In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Maria Franzoni interviews Gabrielle Walker, Founder and Director of Valence Solutions and an expert strategist, focused on unleashing capitalism on climate change. She works with global companies at boardroom-level, analysing emerging trends, challenging conventional thinking and driving meaningful action.  She has written four books exploring the relationship between humans and the planet we call home and is Former Climate Change Editor at The New Scientist.

A self-confessed “ice addict” Gabrielle has made more than a dozen trips to both poles. She has also climbed trees in the Amazon rainforest, swum with piranhas, been sneezed on by a humpback whale, hooked lava out of a live volcano, and flown in zero gravity.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of her views on issues including:

• Climate Change
• Risks and Opportunities to business associated to Climate Change
• The positive impact of Covid on the climate
• Vertical Farms
• Being an ice addict

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In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Maria Franzoni interviews Anna Watkins who in 2012 cemented her place in sporting history at the London Olympics, winning gold in the double scull event and earning the nickname ‘Alchemist’ for her ability to turn lesser medals to gold. She is a mathematician and loves to give an analytical perspective on performance and how to win.  

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of her views on issues including:

• The use of data to improve performance
• Peak Performance
• Teamwork
• Becoming an Olympian

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In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Maria Franzoni interviews Howard Yu, one of “The World’s Top 40 Business Professors Under 40″, an award-winning author and the LEGO professor of management and innovation in the prestigious IMD business school in Switzerland. His teaching and research activities focus on why and how some firms can sustain new growth while others cannot.  He is passionate about helping organisations to become future ready.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of his views on issues including:

• Future Ready
• The pandemic’s impact on speeding up business trends
• The powerful new operating models in the post corona era
• Organisational Setup
• Skills for Leaders
• New trends and technologies

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In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Maria Franzoni interviews Olivier Sibony, professor, writer and adviser specialising in the quality of strategic thinking and the design of decision processes.  He has dedicated his career to coming up with practical tools and solutions to help people make the best decisions possible.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of his views on issues including:

• Cognitive Biases
• Noise vs Bias
• Decision Making
• Human Judgement

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Link to Olivier’s Book – Noise, with Daniel Kahneman and Cass R. Sunstein

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In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Maria Franzoni interviews Peter Fisk, founder of GeniusWorks, the brand and business innovation company, working with business leaders to see things differently, to imagine, develop and implement more inspired strategies for brands, innovation and marketing. 

Peter brings together the best in strategy and innovation, brand and customer thinking to drive smarter, sustainable growth. 

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of his views on issues including:

• Innovative Businesses shaping today’s markets
• Recoding Business
• Making Sense of the Future – Riding the Megatrends
• Inspiring Courage for a Better Future
• The 7 Shifts
• Being Bold, Brave & Brilliant

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In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Maria Franzoni interviews Thimon de Jong, strategic foresight expert specialising in future human behaviour & societal change and the implications for leadership & business strategy.

Examining how human behaviour and societal change influence business has never been more important. Syncing a business strategy with rapid societal changes and dynamic human behaviour is a challenge. Luckily, a new style of expert has emerged, with Thimon proving one of the most successful.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of his views on issues including:

• Human Behaviour
• Future Cities – Automation and Digitalisation
• Trust Transition
• Future Generations
• Ethical AI
• The Future of Ethics

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In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Sean Pillot de Chenecey interviews Anna Hemmings, Britain's most successful ever female kayaker, a two-time Olympian and six times World Champion. 

To be a world Champion in sport gives that person a unique perspective on the difference between being a winner versus just being a competitor, and Anna achieved this success against all the odds. She's an expert in the field of developing high performance and resilience to achieve outstanding results. Anna is now an Executive Coach and founded 'Beyond the Barriers' a high-performance training consultancy that works with business leaders and teams both at a local and global level.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of her views re: translating her experience as a top athlete into practical tools and strategies to help business people deliver world-class performance and thrive under pressure. We, therefore, discuss issues including:

• Getting the Competitive Edge
• Delivering Outstanding Results
• Success in the face of Adversity
• Building Confidence and Engaging Teams
• Staying Ahead of the Game – the Resilient Leader’s toolkit

In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Sean Pillot de Chenecey interviews Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School. He is an expert in corporate governance, responsible business, investment strategy, behavioural economics, time management, and the use and misuse of data and evidence. 

Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, presented to the World Bank Board of Directors as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series, and given TED talks with a combined 2 million views. He is also Mercers School Memorial Professor of Business at Gresham College.  Alex is frequently interviewed in the media, has written Op-Eds for the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal, and writes regularly for Harvard Business Review. His book “Grow the Pie”, was published in 2020.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss a range of his views on issues including:

• Purposeful Business 
• The Reliability of Evidence 
• The Psychology of Finance
• Business Skills for the 21st Century
• How Business Can Better Serve Society

In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Sean Pillot de Chenecey interviews Tonje Elizabeth Aaroe, a change-agent and ex-Googler who speaks about leading digital transformation alongside cultural & behavioural change in the workplace.   Tonje helps organisations engage their teams and people successfully - and through that helps to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve quality & profitability through good leadership and a good work culture. Examples of her services include Team Leader Programmes / Culture, Vision and Behaviour workshops / Project Leader work.   In this dynamic episode, we discuss a range of her views on issues including:

• Creating a digital strategy
• Adapting via lifelong-learning
  
• Managing digital transformation
• Engaging high-performance teams
• Why 'brand is culture and culture is brand'

In this episode of #TheSpeakerShow, Sean Pillot de Chenecey interviews Scott Steinberg. Hailed as 'The Master of Innovation' by Fortune magazine, he's an award-winning strategic consultant, trends expert, professional speaker, and CEO of BIZDEV.   A bestselling expert on leadership, change, innovation, and one of America's top futurists (per the BBC) he's also the author of 'Think like a Futurist', 'Make Change Work For You', 'Millennial Marketing' and 'Fast Forward'. Richard Branson, the Founder of Virgin said "If you really want to know about business, you should refer to Scott Steinberg" whilst he was described by the European Commission as "One of the best gurus on innovation + competitive advantage strategies to accelerate growth.”

In this highly informative episode, we discuss a range of his views on issues including:

• Trend Forecasting
• Leadership Training
• Reinventing Yourself
• The Future Workplace
• Future Areas of Growth