The London Speaker Bureau Turkey opens for business

The London Speaker Bureau has opened an office in Turkey. Based in Istanbul, the office is managed by Ahmet Turhaner and Emre Pusat, who have many years' experience in the Turkish speaker industry and business world.

They commented, "We are delighted to announce the opening of our new office and we are excited by the opportunities that The London Speaker Bureau Turkey can offer. Turkish companies are keen to bring the world's outstanding leaders and thinkers to their conferences, and The London Speaker Bureau's unique global speaker network is ideally placed to help them achieve this."

The London Speaker Bureau co-sponsors Alternative Investment in Asia Conference

The London Speaker Bureau is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Alternative Investments in Asia conference, along with our partners, the Intenational Herald Tribune. It takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 27 - 28 2010. The conference destined to become the premier regional forum for international investment experts, fund managers, business leaders and senior executives. Amongst the speakers at the conference are; Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group; the Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia; Mary Buffett, international investment expert, daughter-in-law of Warren Buffett; Dr Anil Gupta, Professor of Strategy at INSEAD; David Eldon, Chairman of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority and Special Advisor to the President of Korea; Augusto Lopez Claros, former Chief Economist at the World Economic Forum.

Speakers Drinks Reception

After the great success of The London Speaker Bureau Drinks Reception last October we have decided to make it an annual event. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and speak to some of our favourite speakers whilst enjoying a glass of wine overlooking the Thames. This year we will be holding the party on Wednesday 22nd September from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm at Old Billingsgate Walk, overlooking the Thames in the City. Speakers who have already confirmed attendance include Greg Dyke, former Director General of the BBC, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Ben Fogle, GMTV presenter Emma Crosby, Sahar Hashemi, co-founder of Coffee Republic, Phil Spencer from "Location, Location, Location", founding former CEO of Virgin Radio John Pearson and Perry "The Stig" McCarthy. To view the full list of speakers who have accepted, Click Here. To reserve a place, email speakers@londonspeakerbureau.co.uk

New Speakers

Mary Buffett, the daughter-in-law of Warren Buffett, is the author of The Buffettology Workbook and The Tao of Warren Buffett, and is an expert on his investment strategies. Sugata Mitra is Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University in the UK. He works in the areas of Cognitive Science, Information Science and Educational Technology. His pioneering work with slum children in India has challenged preconceptions about education and learning. Peer Steinbrueck is the former Finance Minister of Germany and served in the cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Recent events

Sir John Gieve, the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, recently spoke for Incisive Media in Monaco. The theme was Investment. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, spoke for T-Systems in Germany on the history of the web, challenges for the future and the importance of innovation. Dr Anil Gupta spoke for Richemont, the luxury goods group, at a management conference in the Kruger National Park in Johannesburg on future strategies for India and China.