International

A child chess prodigy who started playing as a five year old, Garry Kasparov qualified as an International Chess Master at the age of 16

As an original Jamaican bobsled team member and 3-time Olympian, Devon Harris achieved his grand dream. One of the original 'Cool Runnings' team

Ex-Governor of Hong Kong in charge of the handover to China in 1999, Chris was a former minister in a Conservative Government and was made a life peer in 2005

Hagai Segal specialises in Middle-Eastern affairs, terrorism and geo-strategic risk issues - he is a fascinating and challenging conference speaker

North America Editor for the BBC, Justin Webb is an experienced conference facilitator and keynote speaker.

The most famous football referee in the world, Pierluigi Collina provides a fascinating glimpse of what it takes to be the best and stay the best

Marc Koska is a highly motivational and enthusiastic speaker. He has fought ignorance, bureaucracy & vested interest to create a highly successful & dynamic company.

English rugby union player and former captain Lawrence Dallaglio was part of the winning rugby world cup team in 2003

Will Hutton is chief executive of The Work Foundation. Will is enormously respected for his ideas on current European and global economic issues.

Jack Welch as CEO of General Electric for 20 years, grew the organisation from $13 billion to $400 billion. The most influential leader of his era.

Former Director General of the CBI, Digby Jones has vast experience of business and finance is in ideally suited for a keynote speech at any conference

Former athlete and MP, Lord Coe is the hero of our day - bringing the 2012 Olympics to London. His speeches on leadership and motivation are inspiring for all

Brian Blessed is one of this country’s best known and most highly respected actors. He is a highly accomplished and humorous after dinner speaker - an anecdotal story teller of the highest order.

Costas Markides is a Professor of Strategic and International Management, he is an excellent keynote speaker on business and strategy and a best selling author

The first man to fly round the world solo in a balloon, Betrand Piccard is a speaker who motivates drawing parallels of his exploits and the business world

Former President & CEO of Scandinavian Airlines, Jan speaks on leadership, leadership development and service management in customer-driven organisations

Author and Journalist, Jonathan Fenby's vast experience of China and Hong Kong ideally positions him for both after dinner or keynote speeches on these topics

Stephane Garelli is an internationally reknown keynote speaker on economics and business matters. He is Director of World Competitiveness Yearbook & Professor at IMD

John Simpson is as interesting and talented on a podium speaking as he is behind a camera reporting in war zones

Former top policy advisor in the Clinton administration, James Rubin is a keynote speaker & presenter of his own Sky show, commentating on world events

Multi award winning actor and director, Richard Schiff is an accomplished after dinner speaker speaking on acting, politics and 'Inside the West Wing'.

Hans Blix rose to the world's attentions as Chairman of the International Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Helmut Kohl is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and chairman of the CDU from 1973-1998

A specialist on bush survival and successful tribal existance, Quinton uses this as a metaphor for business excellence including teamwork and self-motivation

Star of Big Cat Diaries on Television, Saba Douglas-Hamilton is an avowed conservationist and an expert on African wildlife.

Darren Jordon is a senior news presenter for the Al Jazeera English news, he also presented BBC One o'clock news and is an experienced facilitator and presenter

Michael Bergdahl is a professional international business speaker, author and turnaround specialist. Michael worked directly with founder of Wal-Mart Sam Walton

Sir David Frost is one of the most respected television personalities, a superb after dinner speaker and exceptionally accomplished conference facilitator

Juan Senor is one of Europe’s leading business presenters as well as an established independent producer and director and a powerful motivational speaker.

Liam Halligan is Chief Economist at Prosperity Capital Management - one of the world's leading asset-management firms, with investments worth more than $5bn.

Swedish diplomat and international personality, Jan Eliasson is a world-class speaker

Anatole Kaletsky is Principal Economic Commentator and Associate Editor of The Times, he writes a bi-weekly column on economics, politics and financial markets.

Director of Oxford's James Martin 21st Century School, & former VP of the World Bank, Dr Ian Goldin speaks on future trends in technology, science, climate, demography, trade and finance

Charles Leadbeater is one of the top management thinkers in the world and advises and speaks to many major corporations about innovation and knowledge

Inspirational speaker, Nando Parrado is a survivor from the crash of the plane carrying the Uruguyan rugby team so vivedly brought to life in the film 'Alive'

“Freerunning is the art of expressing yourself in your environment with no limitation." - Sebastian Foucan is the founder of the sport of freerunning

Jeremy Rifkin talks on the economic, environmental, social and cultural impacts of new technologies introduced into the global economy

Rock star and humanitarian, Sir Bob Geldof is a legend in his lifetime and one of the most sought after speakers in the world today

Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University in New York and renowned History documentary presenter

Charlie is a charismatic and engaging speaker. He hosts a motivational and highly interactive presentation, which draws metaphors between a working orchestra and a typical business environment

Sir Jackie Stewart is an exceptional motivational speaker drawing on his vast experience in the world of motor sports

Journalist and broadcaster, Kirsty Lang is a highly skilled conference facilitator and after dinner speaker.

A leading inventor of our time, Ray Kurzweil has been described as “the restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes

Nouriel Roubini is Professor of Economics at Stern School of Business, New York University. He is also Co-Founder and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics LLC.