The Leading Speakers Bureau

A Commentator on Climate Change and Europe’s Leading Futurist

The hottest topic around continues to be Global Warming and the challenges climate change will bring to the Global Population. Ray Hammond’s 2005 published novel ‘Extinction’ focused on these issues and confirmed his amazing ability to take his readers forward to a world which we are now accepting may one day become reality. Through ‘Extinction’ Ray has been nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2007.Living in the future is a way of life for Ray and as the environment continues to be threatened few commentators are better equipped to communicate how the future will look.

“I listened with great interest to Ray Hammond earlier and I made a note of the seven key drivers of the future he has identified.I am speaking in New York tomorrow and I intend to steal all seven of Ray’s drivers for that speech – and for all the speeches I make after that.”

– Jack Welch, ex CEO and Executive Chairman of General Electric

[expand title=”In detail”] Based in London, Ray is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.), a contributing editor to the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, U.S.A. and a visiting lecturer at the London Business School. In February 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation (F.W.I.F.), a Swiss-registered charity which counts 91 Nobel-laureate scientists among its 3,000 strong fellowship. The W.I.F.’s mission is to provide advice to national democratic governments about the application of science for the benefit of future society. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As an inspirational keynote and motivational speaker, Ray Hammond is in worldwide demand by business, government and non-government organizations keen to hear his accurate predictions about how climate changes will affect the way we do business and the far reaching implications both socially, economically and politically around the globe.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Ray is a stunningly gifted free-form speaker who requires no slides, notes or AV props to enthral an audience! He projects real warmth and dynamism and, using plain language he cuts through complex technical issues, new innovations and business concepts. A natural inspirational orator, Ray steps down into his audiences around the world to motivate and personally inspire them.[/expand]
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Leading Strategic Advisor on Branding Excellence

Martin Roll is founder and CEO of VentureRepublic, the leading strategic advisory firm on Branding Excellence to corporate boards and top-management teams in multiple industries across Asia Pacific and Europe. Martin brings 15 years of senior experience from the global advertising industry, and he also served as Chief Marketing Officer for a global technology company and a healthcare company. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and divides his time between Asia and Europe.

“Martin was instrumental in supporting our initiative, and particularly in focusing the audience”
Andrea Ragnetti, Chief Marketing Officer, Royal Philips Electronics

[expand title=”In detail”] Martin Roll is Visiting Professor in Strategic Brand Management at the China European International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai recently ranked the top Executive Education in Asia by Financial Times. He is guest lecturer at INSEAD, and he also lectured at The Danish Marketing Association, the Danish Design Academy and the Copenhagen Business School.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Martin delivers the combined value of an experienced international branding strategist, a senior advisor to boards and management teams and an internationally renowned speaker and sought-after workshop host.[/expand]
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Best-selling Author, Global Business Strategist and Expert on Radical Innovation

Rowan Gibson is widely recognised as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation. The media have labelled him “Mr. Innovation”, “the Innovation Grandmaster”, “the W. Edwards Deming of innovation” and “a guru among the gurus”. Rowan is co-founder of www.innovationexcellence.com – the world’s most popular innovation website. The portal, which builds on an international group of over 12,000 members from over 175 countries, offers an arsenal of resources from today’s innovation thought leaders and practitioners that is aimed at helping every company achieve innovation excellence.

“Rowan is one of the world’s most in-demand speakers”

[expand title=”In detail”] Over the last two decades, Rowan’s international clients have included some of the world’s largest and most successful organisations. His media appearances include Forbes, CNN, BusinessWeek and BBC World Service. He is the internationally bestselling author of two major books on business strategy and innovation, which have been translated in over 20 languages. His books, articles, interviews and columns have been widely read around the globe and he has been interviewed extensively on television and radio, as well as in the international press, and appeared in several business documentaries.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Rowan Gibson offers presentations teeming with provocative, illuminating ideas, good questions, fresh insights, and alternative ways of thinking. He shows audiences how to seize new growth opportunities, create new markets and even transform entire industries by recalibrating their whole organisational system around the paradigm of innovation.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Rowan’s keynote speeches, executive sessions and innovation masterclasses are tailor-made to fit each audience, industry sector and event format. He endeavours, wherever possible, to use business cases and examples that are relevant to the specific audience. He uses very graphic PowerPoint slides – each typically features just one powerful image and a single statement – which makes his presentations extremely dynamic. [/expand]
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World leading expert on Branding

Martin Lindstrom is a world leading expert on branding. He is also one of the most requested Marketing keynote speakers. Since defining ten revolutionary branding rules he has provided brand building advice to a host of international organisations. His latest book ‘Buy.ology’ looks at how the brain interprets branding. TIME magazine announced that Martin Lindstrom one of the world’s 100 most influential people of 2009.

A master on the power of Brands

[expand title=”In detail”] Until 2001 he was world-wide Chief Operating Officer for BTLookSmart. He is founder and CEO of ZIVO, Australia/Asia’s largest Internet solution company, and co-founder of BBDO Interactive Europe -later renamed Framfab- Europe’s largest Internet solution company. He is also a member of several international boards including Wotch, Hitwise and eKit.com. Martin has published a number of books that have focused on Branding notably ‘Clicks, Bricks and Brands’ and more recently ‘Brand Sense’, which looks at the correlation of how our 5 senses influence our buying decisions.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you as a keynote speaker”]Martin Lindstrom has been on the speaking circuit for a number of years. A visionary and an educator in the rapidly growing field of on- and off-line branding, he unveils how to use emerging techniques for building strong, international brands. From his latest work, the concept of sensory branding, the untapped branding potential, you will learn how to identify the next generation of brand building as well as the required step by step actions on how to establish a solid sensory branding strategy.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents as a keynote speaker”]His high energy and brain power are truly infectious. You will be roused into action by his stimulating presentations. He also delivers consultancy packages, in-house training and 1 to 1 consultancy. He is also part of our Most Popular keynote speakers list[/expand]
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Globally Recognised Expert on Customer Service, Customer Experience, Talent Management

Larry Hochman is one of the most popular keynote speakers in the world. He previously held a number of senior positions at British Airways and the loyalty management company Airmiles in both New York and London. A pioneer of corporate mentoring in Europe, he has been the personal mentor to many global Chief Executives. In his new book ‘The Relationship Revolution’, he argues that at this defining moment commercial success will not be determined by size. Instead, it will be determined by focus, and competence, execution and delivery. In an age where you’re unlikely to win in the long-term by competing on price, and where products can easily be copied, customer relationships are your true source of sustained competitive advantage. To survive, he argues, businesses will need to focus on something that cannot be replicated by anyone else.

“Putting the customer at the heart of everything that is said, done, promised and DELIVERED is the key to success of every enterprise.” Larry Hochman

[expand title=”In detail”] His roles at British Airways included Director of Customer Service & Director of People & Culture. Larry was the first person in Britain to hold this title.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Larry Hochman uses his vast insights to help companies develop a competitive advantage by focusing attention on the needs of their customers and their people. His ability to spot future trends has turned his experiences and theories into tangible business successes around the globe. His presentation on Relationship Economics gives invaluable insights. Larry demonstrates the keys to succeed in the post-recession era and why more than ever your relationship skills will differentiate your business from that of your competitors. His many years of practical experience and hands on decision making at British Airways and AirMiles make his presentations truly unique.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Articulate and charismatic, Larry is globally recognized as a leading authority on the future trends of customer service, leadership, business transformation, globalisation, talent management and on the development of effective people and culture in organizations. His presentations are inspirational and highly motivating.[/expand]
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Leading Business Advisor, Author and Leadership speaker

Ram Charan is an acclaimed business advisor, consultant and a well-known author. He is famous among senior executives for his ability to solve difficult business problems. For more than thirty-five years, Dr. Charan has worked behind the scenes with top executives at some of the world’s most successful companies advising them on their business strategies. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

“…even more than his dedication, it’s his insights that have won him the ear of hundreds of top managers…” Fast Company

Ram Charan has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Charan’s started his business career as a teenager working in a family shoe shop in India. He received an engineering degree, an MBA and doctorate degree from Harvard Business School. After his doctorate degree, he served on the Harvard Business School faculty. He has taught for 30 years at the General Electrics (GE) Leadership Centre at Crotonville and is the recipient of their Bell Ringer Award (Best Teacher). He also won Best Teacher Award at Wharton and Northwestern and was among Business Week’s top ten resources for in-house executive development programmes.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Charan is well known for providing advice that is down to earth and relevant and that takes into account the real-world complexities of business. Drawing from his extensive knowledge he gained from working with hundreds of organizations, Ram Charan not only advises businesses on their strategies but also provides them with the tools that are necessary to drive success and achieve profitable growth.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Ram Charan’s energetic and interactive sessions are filled with a host of highly useful information, yet are delivered in an easily digestible format and offer invaluable advice to top business leaders around the world. He is also part of our Top Leadership speakers.[/expand]
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A Leading Expert on Customer Experience

Shaun has been a catalyst in expanding management focus from the tactical issues of customer service to the wider of customer experience. Shaun now runs his own customer experience consultancy, Smith+co, which is firmly rooted in the ‘keep it simple’ ethos. Over the last 25 years, Shaun has built up a wealth of practical experience with organisations throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and the US, working with senior executive teams on key issues such as brand strategy and implementation, leadership, customer experience and organisational alignment.

“Shaun is one of the world’s most recognised experts on Customer Experience”

[expand title=”In detail”] Shaun began his career in the airline industry, where he became Head of Customer Service, Sales and Marketing Training worldwide for British Airways’ highly acclaimed ‘Putting People First’ service and culture change programme. During this time he launched a British Airways subsidiary company offering training services to the travel trade. Shaun has appeared on the Ask the Expert programme on CNBC and was also recently voted one of the top business speakers in the UK.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Shaun has consulted leading international companies developing strategies for their change to a customer focus culture, building the internal capability to sustain the change and management change.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Shaun is an inspirational speaker, he doesn’t talk paradigms, complex methodologies or seven magic bullets; instead his approach is refreshingly straightforward, always pragmatic and at times, controversial. [/expand]
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Expert on Leadership and Former General Secretary for the UK TGWU

Lord Bill Morris is renowned for his achievements as one of the UK’s most prominent union leaders. Now retired from the TGWU, he is involved in a range of activities. These include being a member of The Panel for Mergers and Takeovers, Chair of Midland Heart and serving as a lay Judge on the Employment Appeals Council. He is a regular broadcaster on current social, economic and political issues, and he presented a BBC Radio Four series, Workaday World which looked at the changing patterns of work in the UK and further a field.

”Diversity is the compass which guides our moral pathway”
Bill Morris

[expand title=”In detail”] Former non-Executive Director of the Bank of England and the Unity Trust Bank, Bill also served on the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Advisory Councils of the BBC and IBA. His lifelong enthusiasm for education has led to numerous honorary degrees, and he is Chancellor of the University of Technology in Jamaica and Stafford University. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A “people’s champion”, as the most skilled negotiator and confirmed social reformer, he can guide audiences through the challenges of change like no other. He offers unique perspectives of globalisation and the changing world and his leadership qualities, skills as a negotiator and political acumen have made him a force to be reckoned with.[/expand]
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Expert on the Middle East and Former Israeli Deputy National Security Adviser

Professor Chuck Freilich is a highly respected specialist on the Middle East. As co-director of a Middle Eastern affairs consultancy, his primary areas of expertise are US-Mid East policy and Israeli national security policy. He teaches political science at Tel Aviv and Hebrew Universities and is also a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, where he is writing a book on Israeli national security decision making.

“A revitalized U.S.-Israel strategic dialogue is more vital than ever”

[expand title=”In detail”] Professor Freilich was Israeli’s Deputy National Security Adviser and a Senior Analyst at the Israel Ministry of Defense, focusing on strategic affairs. He was Policy Advisor to a cabinet minister and a Delegate at the Israeli Mission to the UN. He was also the Executive Director of two non profit organizations and served in the Israel Defense Forces for five years (reserve major). Prof. Freilich earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Few are better positioned to talk in depth about the current state of the political and economic situation in the Middle East than Chuck Freilich. With a wealth of hands on experience he offers an insider’s perspective to businesses, not only of US/Middle East relations but also of the opportunities that will present themselves to the region in the future.[/expand]
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Olympic Coach and Gold Medal Winning Rower

Few Olympians have made the transition from athlete to coach as smoothly as Tim Foster. After achieving his goal of winning a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 Tim Foster retired from international rowing. Continuing to be involved in the sport at the highest level, Tim joined the UK Sport-sponsored Elite Coach Programme in 2004. In January 2007, he became the Head Coach of the Swiss national rowing squad.

“Tim Foster is one of the UK’s most determined and dedicated athletes”

[expand title=”In detail”] Tim Foster began rowing at Bedford Modern School and competed in the Junior World Rowing Championships in 1987 and 1988. In the latter he competed in a pair with a Matthew Pinsent. He became the first British rower to win gold medals at two consecutive Junior Worlds. From there he proceeded into the senior squad.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]The quintessential Olympic champion Tim is a great motivator and using the lessons he learned on the way to achieving his Olympic gold medal, he shows audiences how to achieve their own goals and sets them on the path to winning ways both on a professional and personal basis.[/expand]
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