Andy McNab
From the day he was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy’s Hospital, Andy McNab has lived an extraordinary life. As a teenage delinquent, he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh....
Tremaine du Preez
Tremaine du Preez is the founder of the Coaching Club, a behavioural economist, author, executive coach and lecturer in critical thinking. Before moving to the UK in late 2015 she spent 12 years in Asia coaching executives and lecturing in leadership, decision science and critical thinking to multinational organisations,...
Joan Laporta
Joan Laporta is the former President of Barcelona Football Club. In 2003 a new generation of young and dynamic directors came to FC Barcelona and generated a real shake-up. They aimed to strengthen the club economically and socially and prepare the ground for a winning team that would nurture...
Nontombi Tutu
The challenges of growing up as black and female in apartheid South Africa has led Naomi Tutu to her present as an activist for human rights. Those experiences taught her how much we all lose when any of us is judged purely on physical attributes. In her speeches she...
Mukesh Kapila
Kapila has extensive experience in the policy and practice of international development, humanitarian affairs, human rights and diplomacy, with particular expertise in tackling crimes against humanity, disaster and conflict management, and in global public health. His memoir Against a Tide of Evil was nominated for the Best Nonfiction Book...
Dominique de Villepin
Dominique De Villepin is a French diplomat and politician, who served as French Foreign Minister (2002-04), Interior Minister (2004-05) and Prime Minister (2005-07). He is one of the foremost advocates of a new global governance based on multi-lateralism. A champion of peace and justice, De Villepin was the voice...
Ed Butler
Ed Butler is Head of Risk Analysis at Pool Re which supports the resilience of the UK economy by reinsuring terrorism risk that others will not or cannot. He was previously Chairman of Salamanca Risk Management. Butler spent 24 years’ service in the British Army where he spent the...
Jonny Hewlett
Jonny Hewlett is CEO for Diesel, the Italian fashion giant, in Greater China. Hewlett focuses on driving organisational change, integrating different cultures and re-applying proven approaches from other industries to achieve breakthrough results. Transitioning from the corporate FMCG world of Procter & Gamble to the fashion group Diesel has...
James Bannerman
James Bannerman is author of GENIUS!, the best selling book which sets out to increase the number of genius moments in your life. He is also a creative change agent who combines creativity with psychology to help businesses innovate. As an innovation consultant he has worked with many leading...
Stephen Covey
Stephen M. R. Covey is a cofounder of CoveyLink and the FranklinCovey Speed of Trust Practice. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world. He is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal...