The Leading Speakers Bureau

Founder and CEO of Blogosfere

Marco is the founder and CEO of Blogosfere, Italy’s biggest web log network. He is currently assistant professor at the Cattolica University, Milan and teaches theories and techniques of online communication at the faculty of Arts and Philosophy. Marco also  hosts his own TV show on SkyTG24 Television channel, Reporter Diffuso, which deals with the Internet, blogs and news.

“Italy’s leading blogger and website developer”

[expand title=”In detail”] Marco is a leading expert on internet laws specifically those related to copyright and file sharing and has consulted on these issues to a variety of top private organisations as well as the Italian Government. In addition to his own television show he appears regularly in the media and is a highly respected voice in Italy in the world of IT and the internet. During the last 10 years he has created some of Italy’s most successful websites.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With a wealth of experience in designing and developing websites, Marco is ideally qualified to advise organisations on how to reap the benefits of the internet.  He offers useful actionable information specifically designed to raise a company’s web profile and increase their turnover and profits. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Marco tailors each presentation to precisely fit each event and follows each of his high content presentations with a lively and invaluable interactive Q&A session with audience members.[/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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Trend Spotter Extraordinaire and Innovation speaker

Magnus Lindkvist is a future trends speaker who offers insightful and tangible solutions to companies wishing to grow their business in an organic way. He is the founder of the trend agency Pattern Recognition who helps companies to make sense (and money) out of the future. Furthermore, he is the creator of “Trendspotting and Future Thinking”, one of Europe’s first academically accredited courses in the subject.

“Where the day takes you, that’s where you’re going”

[expand title=”In detail”] Previously he worked as a brand strategist at Differ and for the brand strategy agency, Grow. As a member of TED and The Long Now Foundation, Magnus combines a passionate interest in the future with a strong desire to share insights that has made him one of Europe’s most sought-after future trends speakers. He is also a course director at Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, a collaborative partnership between Stockholm School of Economics, The Royal Institute of Technology, The University College of Arts, Crafts and Design and Medical University Karolinska Institute.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you as a keynote speaker”]Magnus Lindkvist will inspire and provoke you into better future-thinking. He considers what is happening now and in the future and how it affects how we do business. He gives businesses a tangible and simple call to action on how to adapt to these future trends to develop and market their products and services.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents as a keynote speaker”]Magnus is an energetic and exciting future trends speaker who in his fun and fact-filled tailored presentations, uses humour to deliver great insights about the trends that will shape your business.[/expand]
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Founder of the Grameen Bank and Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

In 1976, Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank to make loans to poor Bangladeshis. Since then the Grameen Bank has issued more than US$ 5.1 billion to 5.3 million borrowers. The success of the Grameen model has inspired similar efforts throughout the developing world and even in industrialized nations including the USA. His methods have also been applied to Burma and in Kosovo with great success and he is now embarking upon an effort to eliminate global poverty.

Professor Muhammad Yunus 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

“By giving poor people the power to help themselves, Dr. Yunus has offered them something far more valuable than a plate of food – security in its most fundamental form.” Former US President Jimmy Carter

[expand title=”In detail”] Besides Grameen Bank he has created a number of companies in Bangladesh to address diverse issues of poverty and development. Among the companies are Grameen Phone (a mobile telephone company), Grameen Cybernet (Internet Service Provider), Grameen Communications (Rural Internet Service Provider), Grameen Software company, Grameen Information Technology Park, Grameen Fund (Social Venture Capital Company), Grameen Capital Management company and many more.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Muhammad Yunus is a highly charismatic figure with a wealth of innovative ideas and the power to help thousands of people to decide their own destiny. He carefully explains to audiences his ideas and lays the foundations for the successful implementation of his model which is eradicating poverty around the globe.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An empowering and emotive speaker, Muhammad Yunus talks passionately about his goals and dreams and leaves audiences inspired with his simple yet effective ideas.[/expand]
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Author and Leading Authority on Creative Problem Solving and Lateral Leadership

Paul Sloane is well known as a thought provoking, entertaining and motivational speaker. He is the author of 17 books on lateral puzzles, creative problem-solving and lateral leadership. He was described in the Independent as the ‘King of Lateral Thinking Puzzles.’ He is the founder of Destination-Innovation, a consultancy that helps organisations gain competitive advantage through innovation.

“Really useful material presented enthusiastically and
with immediate relevance.” Syntegra

[expand title=”In detail”] Paul took a first in Engineering at Cambridge. His stellar career started in IBM where he came top of Sales School. He was part of the team that launched the IBM PC in the UK. Paul then went on to be Managing Director of the database leaders, Ashton-Tate. He became VP International for MathSoft Inc. and CEO of Monactive Ltd[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Paul gives after-dinner talks, keynote addresses, link presentations and workshops. His talks offer a unique blend of puzzling challenges and hard-hitting business messages. They are motivational, stimulating and fun but with strong takeaway themes on leadership, creativity and innovation[/expand]
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Guru of Personal Reinvention

Watt Nicoll MP is a coach and motivator extraordinaire.

He insists on MP after his name as a public declaration of being a Motivated Person.

Motivator for the Everton Football team, he has helped take them from relegation candidates to a top 6 team in his first season.

He has developed a process of self-education and awareness, which has distinguished him as a world-class resource for the development of human potential

Innovator of developing human potential

[expand title=”In detail”] In his pursuit of excellence, he is a regular contributor to BBC Radio and subject of a BBC2 Television documentary. Also, he is a board member of Young Enterprise Scotland.

His programmes are built on the basis that successful organisations share an ability to engage high performance people within their organisations.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Shake off mediocrity and live up to your potential by taking advantage of his non-traditional training techniques.

Discover how to release untapped energy and creativity of existing personnel to uphold success and profitability.[/expand]
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Thought Leader in Innovation, Business Design

John Kao is known as an authority on the intersecting subjects of corporate innovation and transformation, digital media, design strategy, and the future of business. He has made a career out of helping organizations go from “getting” the importance of innovation to “getting innovation done.” In addition to his other accomplishments, John is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, private investor, Tony-nominated producer, and business pioneer

“The world’s leading expert on business creativity” Klause Schwab, Founder, World Economic Forum

[expand title=”In detail”] For 14 years, he taught at Harvard Business School where he developed courses, lectures and executive seminars. He was also a visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab. From 1997-2001, he was founder and CEO of The Idea Factory, known for its innovation advisory work. He is on the boards of Lion Digital Pictures, NeoSpine, Inc., and is an honorary Vice President of Arts & Business, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art. John has collaborated with a variety of world renowned designers and his unique approach to innovation is strongly influenced by the disciplines of design.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dubbed a “serial innovator” and “Mr. Creativity” by The Economist, John’s experience in the design field is multifaceted and he takes up the challenge of reinventing the relationship between design and business. He expertly frames the challenge faced by organisations and offers immensely practical advice on how they can regain our place as innovation leaders.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]John’s tailored speeches are famous for entertaining audiences and for their practical and original frameworks for action. John has also been known to illustrate the fundamentals of innovation (of “jamming,” in his words) by playing jazz piano in a way that provides musical examples of the innovation process at work.[/expand]
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Thought Leader of Open Innovation

As former Vice President of Innovation for Procter & Gamble, Larry Huston was responsible for the company’s global Connect and Develop program where he successfully met his objective of insourcing 50% of the company’s innovation from outside of P&G.

Larry Huston is a leading practitioner of connected innovation and is now managing partner of strategy consultancy 4INNO.

“Asking new questions is the key to truly successful innovation”

[expand title=”In detail”] Larry is recognised globally for his radical business innovation model, ‘Connect and Develop’ which turbocharged more than 250 Procter and Gamble products into the marketplace, generated billions of sales and increased the P&G’s figure of insourced innovation from 15% in 2000 to a remarkable 50% today[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Larry informs his audiences about his highly effective Connect and Develop business innovation model and he shares his invaluable insights on how to successfully revamp product innovation strategies and concept development. His extensive experience and sound advice are hugely beneficial to businesses and organisations worldwide.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Larry has a wonderfully down to earth and approachable presenting style with genuine and evident enthusiasm for his field. These characteristics mixed with his outstanding knowledge contribute to his truly unforgettable presentations.[/expand]
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Leading Authority in the field of Creative, Conceptual Thinking

Edward de Bono is widely regarded as the leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He is the originator of the term Lateral Thinking which has an official entry in the Oxford English Dictionary and he is equally renowned for his development of the Six Thinking Hats technique and the Direct Attention Thinking Tools (D.A.T.T) framework.

“Implementing creativity should double the profits of any company within 5 years ”
Dr Edward de Bono 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”] He was the Chairman of the Council of Young Enterprise Europe which had a membership of 1,500,000 youngsters across Europe, Israel and Russia who set up mini-businesses whilst at school. He also established the World Centre for New Thinking which acts as a platform and channel to make visible New Thinking from any source.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]The main appeal of Edward’s work is its simplicity and practicality. His instructions in thinking have been sought by governments and corporations worldwide while his programmes for the teaching of thinking in schools are mandatory in some countries. He teaches his audiences that you can solve problems not by removing the cause, but by designing the way forward, even if the cause remains in place.[/expand]
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