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Co-Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize 2014

Malala Yousafazai is a courageous advocate for universal education and girls rights. Targeted for her brave activism, in 2012 the Taliban boarded her school bus and shot her and two other girls. After the shooting, Malala was flown from her home in Pakistan to the UK to recover. She is now back at school and continues to campaign for every child’s right to education. In 2014, at the age of just 17, Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

“A global symbol for girls’ rights and global education”

[expand title=”In detail”] Malala first came to attention in 2009 after she wrote an anonymous diary for BBC Urdu about life under Taliban rule in north-west Pakistan. The following year a journalist from the NYT made a documentary about her life and Malala rose in prominence giving interviews in print and on TV. In 2013 she spoke at the headquarters of the United Nations to call for worldwide access to education. The Times Magazine named her One of the Most Influential People and was awarded the EU’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. [/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Malala brings awareness to world and business leaders to the social and economic impact of education. She empowers people to raise their voices, to unlock their potential and to demand change. [/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Her eye-opening message and her extraordinary courage make Malala Yousafazai an acclaimed ambassador for human rights and education.[/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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Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Mohamed ElBaradei is the former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an intergovernmental organisation within the United Nations system, Nobel Peace Prize Joint Winner (with the IAEA) in 2005 and a keynote speaker. He has also served in various roles within the United Nations in New York, including Director of its Legal Division, head of the Division of External Relations, and Assistant Director General for External Relations.

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[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. ElBaradei gained his initial law degree at the University of Cairo and subsequently a Master’s degree and Doctorate in international law at the New York University School of Law. He began his diplomatic career in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and belongs to a number of professional associations, including the International Law Association, the American Society of International Law, and the Nuclear Law Society.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]As a diplomat and distinguished senior member of the IAEA secretariat Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei offers audiences the knowledge gained from his vast experience into global leadership, world affairs and atomic energy.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Mohamed ElBaradei’s concise analysis and remarks are memorable, eye opening experiences. He captivates audiences with his charisma and strength of character providing far-reaching insights that transform audiences. He is also part of our Most Popular keynote speakers list and Top Leadership speakers.[/expand]
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Leading Authority on Pollution & its Effects on the Environment, Nobel Joint Prize-winner in Chemistry

Dr. Mario Molina was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in elucidating the threat to the Earth’s ozone layer of chlorofluorocarbon gases (or CFCs), becoming the first Mexican-born citizen to ever receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is one of the world’s leading authorities on pollution and the effects of chemical pollution on the environment.

“One of the most prominent precursors to the discovering of the Antarctic ozone hole”

[expand title=”In detail”] In 1995, 20 years after a seminal article José Mario Molina-Pasquel Henríquez co-wrote appeared in Nature magazine, the production of CFCs was banned in developed countries by the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement convened by the UN Environment Programme. In recent years, he has directed a joint project between MIT and local government in Mexico City to improve the dangerous air quality situation in his hometown. In 2009 he was appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), an advisory group of the US’s leading scientists and engineers, and in 2004 he opened a new research center, the Molino Center, in Mexico City.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Mario Molina is a groundbreaking pioneer in the way air pollution affects human health who continues to teach and research. He has used his brilliance to heighten public awareness of the risks of air pollution and helps to open our eyes to the impact of our own actions, championing new thinking about our stewardship of the earth’s resources.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]With a deep understanding of science, technology, and innovation and widely praised for his breakthrough discoveries and research in the field of chemistry throughout his lifetime, Mario Molina is a much sought-after, knowledgeable and respected speaker at prestigious events worldwide.[/expand]
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Joint Winner of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), Chairman of the Nobel Women’s Initiative

Jody Williams was instrumental in creating a sweeping international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines. She received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the campaign she worked for, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). One broader aspect of her work was her pioneering use of People Power. She continues to serve the ICBL as a campaign ambassador and editor of the organization’s landmine report, and, since 2003, has held a faculty position of distinguished professor of social work and global justice at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. In 2006, she was one of the founders of The Nobel Women’s Initiative.

“Jody Williams is a renowned activist & humanitarian”

[expand title=”In detail”] Jody Williams first trained as a teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL), receiving a BA from the University of Vermont and a Master’s degree in teaching Spanish and ESL from the School for International Training. She received a second M.A. in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She was the Head of Mission of the High-Level Mission dispatched by the Human Rights Council to report on the situation of human rights in Darfur and the needs of Sudan in this regard (established at the 4th special session of the Human Rights Council in decision S-4/101). The Mission issued its report in 2007.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Jody Williams has overseen the growth of the ICBL to more than 1,300 non-governmental organizations in more than 85 countries and served as the chief strategist and spokesperson for the campaign. She aims to strengthen work being done in support of women’s rights around the world. In her speeches she highlights the largely unrecognized efforts of women around the world in conflict situations to hold family and community together while struggling for peace during armed conflict. She discusses “security” in today’s globalized world, arguing that if the security needs of individuals and communities are disregarded, and all emphasis is put on “national security,” sustainable global peace and security will not be achievable.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Named by Forbes Magazine in 2004 as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world in the publication of its first such annual list, Jody Williams is an expert speaker who has presented for The UN and the European Parliament. She’s an outspoken peace activist who struggles to reclaim the real meaning of peace. [/expand]
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2010 Joint Nobel Prize Winner for Economics

Prof. Christopher Pissarides was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2010, for his contributions to the theory of search frictions and macroeconomics. The first Nobel winner with Cypriot citizenship, he is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and holder of the Norman Sosnow Chair in Economics. He has served on the European Employment Task Force and has been a consultant on employment policy and other labour issues for the World Bank, the European Commission, the Bank of England and the OECD.

“His book ‘Equilibrium Unemployment Theory’ is a standard reference in the economics of unemployment”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prof. Pissarides served as Vice President of the European Economic Association in 2009, becoming President Elect in 2010 and President in 2011. He has served as Head of the Economics Department at LSE, and he is an elected Fellow of the British Academy, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of Council of the European Economic Association and the Econometric Society. He is the chairman of the Economica board, and a member of other editorial boards. He is also a Non-National Senior Associate, Forum for Economic Research in the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey and a former member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Cyprus (2000-2007).[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Prof. Pissarides provides specialist analysis of the economics of unemployment, labour-market theory, labour-market policy and growth and structural change. Through his work as a research fellow of the Centre of Economic Performance at the LSE, of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (London), and of the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA, Bonn), he explains the importance of structural change and economic performance as indicators of the strategies required to stimulte economic growth.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]One of the pioneers of matching theory approach to unemployment theory and a distinguished speaker, Prof. Pissarides’ explanations are clear, informative and expertly delivered, making him one of the most sought-after Nobel Laureats.[/expand]
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Joint Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, 2004

Dr. Edward Prescott was awarded the Nobel Prize for contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles. He is currently working as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and a Professor at Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business. His work has altered the course of macroeconomic thinking in the past three decades.

“Edward Prescott is a major figure in macroeconomics, especially the theories of business cycles and general equilibrium”

[expand title=”In detail”] Edward Prescott received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Swarthmore College, a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University and a Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University. He has held teaching positions at the University of Minnesota, the University of Chicago, Carnegie-Mellon University, and the University of Pennsylvania. During 1979-82, he served on the faculties of Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and Kellogg School of Management. He is a co-editor of Economic Theory and a research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a former president of the Society of Economic Dynamics and Control and Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory and a former associate editor of the Journal of Economic Theory, International Economic Review and the Journal of Econometrics.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Lauded for a lifetime of original thinking that has addressed some of the most important long-standing questions in macroeconomics, Edward Prescott describes himself as an econometrician, namely someone dedicated to making neoclassical economics quantitative. His contributions to economics have not only fueled advances in theoretical work, but have also had profound impacts at a policy level and his audiences benefit from this wisdom. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Having transformed the methods of macroeconomic thinking, Edward Prescott lays out theory in his presentations, so simply and clearly, knowing and understanding the importance and power of good language. His audiences don’t learn to be acolytes of Ed Prescott – they learn to be excellent researchers, to think for themselves.[/expand]
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2007 Joint Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Vice Chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Prof. Mohan Munasinghe is Chairman of the Munasinghe Institute of Development (MIND), Colombo; Director-General of the Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) and Distinguished Professor at the University of Manchester; and Honorary Senior Advisor to the Sri Lanka Government. As Vice-Chairman of the United Nations IPCC, Professor Munasinghe shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace, for his work on global warming and sustainable development.

“Prof. Munasinghe is a multi international prize winner for his research and its applications”

[expand title=”In detail”] Mohan Munasinghe has earned post-graduate degrees in engineering, physics and development economics from Cambridge University (UK), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), and McGill University and Concordia University (Canada). During 35 years of distinguished public service, he has served as Senior Energy Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka, Advisor to the United States Presidents Council on Environmental Quality, and Senior Advisor to the World Bank. He is a Fellow of several international Academies of Science, and serves on the editorial boards of a dozen academic journals.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Mohan Munasinghe delivers insightful keynote speeches at gatherings ranging from high level international conferences to community meetings. He offers presentations and training seminars to corporations and governments on climate change, sustainable development, environment, economics, energy, transport, water resources, and information technology.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Mohan Munasinghe challenges audiences with his hard hitting, informative and well researched presentations.[/expand]
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Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics 2009

Prof. Oliver E. Williamson was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for “his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm” in 2009, sharing it with Elinor Ostrom. He is the Edgar F. Kaiser Professor Emeritus of Business, Economics and Law and Professor of the Graduate School, both at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He is a prominent author in the area of transaction cost economics and related disciplines and is credited with the development of the term “Information Impactedness”, which applies in situations where it is difficult to ascertain what the costs to information are.

“Oliver E. Williamson is one of the leading economic theorists of our time”

[expand title=”In detail”] Oliver E. Williamson received his B.Sc. in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management, M.B.A. from Stanford University, and his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. He is recognised for developing a theory where business firms serve as structures for conflict resolution, and has argued that hierarchical organisations, such as companies, represent alternative governance structures, which differ in their approaches to resolving conflicts of interest.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Author of one of the most important books on the corporation, Prof. Williamson has been instrumental in establishing economic governance as a field of research. His focus on the cost of transactions has led him to distinguish between repeated case-by-case bargaining on the one hand and relationship-specific contracts on the other. He is highly sought-after by government organisations and corporations eager to reap the benefits of his considerable expertise, in-depth research and proven economic strategies.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Oliver E. Williamson is an engaging, enlightening and highly informative speaker with an unparalleled level of knowledge of today’s economic markets.[/expand]
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1992 Nobel Prize Winner and Human Rights Activist

Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a 1992 Nobel Prize Winner and Human Rights Activist. She is a renowned leading advocate of Indian rights and ethno-cultural reconciliation, not only in Guatemala, but in the Western Hemisphere generally, and her work has earned her several international awards.

“Rigoberta represents the dynamic development of international legal norms”

[expand title=”In detail”] Born in 1959 in the village of Chimel, Guatemala, a community continuing the millennium-old Maya-Quiché culture. In 1979, Rigoberta joined the CUC (Peasant Unity Committee). That year her brother was arrested, tortured and killed by the army. The following year, her father was killed when security forces in the capital stormed the Spanish Embassy. Shortly afterwards, her mother also died after having been arrested, tortured and raped. Rigoberta became increasingly active in the CUC, and taught herself Spanish as well as other Mayan languages than her native Quiche. In 1980, she figured prominently in a strike the CUC organized for better conditions for farm workers on the Pacific coast, and on May 1, 1981, she was active in large demonstrations in the capital.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]The breadth and depth of her knowledge and experience is unique. Rigoberta has great insights into the social justice and human rights arena as well as globalisation and sustainable development.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]A highly emotional and forceful speaker, the flamboyant Guatamalian is now in great demand as a speaker on political and human rights issues at conferences the world over.[/expand]
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