- Conference Speakers
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James Bellini
James regularly presents at conferences worldwide. Recent speaking and conference moderating invitations have taken him to Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, the United States, Malaysia and to practically every country in Europe.
In the beginning
After a Masters in law and history from Cambridge, a PhD from the London School of Economics and a spell as university teacher he was the first British member of the renowned US-headquartered futurology 'think-tank', the Hudson Institute, founded by Dr Herman Kahn. As Head of Political Studies at the Institute’s European Division, based in Paris, he worked on a succession of major reports on Europe’s political, economic and social future. He subsequently consulted for the London-based Henley Centre for Forecasting and The Economist Intelligence Unit. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Global Future Forum, a worldwide network of futures professionals.
The BBC and the Advertising World
After the Hudson Institute James joined BBC TV as presenter of The Money Programme, Newsnight and Panorama. This began more than twenty years as a television programme-maker on business, politics and environmental issues, including ten years with Central TV, three years with Financial Times Television and four years with Sky News. Among his many award-winning TV programmes he scripted and narrated the 12-part series ‘The Nuclear Age’.
In the 1980s he was retained by a leading London advertising agency, subsequently becoming Chairman of its corporate communications division. He regularly works with leading IT names such as Hewlett Packard, Siebel, Peoplesoft, Software AG, Unisys, BMC and BEA exploring strategic implications of the ‘Knowledge Economy’.
James is the author of numerous books, special reports and analytical papers on social, political and business trends. He was for three years Editor of VISION, the four-language European business monthly and has contributed to such varied publications as Vogue, The Times, Survival, Business Life and the International Herald Tribune.
‘The right balance of thought provoking but not dry or overly serious'’
Chairman/CEO Consolidated Financial Insurance , GE Capital
‘Thank you for your tremendous contribution to our Senior Managers’ Conference. -- The “buzz” continued throughout the evening’
Chairman, Shepherd Building Group
‘Thank you for delivering such a thought-provoking session’
Institute of Management
‘ Very evident from the commencement of the event that your personality and professionalism would create the atmosphere we were seeking to achieve’
Chief Executive, Camelot
‘You got back to the winning formula. Thanks very much for chairing the seminar’
General Manager, Unisys
‘Content was excellent. Compere was brilliant and everything hung together well because of his efforts.’
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
‘Your command of our range of work and the efficient yet relaxed way you ran the proceedings helped make the morning such a success’.
Chairman, Office of Fair Trading
