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Marianne Abib-Pech - author of The Financial Times Guide to Leadership and an expert on venture capital, private equity, leadership and the energy sector.... [more]
Aaqil Ahmed is former Head of Religion at the BBC and Channel 4. He has an outstanding record in promoting public debate on leading subjects of ethical and policy interest. ... [more]
Speaker Simon Akam is a British journalist, historian of the British Army, and writer on the Covid-19 pandemic.... [more]
Gerald Ashley speaker, risk and behaviour expert who learnt his craft in the international banking sector.... [more]
Dr Adrian Atkinson is a business psychologist, strategic advisor and executive coach focussing on developing senior managers, creating or restoring concentration on wealth creation and managing organisational culture as well as identifying and developing key people and high performance teams.... [more]
Jose Maria Aznar - former Spanish Prime Minister, who stood firm against corruption and terrorism.... [more]
Helen Bailey is an ambassador for a new collaborative approach to leadership, Helen offers an individual mix of appropriate answers for today's companies.... [more]
Sir John Banham - former Director General of the CBI, Chairman of Kingfisher Group, National Power, NatWest Bank, Whitbread and Johnson Matthey Plc among others.... [more]
Sinclair Beecham speaker on food, staff motivation, and customer service, founder of Pret a Manger.... [more]
Caspar Berry - poker player speaking on decision-making and risk in the real world.... [more]
Simon Bitcliffe - founder of Webmart, shaped the business around his personal ethos that Marxism and Capitalism together are unbeatable.... [more]
Paul Birch - innovation and organisational change guru who helps organisations to solve impossible problems and find profitable solutions.... [more]
Agathe Blanchon-Ehrsam is Executive Director of Fifth Season. She develops brand strategies, runs innovation workshops, and has been pioneering new models for insight development for over a decade and has a deep international understanding of industry dynamics and consumer behavior developed with long-term cl... [more]
Dave Brailsford - inspirational coach of one of the most strikingly successful teams in Olympic history.... [more]
Professor Arturo Bris, speaker on financial regulation, insider trading, and A&M legislation plus social mobility and national competitiveness - one of the hundred most read financial academic writers in the world today.... [more]
Joe Britto - helping leaders to overcome business challenges and to develop teams for the future.... [more]
Marcus Buckingham pioneered a revolutionary concept: that people will be dramatically more effective, successful, and fulfilled when they play to their strongest skills rather than attempting to improve their weaknesses.... [more]
Geoff Burch is the original and best alternative business 'Guru'. His unconventional image and humour have secured him platforms on both the corporate and stand-up comedy stage. Having delighted audiences in over forty countries for nearly twenty years, Geoff Burch is one of the most renowned and prolific spe... [more]
Natalie Ceeney CBE - Chair of Innovate Finance, the members body for FinTech. Former CEO of The Financial Ombudsman, The National Archives and HM Courts and Tribunals Service.... [more]
Rene Carayol specialises in business leadership, culture, and transformation. He helps leaders to inspire their people to do the things others said could not be done.... [more]
Jan Carlzon has earned a reputation, over 25 years, as a market oriented innovator, a turn-around specialist who has returned three companies to profitability and a business speaker whose philosophies on strategic leadership and staff motivation have been initiated world-wide. ... [more]
Amy Carroll: delivers leadership, communication and effectiveness training for multinationals, drawing on her own globally licenced Predator, Prey or Partner ™... [more]
Barbara Cassani is a respected expert on leadership and start-up management. She founded the low cost airline Go and spearheaded the successful London 2012 Olympic bid. Barbara Cassani is currently a partner in 3x + Y Ventures and a highly valued business speaker.... [more]
Alan Chambers undertook 16 years service with Her Majesty's Royal Marine Commandos operating in the deserts, jungles and frozen tundras of the planet, travelling the world visiting over forty countries. He is qualified as a diver, parachutist, paramedic and ski survival instructor.... [more]
Sebastian Coe - one of Britain's greatest ever athletes, with successful careers in both politics and sports administration.... [more]
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton is the UK's most senior female firefighter and author of 'The Heat of The Moment'. Homeless at fifteen she has become an inspirational role-model, public servant, and speaker.... [more]
Chris Corbin is one of the most inspirational examples of entrepreneurship and determination on the speaking circuit today. He firmly believes that it is within the grasp of anyone to build a successful business. From redundancy and divorce, he built a £500 milion business in less than ten years. His effusive... [more]
Julie Deane - established The Cambridge Satchel Company with her mother in 2008 with £600, today it is valued at £40 million. She is committed to preserving British manufacturing and supporting start-up businesses.... [more]
Dana Denis-Smith - high-profile campaigner for helping women in the legal and other professions to balance professional and family life.... [more]
Amir Dossal - Exec Director of UN's Office for Partnerships, blazed a trail for investment in programmes for child health, women's issues, climate & biodiversity.... [more]
Michael Driver is a practitioner in negotiating the sale of equity and businesses. Once a year he gets himself involved in Kilkenomics, the Festival of Comedy and Economics which takes place in Kilkenny in Ireland every autumn.... [more]
Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan - recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross - has piloted Chinook helicopters in over 1,000 hours of Afghanistan combat missions.... [more]
Greg Dyke became Director-General of the BBC in January 2000, resigning in 2004 following criticism of BBC reporting of the invasion of Iraq. He rose rapidly through the management during his career in television which spanned almost every significant broadcaster, including the creation of Channel 5.
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Roger Evans - former Deputy Mayor of London with insights into the workings and politics of one of the world's most sophisticated cities.... [more]
Paul Feldwick: advertising, marketing and popular culture and author of Why Does The Pedlar Sing?... [more]
Jenni Field - helping business to understand the essential art of communication for teams and workers. ... [more]
Roger Flynn - former BBC Ventures Chief Executive, Managing Director of Prudential Retail, with £2bn sales, General Manager World Sales at British Airway and Virgin Group director and advisor to Richard Branson. Roger Flynn's track record as man who gets things done is enviable. ... [more]
Professor Adrian Furnham has written over 30 books on the psychology of management. Named as one the 25 Most Influential People in HR by HR Magazine he is a columnist for the Sunday Times, Telegraph and Management Today. An outstanding speaker on leadership, motivation, teamwork and culture.... [more]
Mark Gallagher is ranked in the top five most inspiring management speakers today, renowned in F1 for his dynamic and innovative management style.... [more]
Andrew Garner has helped a generation of leaders navigate through the turbulence that erupts when their established industry maps and models no longer work. ... [more]
Barry Gibbons was Chairman and CEO of Burger King. He was hailed by Fortune Magazine as a "turnaround champion". Now an impartial advisory guru and author, his book 'Five Loaves, Two Fishes and Six Chicken Nuggets' describes his experience of the fast food industry.... [more]
Libby Gill - executive coaching and consulting to develop purpose and high performance within organisations.... [more]
Adrian Gilpin works with many of the world's leading organisations such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Prudential Property Investment Managers and Barclaycard. Through coaching their senior management teams he has helped them perform to the peak of their ability.... [more]
Michael Grade - a distinguished management and leadership career at the top of British broadcasting featuring Friends, ER, Dr Who, Eastenders, and success in four major television businesses.... [more]
Bear Grylls has a natural talent for inspirational speaking. His TV shows have brought him worldwide acclaim. As a motivational speaker, he has addressed corporations all around the world on his adventures on Everest and beyond.... [more]
Stelios Haji-Ioannou founded Stelmar Shipping in 2001 and revolutionised air travel markets through his budget airline easyJet. In 2005 he made a £3m pledge to the London School of Economics and the City of London Cass Business School, to fund 100 scholarships over 10 years. ... [more]
Gabrielle Hase - speaker on e-commerce and retail with digital strategy expertise in depth.... [more]
Noreena Hertz - broadcaster, economist, academic, keynote speaker, strategist and author of Eyes Wide Open.... [more]
Mandy Hickson flew RAF Tornado jets in combat. Today, she speaks on empowerment, decision making under pressure and her journey as a woman in the armed forces.... [more]
Brent Hoberman co-founded lastminute.com with Martha Lane Fox. He is a serial entrepreneur and an angel investor in digital ventures.... [more]
James Hogan - founder and Executive Chairman of Knighthood Capital James recently served as President and CEO of the Etihad Aviation Group.... [more]
Major Chris Hunter was one of the most experienced bomb disabling operators in the British armed forces. Over 17 years he held counter-IED appointments in high threat theatres including Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia and Northern Ireland. ... [more]
Azeem Ibrahim - entrepreneur, adviser to world leaders and youngest on the Sunday Times Rich List and Carter Anderson's Power 100 list.... [more]
General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO has had a distinguished career, serving in numerous high-profile and difficult roles requiring operational leadership, strategic insight and unfailing judgement. ... [more]
Dr Erich Joachimsthaler is one of the world's leading authorities on brand strategy and marketing. He is Founder and CEO, Vivaldi Partners Group and develops brand strategies for global brands ranging from American Express to Xerox and across all sectors.... [more]
Lord Digby Jones is the enigmatic Former Director General of the CBI and Minister of State for Trade & Investment. He is an inspiring and rousing speaker and a lifelong advocate of British industry and innovation. ... [more]
Lucy Kellaway - writer on management and corporate culture turned teacher of mathematics... [more]
Maria Kempinska - a renowned entrepreneur & businesswoman, she speaks on issues including branding, business leadership & what they don't teach you at business school. ... [more]
Anne Lise Kjaer - leading business speaker, global futurist and brand developer - offering a multidimensional picture of the next generation of consumers.... [more]
Speaker Dr David Landsman is a former senior British diplomat and corporate executive whose specialisation is at the interface between business and geo-politics... [more]
Charles Leadbeater speaker is an authority on innovation and creativity, advising companies, cities and governments on strategy. His book 'We-think: the power of mass creativity' charts the rise of participative innovation via open source software.... [more]
Allan Leighton is credited with the turnaround of Asda Stores Ltd which he joined in 1992, having developed his career at Mars Group. Following Wal-Mart's aquisition of Asda in 1999 he became President and CEO of Wal-Mart Europe until 2000. He was chairman of Royal Mail 2002 to 2008 and is now on the board of... [more]
Dr David Lewis is an award winning author, broadcaster and neuropsychologist. His high energy presentations focus on achieving peak performance, understanding the human mind and the psychology of business relationships and organisations.... [more]
Lawrence Leyton has been studying the intricacies of Motivation and how to apply it in the workplace all his life. What he discovered, and now teaches, are a set of mind-tools guaranteed to ignite and invigorate the fire and passion in your workforce.... [more]
Ania Lichota - award winning leader and Woman of the Year. Author and philanthropist... [more]
Matt Lindley - lessons from the flight deck in risk and resilience from a former fighter pilot and 747 captain. ... [more]
Lord MacLaurin is formerly the CEO of Tesco and chairman of Vodafone, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board and chairman of the Sport Honours Committee.... [more]
Christian Majgaard speaker on marketing and brands, and former executive at LEGO.... [more]
Eliza Manningham-Buller headed MI5 from 2002 to 2007, leading the organisation though substantial change in the wake of 9/11 and the growing threat from Al-Qaeda. ... [more]
Leading Belfast born British broadcaster, news anchor, moderator and conference chair. ... [more]
Brian McBride has run a major part of one of the most disruptive and innovative companies in the world as CEO of Amazon in the UK.... [more]
Hamish McRae is one of Europe's most respected financial journalists and commentators. He is the principal economic commentator and associate editor of The Independent and was named Business and Finance Journalist of the Year 2006 at the British Press Awards. His bestselling book The World In 2020 has been t... [more]
Gina Miller - pivotal in the Brexit story, business-woman, social campaigner and lawyer.... [more]
Akio Miyabayashi - a charismatic speaker with knowledge of European, American and Japanese cultures. He has shared centre stage with many prominent politicians and business leaders. He offers insights into European and Asian management.... [more]
Lara Morgan is entrepreneur, investor, mother, triathlete, and a great speaker.... [more]
Stephen Murphy succeeded Founder Sir Richard Branson as Group Chief Executive of Virgin; he re-shaped the group and increased its diversification.... [more]
Kevin Murray - business leader, best-selling author and speaker on strategic communications, reputation management and leadership communications.... [more]
David Murrin, investor, polymath and author of Breaking the Code of History talks about investment and the great themes of our times - the shifting balance of power in favour of Asia and Africa.... [more]
Sir Richard Needham was Deputy Chairman of Dyson, a former Minister of Trade, and visionary architect of Northern Ireland's reconstruction and redevelopment. ... [more]
Andrew Neil - publisher, editor, writer, broadcaster, public speaker and business consultant on media working out of London, New York, Edinburgh and France. His knowledge of global political and economic affairs is unsurpassed.... [more]
Richard Noble, entrepreneur and team leader specialises in developing high risk ventures. His Thrust 2 programme brought the World Land Speed Record back to Britain in 1983 and the Thrust SSC, the first ever supersonic land speed record. His team achieved again in 1997, with the first supersonic world land-sp... [more]
Ken Olisa is founder of the ethical investor Restoration Partners and the former Chairman & CEO of publicly quoted technology merchant bank Interregnum plc. He is the first black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. ... [more]
Sigi Osagie- writer and consultant in procurement, supply chain management, particularly inn transport and engineering sectors.... [more]
George Osborne - former United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, editor of the London Evening Standard. ... [more]
Lord Patten - Chris Patten was last Governor of Hong Kong and oversaw the return of the colony to China in 1997.... [more]
Richard Reed - co-founder of Innocent Drinks, the UK's fastest growing food and drinks company and No.1 smoothie brand. Topics include entrepreneurship, leadership and CSR (corporate social responsibility).... [more]
Stuart Rose - former Chief Executive of Argos plc, Booker plc, Arcadia Group plc and Marks & Spencer plc. He also served as Chairman of M&S.... [more]
Marc Ruskin - twenty years of undercover work with the FBI and author of The Pretender, My Life Undercover for the FBI, a memoir and exposé of the inner workings of the FBI... [more]
Chika Russell - food entrepreneur, mentor, and presenter, creator of Chika's.... [more]
James Sale is the World Expert in Motivational Mapping. He has 15 years of intensive experience in training and mentoring individuals and their organisations to realise their full potential.... [more]
Debra Searle - professional adventurer, diversity ambassador, entrepreneur and TV presenter.... [more]
Robert Sharpe psychologist with an international reputation in the fields of Interpersonal Effectiveness ; Motivation and Self Esteem Building; Resiliency and Leadership and Engagement.... [more]
Emily Sheffield was editor of London's Evening Standard and drove the digital transformation of the celebrated title.... [more]
Professor Roger Steare is a leading practitioner in the development and delivery of Leadership, Culture and Ethics programs globally. He helps people develop good thinking, positive dialogue and ethical behaviour and to do the right thing. ... [more]
Stefan Stern - speaker and former director of the High Pay Centre, dedicated to the study of the future world of work and what automation will mean for us all.... [more]
Jonathan Straight - innovator, master-entrepreneur, brand-builder and philanthropist. Jonathan Straight is an authentic success story and role model to young entrepreneurs.... [more]
Rory Sutherland speaker and writer - brilliant on brand, behaviour, identity, and thought, expert in brand psychology and all things digital and behavioural. Contact Rory Sutherland via Specialist Speakers.... [more]
Crispin Swayne - social and military historian - presented and co-wrote the critically acclaimed television series, 'Great Battles' on Discovery Channel, in which he passionately retraced and told the stories behind decisive battles throughout history.... [more]
Jonathan Tait-Harris played a key role in bringing Saddam Hussein, Chemical Ali and other international criminals to justice. Leading war crimes investigator & criminalist.... [more]
Rohit Talwar is one of the world's leading future thinkers, helping audiences understand and respond to the ever changing world.... [more]
Hamish Taylor - CEO and now an inspirational speaker and broadcaster on innovation, organisations, customer service.... [more]
Dave Trott advertising, marketing legend and author of 'Predatory Thinking: A Masterclass in Out-Thinking the Competition'... [more]
Adam Tuffnell - circumnavigated the world against prevailing winds and currents; a feat widely considered as impossible.... [more]
Simon Tyler - speaks about how CEOs, executives and managers can lead with purpose and impact. Specialising in leadership, culture change and simplicity.... [more]
Jonathan Warburton - one of the UK's most recognised business leaders, Jonathan Warburton speaks with authority, knowledge, and passion.... [more]
Nicholas J Webb - award-winning innovator, private inventor and thought leader on innovation and the future.... [more]
Adrian Webster - riot copper, milkman and salesman were just a few of the entries on Adrian's CV before he moved into the I.T industry and discovered an ability to motivate and inspire others. Today Adrian is arguably the most entertaining and effective motivational speaker on the UK circuit.... [more]
Admiral Lord West: speaker and expert on 21st Century security issues including cyber-warfare, asymmetric conflict and drones, as well as national and commercial risk.... [more]
Sarah Willingham - successful business woman turned television personality, joined the team of dragons on BBC2 TV's Dragon's Den.... [more]
Jock Wishart - international adventurer, sportsman, team leader and businessman with a reputation for developing succesful teams and leading projects to victory.... [more]
One of the great narrative journalists alive today. Chronicler of the Trump White House, he writes and speaks on the rich and famous, the good and the bad, and the exercise of great power.... [more]
James Woudhuysen focuses on the need for agility, true risk-taking and progressive social and business thinking. Expert on the future of management and people.... [more]