The Leading Speakers Bureau

Self Made Millionaire

David Fishwick is a self-made millionaire who achieved his success through hard graft, northern grit, determination and a bucketful of common sense. Frustrated with the banking crisis, David decided to set up a bank to provide a lifeline to the local businesses struggling to get help from the financial big boys. His efforts are the subject of a forthcoming Channel 4 series due to be screened during the summer 2012, called Bank of Dave.

“You must never ever give up. Against all the odds, we went against all the institutions, and just kept going. I deeply care about this. We need to change banking in Britain, forever.

[expand title=”In detail”] David has made his name with his North Valley Road Minibus and Vans empire but he wanted to put something back into the community. Along with offering his customers a far better rate of interest than they get in established banks, David doles out honest and constructive business advice – just like a traditional bank manager. David’s TV series and accompanying book charts his progress as he faces the challenges of setting up his own bank to make a profit within 180 days.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]David is a real inspiration and a brilliant speaker. He describes the journey as he attempts to turn the discredited financial system on its head. It charts David’s progress from his initial idea to making it all happen against a backdrop of red tape and a stringent regulatory framework.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]It is inspirational to see someone who is so passionate about trying to change the status quo. David’s ability to tell his story in a very grounded, simple and authentic way enables him to touch everyone in his audience.[/expand]
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Architect & Sustainable Design Expert

Michael Pawlyn was part of the core team of architects who worked on the design of The Eden Project. In 2006 Michael was appointed to represent Grimshaw as a Founder Member of the UK Green Building Council and in 2007 was elected as a committee member of ‘The Edge’, a think-tank dedicated to addressing important political, social and professional issues.

“Michael is one of the most passionate advocates of sustainable architecture”
Sir Michael Grimshaw

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1999 he was one of five winners in ‘A Car-free London’. In September 2003 he joined an intensive course in nature-inspired design at Schumacher College. He has lectured widely on the subject of sustainable design in the UK and abroad and has delivered a talk at the Royal Society of Arts. He has also delivered a talk at Google’s annual ‘Zeitgeist’ conference and at the Royal Geographical Society’s annual conference ‘Sustainability and Quality of Life’.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Michael offers audiences the benefit of his considerable expertise and shows organisations ways in which they can balance economic growth and help to maintain a healthy environment.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A charismatic and engaging speaker, Michael’s presentations are immaculately prepared and filled with far-reaching insights.[/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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Authority on Global Retail Design

Rodney Fitch founded his design consultancy, Fitch, now owned by WPP, in 1972. He exited the consultancy at the end of 2009 and now is a Professor at Retail Design at Tudelft University and works in higher education and as an independent advisor, consultant and non-executive to a broad portfolio of clients. He has a growing presence in the emerging BRIC markets, particularly in India where he is helping to develop the organised retail sector in India for both global and national brands.

“He is best known as the guru of visual merchandising”

[expand title=”In detail”] Rodney’s firm has led the global design industry for nearly four decades with clients and projects in Europe, the USA, Latin America, China and Asia ranging from architecture and interiors, live events, exhibitions, brand identity, industrial design and in particular retail design. Rodney is an active member of the global design community featuring in many juries, committees and conferences. He has been a trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum and is now Chairman of V&A Enterprises. He was awarded a CBE in 1990 for his influence on the British design industry. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Rodney Fitch’s work delivering ‘consumer experience’ in the retail environment is acknowledged the world over. Projects range across all the retail sectors; from food and fashion, to phones and financial services; from the planning of shopping malls to merchandising, from duty free to luxury.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]With a captivating style, humour and wisdom, Rodney’s keynote lectures are powerful and effective.[/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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Pioneering Robot Scientist, Founder & Director of RoMeLa

Dr. Dennis Hong is an Associate Professor and the founder and Director of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech, that has pioneered several breakthroughs in robot design and engineering. He has also pioneered various innovations in soft-body robots, using a “whole-skin locomotion” as inspired by amoebae. Marrying robotics with biochemistry, he has been able to generate new types of motion with these ingenious forms.

“An exceptional scientist and speaker”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dennis Hong received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1994), his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (1999, 2002). Dr. Hong also has a number of patents for novel robot locomotion mechanisms and devices for medical applications. TEAM DARwIn for RoboCup 2007 where he served as the advisor, was the first and only team from the US ever to qualify for the RoboCup humanoid division, and TEAM Victor Tango for the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge (an autonomous vehicle race in the urban environment) where he served as the co-team leader, won third place with a cash award of $500,000. His senior design teams have been winning top prizes year after year at various design competitions. He is also a serious gourmet chef and a magician performing annual charity magic shows and lectures on the science of magic.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Named as one of Popular Science’s Brilliant 10, Dr. Hong’s research expertise lies in the area of novel robot locomotion mechanisms, design and analysis of mechanical systems, kinematics and robot mechanism design, humanoid robots, and autonomous systems. He expertly guides his audiences through his projects on robot locomotion and mechanism design at prestigious events worldwide including TEDxNASA in 2010.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Dennis Hong is a captivating, engaging and passionate speaker, who enthuses about his pioneering scientific breakthroughs.[/expand]
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Indian Entrepreneur, CEO and President of Globals Inc.

Suhas Gopinath is an Indian Entrepreneur, the founder, CEO and President of Globals Inc. which currently has offices in more than 11 countries. Suhas Gopinath is currently the visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad for Start-Up Finance and Entrepreneurship, and is also the Brand ambassador at PETA. He is also designated as the Indian Representative for UN Youth Federation and Action Program, and Coordinator for Indo-Pak Youth programs.

Suhas Gopinath is an outstanding business pioneer

[expand title=”In detail”] At the age of 14 Suhas was recognized as the world’s youngest web-developer through his project coolhindustan.com and as the world’s youngest entrepreneur by CNBC and e-Business, Canada. At the age of 17 he was recognized as the “World’s Youngest CEO” by leading Medias across the globe. His foremost motive remains to establish a platform for youth which encourages them in their chosen IT career and also to build their entrepreneurial skills.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Suhas Gopinath has a passion so energetic, that it drove him to setup his multi national company. He explains how to manage and lead teams and the strategies that have helped him to give direction to a team that has grown from a mere 4 members to a staggering 600.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Suhas Gopinath’s presentations show his mental strength and how to achieve what you want in your life. His sheer determination is obvious in his insightful and thought provoking presentations that energize and motivate people to success.[/expand]
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One of the World’s Leading Advertising Creatives

Sir John Hegarty is the inspirational co-founder & Worldwide Creative Director at Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH). Internationally renowned for his creative energy, he has been named “the Master of Creative Rebellion” by The Independent. With a deserved reputation for developing brilliant ideas for brands, he has made sure that his career is an actionpacked one.

“Sir John’s mantra is that if you do interesting things, interesting things will happen to you”

[expand title=”In detail”] Born and bred in North London, John Hegarty was studying painting when his teacher suggested he go to what was then the London College of Printing (LCP, now LCC) to study graphic design. His early days were working with Charles Saatchi and he founded of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) in 1982 with the ambition to be the best agency in the world. It has risen to global renown with offices in London, New York, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, and São Paulo. He has received numerous awards, including the International Clio Award, and is a member of The One Club for Art and Copy in New York.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With over four decades of wisdom and insight from the man behind hugely effective and influential campaigns for brands such as Levi Strauss, Audi, and Unilever, Sir John encourages creative energy, where the next big idea can front a million-pound campaign. He provides insights into how a great idea on one medium today will get picked up and amplified through digital and social media. He takes intelligence and turns it into magic and discusses, the notion of ideas – why he likes them, what he likes about them and how his are formed.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A truly creative genius and such an inspiring speaker, Sir John presents fascinating work, engaging and involving his audiences in a way that’s brilliantly entertaining and memorable. He illustrates the unlimited power of an idea.[/expand]
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Leading Speaker on Business Creativity & Idea Generation, Entrepreneur & Author of ‘The Idea Book’

Fredrik Härén is a Swedish entrepreneur, publisher and author who has quickly become one of the most talked-about names in the field of creativity. Now living in Singapore, he is the founder of creativity company interesting.org. He was awarded “Speaker of the Year” in Sweden in 2007, and was selected as one of “Sweden’s 100 most inspiring people” by the magazine Leva in 2008. In 2009 he was selected one of “Sweden’s most sought after business speakers”. Great speakers change people’s lives and this is exactly what Fredrik Härén does.

“Renowned writer and speaker on business creativity”

[expand title=”In detail”] One of the most talked-about names in the field of creativity, Fredrik Härén was born and raised in Sweden and following a period of time living and working in Beijing is currently based in Singapore. He has worked in virtually all industries with hundreds of different companies from IBM to China Mobile, from Volvo to the Swedish National Bank.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]After more than 1000 speeches to people in more than 30 countries on creativity and innovation for more than 1 million people, Fredrik Härén knows how to adapt his insightful speeches for different audiences. He focuses on creativity, idea generation and entrepreneurship, providing truly valuable assets to the young and the old in every sphere of life and an eye-opening and provocative look into the world of innovation and creativity.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Fredrik Härén is a powerful speaker who makes you realize your inner creative capabilities and how to get more out of yourself. He challenges his audiences to fundamentally rethink their assumptions on creativity and innovation – a true sage of the imagination! He punctuates his messages with a number of amusing examples to help the audience understand the value of thinking in new ways, yet appreciate just how difficult this is to accomplish.[/expand]
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Co-founder of Apple Computer

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than thirty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. The Apple II eventually became one of the best selling personal computers of the 1970s and early 1980s. In February 2009 Steve Wozniak joined Fusion-io, a data storage and server company, in the USA as their chief scientist.

“Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1976, Steve Wozniak founded together with Steve Jobs Apple Computer Inc. After leaving Apple in 1987, Wozniak was involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools and stressing hands-on learning and encouraging creativity for students. In 2001, he co-founded Wheels of Zeus to create wireless GPS technology and in 2006 he co-founded Acquicor Technology, a shell company for acquiring technology companies and developing them. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]One of the most influential pioneers of the technology industry, Steve Wozniak takes a highly customized approach to each presentation he delivers, ensuring a topical focus for each client that is unique, conversational and an excellent tie-in with the overall event. With inventions and machines that are credited with contributing greatly to the personal computer revolution started in the 1970s, Steve delivers high content talks from his unique perspective of the modern technological panorama.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Having never written an entire speech out in advance, Steve Wozniak’s highly personalised, unforgettable presentations are memorable insights into his unique viewpoint of the computer industry.[/expand]
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