The Leading Speakers Bureau

CEO of Three Oaks Investments and Former Senior Counselor to the White House

Ginger Lew is CEO of Three Oaks Investments LLC a consulting firm that provides advice to start up companies. Until October 2011, she served as Senior Counselor to the White House National Economic Council. She provided economic policy advice on a broad range of matters, including innovation, commercialisation, small business, capital access and formation of entrepreneurship policies. She was also appointed by Secretary Clinton to serve on the Board of Governors of the East West Centre.

“Ms. Lew was the primary architect of the Administration’s policies regarding the important role of women/gender integration as an engine for economic growth”

[expand title=”In detail”] From 1998 to 2009, Ms. Lew was the CEO of TDF, a communications venture fund and a venture advisor to Amplifier Venture Partners. She also was a member and co-chair of the NASDAQ Listing Council. She has served on the boards of publicly traded companies, private companies and not for profit organisations. She chaired the White House Regional Innovation Clusters Group which focused on high growth opportunities created through the integration of innovation, industry specialisation and geographic proximity. She also co-chaired the White House Interagency Group on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Ginger Lew shares her insights and perspectives about what it takes to be successful in business. She genuinely believes in helping small businesses and specially in advising the entrepreneurial spirit.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Ms. Lew has a charming, commonsense speaking style and a wealth of wisdom and invaluable insights which make her a highly sought after speaker. [/expand]
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Expert on Innovation & the Future of Media, Author, Publisher & TV Presenter

Florian Langenscheidt is widely respected for his innovative approach to publishing, the future of new media, and consequently the future of e-business. He is also a successful children’s book author and holds prestigious chairs and board memberships with organisations such as Transatlantic Ventures AG, buecher.de AG, the BDI Committee for Multimedia and Telecommunications. He is TV-host of the Münchner Runde talk show, Bavarian TV and nachtclub (since 1992).

“One of the Germany’s most important media experts”

[expand title=”In detail”] Born in Berlin to the Langenscheidt dynasty, whose name has become synonymous with the famous dictionary group, Florian took on the running of the 150 year-old family business in 1990, the Langenscheidt Publishing Group. A graduate of Harvard University and MBA holder from INSEAD, Langenscheidt was Chairman of the study group “Initiative Future” in Germany from 1996-1999, founding spokesman for the study group “Electronic Publishing” and columnist of Capital. Florian is also an active promoter of reading and a Board Member of the German Children and Youth Foundation in Germany. He has devoted his time to the global children’s organisation “Children for a Better World” and serves on the Board of Trustees for the World-Wide Fund for Nature.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Langenscheidt is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities in Germany on Innovation & the Future of Media. His numerous speeches at home and abroad are concerned with optimism, values, family companies, trademarks, school, education, luck and Germany. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Florian Langenscheidt engages his audience with a unique “return to innocence” theme whilst discussing the trendiest topics of innovation and future media. Though far advanced into the world of the e-book, Florian Langenscheidt still believes in the emotional experience of reading a book. “You hold it, you smell it, you feel it!”. He delights audiences with his humorous and entertaining style.[/expand]
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Music Industry Entrepreneur, MD of Leighton-Pope Organisation

Carl Leighton-Pope has carved a successful business career as an entrepreneur in the dynamic yet demanding worlds of music and entertainment. From the early 70s through to the present, Leighton-Pope has always been at the forefront of the music business and at various times has been agent for many leading performers. Currently agent for Bryan Adams and Michael Bublé as well as Crusty Demons, a fully choreographed freestyle motocross show, and the Harlem Globetrotters, Carl has also enjoyed success touring Van Morrison and Bonnie Tyler.

“It’s not about the money; it’s about being at the event, being at the show”

[expand title=”In detail”] Carl Leighton-Pope’s early years in the music industry started with the NEMS agency where he signed many of the leading groups that were popular in the 70s. In the 1980s, Carl’s entrepreneurial ambitions were revealed and he founded a management company and a record company finding business and financial success through working with many famous names.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]The recent years have seen many changes in the music business and few people understand the effects of those changes better than Carl Leighton-Pope. As a successful businessman, entrepreneur and multi-millionaire, Carl Leighton-Pope delivers invaluable advice on how to build a business, how to sustain success and the pitfalls to be aware of.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]As a speaker, Leighton-Pope is a natural communicator. Connecting immediately with the audience, his speeches are punchy, full of anecdotes, thought-provoking and delivered in a style that is direct yet full of humour.[/expand]
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Family & Business Management Consultant

Dr. Randel Carlock researches and teaches about entrepreneurship and family business based on his experience as a CEO, management professor, consultant and psychotherapist. Randel is an insightful coach and advisor providing personal and professional counselling services for global family enterprises and corporations. He currently specialises in Asia, Europe and the Middle East enterprises.

“A Leading Expert on Family Management Skills”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Carlock has 25 years of management and leadership experience serving first as an executive with a New York Stock Exchange family business, Dayton-Hudson (now Target Corporation) and as a CEO and Chairman of four companies he created including a NASDAQ listed corporation. Previously he was the first Opus Professor of Family Enterprise and founder of the family business centre at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN (USA).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Carlock´s expertise allows him to clearly interpret the issues that so often create tensions in family business. He has the ability to quickly identify and demystify the challenges and to find and apply innovative and practical strategic solutions with his unbiased external advise and expertise. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Dr. Carlock’s presentations are packed with a rich source of actionable information which he expresses with clarity and precision. [/expand]
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An Authority on Leadership and Accomplished Business Strategist

Allen Pathmarajah is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, of the Marketing Institute of Singapore and the Singapore Human Resources Institute. He has extensive experience in Financial Services, Industry and Management Consultancy. In addition, he is the Chairman and Director of several public-listed and private companies in Singapore and overseas, as well as being a member of several government, professional and charitable committees.

“An inspirational business leader”

[expand title=”In detail”] Allen was for over 22 years, with the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Group (OCBC), initially as the Executive Director of Specialists Services and concurrently Special Assistant to the Group Chairman. Thereafter for 12 years he was with Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd as General Manager and subsequently as Managing Director. He continued as a Director until May 1998. He was also an Adjunct Professor at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Allen gives effective and practical management consulting advice. His unique combination of leadership, current affairs and business achievements make him an internationally sought after speaker.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Allen‘s presentations are very practical and engaging, full of real life examples and experiences.[/expand]
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Strategy Implementation Specialist & CEO of Bridges Business Consultancy

Robin Speculand is a strategy implementation specialist and the CEO of Bridges Business Consultancy Int., which specialises in making strategy come alive. His work has been featured on media channels such as the BBC Global, the Financial Times and various other TV, radio and business magazines. Based in Asia-Pacific since 1989, Robin has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, USA, Australia, Macau and Hong Kong.

“Robin is a specialist in the implementation of strategies in organisations.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Before founding Bridges, he was Asia Pacific Regional Vice President for Citigroup. He holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore. Robin is the founder and president of Business Roundtable for Innovative Management, a Singapore-based management think tank and a founding member of Asia Speakers Association. He has worked with management teams worldwide.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Robin is a senior advisor to boards and management teams and an internationally renowned keynote speaker and sought-after facilitator. He demonstrates how strategies can be developed to benefit from globalisation.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Robin has gained a reputation as a masterful event facilitator, brilliant raconteur as well as an engaging and knowledgeable keynote speaker. In his tailored and well researched presentations he includes invaluable advice on successfully implementing strategies by “making your strategy come alive and turning it on”. [/expand]
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Co Director of Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, Broadcaster

Kevin Fong is a doctor of medicine with a special interest in human space exploration and extreme environment physiology. He currently works as a consultant anaesthetist at University College London Hospital, is founder and associate director of the Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine and a broadcaster. He is best known for his television appearances. He is currently hosting Channel 4’s Extreme A&E.

“Dr. Kevin Fong has rapidly become the face of Science on television”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Kevin Fong holds degrees in medicine, astrophysics and engineering and is an honorary senior lecturer in physiology at University College London. He has completed specialist training in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, has worked with NASA’s Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Office at Johnson Space Centre in Houston and the Medical Operations Group at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral. He was awarded by the UK’s National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) which allowed him to continue his work with NASA.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Kevin is an innovative corporate speaker and he writes a regular column for the Times Higher Education magazine. He shares with his audiences the importance of the growing role in space exploration, including science in education and the prospect of manned spaceflight.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Kevin is a considerable asset to any event as an eloquent and engaging speaker. With his professional and friendly style he distills scientific processes, theories, and issues into language that worldwide audiences can easily understand.[/expand]
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Iconic Singer, Writer, Symbol of Enduring Excellence, Dedicated Activist & Campaigner

Annie Lennox OBE is one of the world’s most renowned singer songwriters, formerly with the Eurythmics. She is celebrated as an innovator, an icon, and a symbol of enduring excellence. Annie’s music career is peerless with over 80 million record sales to date. In 2011, Annie received an OBE in the New Years Honours list. Throughout her career she has been honoured with prestigious awards in recognition for both her brilliant music and the great campaigning work she does for humanitarian causes around the world.

“After personally witnessing Nelson Mandela describing the African HIV AIDS pandemic as a genocide, with women and children being the frontline victims, I set out to try and do something” Annie Lennox

[expand title=”In detail”] Eurythmics released their first album, in 1981, but it was not until the worldwide success of their second album, (Sweet Dreams Are Made of This) in 1983, that Eurythmics became the musical phenomenon we know today. In 2007 Annie released her much-anticipated album, Songs of Mass Destruction to critical acclaim. The album featured SING a new song featuring 23 or the world’s most acclaimed female superstars, invited by Annie to appear on the record to help draw attention to the HIV AIDS pandemic. Now, the SING campaign continues to raise funds and awareness in order to contribute to support and change. In addition to that, Annie is an Ambassador for UNAIDS, Oxfam, Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Campaign, Amnesty International, The British Red Cross, as well as supporting numerous other organisations.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Annie Lennox uses her unique voice to fight stigma and bring about change. A tireless campaigner against HIV/AIDS in South Africa and its impact on women’s and children’s lives, she openly shares her experiences in South Africa and her fight against the HIV / AIDS epidemic at prestigious worldwide events including TEDGlobal 2010, having already raised 2 million dollars so far through her SING campaign.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]The most successful female British pop musician in history, Annie Lennox is a highly motivational and passionate speaker who powerfully and emotively explains the action everyone can take in fighting the pandemic. Drawing on her talents, she combines music and film to put a human face on the crisis and emotionally connect people to the cause.[/expand]
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Former South African International Cricketer

Gary Kirsten was an international cricketer best known by his peers as a man on whom the team could depend in times of crisis. As an opening batsman for South Africa his ability to withstand enormous pressure from the fastest bowlers in the world to the guile and cunning of the most crafted spinners was legendary. In 2011, Gary was appointed the head coach of the South African national cricket team.

“Gary Kirsten was awarded the Wisden Cricketer of the year in 2004”

[expand title=”In detail”] After his retirement Gary focussed on achieving his ambition of combining cricket specific coaching techniques with those applied in other sports and the business world. In playing 101 Tests and 185 ODI’s Gary gained an insight to a world understood by very few. By his own admission his ability and technique needed to be complimented with a temperament that demanded absolute dedication to continual self-improvement and reflection. This period moulded his outlook on the game and began a process that will forever be known as his finest hour, that being the coach of Team India that won the 2011 World Cup.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Gary is able to connect to all levels of the business and sporting spectrum. He is driven by a desire to understand what creates sporting success and enjoys looking beyond the traditional environs of any sports. His own experience of executive coaching in the business world, combined with his experience on the field is the reason he was appointed as India’s head coach.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His attention to detail and structured approach makes him an effective communicator. His articulate and eloquent manner combined with a presence endears him to all. Known for his straightforward approach, Gary has the knack of simplifying often complicated issues. His passion for excellence and accountability is infectious.[/expand]
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Wine Expert, TV Presenter, Writer

Olly Smith is Britain’s much loved TV presenter who specialises in wine and food, and currently hosts Iron Chef UK for Channel 4. Olly regularly “rocks out” on a variety of television shows including BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen, Richard and Judy, and appears on Cheers from Chile and internationally on Great Food Live and Taste. He is a food and drinks writer for a multitude of publications including Waitrose Food Illustrated, Wine & Spirit Magazine, The Independent, and FHM. On the internet, Olly is a founder member of The Wine Gang. In 2009, Olly won the prestigious International Wine And Spirits Communicator of the Year award.

“The world’s most entertaining wine writer”

[expand title=”In detail”] Commercially, Olly is the face of Cafédirect, Fairtrade teas, coffee and cocoa and is opening his first fine wine bar The Glass House with P&O luxury cruises on board the cruise ship Azura in 2010. Olly will also be appearing regularly on the ship leading wine tasting events as well as creating a wine list to match Atul Kochhar’s on-board restaurant Sindhu.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Multi-talented, Olly is a charismatic and popular personality, adding his own special touch to any event with his affable persona and expert knowledge of wines. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Olly Smith is a versatile, adaptable and truly unique character who entertains and adds prestige to any event.[/expand]
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