In his role as Vice President of the Economist Group, he advises global and regional managers of multinational companies on how to make the best strategic and operational choices regarding international expansion and how to interpret economic and business environments on all continents, particularly in emerging markets. He also closely follows developments in the global economy and how these might ...

Neville graduated from The University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class honours, top student) in 1967 before going on to obtain a Master of Arts (first class honours, also from Melbourne), in 1969. In 1973 he received his PhD from Cambridge University. (Microeconomics, international trade theory and econometrics.) While at Cambridge Neville was supervisor in international econo ...

In the world of sober-suited business thinkers, Dr Kjell Nordstrom stands out for his passionate belief that in today's turbulent environment the old tried and tested methods no longer apply. Amid the madness and hyperbole surrounding the new economy, Dr. Kjell A. Nordstrom is a guru of the new world of business. The 2005 Thinkers 50, the world's first ranking of management thinkers, ranked Nordst ...

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan is co-author with C. Perry Yeatman of Get Ahead By Going Abroad: A Woman's Guide to Fast-Track Career Success. She became a vice president at Burson-Marsteller, a leading global PR firm, at the age of 27. She later jumped from vice president to global account managing director after a three-year stint in Asia. By age 34, she was leading the company's fourth-largest revenue ...

Over the past decade, Peter Navarro has been a keynote speaker on management, finance, global politics and the economy at hundreds of events. His speaking style is unique; it involves a very active engagement of the audience using a state of the art 'audience response system'. Peter Navarro is a business professor at the University of California-Irvine. He is the author of the ground-breaking man ...

Indira Naidoo is an acclaimed Australian broadcaster, author, and environmental advocate. With a 30-year media career, she has hosted major programs on ABC and SBS. Her bestselling books, including The Edible Balcony, promote urban sustainability. Naidoo also champions social causes, notably as an ambassador for Sydney’s Wayside Chapel.

David Murray AO spent 39 years at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) holding the role of Chief Executive Officer from 1992 until his retirement in 2005. Mr Murray has substantial experience in the finance and banking sector and considerable knowledge of financial markets. He also has strong corporate governance credentials having guided CBA through a number of major changes, including priv ...

Elaborating on what has formed the Peter Morrissey the world knows today, Peter speaks to corporate groups and functions on the incredible lessons that life has brought him. Taking inspiration from the tribulations of modern life, Peter shares universal lessons on becoming a stronger, better person. Peter believes that he can not only enhance people's lives through fashion, but he also has insight ...

Allison Mooney is an international inspirational conference speaker and trainer. A business owner who combines business knowledge and anecdotal life experience in her presentations and training sessions. Allison's communication skills have seen her develop as a popular and high demand presenter of seminars. She first came to be noticed when Ansett New Zealand (Airline) first set up their opera ...

Mark Mobius, Ph.D., Executive Chairman, joined Templeton in 1987 as president of the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. In this capacity, he directs the Templeton Global Emerging Markets Equity Group based in Templeton's 15 global offices and manages emerging markets portfolios. Dr. Mobius has spent more than 40 years working in emerging markets all over the world. Known for his extensive resea ...