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Solving the Global Financial Crisis Patrick Dixon Europe's Leading Futurist Patrick Dixon is often described as Europe's leading futurist. A dynamic, provocative and entertaining speaker, Patrick helps organizations understand future trends, manage risk and seize opportunities. A successful entrepreneur and physician by training, he is the author of 12 books in 24 languages and was ranked as one of the world's 20 most influential business thinkers by Thinkers 50. He is an extremely dynamic speaker and researches every speech to give each audience a truly customized presentation. Nouriel Roubini also predicted the financial collapse, earning for himself the title "Dr. Doom." He was profiled in the New York Times Magazine and writes for Project Syndicate. To view a video interview of Professor Roubini discussing the crisis, click here. Robert Shiller predicted the current crisis and has written an important new book (The Subprime Solution) explaining how it developed and outlining the measures that will relieve the crisis and help to ensure we avoid such bubbles in the future. To view a video interview of Professor Shiller discussing the crisis, click here. Martin Wolf is the Chief Economics Commentator for the Financial Times and one of the world's most respected voices on global economics. His next book, Fixing Global Finance: How to Cure Financial Crises in the 21st Century, was published in early January 2009. Willem Buiter is a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee and former Chief Economist and Special Advisor to the EBRD. His blog (Willem Buiter's Maverecon) is an indispensible resource for insight and ideas on how to turn the crisis around. To view a video interview of Willem Buiter discussing the crisis, click here. John Micklethwait Editor-in-chief, The Economist John Micklethwait is one of the world’s foremost authorities on globalisation— how it works and where it’s headed—and a leading proponent of its positive impact and potential. He is the coauthor/coeditor of two books on globalisation: A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Promise of Globalization and Globalisation: Making sense of an integrating world. John's new book God is Back shows how and why religion is booming around the world and reveals its vast effects on the global economy, politics and culture. He also is rereleasing a new updated edition of his 1996 book, The Witch Doctors, an entertaining yet serious guide to today's management theories and gurus. His book, The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea, was named one of the ten best books of 2003 by BusinessWeek. Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams Innovation the 21st-Century University: It’s Time! - Educause [19.2.10] The Economist cover story Stopping climate change by Emma Duncan Business & Finance cover story Buiter, Wolf, Roubini on Nama, the global economy and recovery Editorial – Double dip disaster For more information on these speakers, click on their name below. Martin Wolf, Willem Buiter, Nouriel Roubini Martin Wolf Martin was recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 15th annual Best in Business Journalism for his column in The Financial Times. SABEW notes: "Wolf demonstrates a world-class intellect and shows why his columns are must-reads for financial professionals. His simple, straightforward leads cut to the heart of his arguments. He consistently raises thought-provoking points about the topics he tackles." Congratulations, Martin! 5.3.10 The Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers Fourteen of our speakers have been chosen for the first Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers list. Congratulations! For more information on these speakers click on their names. Nouriel Roubini, Richard Thaler, Martin Wolf, Malcolm Gladwell, Robert Shiller, Chris Anderson, Paul Krugman, Jeffrey Sachs, Nicholas Christakis, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Robert Kagan, Esther Dyson, Willem Buiter and Paul Kennedy. 1.12.09

Cautious about global economic recovery, Martin Wolf on CNBCs moneycontrol [10.3.10] Eric Weiner Eric was the perfect guest author. The words I would use to describe him would be gracious, open, inquisitive, explorative, reflective and funny. He interacts with the audience in a very natural way, everyone laughing with him as he chimed in with a humorous take. As we say on the [. . .] Book committee – Whoaa! ~ A public library Stephen Carter We all absolutely loved Carter's speech and his comments during the panel thereafter. He was fantastic! He brought so much energy to the room and used beautiful metaphors to inspire the audience, just a few short weeks before the election. I cannot thank you enough for all your work in making this happen for us. ~ A university program on Civility     & Democracy Don Tapscott In my four years at [. . .] working as the lead on booking author/speakers I can say Don is by far the best. His talk was relevant, entertaining, informative, and the audience commented afterwards that Don was a great story teller. ~ A worldwide addressing,   interoperability, and   infrastructure service A daily Publication LOG of articles by and about our speakers ___Friday_________________________ Lords of Strategy: A Conversation with Walter Kiechel, Harvard Business Review [12.3.10] Q&A: Invented Languages, Ben Schott, The New York Times [12.3.10] Generosity said to be Contagious, James Fowler and Nicholas Christakis, CBSNews [12.3.10] The Wrong Elevator Speech: Disaster and Recovery, Charles H. Green, TrustMatters blog [12.3.10] ___Thursday_______________________ Big Think In The Boardroom, Walter Kiechel and Adrian Wooldridge, The Wall Street Journal [11.3.10] Herding Cool Cats: Lessons from Pop!Tech’s Andrew Zolli, Harvard Business Review [11.3.10] Bush Interior secretary discusses transformation to enthusiastic environmentalist, Lynn Scarlett, Los Angeles Times [11.3.10] ___Wednesday_____________________ Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patients, Peter Pronovost, The New York Times [10.3.10] Germany’s eurozone crisis nightmare, Martin Wolf, The Financial Times [10.3.10] China could ease dollar currency peg says ‘Dr Doom’, Nouriel Roubini, Telegraph [10.3.10] ___Tuesday________________________ Special Interest, James Surowiecki, The New Yorker [9.3.10] The pound will rise as the euro heads south, Bill Emmott, Times Online [9.3.10] The Future Won’t Be Free, Andrew Zolli, Newsweek [9.3.10] ECB keeps lid on Greek bond data, Gillian Tett, The Financial Times [9.3.10] ___Monday________________________ Bipartisan Spring, Robert Kagan, Foreign Policy [8.3.10] Why, Exactly, Are Big Banks Bad?, Simon Johnson, The New York Times [8.3.10] The hidden histories that shape the way we live now, Tim Harford, The Financial Times [8.3.10] View last week's Daily Publication Log Back to top