Speaker Profile
 Professor Richard Scase is one of the world's leading business forecasters - able to speak and write authoritatively on the broadest global trends while leaving even the most specialised audience with relevant, useful and inspirational advice.
As an academic, his research interests range from organisational change and entrepreneurship to the impact of Internet technologies and the restructuring of work and employment worldwide. Richard is Emeritus Professor of Organisational Change at the University of Kent as well as visiting professorships at the University of London, Beijing University, Auckland (New Zealand), Monash University (Australia), Tilburg University (the Netherlands), and the University of Essex. As an entrepreneur, Richard has co-founded and sold two successful media businesses: a major radio station serving the south-east of England, and an on-line provider of learning materials for corporate management development programmes.
Richard is the author of over 20 books, including Britain in 2010: The Changing Business Landscape, which painted such a vivid picture of the future that it influenced a swathe of UK government policy, as well as being critically acclaimed worldwide. He has also written extensively on how to stimulate entrepreneurship in large organisations; manage creativity; motivate and lead; and leverage corporate intelligence. In his most recent work, Global Remix, he explores the impact of incipient global trends - technological, economic, demographic, cultural, political and social - on both businesses and individuals.
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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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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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