at Victoria University of Wellington, gaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and qualified as a chartered accountant working in banking.Geoff decided to combine his musical and financial acumen to create a hugely successful international entertainment company, Tenors Incognito, in 2000. The company is now called Incognito Artists and has offices worldwide. Geoff’s expertise is also acknowledged by his finance profession and he was awarded the ‘International Young Chartered Accountant of the Year’ in 2006 by the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellowship to the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2009.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Geoff is a hugely inspiring and entertaining speaker and offers audiences a variety of ideas on how to adapt, progress and develop to help secure a solid business foundation. Having seen both sides of the business his input from a unique perspective is not only insightful, but also invaluable.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Geoff is at ease in front of worldwide audiences and delivers powerful high content addresses with charisma and charm and he sings a bit – just don’t ask him to dance.[/expand]

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Global Expert on Social Media and Digital Change

Prof. Eswald Wessling is a global expert on digital change. As executive manager of Europe’s largest publisher Gruner + Jahr, Prof. Wessling was responsible for their successful online debut. Since 2010 he is Professor for Communication at Hannover University and advises companies to extend their strengths into the new digital markets.

“The Internet does not need you but you need the Internet”

[expand title=”In detail”] Ewald Wessling studied economics, journalism and philosophy at Münster University, Harvard and Stanford and earned his doctorate in Information and Knowledge. From 2007 to 2010 he was Professor for Communication within Digital Change at SRH Hochschule in Calw and Berlin. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Seniorbook AG. Prof. Wessling advises companies on how technology change has become the biggest external challenge for CEOs. He stresses that companies must embrace the new era of collaboration as networks and extend into the corporate world.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]The digital change will affect everybody, the question is when, how intense and what will be the consequences. Prof. Wessling analyses the new roles to be successful and shows how you can use them – for yourself, for your company and for your clients.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In his presentations Dr. Wessling gives competent advice in a clear and entertaining way. [/expand]

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