Meet Our Speakers
Carole Spiers
Chair of ISMA, Stress Consultant, Speaker and Author
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Carole Spiers (UK) is an International Motivational Speaker and C-Suite Executive Consultant. Her credibility is rooted in twenty five years' success as CEO of a leading UK Stress Management Consultancy, working with equal success both in the UK and the Gulf.
She is a well-respected authority on building resilience and improving communication skills. Carole is also a sought-after BBC Guest-Broadcaster and the best-selling author of 'Show Stress Who's Boss!' who is regularly called upon by the media for comment. Being Chair of the International Stress Management Association [UK] and Founder of Stress Awareness Day, Carole is also Past President of the London Chapter of the Professional Speaking Association. |
Rohit TalwarGlobal futurist, author, and the CEO of Fast Future
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Rohit Talwar (UK) is a global futurist, author, and the CEO of Fast Future. He specialises in exploring emerging technologies, the future of business, and the challenges of preparing society for the disruptive impacts of exponential technologies and transformational change.
His clients include American Express, Barclays, BP, Intel, Microsoft, and Shell. He has helped with the process of exploring the future for over 100,000 leaders in more than 70 countries on six continents. Rohit is the co-author and editor of The Future of Business, Beyond Genuine Stupidity – Ensuring AI Serves Humanity, and The Future Reinvented - Reimagining Life, Society, and Business |
Baroness
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Susan Greenfield has held research fellowships in the Department of Physiology Oxford, the College de France Paris, and NYU Medical Center New York. She has since been awarded 32 Honorary Degrees from British and foreign universities.
In 2000 she was elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians. Further international recognition of her work has included the ‘Golden Plate Award’ (2003) from the Academy of Achievement, Washington, the L’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur (2003), from the French Government, and the 2010 Australian Medical Research Society Medal. She has held a Visiting Professorship at the Medical School, University of Melbourne, Australia and is currently CEO of a biotech company (www.neuro-bio.com) that she founded in 2013. |
Matthias Dewilde
Digital Stress Expert, Author, Speaker and Consultant
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Matthias Dewilde (BE) is a digital stress expert, author & consultant. After experiencing a long term screen & gaming addiction himself, he now guides children, parents & companies alike in creating a more balanced on- & offline lifestyle at home or at work.
His clients, including Marriott, Teamleader & Cronos, have relied on him to show the impact technology is having on our wellbeing & our kids – and how to thrive & find peace in a world filled with devices. As a speaker he is connected to organizations such as Child Focus and received national acclaim & press coverage for his engagements and contributions to treating screen & gaming addiction. |
Dr. Heidi Hanna
Executive Director of the American Institute of Stress, Speaker and Author
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Dr. Hanna is the Executive Director of the American Institute of Stress (AIS) and is a Founding Partner of The Academy for Brain Health and Performance, where she serves as the Director of Training and Development. She is currently pursuing a second PhD at Pepperdine University in Global Leadership and Change, researching integrative neuroscience applications for organizational resilience.
Dr. Hanna’s publications include the NY Times bestseller The SHARP Solution: A Brain-Based Approach for Optimal Performance (Wiley, Feb 2013), Stressaholic: 5 Steps to Transform Your Relationship With Stress (Wiley, Jan 2014) and Recharge: 5 Shifts to Energize Your Life (Synergy, 2015). |
Graeme Codrington
Co-founder and international director TomorrowToday, Author and Speaker
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Graeme Codrington (SA) is an internationally recognised futurist. He specialises in the future of work and has helped companies across the world to understand the forces that will shape our lives in the next ten years.
He’s worth listening to because he has five degrees, five best selling books and lectures at five international universities including London Business School and Duke. But don’t worry, he’s not a boring academic; he’s steeped in business knowledge having worked at KPMG, for an IT start up and in the charity sector. He is also one of the founders of strategy consulting firm TomorrowToday Global. |
Dr Lynda Shaw
Business Psychologist, Leadership Consultant, Neuroscientist, Speaker and Author
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Dr Lynda Shaw is an experienced entrepreneur having owned 3 businesses including a health club with 2000 members and 20 staff. She holds a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience, specialising in unconscious processing of emotion and communication.
She is a registered chartered psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a Fellow of the Professional Speakers Association, a Forbes contributor as well as an author of adult and children’s books. Her latest is a business book called Your Brain Is Boss, a guide to becoming wealthier, healthier and happier. |
