The Leading Speakers Bureau

Worldwide Recognised Business Guru

Alf Rehn is a worldwide recognised business guru. The Times called him “star of the future”. He has a chair of management and organization, a professorship of innovation and entrepreneurship, and an odd outlook on life. In addition to this he is active as a columnist, an author, and a sought-after speaker. Currently, Alf holds a chair of management and organization at Åbo Akademi University in Finland, a professorship of innovation and entrepreneurship at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.

“One of Europe’s top young management scholars”

[expand title=”In detail”] Alf is with 31 one of the youngest full professors in Scandinavia. His research focuses on novel ways to understand management, organization and economy, and has been published in leading academic journals such as Creativity and Innovation Management, Group and Organization Management. He has contributed to works such as the Routledge Companion to Creativity and the Sage International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. He is on the editorial board of several top management journals and edits a book series at a prominent Scandinavian publisher. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As a speaker and consultant, Alf has worked with major business conferences, global industry, finance and insurance companies, CIO’s, pharmaceuticals and the high-tech industry, as well as mentored a series of start-ups. In doing so he has talked about things as far apart as discussing novel ways to develop city economies, economy as entertainment, cannibalism as strategy and going beyond creativity. In addition, he has appeared on TV talking about things such as business language, boredom in organizations, extreme wealth and new business models. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Rather than presenting the same buzzword everyone else does, Alf challenges audience’s thinking. At times provocative and always engaging, he represents a fresh new way of thinking about business.[/expand]
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The World’s Leading Geo-Strategist, Author

Parag Khanna is a geo-strategic, world-traveller and author. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, Senior Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, Visiting Fellow at LSE IDEAS and Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a global advisory firm providing insight into the implications of emerging technologies.

“Parag Khanna is the leading next-generation voice on the future global affairs”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 2008, Parag was named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century,” and one of fifteen individuals featured in WIRED magazine’s “Smart List.” He is widely published and quoted in media around the world such as the New York Times, TIME, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal, and appears regularly on CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, PBS, and NPR. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, and Bachelors and Masters degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Parag Khanna provides tailored geostrategic guidance for companies to enhance their position in key markets and achieve long-term growth. He discusses how innovations in key leading sectors are rapidly translating into geo-economic and geopolitical shifts address the challenges of economic uncertainty, political stability, and socioeconomic stress. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Khanna’s tailored roadmaps provide wise and pragmatic guidance to corporations and other actors across all sectors.[/expand]
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Senior Manager, Sustainable Agriculture, The Coca-Cola Company

Dr. Ernesto Brovelli is the Senior Manager of Sustainable Agriculture at The Coca-Cola Company and President of SAI (Sustainable Agriculture Initiative). Dr. Brovelli also serves as ad-honorem professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Horticultural Sciences. He has been granted five patents related to the industrial use of plants and has been awarded two corporate creativity recognitions. He has authored more than 40 publications and is a frequent speaker at conferences and symposia. Dr. Brovelli also serves on the World Economic Forum’s ‘New Vision for Agriculture’ board and on the board of overseers for Rollins School of Business. He is an active collaborator in Field-to-Market, IFT, and IFAMA. Dr. Brovelli holds degrees in Agronomy, Horticulture and Food Science and is a former Rotary Foundation and Japan International Cooperation Agency scholar.

“Ernesto Brovelli spearheads a number of sustainable agriculture initiatives”

[expand title=”In detail”] Ernesto Brovelli has a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy from the University of Rosario in Argentina, a Master of Science in horticulture with a minor in food science from the University of Nebraska, and holds a doctorate in horticulture with a minor in food science from the University of Florida. He is a Rotary Foundation and a Japan International Cooperation Agency scholar. He holds five patents related to the industrial use of plants and has been awarded two corporate creativity recognitions.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Ernesto Brovelli’s position and involvement in TCCC’s activities in sustainability make him uniquely prepared to discuss how issues of sustainability in agriculture affect food companies globally, among other pressing issues today.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Ernesto Brovelli’s insightful presentations are delivered in a clear and digestible style.[/expand]
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Leading Authority in Post Conflict Reconstruction

Stefan Wolff specialises in post-conflict reconstruction of deeply divided and war-torn societies. He has extensive expertise in Northern Ireland, the Balkans and the Middle East, and has also worked on a wide range of other conflicts elsewhere, including Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Bridging the divide between academia and policy-making, Stefan advises national and international governmental and non-governmental organisations and the private sector. He is part of a small team of experts studying and developing complex institutional design solutions for self-determination conflicts. He is also coordinating a research group examining the influence of external factors on the development and stability of ethnic autonomy regimes.

[expand title=”In detail”] Stefan is a Reader in the Department of European Studies at the University of Bath. He holds a Masters Degree from Magdalene College, Cambridge, and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

As convener of the Ethnopolitics Specialist Group an international team of scholars and practitioners working on issues related to the prevention, management and settlement of ethnic and religious conflicts and sponsored by the UK’s Political Studies Association, Stefan has built a global network of professionals with a wide range of geographic and topical expertise.

He is currently working on the development of a comprehensive strategy to involve the private sector into peace-building in the Middle East. For the past two years, he has also been instrumental in developing and implementing a multiyear institutional reform and training programme for the Western Balkan countries aimed at government officials, journalists and leaders from the private and non-profit sectors the programme focuses on the significance of regional and European integration and provides participants with the skills and knowledge to prepare for eventual accession to the European Union while simultaneously fostering closer links between them in order to better address problems of a regional dimension and establish mechanisms of non-violent conflict regulation.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]He is frequently invited as plenary speaker to conferences and workshops throughout the world as well as advising and speaking at private company gatherings. Stefan is highly regarding as a leading expert in his field and is in constant demand by corporations and governments eager to exploit his expertise.[/expand]
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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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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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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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Expert on Social Media, Technology & Digital Strategies

Tiffany St James is a social technologist and digital strategist advising governments and industry on greater digital competency. Her achievements in digital and social media: She launched the world’s first social media monitoring laboratory now used for a global advertising agency. The Former Head of Public Participation (Social Media) for the UK Government, the only role of its kind in the world. She wrote social media policy and guidance for the UK Govt and delivered civil service training.

“One of the UK’s leading Social Media experts”

[expand title=”In detail”] Now a social media digital strategist for leading technology companies and projects Tiffany works for The Guardian, Microsoft, Channel4 and Euro RSCG London. She also advises the Speaker of the House of Commons on Public Engagement and is Special Advisor to The British Interactive Media Association. Tiffany launched data.gov.uk the UK Government’s data repository and the largest in the world working with Sir Tim Berners-Lee[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Tiffany works with sponsors, producers and corporate clients to ensure her presentations take them on an interesting journey of discovery in digital and social media. She bringing campaigns to life, finds useful, entertaining and relevant examples, grounds technology and its application and inspires use through practical and useful strategy and guidance.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Tiffany is renowned for her clear and fluent speaking style and abundance of practical examples. She continues to be in great demand by corporate clients the world over.[/expand]
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Authority on Executive Development

Professor Prabhu Guptara is one of the leading experts on executive development, being the Head of Wolfsberg Executive Development Centre. He is visiting professor at the most prestigious universities, such as Harvard, the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and business schools around the world and is Chairman of the Career Innovation Group. He writes frequently for the Financial Times, The Guardian, and The Times.

“Prof. Guptara is challenging in his ability to observe the world in a global context”

[expand title=”In detail”] Professor Guptara is founder and chairman of the management consultancy Advance. He is Freeman of the City of London and of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists, fellow of the Institute of Directors, of the Institute of Personnel and Development, of the Royal Commonwealth Society, as well as of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts Commerce and Manufacturers.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Professor Guptara is a widely recognised authority on leadership, long range trends and comparative and cross-cultural ethics. He specializes in exploring the relationship and effects which technology has on societies around the world and is responsible for the Wolfsberg Think Tanks dealing with a wide variety of market and global issues.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A charismatic speaker Professor Guptara delivers valuable insights into executive development, providing astute analyses and predictions about the future of work and other global concerns.[/expand]
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Deputy Chairman of the Government of India’s Planning Commission

Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is one of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s closest economic advisors. He is Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission for India, a position he has held since 2004. He spent ten years at the World Bank earlier in his career and has published numerous articles on development and global economic issues. He has been a member of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty, since 2007. In 2010, he was a serious candidate to be the probable successor to IMF incumbent Mr. Kahn.

“Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is India’s chief policy advisor”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia graduated with a B.A. (Hons) degree from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, University of Delhi. After Oxford, he joined the World Bank, becoming the youngest “Division Chief” at age 28 in the World Bank’s bureaucracy. He returned after several years to become a lateral entrant into the Indian Administrative Service. Prior to taking up his position at the IMF, he was a Member of the Planning Commission in New Delhi as well as a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. He had previously served as Finance Secretary at Ministry of Finance, Secretary at Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce Secretary, Special Secretary to Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia stimulates interest in and knowledge about India, and discusses and debates the most pressing issues facing India today. He discusses his role in advancing India’s recent policies of liberalization and provides expert analysis of India’s growing role in the world economy. In addition to his Planning Commission and advisory roles, Mr. Ahluwalia also attends the G-20 summits for India that have now become the primary forum for global economic leadership.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia generates tremendous excitement as a respected and expert speaker on various current global and local issues.[/expand]
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