Jul
08
2009
One of the World’s Leading Authorities on Genomics and Biotech
Dr Stock was the founding director of UCLA’s influential Program on Medicine, Technology and Society. He is a leading advocate for aggressive life science research and its global strategic importance. He presently is exploring key drivers of pharma development. Stock sits on California’s Stem Cell Advisory Board and is the founder of Signum, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
“Dr. Gregory Stock offers a convincing rebuttal to those who fear we are hurtling towards some deadly reckoning”
[expand title=”In detail”] Dr Stock holds a doctorate in Biophysics from John Hopkins and an MBA from Harvard. He was a fellow at Princeton’s prestigious Woodrow Wilson School and is the founding CEO of Signum Biosciences. He serves on the board of Napo Pharmaceuticals and is the Associate Director of Berkeley’s Center for Life Science Policy. Dr. Stock has examined the implications of the Biotech revolution through his many papers, lectures, debates, books and media appearances. He has also organized seminal conferences that have shaped today’s debate about human enhancement, genetic design and increased longevity. [/expand]
[expand title=”What he offers you”]Gregory Stock inspires and challenges audiences with a compelling vision of the far reaching consequences of the genomics and biotech revolutions. He provides perspective on the economic, political, social and ethical challenges these new technologies will bring. He makes the case for hope and possibility.[/expand]
[expand title=”How he presents”]His presentations are provocative, engaging, accessible distillations of recent technological advances and how they will remake our lives and challenge our sense of what it is to be human. He provides a riveting, eye-opening glimpse of the sometimes dizzying future that awaits us. He is unforgettable.[/expand]
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Jul
06
2009
Global Strategist, Entrepreneur & Author of Co-Opetition
Barry Nalebuff is widely known for his ground-breaking work in game theory and strategy, on changing mind-sets and realising the value of collaborating and forming alliances with the traditional competitor.
In combining the advantages of both competition and co-operation, you achieve Co-Opetition, the well-known phrase coined by Barry and the title of his groundbreaking co-authored book. The first economist to apply Game Theory to Business and Politics, Barry reveals to audiences how this revolutionary mindset is a pioneering, high profit means of leveraging business relationships – for any company intent on becoming or remaining the leader in its field.
[expand title=”In detail”] Barry is Milton Steinbach Professor at the Yale School of Management, where he teaches competitive strategy; mergers and acquisitions; political-economic marketing; and game theory and decision-making. Prior to Yale, Barry Nalebuff was an assistant professor at Princeton University (1985-89) and a junior fellow of the Society of Fellows at Harvard University (1982-85). [/expand]
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Jul
03
2009
Educator, Physicist, Philosopher and Management Strategist
Danah Zohar is best known for her ground-breaking work on the existence of spiritual intelligence, SQ.
She examines how SQ creates integrity, morality and individuality and the difference between competitors and winners.
Working in management education and consultancy, she was instrumental in Shell’s highly successful transformation in the United States.
Is spiritual intelligence the difference between winners and losers?
[expand title=”In detail”] A visiting Fellow at the Cranfield School of Management, she also teaches in the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme at Oxford University.
Applying her extensive knowledge of the new sciences to practical, hands-on techniques that businesses can use, she has lectured widely throughout the world. She has worked with numerous prestigious organisations.[/expand]
[expand title=”What she offers you”]Applying her philosophy and experience of the workings of the human mind she shows you how to embrace rapid social and technological changes and use them for personal and organisational benefit.
Grasp SQ and see what underlies your values and beliefs, your sense of perception and ultimately the reasons behind your actions.[/expand]
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Jul
01
2009
Author, Strategist and Entrepreneur
Michael Treacy brings over 25 years of experience helping companies achieve market leadership. His ideas about customer value propositions and growth disciplines have been used by companies across the globe to reshape strategies, bolster competitive positions and dramatically improve top and bottom line performances. Mr. Treacy’s ideas have been shaped by his rich experiences as an academic at M.I.T. and as an entrepreneur who has established and led many successful firms as an expert strategist.
“Growth is the oxygen of success in business. Without it, your enterprise withers.”
[expand title=”In detail”] Michael Treacy’s business expertise stems from his substantial experience launching and running several successful ventures and is grounded in his academic days at the MIT Sloan school of Management. Currently, Mr. Treacy is the Cofounder and Chief Strategist of GEN3 Partners, a fast growing product innovator based in Boston and St. Petersburg, Russia.[/expand]
[expand title=”What he offers you”]While he is well-versed in subjects that range from growth disciplines, customer intimacy, off-shoring strategies and product innovation, Michael Treacy’s keen ability to quickly diagnose the key problems of a company or industry makes him a unique and highly sought after international speaker.[/expand]
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