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IN THE NEWS Highlights of London Speaker bureau’s recent activities.
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AROUND OUR GLOBAL NETWORK Latest developments and some forthcoming events worldwide.
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A SNACK WITH... The irst of a new series in which Speakglobal catches up with internationally acclaimed speakers at interesting watering holes.
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LINDA YUEH Celebrated journalist and academic gives her prognosis for the world economy.
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ARABIC LESSONS dr Tommy weir, head of the Emerging Markets Leadership Center, tells us what the world can learn from dubai.
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GEOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCE Tim Marshall says that we can learn more about world afairs from atlases than from politicians’ manifestos.
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DESTINATION FOCUS Istanbul: where East meets west, and commodities and ideas are still exchanged as they have been for millennia.
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INTERNET OF THINGS Alexandra deschamps-Sonsino on how she enables businesses to bridge the gap between the digital and the physical.
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NORA BERRA france’s former health minister on the future of medical protection in the developed world.
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YANIS VAROUFAKIS Former Greek inance minister says Europe faces a stark choice between federalisation and fragmentation.
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SAVING CAPITALISM FROM THE CAPITALISTS Charles Leadbeater asks why has capitalism fallen into disrepute and where might this lead us?
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LONDON SPEAKER BUREAU • Top Speakers on Cyber Security • Focus on Costas Markides’ Leadership Academy Masterclass • Social Philanthropy: Graham BrownMartin
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