Newsletter December 2005
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 Ken Hames' latest television series, Beyond Boundaries has just aired on the BBC. Ken had the idea of taking a group of disabled youngsters on a world first even for able-bodied people, through the jungle of Nicaragua. How do you cut through dense undergrowth in a wheelchair? How do you navigate a rainforest if you’re blind? How do you tell a deaf man there’s a crocodile behind him? These obstacles were just some of the problems faced by eleven intrepid adventurers. The arduous and challenging route took them from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, covering 220 miles in just 28 days. |
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 Robert Swan was featured in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled "Speakers Corner". The article was part of a feature on Executive Retreats, looking at the increasingly popular trend for corporations to take their executives out of their normal environment, to allow more time to address topics such as leadership and teamwork. To read the article Click Here. |
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 Sundeep Waslekar and
Frank-Jurgen Richter have developed a unique two-day seminar, which will help business and government leaders take decisions in uncertain times. Conducted as a blend of lectures, case studies and scenario workshops involving and engaging participants, the seminars will show how to radically replace conventional business thinking with strategic foresight and build global and sustainable organisations. |
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 John Pearson is the former CEO and Co–Founder of Virgin Radio. John has worked closely with Richard Branson and the Virgin brand throughout some of Virgin’s most spectacular growth years. John speaks on Virgin Values: How does Virgin keep the same culture across so many different market sectors? How do you operate in 26 countries with 15,000 staff and still keep the same behaviours? What are the values of your business? |
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 Ben Saunders is fast gaining a reputation as one of the most exciting young exploreres in the UK. He has been described by The Times as the “new Sir Ranulph Fiennes”. He holds the record for the longest solo arctic trek by a Briton, and became the youngest person ever to reach the North Pole on May 11th 2004. In October 2006, he will attempt SOUTH, the first return journey to the South Pole on foot and the longest unsupported polar journey of all time. |
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 Mary Robinson,
the former President of Ireland, is now the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. As Ireland's Head of State, Ms. Robinson represented her country internationally, developing a new sense of Ireland's economic, political and cultural links with other countries and cultures. She shares her experience of Ireland’s “Celtic Tiger” economy, and explains how it gained its reputation as one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe. |
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 Doug Richard , from BBC TV’s Dragon’s Den, and leading futurist Hamish McRae have both recently undertaken a series of talks for Barclays Bank, entitled All About Business. The speakers sought to help their audiences maximise growth within their own businesses, by improving customer service and harnessing new technology. |
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The London Speaker Bureau was a key partner at the recent Global Leadership Forum, which took place recently in Kuala Lumpur. The three main themes of the event were Leadership, Innovation and Branding. In his keynote address, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said, “Innovation, branding and leadership are the three vital traits which need to come together for the country to face the ever increasing competitive world.”