The Leading Speakers Bureau

Neuromarketing Expert

Martin de Munnik is a Neuromarketing Expert who co-founded Neurensics in 2011, undoubtedly the most innovative neuromarketing company in the world. Using fMRI techniques, on a monthly basis they study dozens of marketing stimuli, recently also in the U.S. This new discipline in marketing research offers a spectacular insight into consumer behaviour and even predicts purchase intent.

“Since his first day in advertising Martin de Munnik has been interested in how it works.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Martin De Munnik’s broad background and unique neuromarketing expertise make him an inspirational strategist in demand by companies around the world, advising them on developing profitable marketing and branding strategies. De Munnik routinely holds workshops and lectures on topics such as, how the consumer brain works, activating the “buy button” and practical applications for the latest neuropsychological findings in marketing. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With examples taken from his own studies, Martin explains how the consumer brain functions and provides audiences with tips and tricks that they can put into practice tomorrow.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His thirst for knowledge and understanding, his broad background and years of experience make him an inspiring strategist who advises national and international companies in developing profitable brands.[/expand]

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Macroeconomist and Finance Authority, Director of Re-Define

Sony Kapoor, Director of international Think Tank Re-Define, is an influential economist, financial sector expert and development practitioner. His career spans investment banking, civil society, academia and policy making across several countries. Sony advises central banks, large investors, European governments, developing economies and multilateral institutions on Economic Strategy and Financial Policy. He also has a multidisciplinary role at the London School of Economics where he is the Strategy Adviser to the Systemic Risk Centre and a Senior Visiting Fellow in Development, Government and Public Policy. Until 2013 Sony was the first chair of the Banking Stakeholder Group at the EBA.

““A prominent expert on international finance and development””

[expand title=”In detail”] Sony has been a Visiting Fellow at the European Commission, an Expert Adviser to the European Parliament and a Visiting Scholar at the International Monetary Fund, focusing mostly on crisis management, economic governance & financial sector reform. Sony has also worked for Lehman Brothers in London, ICICI in India and traded derivatives for Aquila Energy in the US. He was also a strategy adviser to the Norwegian government. Sony has been elected a Fellow by the Royal Academy of Arts, a Young European Leader by Europanova, and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He studied at the LSE, and the Indian Institute of Technology.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As a frequent commentator on the Euro Crisis, development finance, the environment and international governance, Sony shares creative yet pragmatic solutions to the public policy challenges of our times. He employs vivid metaphors to argue that finance needs to be reigned in to bring us back to prosperity. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Sony Kapoor’s speaking style coupled with an incisive understanding and enlightened capacity to explain and discuss economic and global issues has contributed to his high popularity and reputation.[/expand]
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Expert on the Environment and Sustainable Development

Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer is the recently appointed founding director of the Institute for Advance Sustainability Studies (IASS) which will perform research between climate problems and sustainable economics. The institute funding will be provided by the Federal Government of Germany Federal Ministry of Education and Research. He is known internationally for his personal commitment to protect the environment and promote sustainable development. He actively contributed to the success of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and was a forerunner in the negotiations for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the establishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

“Widely recognized as having spearheaded environmental policy as Minister of Environment”

[expand title=”In detail”] Klaus Töpfer became Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Director-General of the UN Office at Nairobi (UNON) in 1998. He was also appointed Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements from 1998 to 2000. Before joining the United Nations, Klaus Töpfer held several posts in the Federal Government of Germany. In 2007 he was appointed Professor for Environment and Sustainable Development at Tongji University Shanghai. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Prof. Töpfer explains in detail his vision of a social market economy and his strategies to make the environment work to improve the lives of present and future generations. He explains how the environment is not a hindrance for economic development and how protection of natural resources and regulations on the use of harmful substances trigger technology development and create exciting new opportunities, markets and jobs.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An experienced teacher and engaging speaker, Prof. Töpfer challenges audiences with his hard hitting, yet inspirational presentations.
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General Manager of CarrefourSA & Ex General Manager of TeknoSA

Born in 1966, Mehmet T. Nane obtained his undergraduate degree in International Relations at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, in 1990 and his graduate degree in International Banking and Finance at University of Heriot Watt, Scotland in 1993 with UK Government’s FCO scholarship

[expand title=”In detail”] After various managerial positions in Türkiye Emlak Bankası, Demirbank and Demir Invest, he joined Sabancı Holding within which he held roles including Vice President of the Strategic Planning and Project Development Department, Director of the Retail Group and General Secretary of Sabanci Holding. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Mehmet T. Nane held the position of General Manager at TeknoSA between April 2005 and June 2013. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the Teknosa Board of Directors between March 2000 (founding date) and April 2005. He has held the position of General Manager at CarrefourSA since July 25th 2013. During the transition period between 1st July-25th July 2013 he served as an advisor to the Executive Board.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Currently he is the Chairman of AMPD (TCSR)-Trade Council of Shopping Centers and Retailers, Turkey and the Chairman of TOBB- Retailing Council of Turkish Union of Chamber of Commerce. He is also leading the Turkish British Fellowship Club’s Istanbul Branch and working as a mentor for UK government scholarship granted young graduates in Turkey. He is the Co-Chairman of Istanbul Shopping Fest Organization and Company and the Chairman of FAPRA-APRCE (Federation of Asia Pasific Retaillers Assiciation-Asia Pasific Retailers Convention and Exhibition). He was a member of World Retail Congress Advisory Board 2010. He participated Advanced Management Program 184 (AMP 184) at Harvard Business School between 1st April-24th May 2013.[/expand]

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CEO of Mavi

Cüneyt Yavuz is a graduate of Robert College and Bosphorus University, Political Sciences Department. He completed his MBA at John Hopkins University.

[expand title=”In detail”] Yavuz started working at Procter&Gamble in 1992 and he carried out various managerial functions for Gillette, Duracell, Oral-B and Braun brands, for Turkey, the Balkans and Israel regions. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Since 2008, Yavuz has been working as the CEO of Mavi, which has more than 4000 sales points in 50 countries.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Yavuz donates speaking fees to Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG), one of the Turkey’s widespread youth non-governmental organization.
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World-renowned Evolutionary Biologist, Bestselling Author & Former Oxford Biology Chairperson

Prof. Richard Dawkins is one of Britain’s best-known academics. He retired from Oxford University in 2008 and remains a writer and public figure. He’s best-known for the ideas laid out in his landmark book ‘The Selfish Gene’ and fleshed out in ‘The Extended Phenotype’: the rather radical notion that Darwinian selection happens not at the level of the individual, but at the level of our DNA. In recent years, his devastating critique of religion has made him a leading figure in the New Atheism.

“A master of scientific exposition and synthesis. When it comes to his own specialty, evolutionary biology, there is none better”
The New York Times

[expand title=”In detail”] Richard Dawkins was educated at Oxford University and has taught zoology at the universities of California and Oxford. He came to prominence with his 1976 instant international bestseller ‘The Selfish Gene’, which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution and introduced the term meme. In 2006, he founded the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (RDFRS), a non-profit organisation. He has been recognized many times as a science writer and intellectual.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Leading British scientist and award-winning science writer, Richard Dawkins has helped steer evolutionary science into the 21st century, and his concept of the “meme” contextualized the spread of ideas in the information age. Listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2007, he offers the exchange of reason, science and critical thinking. He is a pugnacious debater and compelling speaker who has changed the way we think about evolution.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]With rigor and wit, Richard Dawkins’ presentations can be controversial and confrontational, and yet also touchingly loyal and warm, and are always memorable and highly informative. The Dirty Harry of Science, you don’t assign him – you just let him loose.
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Adventurer, Film-maker & TV Presenter

Monty Halls is an author, expedition leader, motivational coach, biologist, television presenter, company director and filmmaker. After five solid years on the road filming series for BBC2, and after the success of Fisherman’s Apprentice in early 2012, Monty settled in Dartmouth, Devon to set up his own eco-tourism business. In 2002 he was awarded the Bish Medal by the Scientific Exploration Society for his services to exploration.

“A very versatile speaker, the New Cousteau”

[expand title=”In detail”] A former Royal Marines officer who worked for Nelson Mandela on the peace process in South Africa, he left the services in 1996 to pursue a career in leading expeditions. Having achieved a First Class Honours degree in marine biology over the next decade, he circumnavigated the globe four times on various projects, leading multi-national teams in some of the most demanding environments on earth. Monty’s television career spans over 8 years and includes the BBC’s Great Escape series where he lived on the west coast of Scotland, the Outer Hebrides and west coast of Ireland, as well as the BBC’s Natural History Unit series Great Barrier Reef and most recently The Fisherman’s Apprentice. Monty writes a weekly column for the Daily Mail and Outdoor Fitness magazine and is also a regular contributor for various specialist dive monthly’s. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Drawing on two decades of leading teams in some of the most demanding environments on earth, he backs up his core messages with footage and images from some of the best adventure film-makers and photographers in the business.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Monty has gained a reputation as an extremely dynamic, speaker who combines great entertainment with salient messages for any business or team. His presentations are a different experience from the standard leadership or team building presentation, something genuinely thought provoking, relevant, yet hugely entertaining. [/expand]

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Leading Nutritionist, Author and Successful Entrepreneur

Vicki Edgson is one of the UK’s foremost nutritionists and spokesperson for women and health. Having trained at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, Vicki has run a private nutritional therapy and naturopathic clinic in West London for the last 15 years and travels extensively around the country speaking at lectures and seminars. She works with a variety of health conditions through dietary planning, health screening, blood tests and saliva tests to determine vitamin and mineral deficiencies and hormone imbalances. She regularly writes for the national press, women’s glossies and health magazines.

“Putting passion into nutrition and making sense of healthy living”

[expand title=”In detail”] Vicki’s expertise with the principles of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine and Naturapathic integrated medicine make her a leading authority in the design of products, and spa packages across the world. Her affiliations include originally co-founding The Food Doctor and developing many of the original food recipes for which they are now so well know; launching the Nutritionist Range for L’Oreal Garnier in the UK and Paris. She was also instrumental in developing the more stringent food policies for BBC Worldwide children’s licenced food products. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Vicki Edgson has a strong motivational message which is that it takes only one small change to make a difference. She feels passionately about how taking control of one’s lifestyle and nutrition can re-energise and motivate, as well as enable people to rediscover their zest for life at any age. Vicki is living proof that with the right diet you can successfully combat stress, feel re-energised and happy, and achieve a good life balance.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Vicki’s energy and vitality are infectious; with her combination of sound practical lifestyle advice and undefeatable optimism, she proves an adept guide on how to motivate and inspire in the workplace. Vicki is synonymous with health, beauty and vitality.[/expand]

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Leading Nutritional Anthropologist, Evolutionary Biologist, Author & International Speaker

Geoff Bond is, uniquely, a nutritional anthropologist. He studies human origins and our ancient nutritional heritage. This new and ‘back to basics’ approach is recognized in advanced scientific circles as being the only way to understand how we should be living our lives. He is educational, inspirational, and unforgettable. From his research on human origins and our ancient nutritional heritage, Geoff has become a recognized authority on what it means to be human in lifestyle terms. He is a regular contributor to the UK think-tank “Reform”.

“The Bond Effect is an outstanding combination of natural eating and healthy thinking”

[expand title=”In detail”] Geoff Bond graduated Bachelor of Science with honours from London University and subsequently got higher qualifications in mechanical sciences and spent his early career living and working in remote African villages where he widened his earlier studies in anthropology, biochemistry, and evolutionary human development, bringing clean water to remote villages in the third world. Geoff is one of a small breed of scientists bringing unique insights to human health. He edits a Monthly Newsletter and has written a Survival Manual for serious practitioners.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Geoff Bond brings clarity to the conflicting messages received by the public. Geoff lectures, writes and consults on Natural Eating around the world. His insights give the tools to making wise lifestyle choices in today’s world. His controversial, tough-minded message contains an original yet fundamental approach to food, exercise, stress, living habits and health, sparking great interest in worldwide audiences. He is a popular TV and radio talk show personality.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Geoff Bond delivers highly topical and content-rich presentations that address today’s burning issues. In an amusing and accessible manner, Geoff gives audiences the tools to take control of their lives and succeed with their ambition to preserve youthful vigour and image.[/expand]

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Specialist in Postponing Human Aging

Aubrey de Grey is a leading biomedical gerontologist and chair of the Methuselah Foundation, based in Cambridge, UK. In 2005, Dr de Grey’s work at Cambridge centered upon a detailed plan called Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS) which was aimed at preventing age-related physical and cognitive decline.

“The fundamental knowledge necessary to develop truly effective anti-aging medicine mostly exists”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to his work in cellular and molecular biology, de Grey was formally trained as a computer scientist. In 1985 he received a B.A. in Computer Science from Cambridge. In 1995 de Grey turned his attention to the biology of aging. Cambridge granted de Grey a Ph.D. in biology in 2000.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Aubrey talks about the prospects for radically postponing and eventually defeating aging in the next few decades, and the social and personal consequences of this. He has identified what he concludes are the seven areas of the aging process that need to be addressed medically before this can be done. He has been interviewed in recent years in many news sources, including CBS 60 Minutes, BBC, the New York Times, Fortune Magazine, and Popular Science.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Delivering an average of 20-30 invited talks per year at scientific conferences and universities Aubrey’s enlightening presentations are absolutely riveting.[/expand]

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