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Boardroom Advisory

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“A great way to get peer to peer insight and advice.”

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Kate Lossius Vice Chairman & Head of Boardroom Advisory

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BOARDROOM ADVISORY Some of the most successful and influential people in the world, from business, politics, technology and academia, are represented by London Speaker Bureau. These people offer insights and unparalleled expertise on a vast range of issues that are sought after by progressive, innovative global businesses and government organisations. The International New York Times has called us “the only global speaker bureau”. Our brand name, London Speaker Bureau, belies our global footprint. Operating for more than 20 years and with 18 international offices, we have unparalleled contacts and relationships with the leaders of today and tomorrow, in global business and politics. LSB’s foundation is speaking. We have grown by offering knowledge and learning through keynote speakers and have naturally evolved our offer to provide clients with the opportunity to invite global business and political leaders into their companies, as boardroom advisers for their senior management teams. WHAT CAN BOARDROOM ADVISORY DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS? Boardroom Advisers can bring expertise from the top of business, politics and society, into your company. They can add a new depth and dimension to your knowledge, listen to your leadership team and help bring you a new perspective, or challenge what you are doing and help with your future planning.

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Boardroom Advisory can bring in the brightest and the best, for just one meeting, a one-on-one discussion, or a series of meetings, to deal with the issues directly. Our Boardroom Advisers have the experience and recognition to give you unbiased peer-to-peer insight and advice without the long-term commitments typical with consultancies or the hiring of a non-executive director. Coping with the current volatile economic, political and digital climate; Brexit, China and US trade relations, and the issues of data and cyber security, requires great leadership, new perspectives, new skills and uncomfortable conversations. Leadership teams have a lot to keep them awake at night. There is so much rapid change taking place and there are many new questions to ask, often with difficult solutions. With expert advice from our global LSB team, we can help you identify the right person for your needs. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES KEEPING CEOS AWAKE AT NIGHT? The issues each business face vary tremendously, however through our network and studies of the business press, we have identified some broad and recurring themes. The Global Situation • Global political uncertainty and trade - what you need to understand better. • Terrorism and what you should be thinking about for your own organisation. • Climate change and sustainability - a perspective on what is significant and what you should be doing.

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Strategy and Leadership • Navigating a future strategy. • What does new leadership look like? What could be done differently? • How to attract and retain the best talent and how to develop leaders for the future. • Building better trust in leadership and within the organisation? • The benefits of getting succession planning right. • The increasing importance of ethics and being seen to be a socially responsible organisation. Technology, Data and Cyber • Cyber security - understanding what the genuine threat is and what to take seriously. • Disruptive technology - grasping the opportunities and understanding the threats coming down the pipe. • Managing data to get better results. In this book LSB presents some of the most experienced global leaders available to help your organisation and leadership teams. Their backgrounds speak for themselves, and they all have vast experience and wisdom that could help you with your future. Call us if you would like to explore this further. We can talk you through the advisers who would understand your issues and help you explore the next steps. It’s a very exciting opportunity.

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John Armitt

Rafidah Aziz

Marijn Dekkers

R. Gopalakrishnan

Bernard Hogan-Howe

Idris Jala

Gerald Lawless

Pippa Malmgren

David Miliband

Azran Osman-Rani

Baudouin Prot

Fredrik Reinfeldt

Ivan Rogers

Nouriel Roubini

Joanna Shields

Jeroen van der Veer

Sayeeda Warsi

Linda Yueh

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John Armitt Chairman National Express Group, City & Guilds Group and National Infrastructure Commission

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ir John Armitt has had an extraordinary career in rail, engineering and construction. He is Chairman of the National Express Group, City & Guilds Group and the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC). He is also on the Board of the Berkeley Group and Expo 2020. Armitt was Chairman of Laing’s International and Civil Engineering divisions at John Laing plc until 1993, he then became Chief Executive of Union Railways. From 1997-2001 he was Chief Executive of Costain. Armitt then became Chief Executive of Railtrack plc and latterly Chief Executive of Network Rail from 2002-07. Notably, Armitt was made Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority in 2007 and provided leadership to hundreds of private and government stakeholders to build all the venues, facilities and infrastructure ahead of time for the successful 2012 Olympic Games. He was also Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 2007-12, a member of the Airports Commission from 2012-15, a member of the Board of Transport for London from 2012-16 and a Board member and later Chairman of the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission from 2016-18. Armitt was also President of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 2015-16. In September 2013 Armitt published an independent review on long term infrastructure planning in the UK. The review’s recommendations have in large part now been adopted by the current government, resulting in the National Infrastructure Commission of which Armitt is Chairman. The NIC will be navigating Britain’s largest period of infrastructure investment for several decades, building on and changing old infrastructure and adapting to tomorrow’s needs and technologies, changes in energy and transport needs and those that digitalisation and AI will bring. He was awarded the CBE in 1996 for his contribution to the rail industry and received a knighthood in 2012 for services to engineering and construction.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Building and investing for long-term technological advancements • Leading business turnaround • Leading government and private sector teams to deliver • Running huge projects with many parts and stakeholders

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Rafidah Aziz Malaysian Minister for Trade and Industry 1997-2008, Chairman AirAsia X

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an Sri Rafidah Aziz was Minister of International Trade and Industry for 21 years from 1987-2008. Dubbed the ‘Iron Lady’, few people in Southeast Asia know more about global trade and industry. During her tenure, she has contributed significantly to the development of the country’s economy. Rafidah worked tirelessly to position and to promote Malaysia as the most favoured destination for foreign direct investment. Many well-known global companies have set up manufacturing and related activities in Malaysia, establishing research and development facilities, as well as regional production and export hubs. Rafidah now serves as the Chairman of AirAsia X, Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios and Megasteel and as an Adviser to the Sarawak Government on the Renewable Energy Corridor. She is well known for developing the communication and electronics industry. Under her leadership multi-national corporations such as Intel, Western Digital, Panasonic and Samsung set up manufacturing, research and development facilities in Malaysia. Malaysia has now become the 20th largest trading nation globally and the world’s largest exporter of semiconductors. Rafidah is a source of inspiration for many entrepreneurs and small-medium enterprises. Quick, articulate and infinitely experienced, she encourages people to look beyond the product or service they sell, and consider macroeconomic factors, social influences and cultural norms. Many have benefited from her visionary outlook, ability to open opportunities and find new trading partners. Through her concerted efforts and passion in promoting Malaysia’s trade, many businesses have emerged from small-medium enterprises to large corporations with offices in the international market. She is much respected by her peers, and her candour is a breath of fresh air in the political arena.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Critical success factors for trade in Asia • Finding trading partners in Asia and beyond • Building a global footprint • Economics, social influences and cultural norms in developing markets

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Marijn Dekkers Chairman Unilever since 2016 and CEO Bayer AG 2010-16

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r. Marijn Dekkers is one of Europe’s outstanding global business leaders. He was appointed Chairman of Unilever in 2016, after an extremely successful time as CEO of Bayer AG. Previously he served as CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. He is also Founder and Chairman of Novalis LifeSciences LLC, an investment and advisory firm for the Life Science industry. At Bayer, from 2010-2016, Dekkers started a major transformation program by revamping its innovation capability and changing the culture from a large old fashioned German chemical company into a highly innovative and more nimble Life Science company. This led to a stream of successful new product introductions which catapulted Bayer, for the first time in its history, to the number one most valuable company in the DAX. Dekkers earned a reputation for being bold and received numerous awards and accolades, including “most innovative international CEO”, “Manager of the Year” and “Business Person of the Year”. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, he implemented a complete corporate reorganisation. Then as CEO from 2002, he strengthened the company’s core businesses by driving an innovation model supplemented by a number of acquisitions. This allowed the company to be a full solution provider to its customers and become the leading supplier of analytical instrumentation and consumables to the Life Science industry. Under his leadership, the market value of the company increased tenfold. After his retirement from Bayer, Dekkers joined Unilever as chairman in 2016. Unilever is a leading consumer goods company whose products are used daily by 2.5 billion people around the world. Dekkers is helping the Board of Directors to keep the focus on what local consumers want and ensuring Unilever’s tremendous product range remains relevant and meaningful in people’s lives.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Acquisitions, mergers and managing risk • Restructuring and strengthening core business • Maintaining global brand relevance at local levels • Innovation and product range control • Pushing boundaries in heavy regulatory environments

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R. Gopalakrishnan Former Director Tata Sons and Vice Chairman Hindustan Unilever 16

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Gopalakrishnan, known as Gopal, has been at the top of the corporate world in India for over three decades. Gopal is a former Director of Tata Sons and Vice Chairman of Hindustan Unilever. He has over thirty years of board experience and currently serves as an independent director of listed companies, Castrol India and one of the prominent Sri Lankan conglomerates, Hemas. Tata Group is a global enterprise from India, comprising operating companies across industries like automotive, software, steel, chemicals and beverages. With a market cap of US$144 bn, the Group is India’s most valued and prestigious business group. Gopal was a key member of the Tata Group Executive Office. Gopal’s career began in 1967 in the information technology department of Hindustan Lever. Following that he spent a total of 31 years with Unilever (in India, Saudi Arabia and the UK), and 18 years at Tata Sons. Gopal has been appointed as Distinguished Professor of IIT, Kharagpur and Executive-in-Residence at SPJIMR, Mumbai. He is a best-selling author and newspaper columnist in India. His column in Business Standard on governance (The Wise Leader) is widely read. With a passion for experiential learning and people development, he has diverse experience in building organisations and capabilities, thus unlocking peoples’ potential. With India named as a priority market for many organisations, Gopal is a vital contact for business leaders keen to effectively build organisation capability and encourage new thinking.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Managing top teams • Boards and governance • Evolving a family business into a global enterprise • Competing and winning in India • Training across cultures for lasting capability

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Bernard Hogan-Howe Metropolitan Police Commissioner 2011-17

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ord Hogan-Howe’s stellar career began in 1979 when he joined the South Yorkshire Police Force. He became the most senior police officer in the UK, leading an organisation of nearly 50,000 people with a budget of £3.2billion. He is a world authority on planning and leading through internal and external crisis. His experience and insight into how to approach, motivate and learn through crisis is helpful to organisations across all industries and cultures. Upon his appointment as Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police in 2011, London, with a population of 8.4 million people, was still reeling from large scale rioting. At the same time, the Met police had lost half of the Management Board and £600 million from its budget. Hogan-Howe and his team motivated the police force, restored confidence to the community and delivered the London 2012 Olympic Games without incident. Like many operating models that have evolved through time, traditional “ways of working” permeate the police force. Acknowledging and confronting new challenges that require a more innovative approach has been a feature of Hogan-Howe’s career. For example, faced with the rising level of fraud, data theft and other cybercrime, HoganHowe launched a unit in 2014 dedicated to countering online crime in London. Building new “fit for purpose” policing strategies and methods has transformed the ability to win against this new age crime. In November 2017 Hogan-Howe was made a Life Peer, taking the title Lord HoganHowe of Sheffield in the County of South Yorkshire. Hogan-Howe’s leadership skills and experiences are atypical of most large organisations. The police force is an organisation characterised by challenge. Hogan-Howe and his team were constantly looking for new strategies to promote diversity, counter prejudice and train people from all walks of life to assimilate and build relations with an often hostile audience. In a multicultural world, Hogan-Howe’s insight into workforce challenges is critical.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Leadership through crisis • Attracting, training and managing a diverse workforce • Learning powerful communication skills • Re-building communities besieged by crisis

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Idris Jala CEO PEMANDU, Malaysia

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ato’ Sri Idris Jala is the President and CEO of PEMANDU Associates, a private firm specialising in delivering transformation. Previously he served as the Minister of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) from 2009-15. At this time he was also a Senator. The unit is tasked with spearheading Malaysia’s transition towards high income status by 2020 and has been named one of the top 20 most innovative government agencies in the world. Idris has continuously delivered socio-economic reforms which, in 2014, saw Bloomberg place him among the top 10 most influential policy makers in the world. Idris is renowned for business transformation and company turnarounds. Passionate about building organisation capability, he is steadfast in his belief that all organisations can lift themselves out of even the worst situations. Also active in the private sector, Idris consults with boards and leadership teams on interrogating performance and developing transformational strategies that are innovative, rigorous and relevant to today’s demands. Idris is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of The Global Transformation Forum (GTF), the world’s singular platform for influential, global leaders to engage and share experiences and best practices on how to drive transformation. Idris’ exemplary business and leadership skills were developed in his 23 years at Shell where he rose to become Vice President of Shell Retail International and Vice President Business Development Consultancy, based in the UK. In 2005, he was appointed as CEO of Malaysia Airlines to deal with their losses. He announced the airline’s business turnaround plan from a 9 month loss of US$400 million in 2005 to achieving a record profit of US$260 million in 2007. After successfully turning around MAS he was awarded the CAPA Airline Turnaround of the Year and was voted as a Governor on the Board of IATA (International Air Transport Association).

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Developing transformational strategies • Business transformation and company turnaround • Building internal capability with clear methodology • Doing business and trading in Asia

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Gerald Lawless CEO Jumeirah Group 1997-2016

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erald Lawless began his career in the 1970s working for Trust House Forte, the family run company that revolutionised the catering, hotel and convenience market in the UK. Helping to build the Forte global footprint, Lawless worked in Africa, the Caribbean, the UK and the Middle East. The company was sold for $3.9billion in 1996. In 1997 Lawless was invited by the Ruler’s Office in Dubai to set up a luxury hotel group. As President and CEO of the Jumeirah Group, he went on to create one of the biggest success stories in tourism, and helped to transform the city of Dubai into a luxury destination. Under Lawless’ watchful eye, ‘the world’s most luxurious hotel’, the Burj Al Arab, was built, launching the Jumeirah Group’s brand onto the world stage. Lawless went on to lead the expansion of the Jumeirah Group, turning it into an international brand, with over twenty hotels in destinations around the world from London to Shanghai and huge hotel negotiations around the globe, including Argentina and the Caribbean. The chain also operates a restaurant division with over 100 outlets in the United Arab Emirates. After leaving the Jumeirah Group he was elected Chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). He is now a WTTC Ambassador. A brand visionary and industry disruptor, Lawless is an impressive hands-on leader. Service oriented businesses wishing to break into new markets or build brand centric strategies will benefit from his insight, strategies and all-important executional policies.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Building a competitive luxury brand • Turning strategy into results • Setting up an independent advisory board • Managing diverse teams • Planning for industry disruption • Building a new service culture

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Pippa Malmgren Chief Advisor to President Bush for Economic Policy and Financial Markets 24

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r. Pippa Malmgren is a former Presidential adviser who co-founded H Robotics, which makes modular, AI-led, commercial-use drones for a wide range of industries including mining, oil and gas, insurance and public safety. Malmgren also founded the DRPM Group, which advises institutional investors worldwide on investment trends and is a platform for her public speaking. She is a strong supporter of entrepreneurship in the economy. Malmgren served President George W. Bush in the White House and on The National Economic Council where she handled all financial market issues. She also dealt with terrorism risks to the economy for the President after 9/11. Prior to that, she was the Chief Currency Strategist for Bankers Trust and then the Deputy Head of Global Strategy at UBS. She also ran Bankers Trust’s Asset Management business in Asia from Hong Kong. She was named a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum twice in 2000 and 2001. In 2015, she won the Intelligence Squared Debate on Robotics. She is ranked in the top 25 Most Influential Economists in the World and in the top 5 Most Powerful Women in Finance in 2017. In 2016, her book Signals: How Everyday Signs Help Us Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy became a best-seller on Amazon in four categories after she crowd-funded it on Indiegogo. She also wrote Geopolitics for Investors which was commissioned by the CFA. Malmgren is a non-executive board member of the Department of International Trade in the UK, advising on trade and Brexit. She also serves on the British Ministry of Defence Working Group on Global Strategic Trends and briefs Britain’s top generals at Sandhurst. She serves on several other advisory boards and working groups. She often participates in the Pentagon’s scenario sessions with the Office of Net Assessment. KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • How everyday signs help us navigate the world’s turbulent economy • Building new types of leadership trust • Geopolitics, risks and trends • Gender inclusivity in leadership

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David Miliband President and CEO International Rescue Committee, former UK Foreign Minister

avid Miliband is a global leader with wide-ranging experience as a politician, UK Cabinet Minister, and CEO of a leading, large humanitarian organisation. He is President of the IRC, a New Yorkbased NGO with 25,000 staff in 40 countries suffering from war and disaster, and its consequences, around the world.

Miliband has brought his diplomatic and political leadership experience to grow the NGO in size, influence and impact, winning the inaugural $100m MacArthur 100&Change prize at the end of 2017. He brings an unusual combination of Transatlantic networks, diplomatic experience and practical leadership to this analysis of the world’s mega-trends, how they pose risks for economics and politics, and the right way to respond to promote stability and security as well as fairness and equity. With governments in retreat, his thesis about the responsibility of the corporate and social sector to step up, and step up together, is more and more relevant. His emphasis on corporate social results, not just corporate social responsibility, is challenging and inspiring.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Political risk • Corporate Social Responsibility • New climate for business

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Azran Osman-Rani Founding CEO AirAsia X, Co-Founder and CEO Naluri, previously CEO iflix

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zran Osman-Rani is a disruptive innovator. As someone who has built, and continues to build, “attacker” businesses and lead teams from start-up to IPO, Azran passionately believes that organisations and corporations can deploy similar structures, focus, and creativity that single-minded entrepreneurs have used, to create breakthrough business models and innovative products and services. Azran is currently active in the internet technology space as a co-founder, investor and adviser, bringing to bear his expertise in mass-market consumer marketing and scaling organisations across Southeast Asia. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Naluri, a health technology start-up. He is also an investor and adviser to iflix, MoneyMatch, Cognifyx, and YellowPorter. Azran was previously the CEO of iflix in Malaysia and its Group COO - a disruptive internet television video-on-demand service that was launched in Kuala Lumpur in May 2015, and now operates across over 20 markets across Asia, Middle East and Africa with 650 employees after only two years from launch. Previously he was the founding CEO of AirAsia X, the world’s pioneer low-cost long-haul airline. He led the start-up team that developed the business plan, raised capital, secured relevant licenses, and launched AirAsia X’s first flight in November 2007. AirAsia X has since expanded from one aircraft to 26, employing over 2,500 staff and generating approximately US$1 billion in annual revenue in 2014. In July 2013, AirAsia X became a publically-listed company, the first ever long-haul LCC airline to do so. Azran led the development of AirAsia X’s business model that broke many long-haul airline conventions and pioneered various innovations. It operates the world’s lowest airline unit cost and the world’s highest aircraft utilisation, while maintaining industry leading engineering reliability and on-time performance. In addition to pursuing his own entrepreneurial passions, Azran also advises start-ups and high growth businesses. KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Disruptive innovation • Harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit • Raising capital for start-ups and building high growth businesses • Ground-breaking innovation and breaking the mould • Building a fresh thinking team with diverse backgrounds

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Baudouin Prot CEO and Chairman of BNP Paribas 2003-14, currently Senior Adviser at Boston Consulting Group

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oining BNP in 1983 Baudouin Prot has become a leading figure in the world of finance and is lauded for his strategic ambition, crisis management and visionary leadership. In just 11 years as CEO, Prot not only steered the bank through the global financial crisis, but also tripled its shareholders’ equity from €25.7 billion to €77.1 billion.

Prot has extensive experience and a proven track record in making bold acquisitions to advance a transformative global agenda. He was the only bank CEO in Europe to launch a large acquisition in the midst of the financial crisis. The acquisition of BNL in Italy, and Fortis in Belgium and Luxembourg transformed the once French Bank into a European powerhouse. Expert at managing relationships and communication between clients, staff, investors and regulators, Prot’s leadership skills and techniques have proven invaluable to boards across the world. As pressure for transparency increases, Prot’s insight and guidance is helping board members and directors prepare and manage the increasing scrutiny. Under Prot’s stewardship, BNP Paribas was the first bank in Europe to recognise the value of customer connectivity across multiple channels and product lines. The bank invested in call centres, training, and later created the first multi-channel platform that enabled full customer service in real time. BNP today are recognised as best practice leaders in customer technology and service standards throughout Europe and beyond. BNP Paribas are leaders in global banking and financial services, employing approximately 200,000 staff in 73 countries. The annual revenue in 2017 was €43.161 billion. Prot is a member of the following Boards: ALSTOM (since 2018), Véolia (since 2003), Kering (since 2005) and a non-executive director of FINASTRA since 2017.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Advancing a strategic agenda through acquisition • Leadership through crisis and crisis planning • Technology disruption to advance customer service

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Fredrik Reinfeldt Prime Minister Sweden 2006-14

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redrik Reinfeldt was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006-14. He was also a member of the European Council for 8 years and the former President of the rotating presidency. Elected at the age of 41, he is renowned for his highly effective implementation of transformative economic and labour reforms during his two terms. He is accredited with making Sweden one of the most competitive countries in Europe, creating more than 300,000 jobs in spite of the financial crisis, as well as lowering the country’s national debt, the only EU country to do so during the global economic downturn. Reinfeldt has spent 25 years in Swedish and international politics and is the longest serving conservative prime minister ever as well as Sweden’s most popular and trustworthy party leader since polling started. Since leaving politics, Reinfeldt has been active in the corporate world. He is a senior adviser for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, focusing on its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is also Chair to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a coalition of governments, civil society, oil, gas and mining companies and investors, who work together to promote open and accountable management of natural resources. Reinfeldt can show business leaders the way to become more innovative, competitive, open and sustainable. Nordic businesses are distinct, and studies will often point to the “Nordic Way”. Reinfeldt has more recently focused on geopolitical change, the rebalancing between the US and China, and how that affects Europe, as well as the conditions for trade and business life. Demographic changes, with rapid growth of purchasing power in the global middle class and an ageing population, are changing business and the markets of tomorrow.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Challenges, opportunity and corporate responsibility in a changing society • Innovation culture, encouraging entrepreneurship • The “Nordic Way” of business and unlocking growth • Digitalisation, urbanisation, demographics and immigration - effects on business

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Ivan Rogers British Permanent Representative to the EU 2013-17

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ir Ivan Rogers is a former senior British civil servant, who was the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 2013-17. No one is better versed than Rogers in the complexities of Brexit, from both the point of view of the UK as well as the other 27 member states.

Rogers began his Whitehall career at the Treasury. He served as private secretary to Tony Blair during his time as Prime Minister, as well as Blair’s Director of EU Policy and Strategy. Rogers was also secretary to Kenneth Clarke, the former Chancellor, as well as Chief of Staff to the former EU Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan. As one of the world’s leading authorities on the EU, Rogers is uniquely placed to help organisations cut through the rhetoric that surrounds Brexit. He came to the attention of the public by resigning when Prime Minister May triggered Article 50 because he was frustrated at those “afraid to speak the truth to those in power”. Business leaders need his unique and uncensored insight into what is really happening, what governments around the EU are really thinking and what businesses need to be aware of. Rogers has built up incomparable contacts in the EU over the past 25 years, and is widely respected as Britain’s most experienced European negotiator. His expertise on government policy and its impact on international trade agreements is unparalleled. Rogers is an ideal sounding board and adviser for business leaders wanting to maintain and grow their UK and European market opportunities.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Preparing your business for Brexit • Trade agreement negotiations post-Brexit • What Europe will look for in future trade negotiations • What have we not considered that may affect business

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Nouriel Roubini Professor of Economics and International Business New York University Stern School of Business

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rofessor Nouriel Roubini is one of the world’s most prominent global economists. He was the only economist who recognised the calamitous effect of poor lending practices and the first economist to predict the 2007 global financial crisis. Roubini’s opinion is sought after by business, industry and political leaders needing to navigate and plan around current and future economic policy. The IMF, the World Bank and numerous other prominent public and private institutions all draw upon his advice and expertise. He is a regular speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos and the Global Citizen’s Forum. Roubini has extensive policy experience as well as broad academic credentials. He is Chairman of Roubini Macro Associates, a global macroeconomic consultancy firm in New York. He was Co-Founder and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics from 2005-16; the website was named one of the best economics web resources by BusinessWeek, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. Previously, from 1998-2000, he served as the Senior Economist for International Affairs on the White House Council of Economic Advisors and then as Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, helping to resolve the Asian and global financial crises, among other issues. Roubini has expert knowledge and insight into policies that might disrupt supply chains, upset currency valuations and restrict trade and foreign direct investment. With future growth ambitions tied to the U.S., Europe, China and the developing markets, Roubini’s insights on what we need to look out for are invaluable. A progressive and revolutionary thinker, Roubini is also a rare authority on financial innovations. Vociferous about blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrencies, he describes it as “one of the most overhyped technologies ever”.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Key economic challenges • Risks in the global economy and financial markets • Planning for Brexit, trade tensions and currency manipulation • Impact of globalisation, trade and technology • Financial technologies, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and AI

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Joanna Shields Group CEO BenevolentAI, UK Minister for Internet Safety and Security 2015-17

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aroness Shields is a giant in the world of technology. A visionary leader, her career spans over 30 years of focusing on harnessing the power of technology to build communities, transform lives and promote safer digital practices to protect children.

Shields helped to build some of the world’s leading IT companies including Google, where she was Managing Director Syndication and Partnerships; Facebook, where as Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA she was responsible for the largest team outside the US; as well as Aol and RealNetworks. Shields has seen several companies through from start-ups to major acquisitions such as Bebo, which she grew to a network of 50 million users in less than two years and drove its acquisition for $850 million. Shields is currently Group CEO of Benevolent.AI, a world leader in the use of artificial intelligence for scientific discovery. Founded in 2013, the company has pioneered the development and application of AI and machine learning to understand the underlying causes of disease, accelerate drug discovery and develop new medicines for hard to treat diseases. In 2012 she headed the government’s Tech City initiative (a technology cluster along the lines of New York and San Francisco) and was appointed the UK’s Ambassador for Digital Industries. While at Downing Street she led a taskforce to fight online child abuse and exploitation, jointly established by President Obama and David Cameron, called WePROTECT. In 2015 she served as Cameron’s minister for Internet Safety and Security and in 2016 was appointed the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Internet Crime and Harms. In 2014, she was honoured with the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for “services to digital industries and voluntary service to young people” and made a Life Peer of the House of Lords.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Artificial Intelligence transforming industry and business • Technology transforming business purpose and operations • Harnessing the power of technology • Data protection and cyber security

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Jeroen van der Veer CEO Royal Dutch Shell 2004-09, Chairman Supervisory Board Philips, Chairman ING Group 2009-18

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eroen van der Veer was the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from 2004-09 where he remained a non-executive Director until 2013. A titan of global organisations, he is a leading authority on energy, leadership and management. His advice is widely sought by business leaders, government and non-government organisations. Presently, van der Veer is the Chairman of the Chairmen Community of the WEF (World Economic Forum). Recognised across industries, van der Veer was until 2018 Chairman of ING Group. He is currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips. He was also Vice-Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Unilever from 2002-11. During his 42 years with Shell, van der Veer gained a reputation for strong and present leadership by keeping contact between, what he termed “the top floor and the shop floor.” He led Shell companies through major changes, simplifying governance and organisation, and clarifying accountability. Well known for his long-term strategic planning, forecasting the business environment of the future, van der Veer oversaw the world-wide restructuring of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport and Trading in 2004 to become Royal Dutch Shell, which in 2017 had an annual turnover of US$305 billion making it the largest energy group in the world, operating in more than 70 countries. Fluent in understanding climate challenges and the ever growing population’s need for sustainable energy, van der Veer has had significant roles with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (2006-09), advising NATO (2009-10) and as Chairman of New Energy Architecture WEF in 2012. He has also had roles with the Governing Board of the European Institute of Technology, as well as being Chairman of the Rotterdam Climate Initiative. Van der Veer is also helping the next generation of scientists as Chairman of The Science and Technology Platform (Platform Beta Techniek), a governmental institute promoting education in science and technology.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • Leadership, strategy and long-term planning • Clarifying accountabilities and simplifying governance • Technology to transform business • Renewable energy - what this means for industry • Climate change, energy consumption and business

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Sayeeda Warsi Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Muslim Government Minister

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aroness Warsi has been a lawyer, a government minister, and has the honour of being the first Muslim to serve in a British Cabinet. A successful business woman and champion of UK business and manufacturing, she has been the driving force behind three start-ups and is still involved in running two family manufacturing businesses. A lawyer by training, Warsi began her career at the Crown Prosecution Service and Home Office before setting up her own legal practice. Warsi is passionate about creating a level playing field for underprivileged and marginalised groups. An expert adviser to government departments, third sector and industry interested in integrating minority groups, she has developed holistic strategies that build capability and workforce satisfaction. Her values and ideas apply not only for minorities but for all of the workforce. Warsi encourages Social Action and getting the whole workforce volunteering, she unpicks the “unwritten rules” that prevent organisations from diverse recruitment and challenges business to operate in an ethical framework to improve performance. Warsi was previously Chairman of the Conservative Party, a Senior Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and a Minister for Faith and Communities. During her time at the Foreign Office she worked on fostering trade ties with many Islamic countries, working closely with Bangladesh, Pakistan and Central Asia, acquiring a deep understanding of how to work with and do business in the region. She led the campaign to make Britain the first western country to issue a Sukuk, an Islamic bond structured to generate returns to investors without infringing religious prohibitions on usury. Conscious of the rise in right-wing populism spreading across Europe and many other countries, Warsi offers tremendous insight into what effect apparent Islamophobia has on trade and society. Her book The Enemy Within has been described as “a vital book at a critical time...a seminal text on British Muslims”.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • The evolution and integration of new societal values • Integrating more minority groups in a work environment • Developing employment strategies - CSR, Social Action and “unwritten rules” • Ensuring ethics in your business • Trading and doing business with Islamic countries

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Linda Yueh Economist, Broadcaster and Author

rofessor Linda Yueh is an internationally renowned academic, economist and expert on economic policy. Yueh has advised, among others, the World Economic Forum at Davos, the World Bank, the European Commission, the British Chambers of Commerce and the Asian Development Bank.

Yueh holds senior academic positions at some of the most prestigious universities in the world. She is Fellow in Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the London Business School, and Visiting Senior Fellow at IDEAS, the LSE’s foreign policy think tank. She was Visiting Professor at Peking University. As an experienced and talented facilitator and broadcaster, formerly at the BBC and Bloomberg, Yueh is well positioned to ask intelligent questions around business implications and encourage thoughtful debate. An expert on the global economy and associated policy issues on topics as varied as Brexit, globalisation, the US economy and the Chinese economy, she is a valuable asset in board and leadership team meetings, as well as at conferences and think tanks. Her latest book is The Great Economist: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today. Her previous books include China’s Growth: The Making of an Economic Superpower.

KEY AREAS FOR BOARDS • The UK after Brexit and what this may mean for your business • The geo-political influences that need to be understood and planned for • Growth in China and how can business benefit? • The challenges posed by US trade policy and the prospects for the global economy

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