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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.
Peter Tasker Toyota’s woes can spark new thinking in Tokyo - The Financial Times






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









The Secret Origins of Corporate Strategy
, Walter Kiechel [4.3.10]





Juan Enriquez
What a gift! What an interesting, thought provoking individual and what a fantastic speech! Thank you so much. We got excellent reviews from our audience.
~ A premier trade magazine


David Brooks
Thanks you so much for coming to [our] Town Hall and sharing your talents with our community. Your ability to present your views in a thoughtful, "fair and balanced" way resonated with our audience.
~ An educational lecture series


Jay Conger
Jay showed up the night before and just lit up the room. The next morning he did a 45 minute talk, integrating every conversation that he had from the night before, he didn't use a single slide or note and was brilliant. The feedback from one of the board members was "Where did you find him?"
~ Board of directors of a financial
  services firm



A daily Publication LOG of articles by and about our speakers

___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]

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