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....
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...
Catherine DeVrye
Catherine is a best-selling author of 8 non-fiction books and past winner of the Australian Executive Woman of the Year Award. She is an outstanding communicator with proven international management experience in the private and public sectors-speaking globally on customer service, change and turning obstacles to opportunities in our...
Fiona Graham
2007年12月19日、花柳界400年の歴史の中、初の西洋人女性が芸者としてが受け入れられ、紗幸という名でお披露目となりました。 紗幸は社会人類学を専門としています。社会人類学では、研究テーマとしている社会に、研究者自らが入り経験をすることで、そのテーマの理解を深めることが要求されます。 紗幸は、東京で最も古い６つの芸者地区のひとつである浅草の花柳界に、一年間の許可を得て、社会人類学研究のフィールドワークを行う目的で芸者活動を行っていました。彼女はいくつかの芸事の訓練を受けており、横笛を専門としていました。 紗幸は、オックスフォード大学で社会人類学の博士号を取得し、日本社会を専門としています。彼女は、人生の半分を日本ですごし、また、日本で最も古い大学、慶應義塾大学を卒業しました。 紗幸は、世界中の多くの大学で講義を行い、日本文化についての著作の発行し、また、人類学的ドキュメンタリーの制作監督も務めています。 本｢Sayuki: inside the flower and willow world｣は、パンマクミランオーストラリアより、2008年に出版される予定です。ドキュメンタリーは、年間を通して撮影されています。
Mick Cornett
Mick Cornett was the mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, having served in that position since 2004. He was the first mayor in Oklahoma City history to be elected to four terms and was the longest-serving mayor among the 50 largest cities in America. One of Cornett’s most...
Khoo Swee Chiow
Khoo Swee Chiow climbed Mt Everest in 1998. In 1999, he skied to the South Pole, covering a distance of 1,125km in 57 days. In 2000, he completed the Seven Summits and became the 1st South East Asian to achieve this feat. The Seven Summits are the highest mountains...
Nick Wallenda
Wallenda fulfilled his life-long dream of becoming the first person to walk a wire directly over Niagara Falls on June 15, 2012, and not only joined the ranks of legendary daredevils, he proved to an audience of over 13 million that no obstacle is too great to overcome in...
Sophie Bialaszewski
Sophie Bialaszewski isn’t your usual digital leader, neither is how she got there. With a background in public policy and communications her differentiator is her ability to combine culture change, innovation and communications to deliver campaigns and programmes that inspire and excite people. Sophie is passionate about helping people...
Simon Woodroffe
Founder, owner and creative driving force behind all things YO!, Simon Woodroffe left school at the age of 16 and spent 30 years in the entertainment business. His production companies in London and Los Angeles designed and staged concerts for many artists during the 70′s and 80′s, including 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...
