The Leading Speakers Bureau

CEO Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Torsten Müller-Ötvös is the man behind one of the world’s most iconic luxury brands. He has been at the Rolls-Royce Group for more than 20 years holding a number of top management positions before he was appointed Global CEO in 2010. He was also instrumental in brand and product management for MINI between 2000 and 2003.

“Rolls-Royce has been a motoring icon for over 100 years” Torsten Müller-Ötvös

[expand title=”In detail”] Torsten Müller-Ötvös is an economist who started at BMW as a trainee. At the age of 37 he became the youngest manager ever to be appointed to the BMW top leadership group. He was Vice President – Brand Strategy, Product Management MINI. Under his leadership the relaunch of the MINI has been widely recognised as one of the industry’s most successful and innovative launches. In addition, he was Senior Vice President – Marketing and Brand Leadership and Senior Vice President – Product and Service Management before he took the position of the Chief Executive Officer. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Torsten Müller-Ötvös delivers unique insights and solutions for those who want to place their companies successfully in the ever-changing global markets. He draws from his own experience leading Rolls-Royce to establish itself very successfully in fast-growing emerging markets. He is a brilliant and focused leader with a great understanding of market demands and customer needs.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His extraordinary leadership skills and talent as a communicator make Torsten Müller-Ötvös a highly sought-after speaker at prestigious events around the globe.[/expand]
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Motivational Speaker, Virtual Keynote Speaker on Growth Mindset, Leadership and Change

A hospitality industry professional who left a high-flying career to follow his heart’s calling, Simerjeet Singh is well known as a keynote speaker, mindset coach and a growth catalyst with a humanitarian mindset. Since 2007, he has been motivating millions of professionals, youths and the masses through his workshops, keynotes, videos and podcasts.

“Fear is the by-product of inaction”

A graduate from the Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh, Simerjeet proceeded to study at the Intercontinental Hotel School, Sydney. His experience of building and leading teams from different nationalities enables him to bring practical, simple and powerful leadership to corporations, organisations and governmental institutions. He held a management position at Radisson Hotels in Jalandhar, was assistant manager at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai and also worked as operations manager with Macdonald Hotels, UK, and Accor Hotels.

In 2019, Simerjeet was recognized with the prestigious “Global Excellence Award” (GEA) in Motivational Speaking. He’s also been featured on The Power List of the Top 200 Thought Leaders to follow in 2021 & 15 must-follow diversity and inclusion global thought leaders by PeopleHum. An unconventional speaker, he helps leaders and organizations challenge their beliefs and thrive in a constantly changing environment while encouraging others to make bold course corrections in both their personal and professional lives. His presentations cover his personal journey as well as touching on topics such as Innovation, Leadership and Self-Growth.

He is currently serving clients virtually operating from an end-to-end setup of a dedicated, fully equipped studio with high end acoustics and professional lighting to ensure state-of-the-art virtual keynote delivery.
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Business Technology Futurist, visionary technology and business strategist

Jack Shaw is a visionary technology and business strategist. He has spent his career leading companies in numerous industries and their technology suppliers to better, more efficient ways of conducting and operating their businesses. His keen perception and vision into emerging technologies and business practices enable clients to build products and services that anticipate where the market is headed.

“Jack Shaw is a renowned expert on technology”

[expand title=”In detail”] Jack graduated from Yale with a degree in Business Administration and has an MBA from Kellogg in Finance and Marketing. During his decades of experience with business technology Jack has provided advisory services to leading companies including IBM, SAP, Oracle and CA Technologies amongst others. He has also delivered expert guidance not only to Fortune 500 Companies such as General Electric and Coca Cola but also to numerous small and mid-market businesses in the public and private sector. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jack Shaw is uniquely talented at translating business technology into business value propositions. As a futurist, he is particularly expert at helping C-level executives and managers recognise and understand the strategic implications of emerging technologies. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His dynamic and personalised presentations make Jack Shaw a sought after speaker at conferences around the globe. He is also an experienced workshop facilitator and panel moderator.[/expand]

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Vision Coach and Author, Chief Vision Officer of Ideas Group

Camil El Khoury is vision coach, author and speaker with an extensive background in business consulting and training. He is Chief Vision Officer of ideas group, a global learning and development consultancy that works with organizations to facilitate and sustain their performance. Camil has helped public, private and non-governmental organizations build capabilities of growth in more than 80 countries. He is also a distinguished writer and regular contributor to articles and newsletters across the world.

“My mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of as many people as possible”

[expand title=”In detail”] Camil co-founded “MENA networks” in 2006, a growing IT networking solutions organization that was awarded 4 Government contracts in the West Indies and Southern Africa. He also founded “Ideas Real Estate” in 2008, a private real estate investment fund with a portfolio of over US $ 7 Million in the first year. While with FranklinCovey he worked on human capital growth with respected organizations in the private sector helping them get the best out of their people and strengthening their competitive position and profitable business expansions.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentations Camil El Khoury links real life examples with his concepts and helps clients become high performance organizations and foster a sustainable growth. He has a strong Marketing background having developed several strategy implementation techniques that have proven successful in highly competitive markets. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Camil El Khoury is an energetic and motivated speaker who believes that having fun in everything helps not only achieve but exceed the desired results. He thoroughly enjoys coaching individuals and teams to unleash their potential.[/expand]

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Former Creative Director at Apple

Ken Segall is a creative director with a successful career in technology marketing, branding, product naming and strategy. For 12 years he was Creative Director at Apple and worked closely with Steve Jobs. He revolutionised Apple with his ‘Think Different’ campaign and added to the world’s vocabulary that powerful little ‘i’ which stands unabashedly before thousands of Apple products.

“One of the leading voices on creativity, innovation and branding”

[expand title=”In detail”] Ken also spent time as agency global Creative Director at Dell, IBM, Intel, BMW and Next Computer. His latest effort was the Ellen DeGeneres campaign for JCPenney that debuted at the Oscars. He consults usually about branding and naming and keeps a watchful eye on technology and marketing — offering insights based on his many years in charge of advertising for some of the most successful and iconic technology companies in the world.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentations Ken gives interesting insights into what became one of the world’s biggest brands. He recounts his life at Apple and helps companies wishing to leverage the power of simplicity. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His powerful message makes Ken Segall a sought-after speaker at renowned conferences around the globe.[/expand]

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Author of ‘Hypercompetition’ and professor at Amos Tuck School of Business Administration

Dr. D’Aveni, author of ‘Hypercompetition’ and professor at Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, says the nature of competition has changed for good. One of the most pronounced changes is the disappearance of a long-term sustainable advantage. He defines today’s world of hypercompetition where players hold on to their advantage only temporarily, while creating opportunities for long-term success through a series of short-term advantages.

[expand title=”In detail”] He offers a strategic approach to competition by explaining ways you can win in a hypercompetitive market. He gives you many examples of once stable industries that are being replaced by those in a constant state of flux, competing on many levels at the same time. He shows you how existing competitive models no longer work and why force fitting them into today’s environment is wrong.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]D’Aveni is author of the masterful book, Hypercompetition: Managing the Dynamics of Strategic Manoeuvring which Fortune calls a “modern day analogue to The Art of War”, the ancient Chinese classic that is the bible of many corporate strategists. A consultant to major corporations, including several Fortune 500 firms, he is much sought after for executive education programs on strategy and executive leadership and organisational politics. He is extensively quoted in publications such as The New York Times, Fortune, Business Month and the Los Angeles Times.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Richard D’Aveni is a member of the Bar and a C.P.A,. He earned his B.A cum laude at Cornell University, his M.B.A cum laude at Boston University and his Ph.D in Strategic Management at Columbia University.[/expand]

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Internationally Renowned Authority on Innovation and Strategy

Vijay Govindarajan is an internationally renowned authority on strategy execution, strategic innovation, industry transformation, and global strategy and organization. He is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric. He has been ranked as number 3 on the Thinkers 50 list of the world’s most influential business thinkers.

“He is widely regarded as one of world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation”

[expand title=”In detail”] In the 1980s, Vijay surveyed hundreds of executives at Fortune 500 corporations about their varied approaches to executing strategy across business units. In the 1990s, he helped companies that were expanding globally achieve the most effective balance of differentiation and integration among country subsidiaries. Since 2000, he has focused on teaching corporations to build breakthrough businesses while simultaneously sustaining excellence in their core business. He writes about innovation and execution on his blog, Harvard Business Review, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. He has been ranked by Management International Review as one of the Top 20 North American Superstars for research in strategy and organization. One of his papers was recognised as one of the ten most-often cited articles in the entire 40-year history of Academy of Management Journal.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In 2011, 2009 and 2007 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers. Recognised as one of today’s leading business strategists Vijay Govindarajan helps companies adapt to the global business environment and change the way they look at strategy For 25 years, he has been advancing the field of strategy execution and advising senior executives in all industries on how to modify their organizations to achieve their strategic ambitions.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Warm, articulate and naturally funny Vijay Govindarajan is a highly popular keynote speaker.[/expand]

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Professor of Leadership at INSEAD

Dr Hal Gregersen’s vocation is executive teaching, coaching, consulting and research, centres on leading innovation, change, and globalisation. Dr Gregersen’s forthcoming book, ‘The Innovator’s DNA’ flows from a path-breaking international research project which explores the fundamental question of where disruptive innovations come from and what roles senior executives, managers, and employees play in the creation of highly innovative teams and organisations. The insights on innovation surfaced from interviews with founder entrepreneurs and current CEOs, in-depth case studies of the world’s 25 most innovative companies and The Innovator’s DNA survey assessments of 3500 high performing entrepreneurs, managers, and inventors. He is also exploring how well the Innovator’s DNA skills may also drive social entrepreneur success

“An authority of modern leadership”

[expand title=”In detail”] Before joining INSEAD, Dr Gregersen taught at the London Business School and other highly acclaimed institutions. He has written for various global journals including the Harvard Business Review and his research has been highlighted on CNN and in Across the Board, Business Week, Fortune, Psychology Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Dr Gregersen has received several awards for teaching excellence as well as the Ascendant Scholar Award from the Western Academy of Management for research excellence. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Hal Gregersen expertly communicates his fascination with how leaders in business and society generate provocative ideas with powerful impact. Putting his research on leading innovation, strategic change, and globalisation to practice and steers senior executives through the complexities of modern leadership and delivers a powerful framework for transforming old patterns of action into new strategic direction, emphasizing what matters most – people. His listeners will understand the real dynamics a leader must manage by focusing on people, where the real change must occur.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Hal Gregersen’s powerful presentations are rich in content, and delivered with insightful clarity, precision and intelligent humour.[/expand]

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Founder and CEO, The Tiossano Tribe, Inc. & Founder, Adina World Beat Beverages

Magatte Wade is a serial entrepreneur born in Senegal, educated in France, and has launched her entrepreneurial career in the San Francisco Bay area. She is currently launching her second company, The Tiossano Tribe, Inc., a lifestyle brand initially focused on fashion accessories and body care products targeted at the cultural creative demographic. She also is the founder of Adina World Beverages, a multi-million dollar beverage company that sells culturally authentic beverages from diverse nations around the world.

“An inspiring entrepreneur”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to her career as an entrepreneur, she served as Director of Business Development for Greenough Consulting Group, a leading consulting firm specialising in interim financial management services to venture capital firms and their portfolio companies. The former sponsorship chair for the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab, she is also a board member of Agribusiness in Sustainable Natural African Plant Products, Afropop Worldwide, and SEED Academy (Sports for Education and Economic Development).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Drawing from her own business experiences Magatte offers audiences a wealth of useful advice and business know how based on her own life story.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A charismatic and charming woman, Magatte talks candidly about her life and success motivating and inspiring audiences in the process.[/expand]

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Primatologist and Anthropologist

Jane Goodall DBE is an internationally recognized authority on the primate world. She has written books for adults and children, contributed to documentaries and serves as a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, a United Nations peace messenger, and the president of Advocates for Animals. For her efforts to observe and preserve all species, she has received honors and accolades from governments, nonprofits, universities, and professional organizations, including a medal from UNESCO and the French Legion of Honor in 2006.

“One of the best-known and most highly respected scientists and educators in the world”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Goodall’s involvement in tropical forests and conservation has led her to be actively involved in a number of environmental issues, and to found the Roots & Shoots youth group. She has also endorsed the Forests Now Declaration, calling for new market based mechanisms to protect tropical forests. One of her major contributions to the field of primatology was the discovery of tool-making in chimpanzees.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Goodall takes the audience on an ecological journey, discussing highlights and low points of her experiences in the jungle. She shows how progress is helping research (DNA analysis) and hurting the environment (clear-cutting). She draws a dozen parallels between primate and human behaviour, making the point that we really aren’t all that different. She also speaks about the messages of hope that form the basis for her educational programme, ‘Roots and Shoots’.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Dr. Goodall lifts the audience to new heights, inspiring them to reach above and beyond through compassion, consumer action, and education.[/expand]

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