The Leading Speakers Bureau

Cybersecurity Expert

Keren Elazari is an internationally celebrated researcher, author and speaker on all matters related to cybersecurity and hacker culture. Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading security firms, public organizations, Big 4 and Fortune 500 companies. Her research and writing about security has been featured in Scientific American, WIRED, CNN and she has been quoted, interviewed and frequently contributes to leading newspapers and magazines such as Focus, Der Spiegel and Neue Zuricher Zeitung amongst others. Keren’s 2014 TED talk has been viewed by 1.5 million people and was translated into 25 languages.

“Keren’s 2014 TED talk was selected for TED’s list of ‘Most Powerful Ideas’

[expand title=”In detail”] Keren holds a CISSP certification and Masters in Security Studies from the prestigious Security & Technology workshop at Tel Aviv University where she is a senior researcher with the Balvatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center. In 2012, she held the position of Security Teaching Fellow with Singularity University, NASA Research Park, California.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Keren Elazari moves through business, academic and security circles, researching new technologies and emerging security threats. Inspired by science fiction and fuelled by insatiable curiosity, Keren spent years investigating the darker corners of cyberspace. Today, she emerges with a new understanding of the hacker underworld.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Challenging and thought provoking, Keren’s presentations are always a highlight at conferences around the globe.[/expand]

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CEO and CHO of Delivering Happiness, Business Advisor

Jenn Lim is the CEO and CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) of Delivering Happiness, a company she founded with Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos.com) to inspire science-based happiness, passion and purpose at work, home and in everyday life. Jenn is dedicated to growing Delivering Happiness to inspire people, companies and communities to change their world, so together, we can change the world.

“Let’s make happy work!”

[expand title=”In detail”] A consultant from Zappos’ start-up days in 2003, Jenn created the Zappos Culture Book, an embodiment of how companies can use happiness as a business model to increase productivity and profitability. Upon the discovery that every organisation can have similar results, Delivering Happiness evolved into the culture coach-sulting company it is today to help businesses, public and private organisations and governments actualise their own sustainable culture for positive ROI. Jenn was featured in Forbes, the NYT, TED, USA Today and CNBC amongst others and she advised companies such as PWC, Facebook, Inc., Audi of America and Marriot International Inc. [/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Jenn’s experience, combined with her development of scientific frameworks for workplace happiness, created the evidence that happier employees = happier customers = successful companies (and meaningful lives). Jenn has addressed these topics to audiences in over 30 countries and shares the practical ways of how this equation works. [/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]The topics Jenn touches in her presentations can be used immediately and her message makes a real difference in any organisation. She leaves her audiences highly inspired and motivated. [/expand]

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Associate Director of MIT Media Lab, Expert on Human-Computer Interfaces

Hiroshi Ishii is the Jerome B. Wiesner Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab. At the MIT Media Lab, he founded the Tangible Media Group in 1995 pursuing a new vision of Human Computer Interaction. In addition, Hiroshi co-directs the Things That Think consortium. For this work he was awarded tenure from MIT in 2001 and elected to the CHI Academy in 2006 recognizing his substantial contributions to the field of Human-Computer Interactions through the creation of new genre called “Tangible User Interfaces.”

“Dr. Ishii pioneered the Tangible User Interface in the field of Human-Computer”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to MIT, from 1988-1994, Hiroshi led a CSCW research group at the NTT Human Interface Laboratories, where his team invented TeamWorkStation and ClearBoard. He was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Toronto and served as an Associate Editor of ACM TOCHI (Transactions on Computer Human Interactions) and ACM TOIS (Transactions on Office Information Systems). He received B. E. degree in electronic engineering, M. E. and Ph. D. degrees in computer engineering from Hokkaido University, Japan.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Hiroshi Ishii’s research focuses upon the design of seamless interfaces between humans, digital information, and the physical environment. In his presentations he gives insights on how technology will lead to behavioural changes in society and in business, reflecting that the future is something that we are creating.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A mesmerising speaker and pure inspiration, Hiroshi Ishii’s presentations bring the wonders of science to any audience. [/expand]

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Founder and Head of BMW Startup Garage

Gregor Gimmy is co-founder and head of the BMW Startup Garage, the incubator for early stage automotive startups of the BMW Group. The Garage helps startups with technologies that can significantly advance or transform the automotive sector to succeed in this multi trillion dollar industry. Prior to the Garage, Gregor helped create BMW InnovationWorks, an internal Innovation Strategy team. He has also been a successful founder of three Internet startups and one innovation consultancy.

“An accomplished tech innovation strategist and entrepreneur”

[expand title=”In detail”] Before joining BMW, Gregor started various VC funded software companies in Silicon Valley and Europe. Prior to entrepreneurship, he worked at IDEO in Palo Alto where he helped transform IDEO from a Design to a strategic innovation consultancy by creating the Business Factors practice (which is the Business circle in IDEO’s Design Thinking). Gregor also lectures and publishes about innovation, and he mentors student research work. He studied business, engineering and acting at TU Stuttgart, Harvard and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With more than 15 years of experience in consulting big corporations and startups, Gregor is a leading expert who helps to identify new strategic product opportunities in the fields of Electric Vehicles, Digital Mobility, Autonomous Driving and Big Data. He shares insights into how to apply new innovation methods to any corporation worldwide. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A gifted speaker, Gregor engages any audience as he explores new landscapes of business development and innovation strategy.[/expand]

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Director at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab

Fei-Fei Li directs the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab and the Stanford Vision Lab, as well as teaching Computer Science at Stanford University. As director of one of the leading Artificial Intelligence Labs in the world, Dr. Li is leading the next wave of Artificial Intelligence that is rapidly being integrated into companies, governments and the lives of individual customers. The way we work, drive, entertain and live our lives will never be the same again.

“Objects that think – a powerful idea which became a reality after decades of invention and research.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Fei-Fei Li heads a team of the world’s top scientists and students who enable computers and robots to see and think, as well as conduct cognitive and neuroimaging experiments to understand how our brains think. She is a world-renowned expert on computer vision, machine learning, AI, cognitive neuroscience and big data analytics. Her TED talk “How we’re teaching computers to understand pictures” is one of their most viewed talks. [/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Her presentations are fascinating journeys through the rapid advancements in AI and a look at the potential for all of us in the future. Through a wonderful series of photos and stories, Fei-Fei helps us realise the new era we are entering and captures our imaginations in the process. [/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Fei-Fei’s powerful and thought-provoking speeches are tailored to each client and well received by any audience around the globe.[/expand]

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Economist & Author

Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He is frequently cited in economics reporting in major media outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, CNBC, and National Public Radio. He writes a weekly column for the Guardian Unlimited, the Huffington Post, TruthOut, and his blog, Beat the Press, features commentary on economic reporting.

“A respected economist”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review (ERR), from 1996 – 2006.He received his Ph.D in economics from the University of Michigan.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dean Baker’s expertise on Global economics is a valuable source of information for decision makers around the globe. He has a reputation for originality, forthrightness and insight which few can match. Business leaders will benefit from his astute insights and analytical brilliance of the economic landscape.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An engaging and informative speaker, Dean uses his wealth of experience to give audiences valuable insights into the current state of global economics.[/expand]

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A World-Renowned Authority on Customer Loyalty and Service Innovation

Chip Bell has helped many Fortune 100 companies dramatically enhance their bottom lines and marketplace reputation through innovative customer-centric strategies that address the needs of today’s picky, fickle, and vocal customers.A world-renowned authority on customer loyalty and service innovation, he has written over 400 articles for business journals and magazines. He has appeared live on CNN, CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg TV, ABC, and his work has been featured in Fortune, Businessweek, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, CEO Magazine and Entrepreneur.

“Chip helps organizationsbuild relationships that last.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Chip Bell is author of seven national and international best-selling books. A world-renowned authority on customer loyalty and service innovation, he has written over 400 articles for business journals and magazines. Global Gurus ranked him the #1 keynote speaker in the world on customer service. Leadership Excellence Magazine recently listed him among the top 30 thought leaders in America.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Chip Bell reveals the best practices from the organizations leading the customer loyalty charge, giving audiences powerful cutting-edge ideas and unique strategies they can put into practice the minute they leave his keynote. Always customer-centered, Chip customizes his presentations to meet unique organizational needs through a detailed background study and phone interviews to better understand specific audience challenges.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An engaging and insightful speaker, Chip Bell is highly sought after to address audiences around the globe
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Expert on Global Innovation and Opportunities in Emerging Markets, Adversity and Crises

Bhaskar Chakravorti is the Senior Associate Dean of International Business & Finance at The Fletcher School at Tufts University and the founding Executive Director of Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context. He also serves on the Global Agenda Council on the Economics of Innovation for the World Economic Forum. He was a leader of McKinsey’s Innovation and Global Forces practices, served on its Knowledge Services Committee and taught innovation and entrepreneurship at Harvard. He has been an advisor to CEOs, senior management and Boards of Fortune 500 companies and worked across the world and multiple industries.

“A leading advisor to over 30 Fortune 500 companies”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to joining Fletcher, Dr. Chakravorti was a Distinguished Scholar at MIT’s Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship and on the faculty of Harvard Business School and Harvard University Center for the Environment. His articles appear in top-tier academic journals and in widely read media, e.g., Harvard Business Review, NYT, Wall Street Journal, FT, Washington Post and CNN. He earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester and he is a graduate of the Delhi School of Economics and in Economics with honors from Delhi University’s St. Stephen’s College.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Chakravorti’s work is multi-sectoral and global. He has been influential in policy making by organisations and businesses around the globe. With the objective of “connecting the world of business with the world,” he explores issues at the intersection of global business and international affairs, including geopolitics, national and international security, peace and conflict, development and the human condition.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An engaging and insightful speaker, Dr. Chakravorti is highly sought after to address audiences around the globe.[/expand]

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Former Leader at Barclays, Musician and Founder of Moving Performance

Ben Hines is the Founder and Director of Moving Performance. He has worked with some of the world’s leading companies, and after founding Moving Performance in 2009, he was able to bring together his two passions: people development and music. Ben uniquely combines his 13 years of commercial experience in the financial and legal sectors with his own musical abilities as a semi-professional orchestral French horn player.

[expand title=”In detail”] In his earlier career Ben led high-performing teams in the financial and professional service industries. As strategic marketer for Barclays PLC he created and implemented numerous innovative segmented product solutions across multiple countries extending Barclays’ international coverage. With CPA Global, a leading legal services provider, he advised and brought significant change to how the company structured itself to maximise its key markets.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentations, Ben uses music to help both executive boards and emerging leaders to reflect on their strengths and those of others, to move toward more collaborative and productive outcomes. He works across the world facilitating leadership programmes and as a conference keynote speaker.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Ben has an amazing ability to bond teams around a cause through music. It is a beautiful, uplifting and long-lasting experience. Ben offers a bespoke service to meet the need of any organisation.
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Film Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Director and Producer

Roberto Benigni is an Italian actor, director and producer best known for his 1997 Oscar winning film La Vita e Bella (Life is Beautiful) which he wrote, directed and played in. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film, and it also won a Best Foreign Language Film award. During 2006 and 2007, he had a lot of success touring Italy with his one man show TuttoDante. Combining current events and memories of his past narrated with an ironic tone, Roberto began a journey of poetry and passion through the world of the Divine Comedy.

“He is one of Italy’s most popular comics”

[expand title=”In detail”] Roberto’s film debut took place in 1976 with Berlinguer, ti voglio bene (Berlinguer, I Love You). Later films as an actor include Il Minestrone (1980), La Voce Della Luna (1989, The Voice of the Moon), The Son of the Pink Panther (1993), and Astérix et Obélix Contre César (1999, Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar). In 1982 he made his directorial debut with Tu Mi Turbi (You Disturb Me), a television monologue which brought Benigni widespread fame. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his enlightening presentations Roberto draws from his vast experience as a renowned film director and actor and shares his insights into the film industry and his personal stories.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Roberto is an entertaining and inspiring speaker who has an aptitude for storytelling and performing. Passionate, energetic and humorous Roberto is always well received by any audiences around the world.[/expand]

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