Speaker Profile
 Ben Verwaayen - Chief Executive, BT Group, was born in February 1952. He is a Dutch national and graduated with a Master's degree in law and international politics from the State University of Utrecht, Holland.
Before joining BT Group, since October 1997, Ben had been with Lucent Technologies Inc. His position on leaving was Vice Chairman of the Management Board. Before this, Ben was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and before this, Executive Vice President, International.
Prior to Lucent, Ben was with Koninklijke PTT Nederland or KPN as it is more commonly known. From 1988 to 1997, Ben was President and Managing Director of KPN's PTT Telecom.
From 1996 to mid-1997, Ben was Chairman of the Unisource European venture with Telia, Swisscom and Telefonica, and Chairman of AT&T/Unisource.
Between 1975 and 1988, Ben was with ITT Nederland BV. He had become General Manager after enjoying a series of positions in business development, HR and public relations.
Ben became a Non-Executive Director of UPS in 2005
In 2006 he Chaired a CBI Task Force on Climate Change, leading a group of CEOs from some of the UK’s biggest companies. The Task Force will agree a plan of action to reduce the carbon emissions of British business.
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Chief Executive at BT Group - A company that is widely recognised as having taken a leadership position on sustainable business, employing more than 100,000 people, serving customers in 170 countries.
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Professor, writer, special adviser to French Presidency. He expounds great insights into the affects of globalisation, the changing world order, geo-political issues, and the future of Europe
Co-Founder and Programme Director of Forum for the Future. Advisor to UK Government and mentor for many European Business Leaders
Professor at Cornell University. One of the world's top authorities on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy.
One of the world's leading business forecasters. Richard creates future senarios that take account of global trends affecting workers, citizens and consumers.
Head of Group Sustainable Development, HSBC Holdings plc
Chief Technology Officer and the President of the Xerox Innovation Group. Sophie Vandebroek is responsible fo overseeing Xerox's worldwide research centers.
Vice President, Enviroment, Health and Safety at Xerox Corporation – Patty is responsible for policy and strategy development and strategic implementation of all sustainability programs at Xerox worldwide.
Senior Director of Trends and Strategy at Philips Design. She promotes new thinking in the fields of Foresight and Society, and its application to sustainable innovation and new value creation.
General manager of IBM Southwest Europe. In this role he leads all of IBM’s business operations
Chairman of the world’s leading brand consultancy – Interbrand. Rita is a recognised speaker and media commentator on all areas of brands, reputation, marketing and communications around the world
Frances's unique linguistic, creative and business background combined with her sense of humour are key to her enduring popularity as a conference host.
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