The Leading Speakers Bureau

Leading Expert on Financial Markets, Politics, Economy

Todd Buchholz is the former director of economic policy at the White House, a managing director of the US $15 billion Tiger hedge fund and an award-winning economics teacher at Harvard. He has been a senior economic adviser to President Bush and is a frequent commentator on ABC News, PBS and CBS and recently hosted his own special on CNBC. Buchholz has debated such luminaries as Lester Thurow, Robert Reich and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz. He is the Co-Founder of Enso Capital. He was recently named by Successful Meetings Magazine as one of the “21Top Speakers for the 21st Century.”

“Lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit” Associated Press

[expand title=”In detail”] Before joining Tiger in 1996, Buchholz was President of the G7 Group, Inc., an international consulting firm, whose clientele included many of the top securities firms, investment banks and money managers in New York, London and Tokyo. Todd won the Allyn Young Teaching Prize at Harvard and holds advanced degrees in economics and law from Cambridge and Harvard. Buchholz is a prolific writer for various publications including Worth, where he writes the “Global Markets” column. He also holds several engineering and design patents, and is a co-producer of the Broadway smash Jersey Boys.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Todd targets his entertaining remarks to the cutting edge of economics, finance and business strategy, and shows audiences how to thrive in a chaotic economy, while gearing up for prosperity. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Described by The Wall Street Journal as “witty, iconoclastic and engaging”, Todd is a highly sought after professional speaker who delivers high octane presentations.[/expand]
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Business Renaissance Man

Nitin Nohria is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Professor Nohria has served as an advisor and consultant to several large and small companies in different parts of the world. Prior to joining the Harvard Business School faculty in July 1988, Professor Nohria received his Ph.D. in Management from the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

He does not believe in a quick-fix approach and prefers to concentrate on timeless aspects of effective managerial practice.

[expand title=”In detail”] In addition to teaching courses in Harvard’s MBA, Ph.D., Executive and Corporate Education programs, Professor Nohria is an advisor to doctoral students in the Organizational Behavior program. He also served as a visiting faculty member at the London Business School.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Professor Nohria’s approach is in tune with the needs of multi national companies and the realities of the problems they face in a changing world. His presentations focus on business and organizational change, evolutionary psychology and business leadership and ambition.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Gleaning essential information from his teachings at Harvard, Prof. Nohria’s presentations are packed full of useful actionable information presented in a clear and easy to understand format.[/expand]
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Breaking Boundaries Mastermind

Chris Moon founded Making the Best a personnel and security management company. While working for the specialist mine clearance charity HALO, he was blown up in a ‘cleared’ area. He lived to tell the tale despite losing his right arm and leg because of his peak fitness and first aid knowledge. His story is all the more amazing as before the accident he survived being abducted by the Khmer Rouge. He saved himself and two colleagues from execution. In September 2010 he again tests himself by running an incredible 36 miles a day for 30 days across the UK visiting Post Office branches, Post Office sites and Barnardo’s projects to raise money for the Barnardo’s Believe in Children appeal.

A master of self-motivation

[expand title=”In detail”] Within a year of leaving hospital, he completed the London Marathon, and in 1997, he was the first leg amputee to complete the 250km Great Sahara Run. In May 2000 he completed the 100km Kumamoto volcano run in Japan and in July 2000 was one of only 12 people in the world to do the Death Valley 300 miles, from the lowest point of the USA continuously on foot to the highest point and back again in just over six days. He did it again in 2001 to test false legs and is one of only a handful of people in the world to complete this double desert crossing twice. Chris’ charity work is legendary and he continues to inspire people with his marathon runs, and endurance tests, including a 700 mile cycle ride for charity in Cambodia.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With infectious enthusiasm he illustrates the power of attitude. A master of mind over matter, he relates his extraordinary experiences to everyday issues. He shows you how to tap into your own strengths.

He takes audiences on an emotional journey, empowering them to choose a positive attitude, whatever the circumstance.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Compelling though his stories are, he makes them very real and he delivers them with high energy as well as wit.[/expand]
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Economics Editor of the Sunday Times

David Smith has been Economics Editor of The Sunday Times since 1989, where he writes a weekly column. He is also an assistant editor, policy adviser and chief leader-writer. He has won a number of awards, including the Harold Wincott award for Senior Financial Journalist of the Year (2004). David is a regular contributor to the CBI’s Business Voice and also writes a home economics column in the property section of The Sunday Times.

“Once again David Smith has demonstrated his talent for opening up the world of economics and finance to a general audience.” Gordon Brown

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to joining The Sunday Times, he worked for The Times, Financial Weekly, Now! Magazine, the Henley Centre for Forecasting and Lloyds Bank. He was born and brought up in the West Midlands and studied at the Universities of Wales, Oxford and London. He is a visiting professor at Cardiff University.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]David offers audiences the benefit of his expertise and insights into the UK and current global economic outlook and also the bigger issues which affect financial markets. He demystifies complex economic issues and offers advice in a clear and easily understood format.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]David’s presentations are delivered in an articulate and relaxed manner, combined with his dry humour. David is an ideal speaker to address a wide range of audiences.[/expand]
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Award-Winning Humanitarian & Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is courageous freedom fighter, one of the most influential and outspoken political figures of our time. A political crisis surrounding the potential stripping of her Dutch citizenship led to her resignation from the parliament, and led indirectly to the fall of the second Balkenende cabinet. She was named one of TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” of 2005, one of the Glamour Heroes of 2005 and Reader’s Digest’s European of the Year for 2005. In 2004 Ayaan gained international attention following the murder of Theo van Gogh who had directed her short film Submission.

In government she found her voice as an advocate for an “enlightened Islam”

[expand title=”In detail”] The daughter of a political opponent of the Somali dictatorship, Ayaan grew up in exile, moving from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia then Kenya. After earning her M.A. in political science, she worked as a researcher for the Wiardi Beckman Foundation in Amsterdam. She served as an elected member of the Dutch parliament from 2003 to 2006. While in parliament, she focused on furthering the integration of non-Western immigrants into Dutch society, and on defending the rights of Muslim women. She campaigned to raise awareness of violence against women, including honour killings and female genital mutilation, practices that had followed the immigrants into Holland.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]A fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has previously spoken to quite diverse audiences: in addition to many college venues where she has spoken, she has also been very well received at hedge funds, leadership conferences, Jewish community events, state department events, law enforcement / judiciary conferences. With her deft and thoughtful handling of a wide range of questions she provides moments of electric dialogue and debate.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a great speaker and a gracious person. Her talks are well-crafted and thoughtfully executed. Determined to voice the truth, she speaks about the importance of freedom of speech and the defense of the principles of the Enlightenment, the need to reform Islam, the rights of Muslim women.[/expand]
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Entrepreneur & Former Global Marketing/Innovation Director at Diageo, Coca-Cola & Walt Disney

Rafe Offer is a marketeer with a track record of generating profitable new growth for some of the best known brands on the planet. He was on the team at Walt Disney that launched what became a billion dollar licensing product business for grown-ups in the 1990s. Recently, Rafe was instrumental in the development of the world’s fastest growing Recruitment Business – a business that was last month profiled by The London Business School as a model for an innovative start-up. He is also a serial seed funder and entrepreneur, for example he founded sofarsounds.com, an underground movement supporting new music via secret gigs in people’s living rooms.

“A Marketing Genius and incredibly inspirational speaker”

[expand title=”In detail”] Rafe has a wealth of experience to tap into from working on the inside at Director level for Walt Disney, Coca-Cola and Diageo. He has also served as an independent consultant with a diverse and impressive range of companies – from online companies such as Moneysupermarket.com, Amazon and Findaproperty.com to the more traditional (AXA Insurance, Aviva Insurance, the Daily Mail Media Group and Reed Elsevier). Rafe’s experience as board member and investor for start ups gives him a pragmatic and cutting edge balance to the big company world. He is also a recognized social media expert who speaks regularly about digital innovation at the London Business School.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A peak into the inner workings of some of the most exciting brands and companies today….a rare blend of creativity and commercial acumen….direct experience helping start-ups grow quickly and profitable (and how to apply that knowledge to bigger companies) ….how to build a company culture that add immediately value to your bottom line….. What’s more, Rafe’s experience building a valuable Global network of music fans via Sofarsounds.com with literally no money offers cutting edge lessons on the right ways to use social media to build a brand.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]With passion for what he does– and an engaging, relaxed interactive style that leaves audiences inspired.[/expand]
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Political Economist

Marvin Zonis is a Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he teaches courses on International Political Economy, Leadership and Business Strategy. He is also a best-selling author, has appeared on numerous network television news programmes, and he has also published articles in leading international newspaper around the world.

A true world authority on risk management and world economic growth

[expand title=”In detail”] He heads Marvin Zonis & Associates Inc, one of the most respected political risk consultancies. He is working with corporations and professional asset management firms throughout the world to help them identify, assess and manage their political risks in the constantly changing global environment.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With an acute awareness of politics, economics and emerging technologies, he offers decision makers the tools to be able to decide what they must do to stay competitive in the global market. He explains and analyses the transformations in the social, political and economic environment worldwide and the implications for business and public policy.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]He is a stimulating and magnetic speaker whose qualities are best illustrated through examples of his speeches and presentations and the feedback from the numerous business executives who have heard him speak.[/expand]
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Leading Expert on Financial Markets

Jeremy Siegel is the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as Senior Investment Strategy Advisor of Wisdom Tree Investments, Inc., consulting the firm on its proprietary stock indexes. He is also a member of the company’s board of directors. In 1994, he received the highest teaching rating in a worldwide ranking of business school professors conducted by Business Week magazine.

“Jeremy Siegel is a wise man and an astute observer of the ever changing investment universe”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Siegel has written and lectured extensively about the economy and financial markets, has appeared frequently on TV. He is a regular columnist for Kiplinger’s and Yahoo! Finance and has contributed articles to The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, The Financial Times and other national and international news media. Prof. Siegel served for 15 years as head of economics training at JP Morgan and is currently the academic director of the U.S. Securities Industry Institute.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Siegel is consistently one of the highest rated speakers at professional and investor conferences and seminars arranged by major brokerage firms, mutual funds, and other financial organizations around the world.. He has spoken to hundreds of different groups, from experts to novices on topics relating to current financial markets and portfolio planning. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]In his well researched presentations Jeremy Siegel clearly explains current market trends and offers useful pointers to the stocks that investors should acquire to build long-term wealth.[/expand]
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Author and Former editor of the Sunday Mirror and the Sunday Express

Eve Pollard is a journalist and media commentator and was only the second woman ever to edit a national newspaper. Eve is a regular reporter on BBC1’s The One Show. She also frequently appears on radio and TV from The News Quiz to You and Yours, This Morning, Have I Got News For You, Loose Women. Eve is also a published novelist and biographer.

“The First Lady of Fleet Street”

[expand title=”In detail”] Starting out in women’s magazines, Eve rose to edit the Sunday Mirror and Sunday Express, as well as magazine supplements for many of the national Sunday papers. Returning to women’s titles she also launched Elle magazine in the US as its first editor-in-chief. Eve has had a varied and colourful career that has seen her rise from junior reporter to editor in the male-dominated world of old-school newspaper journalism. A respected commentator on the media, its future, and its effects, Eve is a member of the Competition Commission’s Newspaper Takeover Panel.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]The all-round talent that is Eve Pollard has a wealth of experience in the corporate field and is especially interesting as an after dinner speaker. Eve is also an experienced and accomplished host and facilitator.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Eve is an extremely funny, interesting and insightful after dinner speaker and always well received by audiences around the country.[/expand]
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Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Clayton Christensen is the architect of and the world’s foremost authority on disruptive innovation, a framework which describes the process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves ‘up market’, eventually displacing established competitors. Consistently acknowledged in rankings and surveys as one of the world’s leading thinkers on innovation, Christensen is widely sought after as a speaker, advisor and board member. His research has been applied to national economies, start-up and Fortune 50 companies, as well as to early and late stage investing.

In 2011 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him 1st in the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] An advisor to numerous countries and companies, including the government of Singapore, he is a board member at India’s Tata Consultancy Services (NYSE: TCS), Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC), W.R. Hambrecht, and Vanu. Christensen also applies his frameworks via management consultancy Innosight which he co-founded in 2000, and Rose Park Advisors, an investment firm he founded in 2007. Prof. Christensen holds a B.A. with highest honours in economics from Brigham Young University. He received an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Prof. Christensen’s research and teaching interests centre on the management issues related to the development and commercialisation of technological and business model innovation. He provides business leaders with tools and insights for managing innovation gleaned from his experience.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Comprehensive in his vision, astute in his diagnosis and clear in his guidance Prof. Christensen’s presentations are invaluable for business leaders around the world.[/expand]
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