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Speaker Profile

Frances's unique linguistic, creative and business background combined with her sense of humour are key to her enduring popularity as a motivational speaker and conference host.

After graduating with a Masters Degree in Modern Languages from Cambridge University, Frances joined the Commission of the European Union in Brussels as an international conference interpreter. For over a decade, she worked to facilitate communication and cooperation within all the major international organisations (EU, EP, UN, OECD, WEU, UNCTAD) and between the G7 heads of state and government at their annual World Economic Summits. Her years spent negotiating at the highest level fostered her expertise in cross-cultural communication and consensus creation.
Speakers
Ben Verwaayen
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.

Robert A. McDonald
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

Jacques Attali
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

Jonathon Porritt
Co-Founder and Programme Director of Forum for the Future. Advisor to UK Government and mentor for many European Business Leaders

Stuart Hart
Professor at Cornell University. One of the world's top authorities on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy.

Professor Richard Scase
One of the world's leading business forecasters. Richard creates future senarios that take account of global trends affecting workers, citizens and consumers.

Jon Williams
Head of Group Sustainable Development, HSBC Holdings plc

Sophie V. Vandebroek
Chief Technology Officer and the President of the Xerox Innovation Group. Sophie Vandebroek is responsible fo overseeing Xerox's worldwide research centers.

Patricia Calkins
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.

Josephine Green
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.

Dominique Cerutti
General manager of IBM Southwest Europe. In this role he leads all of IBM’s business operations

Rita Clifton

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 Edmonds
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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