The Leading Speakers Bureau

Finance & Economics Expert, Founder and CEO of Beyond Global

Sandra Navidi is a leading international strategic consultant. She is the founder and CEO of BeyondGlobal, a company, which provides strategic advice to financial institutions and corporations seeking to optimally position themselves in international capital markets. Formerly, she was Director of research strategies and senior relationship manager at Roubini Global Economics.

“We have moved beyond the global paradigm to a model that rewards insight, capability and speed.” Sandra Navidi

[expand title=”In detail”] Sandra holds a law degree and a Master-of-Law Degree in Banking Corporate and Finance law. She is admitted to the practice of law in Germany as well as in the U.S. Sandra continues to work closely with Professor Nouriel Roubini and her former team at Roubini Global Economics. Until 2001, she was a manager in the international capital markets department at Deloitte & Touche in Germany, where she specialised in alternative investment structures. Thereafter, Sandra moved to New York to accept a position as General Counsel at Muzinich & Company, a $6 billion alternative asset management company. Her numerous responsibilities included the creation of innovative fund structures for institutional clients and resolving international regulatory issues.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Building on Sandra’s financial expertise and global top-level relationships, she helps clients navigate successfully through today’s evolving economies, markets and regulatory policies.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Undoubtedly of highest economic pedigree, Sandra is in frequent demand to keynote summits and conferences around the globe.[/expand]
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Professor of African Development at the LSE

Professor Thandika Mkandawire is an economist with a keen interest in the promotion of comparative research on development issues. He is former Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and the first person to take on the new position of Chair in African Development at the London School of Economics (LSE). He currently holds the Olof Palme Professor for Peace with the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm.

“An economist with many years’ experience in the promotion of comparative research on development issues.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Mkandawire was formerly Director of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Development Research in Copenhagen and has taught at the Universities of Stockholm and Zimbabwe. His research interests are mostly in development theory, economic policy and development and social policy in developing countries and political economy of development in Africa.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Professor Mkandawire offers audiences an extensive insight into the role of African intellectuals; social policy in a development context; African perspectives on structural adjustment; Africa’s re-industrialisation; aid, accountability and democracy; and transformative social policy in developing countries.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Professor Mkandawire’s presentations are customised to fit the needs of the clients to whom he is speaking. His messages are powerful and effective, delivered in his personal, yet highly professional style.[/expand]
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President of the Institute for the World Economy Dennis Snower

Dennis Snower is an American economist and renowned expert on world economy and economic policy. He is Professor of Economics at the University of Kiel, Germany and President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy since 2004. He has published extensively on employment policy, the design of welfare systems, monetary and fiscal policy.

“A global authority on world economy”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dennis Snower earned his BA and MA from New College, Oxford University and an MA and a PhD at Princeton University. Prior to becoming President of the Kiel Institute, he was Professor of Economics at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has been a visiting professor at many universities around the world, including Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvard, the European University Institute, Stockholm University and the Vienna Institute of Advanced Studies. He has advised the European Commission and various OECD countries on employment policy and welfare state policy and has consulted for the IMF, the UN, the OECD and the World Bank.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentations Dennis Snower gives a realistic outlook of the current global economic situation and the role of markets and Governments. His remarks are highly valued by business leaders and organisations all over the globe.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His inspiring and thought-provoking presentations make him a highly sought after speaker at prestigious conferences.[/expand]
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Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the LSE

Julian Le Grand has been the Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics since 1993. From 2003 to 2005 he was seconded to No 10 Downing Street as Senior Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister. He is currently Chairman of Health England: the National Reference Group for Health and Well Being for the UK Department of Health. He is also a member of the Group of Societal Policy Analysts advising the President of the European Commission.

“One of the UK’s Top Public Intellectuals of Our Time”

[expand title=”In detail”] Julian has acted as an adviser to the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, the OECD, HM Treasury, the UK Department of Work and Pensions and the BBC. He has been vice-chairman of a major teaching hospital, a commissioner on the Commission for Health Improvement, and a non-executive director of several health authorities. He writes regularly for the national and international press. He also appears frequently on television and radio, including the Today Programme, The World at One, The World Tonight and The Politics Show. He is the author, co-author or editor of eighteen books, and has written more than one hundred refereed journal articles and book chapters on economics, philosophy and public policy. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With a wealth of experience in the Health Care sector, Julian le Grand provides audiences with innovative solutions to the social and economic problems, issues, trends and instabilities affecting the industry today and in the future.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Julian Le Grand’s presentations are customised to fit the needs of the clients to whom he is speaking. His messages are powerful and effective, delivered in his personal, yet highly professional style.[/expand]
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Expert on Risk Management, Financial Derivatives, Capital Markets

Satyajit Das is an international specialist in the area of financial derivatives, risk management and capital markets with a global reputation. He was featured in Charles Ferguson’s 2010 Oscar winning documentary Inside Job and a 2009 BBC TV documentary – Tricks with Risk. He is a frequent interviewee and widely quoted in the financial press worldwide and one of the most requested keynote speakers.

“An International Financial Expert”

[expand title=”In detail”] Satyajit Das has worked in financial markets for over 30 years. He anticipated many aspects of the global financial crisis in his 2006 book Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives. Since 1994, he has acted as a consultant to financial institutions and corporations. Between 1977 and 1994, Satyajit worked on the ‘sell side’ (Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CitiGroup and Merrill Lynch) and the ‘buy side’ (TNT Group, an Australian based international transport and logistics company).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Satyajit Das is an experienced public speaker and recognised for his capacity to communicate complex financial subjects and trends in simple and non-technical language.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Satyajit’s speaking style coupled with an incisive understanding and enlightened capacity to explain and discuss global issues has contributed to his high popularity and reputation. He is also part of our Most Popular keynote speakers list[/expand]
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Financial Journalist and Founder of Reuters Breaking views

Hugo Dixon is the founder, Editor-in-Chief and the Chairman at Reuters Breakingviews, the leading international source of online financial commentary. Before founding breakingviews, Hugo spent 13 years at the Financial Times, the last five as head of Lex. He began his journalistic career at the Economist.

“A Leading Financial Journalist”

[expand title=”In detail”] Hugo was a Brackenbury Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained a first class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Before that, he was a King’s Scholar at Eton College. Breakingviews is now read daily by the world’s leading investment banks, institutional investors, hedge fund managers, corporations, law firms, public relations advisors and media outlets. He is a visiting fellow at Oxford University’s Centre for Corporate Reputation. In 2008, he won the Decade of Excellence Award at the Business Journalist of the Year Awards.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Hugo offers audiences his views on companies, markets and trends, giving clients clear insight into what’s happening in business and finance. From punchy opinion on company events to analysis of big deals Hugo has the information clients need.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An experienced journalist and commentator with superb analytical skills, Hugo’s fact filled presentations are tailored to exactly match clients requirements.[/expand]
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Director and Chief Economist Centre for Global Energy Studies

Dr Leo Drollas is currently the Director and Chief Economist at the CGES. He has dealt with subjects as diverse as oil’s shipping needs, oil prices in the long run, oil speculation versus fundamentals, the demand for aviation fuel, US gasoline demand, oil inventories and prices, oil export tariffs, oil prices and production, oil capacity utilisation, oil-quota policies, the connection between desired oil stock cover and oil futures prices, and many more.

“One of the world’s leading experts on oil price trends and price forecasting”

[expand title=”In detail”] Leo Drollas joined British Petroleum in 1977. At BP he managed the energy and economic modelling team in the company’s Corporate Planning Department and was responsible for many studies on various aspects of the oil market. Whilst at BP, he was seconded for two years to the Confederation of British Industry, where he held the post of Deputy Director of Economics and completed two major studies. He has written many articles and studies on oil, energy and the economy in general. He has also spoken at numerous conferences on diverse oil-related subjects. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr Drollas is highly qualified to offer audiences detailed insights into the current state of oil prices, what the future holds for the oil industry and what the current escalating oil prices will mean for businesses around the globe over the next 20 years.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Highly sought-after at leading energy conferences Dr Drollas‘ presentations are based on his extensive and ongoing research at the Centre for Global Energy Studies and offer the most comprehensive and up to date information available. [/expand]
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Nobel Laureate, Professor School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University

Eric S. Maskin is probably best known for his work on the theory of mechanism design for which he shared the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. He has made contributions to many other areas of economics as well, including the theory of income inequality, the study of intellectual property rights and political economy. He is the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, and a visiting lecturer with the rank of Professor at Princeton University.

“Nobel laureate recognized for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory”

[expand title=”In detail”] Harvard educated Prof. Maskin was the Louis Berkman Professor of Economics. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Econometric Society, and the European Economic Association, and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. He was president of the Econometric Society in 2003. He has worked in diverse areas of economic theory, such as game theory, the economics of incentives and contract theory. He was a designer of the British Government’s carbon dioxide emissions auction and was asked in the early 1990s to give advice to the Bank of Italy on possible reforms in their system of auctioning treasury bonds. He has also served as editor of The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economics Letters.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Eric S. Maskin’s work in economic theory has had a deep influence on many areas of economics, political science, and law. A vast literature on implementation, influenced by Maskin’s groundbreaking work, has since evolved. His dedication is extraordinary, lauded for his clarity, teaching skills and ability to make complex maths problems understandable. One thing that really distinguishes him is how precise and careful he is.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A frequent speaker at international symposia, Eric S. Maskin’s presentations show one of the great minds in action, leaving his audiences inspired to tackle even the most difficult of questions.[/expand]
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Founder & Member of the Fujitsu Executive Institute and Senior Associate at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University

Roger Camrass is an accomplished author and international business strategist with over 25 years of experience in tackling Innovation in rapidly changing corporate environments. From 1999-2001 Roger headed Ernst & Young’s European electronic commerce practice and in September 2003 he was appointed Executive Director of Fujitsu Plc.

Innovative Strategist in a Connected World

[expand title=”In detail”] A graduate of Cambridge University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he became a research fellow at MIT, participating in the early design of the Internet. After numerous senior roles in the UK, Netherlands and the USA, he headed Consulting Operations of Butler Cox plc, followed by appointments as Partner at Arthur D. Little (92-94), and then European President of SRI (the Stanford Research Institute).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]An innovative and provocative thinker with unequalled practical experience, he demonstrates how to channel the ever more disruptive and radical forces of change in the connected world to your company’s advantage. His expertise on organisational structure and innovation in today’s business environment expands into consumer trends and individual development within the corporation.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]A highly provocative and inspiring speaker, Roger is in great demand as an advisor, speaker and facilitator for senior executives around the globe.[/expand]
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Chief Economist of the DIFC and Executive Director of the Hawkamah-Institute for Corporate Governance

Dr. Nasser H. Saidi is the Executive Director of the Hawkamah-Institute for Corporate Governance and The Mudara Institute of Directors at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the former Chief Economist of the DIFC between 2006 and 2012. He leads the links with governments, central banks, and international organisations. In 2011, he was named among the 50 most influential Arabs in the World by The Middle East magazine, for the third consecutive year. He has recently been appointed to the Board of Governors of the International Corporate Governance Network.

“Dr. Saidi is an Expert on the Economics of the Middle East”

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Saidi was the Minister of Economy and Trade and Minister of Industry of Lebanon between 1998 and 2000. He was the first Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon for two successive mandates. He was a Member of the UN Committee for Development Policyfor two mandates.He was a private banker and served as an economic adviser and director to a number of centralbanks and financial institutions in Arab countries, Europe and Central and Latin America.Prior to hispublic career, Dr. Nasser pursued a career as an academic,serving as a Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics in the University of Chicago.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]An exceptional speaker,Dr. Saidioffersa range of experience and thorough understanding of international economic policy and financial market development.He can provide up-close insights on the global financial crisis, the response and what it all means for the future of business and the markets. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]His blend of research and business experience translates into powerful and pragmatic advice. Dr. Saidiis passionate about international economic issues in the MENA region.[/expand]
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