Speaker Profile
 Rita graduated from Cambridge and began her career in advertising. She worked at Saatchi & Saatchi for 12 years, becoming Vice Chairman and Executive Planning Director in 1995.
In 1997 she joined Interbrand, the world’s leading brand consultancy, as Chief Executive in London; in January 2002 she became Chairman. She is in demand as a speaker and media commentator on all areas of brands, reputation, marketing and communications around the world. Her writing has included the book ‘The Future of Brands’, and The Economist book ‘Brands and Branding’.
She is a non-executive director of DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Store Group plc), and Emap plc. She also chairs Populus, the opinion pollster to The Times. She has been a member of the Government’s Sustainable Development Commission, is a trustee of WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature), and is on the Assurance and is on the Business Advisory Board for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. In 2006, she was appointed Visiting Professor at Henley Management College.
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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.
Chief Operating Officer,
Procter & Gamble - focussed on leveraging the scale of P&G’s $76.5-billion global business and to generate sustainable value for consumers, customers and investors
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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