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Dr. Pradeep, author of The Buying Brain, is the founder of the world's leader company in the fast-growing neuromarketing research field. Before this he was the founder and managing parter of a privately-held California company specialising in governance consulting, and customising and applying GE best practices to multiple industry sectors. He is also the founder of a company formed to provide ...
Adam Ferrier is Australia's leading consumer psychologist and Chief Strategy Officer at the leading advertising agency, CumminsRoss. Highly engaging, Adam has the unique gift of being able to communicate complex issues in an entertaining, clear and enlightening way. That's why he is consistently regarded as one of the best and most interesting keynote speakers in the advertising, marketing and med ...
Adam Salzer, Director/Greater China at PricewaterhouseCoopers, is an economist by education and practice, with 20 years experience in high level strategic and management consultancy throughout Asia Pacific. Mr. Salzer has extensive experience in Greater China and was responsible for establishing the first HR joint venture consulting group between a Western HR company and a Chinese government minis ...
With over 20 years of experience in business, technology and marketing strategy for financial services firms, Alex Sion is poised to become one of the industry's greatest disruptors.
Alexander Blass is an internationally acclaimed entrepreneur and innovator, and serves as President and CEO of an executive consulting and training firm based near Washington, DC. Now 36, he is the youngest grand prize winner ever of the Daily Record's Top Innovator of the Year Award, which credited him with 'revolutionizing charitable giving'. He is the inventor and founder of person-to-person gi ...
Professor Allan Fels is an Australian economist, lawyer and public servant. He was most widely known in his role as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) from its inception in 1995 until 30 June 2003. Upon his retirement from the ACCC he became foundation Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), a position which he continues to hold. He i ...
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 ...
Amartya Kumar Sen is a distinguished economist-philosopher and a 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences. He is best known for his contributions to welfare economics and his work on famine, human development theory, welfare economics, the underlying mechanisms of poverty, gender inequality, and political liberalism. From 1998 to 2004 he was Master of Trinity College at Cambridge Univers ...
Andrea, a visionary thinker in financial services and superannuation, offers compelling insights into corporate strategies, leadership and cross industry transformation. In conjunction with her Board appointments and involvement in innovation, technology and human resources, she focuses on how businesses can most effectively engage with their customers and clients via multi-channel and new age service models. leaders and is a commanding on-stage presence.
Andrew is the founder or leading independent economic forecasting business - a company that's well known for its stimulating and often provocative views; respected for its independent economic advice; and its ability to communicate with businesses. Andrew has an extensive and deep knowledge of the New Zealand economy. The range of clients and tasks covered include analysis of manufacturing, buil ...
