CARY ADAMS MBA

Cary Adams is Chief Operating Officer, International Banking, Lloyds TSB Group.
 
An entertaining, dynamic speaker, Mr. Adams has a broad and deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges that technology has brought in the business arena in the last two decades.
 
With a Degree in Economics, Computing and Statistics, Mr. Adams received his MBA with Distinction in 2002 from the University of Bath. He is an alumnus of Harvard University where he successfully completed his General Management Program in 2003.
 
In Mr. Adams working environment "the sun never sets" as he manages a global operation across 18 countries including offices in Geneva, Miami, Dubai and Montevideo.
 
His key leadership position in a fast paced and competitive business, his extensive traveling and inquisitive nature make him the ideal person to paint an overview of the key issues we face in our current economy.
 
Traditional leadership challenges are intertwined with new challenges in leading virtual teams and round the clock decision making.
 
Mr. Adams is firmly convinced that in this increasingly connected world, "connecting worlds" is the first and foremost imperative. As the technology advances the human element increases its central role and technology needs to be used to support and serve human relationships.
 
The central role of human relationships is core to the development of the coaching culture in organizations of which Mr. Adams is a strong advocate and an active promoter.
 
A keen coach/leader of his worldwide teams as well as an avid sportsman, Cary Adams is also the author of a provocative book published in 2004. "How Big is Your Map?"  where he portrays his approach to life and his love for lifetime learning.

GEORGE KOHLRIESER PhD

George Kohlrieser is very engaging and inspiring teacher and a highly sought-after motivational speaker for conferences and keynote addresses. He has been a guest on BBC, CNN, ABC, and CBS as well as numerous radio programs. In May 2006, he served as a presenter and facilitator at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East.

Dr. Kohlrieser is professor of leadership and organizational behaviour at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, one of the world's leading business schools. He is also a police psychologist and hostage negotiator. He has worked with the police, the military and humanitarian organizations in such hotspots as Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Croatia, before and after the war, as well as with police departments and academies in the United States, The Netherlands, Germany, France, and India.

In all, his work on leadership, conflict resolution management, and negotiation has spanned some eighty-five countries in North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

His research, teaching, and consulting activities, which focus on high-performance leadership and teamwork, conflict and change management, dialogue and negotiation, coaching, stress management, work-life balance, and personal and professional development, incorporate the lessons learned as a psychologist and hostage negotiator.

His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and other leading newspapers and magazines. "Matters of the Mind," his own highly acclaimed radio call-in talk show in the United States, ran for over ten years. This program combined elements to offer help, give information, confront real-life issues, and provide entertainment.

Dr. Kohlrieser is a consultant to global organizations around the world. Accenture, Al Can, Amer Sports, Barclay Global Investors, Cisco, Coca-Cola, HP, IBM, IFC, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, Nestle, Nokia, Roche, Sara Lee, Tetra Pak, and Toyota are some of his clients.

His award winning book Hostage At The Table published in 2006, has already been translated in several languages. The French edition has recently won the Best Business Book Award 2007 in France.

Ginny Whitelaw is the author (with Betsy Wetzig) of Move to Greatness - Focusing the Four Essential Energies of a Whole and Balanced Leader. A biophysicist by training, she combines a rich scientific background with senior leadership experience, 15 years in coaching and leadership development, and nearly 30 years in Zen and martial arts. Together with Mark Kiefaber, she founded Focus Leadership, LLC, and also developed the Focus Energy Balance Indicator (FEBI), a unique personality measure of the four fundamental patterns interlinking mind, body and behavior. She has been an executive coach, faculty member and program director with Oliver Wyman’s Delta Executive Learning Center, as well as an adjunct faculty on Columbia University’s senior executive program. Dr. Whitelaw has taught and coached leaders in some of the world’s top companies, including Merck, Avon, Dell, XL Capital, Sprint, Cemex, EMC, Novartis, Medtronic, Marsh, and Bank of America.

Prior to that, Dr. Whitelaw spent 10 years at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), eventually becoming the Deputy Manager for integrating the International Space Station Program. She led a large-scale change effort to re-align the management of the Space Station Program using cross-functional teams. Her work became a model for other NASA programs, and she was awarded NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal for her efforts.

She also has small and non-profit organization experience, having founded and run several companies, including two major training centers for Zen and Aikido. She is a Zen priest, a 5th degree black belt in Aikido, and teaches Zen meditation alongside her work as a management educator and executive coach. She holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Chicago, as well as a B.S. in Physics and a B.A. in Philosophy from Michigan State University.

Ginny Whitelaw is a frequent and popular speaker at professional conferences and events. “Ginny’s workshop on the 4 patterns became the most talked about in the conference,” said the organizer of a recent Professional Coaches and Mentors Association event. In her presentation, Move to Greatness, Dr. Whitelaw takes us on an interactive journey through four fundamental patterns of the nervous system with countless practical applications for connecting inside with outside “walk with talk” and connecting the many worlds of our work. You’ll come away with a clear map for managing energy, connecting with clients, vitalizing teams, and overcoming “buts” (as in, “Good at making the numbers but hard on people.”). After learning about the patterns, you’ll see worlds connected in ways you never saw before, and more importantly, how you connect with all of it.

Rémy Lécluse is a sought after inspirational speaker to corporate audiences and ski enthusiasts alike. In fact you don¹t have to be a ski enthusiast to enjoy a presentation by Mr. Lécluse. A dynamic speaker, charming story teller Mr. Lécluse captivates his audience with the story of his dream. The dream of a  boy, born in Paris, who, from his teen age years, wanted to ski the most daring slopes on the Mont Blanc massif.

25 years later Mr. Lécluse is a legend with over 500 extreme descents, 43 first descents in from Peru to Himalaya. An expert high mountain guide, an extreme skier and a true team leader Mr. Lécluse is one of the few skiers in the world to bring clients in his expeditions around the world. Come and discover with us the true meaning of the world mastery.

SEAN BRAWLEY

Sean Brawley is an organization development consultant and executive coach specializing in performance enhancement and leadership development.  Mr. Brawley’s experience is truly unique.  A former top 150 world-ranked tennis pro who played at the French, Australian and U.S. Open’s, he had the good fortune to work closely with Timothy Gallwey, founder of the Inner Game series of books. He now provides coaching and consulting services to world-class organizations in both business and sports to optimize employee’s learning and performance and organizational effectiveness.  He is currently the only “Gallwey approved” Inner Game coach in the world and has begun working closely with him to build an Inner Game company, including an Inner Game Coaching certification program.

Mr. Brawley has worked with a wide variety of organizations including GE, ITT, Union Bank, the New York Yankees, USC football team, House of Blues, Kaiser Permanente Healthcare, Creative Artists Agency, and Seagate Technology. www.seanbrawley.com

PHILIPPE ROSINSKI MCC

Philippe Rosinski is a leading authority in executive coaching, team coaching and global leadership development sought by leading international corporations. He has pioneered a global approach to coaching that leverages multiple perspectives for greater creativity, impact and meaning.

The Harvard Business School chose his groundbreaking book Coaching Across Cultures as its featured book recommendation in the category of business leadership. A Master of Science from Stanford University, he is also the first European to have been designated Master Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation. www.philrosinski.com