The Leading Speakers Bureau

Philosopher & Author

Peter Sloterdijk is the rector of the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe and Professor of philosophy and ethics at the University of Vienna. The conference, entitled Rules for the Human Park that he gave in 1999 at the symposium on Heidegger, aroused an international debate on the possible end of humanism and self-domestication of the human species as possible.

“One of the most famous contemporary German philosophers”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Sloterdijk is also a guest Professor at the Academy of the Forming Arts, Vienna Bard College, New York, and guest Lecturer at the College International de Philosophie, Paris, and the Swiss Federal Technical University in Zurich. Peter became a freelance writer after graduation. Numerous works covering time diagnostics, culture and religion philosophy, art theory and psychology have been published up to 1992. His publication “Kritik der zynischen Vernunft” is the highest sold philosophical work in the German language since the Second World War.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Peter Sloterdijk is probably the foremost German thinker of today, and certainly one of the most controversial. Strongly inspired by Heidegger, Peter is well known for his examinations of the modern human condition through engaging discussions on genetic engineering, mass media, and the unification of Europe.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A modern philosopher in every sense, who will shock, inspire and enlighten all audiences with a touch of humour thrown in, Prof. Sloterdijk’s unique philosophical language successfully describes the undercurrents of modern thinking and society for today’s audience.[/expand]
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Renowned Body Language Expert

Robert Phipps is one of the UK’s best known body language experts and has given his commentary and analysis of all the major news stories and party political leaders since 2002. Robert was the resident expert on the Trisha Goddard Show for more than eight years with well over 100 appearances whilst also working for several years as guest analyst on Big Brother’s Little Brother.He has written and commented for almost every national newspaper and magazine in the UK and has contributed to many specific journals.

“Body language – it’s what you don’t say that matters”

[expand title=”In detail”] Robert has worked on a wide range of projects with the Lone Workers Safety Conference, LA Childrens Hospital, Global Tolerance, Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, the Society of Occupational Medicine and the Institute of Business Advisors to name a few.His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4’s In Businessand was part of BBCs team for their prime time Rogue Traders show and is regularly called upon to comment on political events for many of the BBC’s radio and news broadcasts.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Robert shares with audiences his insights on how to read the body language of others and shares the secrets of master communicators. He offers a unique opportunity to learn how to make your body language work for you in social situations, business dealings and all manner of other everyday encounters.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A renowned platform speaker and trainer Robert’s presentations are inspirational and entertaining making him a popular choice at events worldwide. [/expand]
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Futurist Speaker

Matthias Horx sees the current economic crisis as a productive process for a necessary change in the economy, politics and society. Matthias Horx draws lessons from the past and warns of the danger of anxiety and collective hysteria. Horx himself takes an optimistic view of the future and urges readers to see change as an opportunity to be seized. ARTS.21 talks to Horx about his vision of the future.

“The Futurist’s Paradox”

[expand title=”In detail”] In the 1980s Horx embarked on a career in journalism. From 1980 to 1992 he worked as a writer and editor with paved beach, pace, time and Merian . He wrote several books, one of which was reworked in a radio play version. In 1993 Horx opened together with Peter Wippermann Trendbüro in Hamburg. After his departure from the trend Hamburg office he founded in 1997 with headquarters in the future institute Ruppertshain (district of Hofheim in Taunus ) in Frankfurt am Main , which also has a branch in Vienna has. He is on the advisory board of the lobby group Berlin Indianapolis and was until 2005 a member of the journalistic network Axis of Good.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Futurism, is a mirroring of management, organizations, individuals, politics, the society as a whole. The goal is to challenge and to re-work the frameworks with which we look at tomorrow. To overcome linear, under-complex thinking. To understand the difference between coherence and causality, probability and possibility, chance and probability.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Matthias Horx is an experienced media personality and his entertaining presentations are both informative and uplifting.[/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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Health Futurist & Medical Economist, Author & Expert on Key Trends of the Health Industry

Dr. Jeffrey C. Bauer is an established expert on key trends that shape the future of the industry, with 40+ years of experience as a medical school professor and consultant to leading providers of health services. Widely known for his specific proposals to create efficient and effective health care delivery systems though multi-stakeholder partnerships and other initiatives focused in the private sector, he forecasts the evolution of health care and presents practical approaches to improving a country’s medical marketplace.

“Jeff Bauer provokes exchanges of ideas & thoughts on the future”

[expand title=”In detail”] Jeff Bauer received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder, completed a certificate in political studies at the University of Paris (France), and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Geneva (Swizerland). He was a full-time professor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver and was Assistant Chancellor for Planning & Program Development. He served concurrently as Health Policy Adviser to Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. He was also on the facutly at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Madison. In recent years, he has facilitated an expert task force on the future of health care for one of the country’s largest medical associations and particiapted in strategic market assessments for some of the world’s largest imaging and information technology companies.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As an independent, internationally recognized thought leader, Jeff Bauer has published over 200 articles and books that prepare health care leaders to approach the future proactively and strategically. An excellent teacher with deep background in science and information technology, he is often quoted in the press and writes regularly for professional journals that cover the business of health care. His long-term consulting work has included managing technology assessment for a 28-hospital health system, analyzing performance of clinical service lines, and in-depth strategic planning for hospitals and professional associations.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Jeff Bauer delivers dozens of speeches in several countries every year and consistently receives superb evaluations for dynamic, insightful, and thought-provoking presentations that provide attendees with a wealth of helpful “take home” information. All speeches are customized to meet the client’s objectives for the meeting and supported with graphics and full text outlines.[/expand]
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Visionary Healthcare Futurists

Joe Flower is one of the most respected voices in the healthcare industry, a provocative thought leader on the deep forces changing healthcare who has been immersed in the details of healthcare for 30 years. He is a bridge, an interpreter, a communicator, a motivator with a vision from 50,000 feet as to where the current trends may be heading. For over 20 years he was a contributing editor and regular columnist at the Healthcare Forum Journal. He continues to explore the future of healthcare with an extraordinary variety of other players across healthcare.

“Joe’s specialty is drawing practical ideas from the “big picture” vision”

[expand title=”In detail”] Joe Flower was a contributing writer for Wired Magazine in its early years and a columnist for the pioneering health websites DNA.com and HealthCentral.com. His research into the nature of change in organizations and people led to interviews with the top thinkers on organizational change, from Peter Drucker to Peter Senge and Ari de Geus. He went deeper, into the study of chaos and systems theory, Eastern thought and martial arts, eventually earning a black belt in Ueshiba Aikido. For 12 years he has written a regular column for Physician Executive, the Journal of the American College of Physician Executives. He was a founding member of the International Health Futures Network and the principal author of the landmark healthcare forecast, ‘Technological Advances and the Next 50 Years of Cardiology’ Journal of the American College of Cardiology (vol. 35, no. 4, 2000).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Among the earliest denizens of cyberspace, Joe Flower speaks at prestigious events for organisations both inside and outside healthcare because of how deeply and broadly this changing industry is affecting everyone. Given that he tracks international trends, partly as a way to understand the US system better, he has brought value to organizations in countries as widespread as Canada, the UK and China. Among his many clients are the World Health Organization, the Global Business Network, most U.S. state hospital associations and the UK National Health Service.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Joe expertly communicates many examples of intelligent adaptation in the industry and ways in which entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders and professionals can take their own steps to make a uniquely influential difference to the future of healthcare right now. Tailoring each presentation, he can draw that future image for each segment of the industry and each market. A do not miss speaker! He stimulates, challenges, inspires and educates elite groups.[/expand]
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Futurologist with an in depth analysis of future trends and predicts the impact of future technologies on business and society

Dr. Ian Pearson works for Futurizon as their futurologist, having previously been with BT until 2007, and concentrates on mapping the progress of new developments throughout information technology, considering both technological and social implications. As a futurologist he speaks on all aspects of the future, across the whole field of industry and commerce, government and society. He has received many awards for his papers, written several books and has made approximately 400 TV and radio appearances.

“Renowned futurologist”

[expand title=”In detail”] Ian Pearson graduated in 1981 from Queens University, Belfast. He spent four years in Shorts Missile Systems, in many different disciplines from mechanical engineering to battlefield strategy simulation. He was BT’s Futurologist for 16 years, keeping track of developments across the whole field of technology and informing BT on emerging opportunities and threats. He is a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, the Royal Society of Arts and the Institute of Nanotechnology.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Ian’s focuses on tracking developments across the whole field of technology and society, figuring out where it is all going next, and how that will affect our everyday lives. In his presentations he offers in depth analysis of future trends and predicts the impact of future technologies on business and society. Recognised as being creative, he is often involved in shorter consultancy jobs and workshops for other business areas.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An experienced media personality, Ian is well used to delivering the goods in front of a live audiences. His presentations are stimulating and filled with provocative views on the impact of future technology on business and society, attracting much media attention.[/expand]
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Expert on Cloning

Ian Wilmut is an English embryologist and is currently one of the leaders of the Queen’s Medical Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known as the man who played a supervisory role in the team that in 1996 first cloned a mammal, a Finn Dorset lamb named “Dolly”. Dolly was the first clone derived from adult cells. She died early, in 2003, at 6 years old. In 2005, Ian received the licence to clone human embryos for research that may one day help find a cure for motor neuron disease. In 2008 he received the Honour of Knighthood for his services to science.

“Dr Wilmut offers his audiences an insight into a future that only a short while ago was considered science-fiction.”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1971 he received a Ph. D. in animal genetic engineering from Darwin College, University of Cambridge. At Darwin College, Cambridge, Wilmut met researcher Chris Porge who had discovered how to freeze cells in 1949. Wilmut became fascinated with the research. Wilmut was awarded a Ph.D. in 1971; his subsequent research in Cambridge led to the birth of the first calf from a frozen embryo – “Frosty” – in 1973.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]He tackles the question of cloning ethics in his presentations, whilst outlining the future of research in the field, previewing the incredible progress which will ensue in pharmacology, genetics, husbandry and agriculture. In his lectures, he also explores the future benefits of cloning technology and how it will lead the way to countless new advances in every area of science.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Engaging and eye-opening, Dr Wilmut’s stimulating presentations shatter pre-conceived ideas and open up audiences’ minds to a world of new scientific possibilities in the near future.[/expand]
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One of the Leading Web Futurists

Jeff Jarvis is the creator of the popular weblog BuzzMachine, which tracks developments in new media, and is now co-host on This Week in Google, a TWiT.tv show about cloud computing and social networking. He gained national notoriety when he wrote about his negative experiences in dealing with Dell Computer’s customer support system on his website.

Named one of 100 worldwide media leaders by the World Economic Forum at Davos in 2007 & 2008

[expand title=”In detail”] Jeff Jarvis was one of the first to report on the aftermath at the World Trade Center attacks, having just arrived on the last train from New Jersey as the first plane struck. The experience was what spurred him on to his new “career” as a blogger. He is the former television critic for TV Guide and People magazine, creator of Entertainment Weekly, Sunday editor and associate publisher of the New York Daily News, and a columnist on the San Francisco Examiner. He has appeared frequently on TV and radio, including ABC’s 20/20 and World News Tonight, CNN’s Reliable Sources, MSNBC (where he was a regular blog contributor), Fox News, Oprah, PBS’ News Hour, CNBC’s Kudlow & Company and The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, the BBC, Sky News (where he is a regular contributor), and public radio’s Marketwatch and Morning Edition.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]One of the few new-media consultant types who came over from old media, highly respected blogger, media commentator and thought leader, Jeff Jarvis has been a consultant and guru to companies that range from The New York Times Company to General Motors, and is a frequent keynote speaker and business leadership speaker for companies and at conferences around the globe, most notably at the World Economic Forum at Davos. In talks, he provides an indispensable manual for survival and success and asks the most important question today’s leaders, in any industry, can ask themselves: What would Google do?[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Jeff Jarvis’ style is personal and immediate. He’s has a natural charisma, with an ability to entwine his life and those of the rest of us in his musings. He expertly presents his ideas for surviving and prospering in the Internet age, with its new set of rules for emerging technologies as well as industries such as retail, manufacturing, and service.[/expand]
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Leading Innovator, Director of Game Research & Development, Institute for the Future

Jane McGonigal is a brilliant designer of online mass roleplaying games. She’s also on the forefront of academic research on societal development and computer gaming. She is best known for creating games that inspire global-scale collaboration and collective intelligences. Most recently, she directed the world’s first massively multiplayer forecasting game Superstruct, which brought together more than 7000 future forecasters from 90 countries to tackle real-world problems such as pandemics, food systems, and climate change. The Association of Professional Futurists honoured Superstruct as the “Most Important Futures Work of 2008”.

“The leading innovator in the field of game design for future forecasting and problem solving”

[expand title=”In detail”] Jane McGonigal has a PhD from UC Berkeley in performance studies. A pioneer in the field of “alternate reality gaming”, her previous projects include The Lost Ring, World Without Oil, Cruel 2 B Kind, and I Love Bees. She is an expert on applying game design and game theory to real work and real business, and has consulted and developed internal game workshops for leading technology companies in Asia, Europe, and the U.S., as well as more than a dozen Fortune Global 500 Companies. A recent project, co-sponsored by the 2008 Olympics and McDonalds, was a global immersive adventure titled, The Lost Ring.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]World-renowned game designer and futurist Jane McGonigal takes play seriously. Hailed as one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company, she has studied how games change lives, spending a lot of my time figuring out how the games we play today shape our real-world future. In her highly sought-after presentations she discusses how games optimize human ability and demonstrates how games can harness the power of collective intelligence to solve real-world problems. She studies the power of games to impact the real-world — and she creates games that do just that.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]A very compelling, funny and engaging speaker, Jane McGonigal has a wonderfully contagious combination of energy, imagination and positivity, leaving her audiences excited and inspired by her talks. Jane is trying to make sure that a game developer wins a Nobel Prize by the year 2032.[/expand]
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