The Leading Speakers Bureau

World Renowned Mind & Body Expert and Author and speaker

Deepak Chopra is a world renowned mind and body expert and author. He is a founding director of the Alliance for the New Humanity and joined the Gallup Organization as a senior scientist in 2005. His Wellness Radio debuted in summer 2006 exclusively on SIRIUS where each week he discusses the areas of health, spirituality, relationships and success.

“Deepak is leading the field of mind and body medicine and is changing the way we look at our health”
Sirius

[expand title=”In detail”] Formerly the Chief of Staff at Boston Regional Medical Centre, Deepak Chopra built a successful endocrinology practice in Boston in the 1980’s. His teaching affiliations included Tufts University and Boston University Schools of Medicine. He is widely credited with melding modern theories of quantum physics with the wisdom of ancient cultures. Deepak Chopra has written over 42 books and released more than 100 audio, video and CD-ROM titles. He’s the recipient of the Einstein award through Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in collaboration with the American Journal of Psychotherapy, and the recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Often putting today’s news in the context of mind and body wellness, Deepak Chopra teaches, explains, informs, nurtures and advises audiences nationwide. He provides a message of self development and personal and social transformation that will awaken the wisdom from within you.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Highly professional and inspiring Deepak Chopra’s popularity as an international presenter and keynote speaker are exemplified in an impressive list of clients. He is also part of our Top Indian keynote speakers.[/expand]
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Professor of Marketing and Best-Selling Author

Jagdish Sheth is a renowned scholar and world authority in the field of marketing. His insights on global competition, strategic thinking and customer relationship management are considered revolutionary. He is currently the Charles H. Kellstadt Chair of Marketing in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and is one of only four Americans ever honoured with the Viktor Mataja Medal from the Austrian Research Society in Vienna for his contributions to advertising and consumer research.

“Rated as one of the ten top marketing professors in the US”

[expand title=”In detail”] A prolific author, Jagdish Sheth has published more than 200 books and research papers in different areas of marketing and business strategy. Many of these are considered classic references. Prior to his present position he was a distinguished faculty member at the University of Southern California, the University of Illinois, Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including the Richard D. Irwin Distinguished Marketing Educator Award and the Charles Coolidge Parlin Award which are the two highest awards given by the American Marketing Association.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jagdish Sheth’s timely advice promises to aid business leaders looking to develop immediate and long-term strategies for improving their competitive position. His well-founded knowledge on strategic thinking, customer relationship management as well as his experience about how to do business in India and China is invaluable for businesses world-wide.[/expand]
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Professor of Global Strategy & Bestselling Author

Pankaj Ghemawat is one of the new generation management gurus who throws new light on corporate behaviour and particularly its global aspect. He is also one of the best keynote speakers of all times. He is currently Professor of Global Strategy at the IESE Business School which is ranked as one of the top 3 business schools in Europe and also writes a blog on global strategy, ‘What in the World’ for Harvard Business Online. He has written several award winning publications on Business Strategy including the bestseller ‘Redefining Global Strategy’.

What our clients say after booking Pankaj Ghemawat:

“Pankaj did really good job. During the event, everyone was dazzled by his performance.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Professor Ghemawat earned his PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University. He then worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in London before joining the Harvard Business School in 1983. In 1991, he was appointed the youngest professor in HBS’s history and in 2006 he joined IESE. In October 2008 he was appointed Fellow of the Strategic Management Society (SMS). He has received numerous awards including the 2008 Irwin Outstanding Educator Award from the Academy of Management, the first European Business School Professor to receive this award.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you as a keynote speaker”]Pankaj Ghemawat challenges current thinking on globalisation and explains to audiences his controversial theory as to why he believes ‘the world is not flat’ and why we are living in an era of ‘semi-globalisation’. By basing his research on real-world case studies and with a mastery of economic data, Pankaj Ghemawat offers CEOs and business leaders refreshing and effective strategies for sustained business development in today’s volatile economic climate.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents as a keynote speaker”]An astute commentator on global trends and current core competences, Pankaj Ghemawat delivers informative and well balanced presentations which offer essential insights and thought-provoking impulses for today’s decision makers. He is also part of our Most Popular keynote speakers list and Top Indian keynote speakers.[/expand]
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Actress, Television Host & Former Miss World

Diana Hayden has modelled for various international brands such as L’Oreal and has served as host for an array of international events, including The Laureus World Sports Awards in Barcelona and the Ad Awards (India’s most prestigious Advertising Awards). She was the Special Guest and Host of the Red Cross Ball in Monaco and has also been a guest and Good Will Ambassador at venues ranging from the Cannes Film Festival to the White House State Dinner.

“A remarkable role model”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 2005, Diana hosted an exclusive three-month series on the History Channel, Biography with Diana Hayden. In 2006, she was signed by the Avalon Aviation Academy as the face of the Academy and currently serves as a celebrity guest lecturer for airline personnel training programs. Actively involved with charities around the world, Diana is especially focused on issues affecting women and children. She has helped raise millions of dollars for organizations such as Variety Club, Lifeline, Alert India, and CAP, of which she is an Advisory Board member. Committed to campaigning for Breast Cancer Awareness and HIV/AIDS education, Diana also builds globally with Habitat for Humanity International. In 2001, she made her screen debut in the film version of Shakespeare’s Othello in South Africa.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Highly respected not only in India, Diana Hayden is a truly inspirational individual who tells a moving and motivational ‘rags to riches’ story. Her extensive career so far includes being a Bollywood actress, charity spokesperson and ambassador and a top rated events host, which always guarantees a memorable event.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Diana Hayden is an articulate and a warm, genuinely charismatic figure who is an experienced events professional, well used to the pressures of working in front of a live audience. She is also part of our Top Indian keynote speakers.[/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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Director of Global Logistics for Amazon.com

Girish Lakshman has been a part of the Amazon.com e-logistics strategy since July 1999, he has been instrumental in shaping the logistics strategy of the company and is now a recognised leader in this field. He has thirteen years experience in the manufacturing and automotive industry, and has provided corporate strategy advice in the biotech industry in India.

Through his presentations he explains how to develop prototypical decision support systems to demonstrate the benefits of using IT for creating an optimal level of core inventory. Girish also uses his expertise to enable business leaders to design and implement systems to project production at cost for different manufacturing facilities to level load production and reduce manpower requirements.

[expand title=”In detail”] He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University, India, and studied a variety of topics at the Graduate School of the University of Missouri Rolla. He has been an officer of the Young Orators Club for several years, learning and teaching the art of public speaking.

He has led the effort to establish an optimised inventory distribution plan across the network at Amazon.com, including formulating the functional specifications to correlate split shipments with inventory placement and distribution centre capacity, systems evaluation and integration.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Girish has been an inspirational leader in transforming traditional business culture into an environment ready to compete intelligently in the e-commerce world. His experience has been hands-on and has left a legacy of leadership and forward thinking in all the places he has worked.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Most recently he has designed several decision support systems, and has implemented a number of training programmes to demonstrate the complexities of IT systems and the benefits that can be reaped by correct system application.

Girish Lakshman is a highly motivating and articulate speaker, his enlightening presentations are always well received. He not only inspires but also presents his clients with actionable solutions that can be implemented immediately.[/expand]
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Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School

Prof. Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor and a Novartis Fellow at Harvard Business School. Currently, he teaches in Harvard’s comprehensive general management executive education programs. His current research focuses on understanding the drivers of entrepreneurship worldwide.

In 2007, he was nominated to be a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Khanna has served as course head of the strategy course in the Harvard MBA program, and chaired the executive education program on Strategy, Leadership and Governance. He is actively involved in mentoring startups in Asia. His scholarly work has been published in a range of journals over the past fifteen years, he is also serving as a co-editor of several prestigious economics and management journals. His first book, ‘Foundations of Neural Networks’, has been translated into Italian and Japanese, and is widely used as a reference text in engineering and applied science departments.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Serving on the advisory boards of several multinational and emerging market companies in the financial services, automotive, life sciences and agribusiness sectors, Tarun Khanna has experience in a wide variety of industries. Providing valuable insights into emerging markets, strategy and leadership and business in China and India, Professor Khanna is in great demand with audiences worldwide.[/expand]
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Expert in Strategic Marketing, e-Business, Innovation

Professor Mohanbir Sawhney is a globally recognized scholar, teacher, consultant and speaker.

He is currently the McCormick Tribune Professor of Technology and the Director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

“A globally recognized thought leader”

[expand title=”In detail”] Professor Sawhney is the co-author of three books and his research has been published in leading journals like California Management Review, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Management Science, Marketing Science, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. He advises Global 2000 firms and governments worldwide and has won several awards for his teaching and research. These include the 2001 Accenture Award for the best paper published in California Management Review in 2000 and the Outstanding Professor of the Year at Kellogg in 1998.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Professor Mohanbir Sawhney offers audiences his views on collaborative marketing with customers, IT and business agility, customer-centric organization design, organic growth and business innovation.[/expand]
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Founder of Interdisciplinary Unit for Sustainable Economy and Professor of Anthropology and Economics

Prof. Dipak R. Pant advises governmental, non-governmental and business organizations on policy and planning issues for environmentally sustainable and socially sound development. A tireless world explorer, he is regarded as the pioneer of ‘Extreme Lands Program’ which conducts ethnographic field surveys, economic studies and collaborative economic and social development planning in the most marginal and difficult terrains of the world. He is credited with shaping the global development debate by linking social and environmental sustainability with market competitiveness through the strategic concept of ‘place-brand’.

“Italy’s leading speaker on sustainable economic development”

[expand title=”In detail”] In addition to his role as the leader of Interdisciplinary Unit for Sustainable Economy and Extreme Lands Program, he lectures on sustainability issues, development planning and global human security issues in some West European, Chinese and US scientific institutions. His field experience, insight and informed perspective are regularly sought by the business community, scientific organizations, governments and NGOs.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]By exploring vastness, diversity and complexity of human conditions in our world that is ever getting closer by transportation, technology and economic globalization, he clearly conveys the far reaching implications for organizations, communities and nations. He explains how unprecedented risks, challenges, and opportunities are emerging out of the global churning of eco-systems, ethnic identities and economies. The originality and freshness of his first-hand real-life experience and the profoundness of his reflections and vision are unparalleled.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A lively and fluid speaker, Prof. Pant is deeply thoughtful and simple and uses comprehensible common terminology.[/expand]
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Founder & CEO of Cobra Beer and keynote speaker

Karan (Karan Bilimoria Speaker)started his career at Ernst & Young in 1982, where he spent four years working in audit, tax, training and accounting. In 1989 he founded Cobra Beer, realising his ambition to develop a premium lager to complement Indian cuisine. He then extended into other markets with the launch of General Bilimoria Wines in 1999, and by founding Tandoori Magazine of which he remains Publishing Director. He has also founded curryzone.com and is the Founder and Chairman of Cobrabyte Technologies.

An entrepreneur with the Midas touch

[expand title=”In detail”] Additionally, Karan is a member of the Government’s National Employment Panel, and is Chairman of The Panel’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Board. He is also Vice Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Asian Business Association.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Karan Bilimoria shows audiences the secret behind his success and reveals how to be straightforward in business. He believes that the product always comes first and by striving to be different and better it is possible to change the marketplace and become a brand leader.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An entertaining lecturer and brilliant speaker, Karan is able to draw upon his own experiences to offer decision makers invaluable lessons in designing effective business strategies to increase product sales. He is also part of our Top Indian keynote speakers.[/expand]
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