Andy Green
Wing Commander Andy Green is a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and holder of the World Land Speed Record. He is ‘The Fastest Man on Earth’, and will attempt to break the record again in Bloodhound. Driving Richard Noble’s Thrust SSC (Supersonic Car) in 1997, Andy Green set the...
Ger Graus
Ger Graus is a renowned figure in the field of education where he is currently Director of Education for KidZania. Previously, he was the Founder of the Children’s University Trust. KidZania, where children aged 4-14 can experience the world of work through role-play, is designed to inspire and empower:...
Molly Harvey
Molly Harvey is a Leading Authority on Leadership and Culture Change, who set up her first business from an attic bedroom in 1993. She is recognised for her no nonsense, thought provoking approach, speaking from the heart and from her personal experience. A key part of her experience is...
Rita Clifton
Rita Clifton CBE has been called ‘The doyenne of branding’ by Campaign magazine, ‘Brand guru’ by the Financial Times, and the Daily Telegraph described her as ‘The Brand Leading the Brands’. She is one of the world’s leading experts on brands and branding, and is a speaker, facilitator, writer,...
Rashmi Bansal
Rashmi Bansal is a renowned writer, and an entrepreneur and youth expert. The author of five bestselling books on entrepreneurship, her books have sold over 700,000 copies, and have been translated into eight Indian languages. She is also one of India’s most sought-after motivational speakers. Bansal is co-founder of...
Anders Knutsen
“Anders Knutsen assumed the leadership of Bang and Olufsen, the Danish audiovisual company, at a time of severe crisis. He rescued a tradition of immaculate design and engineering, so “perfect” that fewer and fewer could afford it! It started with a bang. It nearly ended in a whimper, but,...
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。
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...
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....
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...
