Sarah Willingham
Sarah Willingham was born on 21st December 1973. She grew up in Stoke on Trent and was fascinated by business and food from an early age. She was particularly interested in brands and recalls, ‘I was intrigued by how brands become household names, although I didn’t know it as...
Michael Jordaan
Michael Jordaan, venture capitalist and wine enthusiast, stepped down as CEO of First National Bank (FNB) one of SA’s largest banks with a customer base of nearly nine million, in 2013 to pursue his passion for entrepreneurship. The former banker now heads up a private investment company, Montegray Capital...
Sonja Piontek
Sonja is a visionary, unconventional and highly inspiring executive with years of international experience in branding, marketing and strategy. She is passionate about building brands, creating unforgettable experiences and growing businesses. Sonja has vast experience in Asia as well as working and dealing with HNWI (high net worth individuals)....
Mark Gallagher
“It has been an amazing journey working with The London Speaker Bureau for the past 20 years.” Mark Gallagher, has spent his career working in the global sports business of Formula 1 motor racing. This includes 15 years spent on the management boards of two well-known teams, Jordan Grand...
Robin Chase
Robin Chase is a transportation entrepreneur, internet start-up trailblazer and keynote speaker. A decade before Airbnb and Uber, Chase helped kickstart the ‘collaborative economy’ by co-founding Zipcar, which became the world’s largest carsharing service. The big idea was to enable convenient access to a valuable good (in this case,...
Ness Knight
Ness Knight is a record-breaking explorer and endurance adventurer who became the first female in history to swim the Thames River in 2013. Ness has traversed some of the most diverse terrain in all corners of the planet, overcoming huge obstacles and extreme conditions in remote environments. Ness’ career...
Matt Silver-Vallance
After graduating from the University of Cape Town, Silver-Vallance pursued an international career in the Medical Technologies industry. He found success in developing complex partnerships between national healthcare providers and the most advanced Med Tech companies, all in the pursuit of revolutionising global healthcare. The experiences that Silver-Vallance had...
Ariane de Bonvoisin
Ariane speaks, writes and advises CEO’s, Founders and companies on navigating professional and personal change, inspirational and intuitive leadership, entrepreneurship, women in the workplace and the topic of wellness in business. She has spoken and coached at companies such as Google, Twitter, Morgan Stanley, Investec, The World Bank, KPMG,...
Dag Detter
Dag Detter offers us a unique idea which will revolutionise they way we think of public finance, be it for a national government or a city. He has unrivalled hands-on experience, backed up by academic data and research, to demonstrate that this is an invaluable tool to boost the...
Ruby Wax
After arriving in Britain from the United States in 1977 and training as an actress, Ruby Wax began her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before developing her own brand of highly amusing ‘attitude TV’. In addition to performing and presenting, she has contributed to, written and edited numerous...
