New voices, New growth - The Performance Theatre

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The Performance Theatre 2012
15–16 June, London
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | Chapter xx
New
voices,
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The London coffee house: a philosophy
In 1675, King Charles II took up arms against
London’s coffee houses, rescinding their licences
and denouncing them as “places where the
disaffected meet, and spread scandalous reports
concerning the conduct of His Majesty and his
Ministers”. But the king would have to abandon
the offensive: the uproar was too great. The coffee
house had become the meeting place of the
zeitgeist.
Arguably, the monarch had good reason to be
apprehensive about the coffee house. Hothouses
of vibrant political debate, coffee houses were
also remarkably egalitarian given the classconsciousness of the time. For a one-penny
entrance fee, all men (though rarely any women, it
is true) were welcome. As one historian of the era
put it, “Whether a man was dressed in a ragged
coat and found himself seated between a belted
earl and a gaitered bishop it made no difference.”
The coffee house’s role as an alternative place
of learning earned it the nickname “penny
university”. Some establishments offered
lessons in everything from French and poetry to
fencing and mathematics. But the coffee house’s
signature contribution was to serve as an arena
for free conversation, where friends and strangers
alike batted around news, gossip, jokes and
revelations through smoke, sweat and steam.
This caffeine-charged human dialogue fuelled
more than the political and social change
monarchs feared; it also fertilised the scientific
and commercial advances which made Britain
a global power. The coffee house nurtured
breakthroughs by the Royal Society, one of
the world’s oldest and most prolific scientific
academies; Isaac Newton once dissected a
dolphin on a table at the Grecian Coffee House.
Lloyd’s of London has its roots in a coffee house:
as London’s importance as a trade hub swelled
in the 17th century, Edward Lloyd’s coffee house
in Lombard Street became the germ of the
country’s nascent marine insurance industry. And
the London Stock Exchange can trace its lineage
back to Jonathan’s Coffee House in Change Alley,
where the first stocks were traded.
The coffee house also served as a stage for some
of the great literary personalities of the time.
Among these men of letters Samuel Johnson
surely stands the tallest. An eminently quotable
poet, essayist, critic and conversationalist,
“Doctor” Johnson (he received an honorary
degree from Dublin University in 1765) gave us
the first authoritative English dictionary.
Published in 1755, A Dictionary of the English
Language would remain the seminal lexicon until
the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Johnson’s dictionary contained more than
40,000 entries, illustrated by 114,000 quotations;
all of the definitions – which still vibrate with his
humour and flair for social observation – were
penned by Johnson himself in a stupendous act
of virtually single-handed scholarship. And by
codifying the English language, Johnson arguably
strengthened the British Empire’s voice; America’s
founding fathers even referred to his dictionary as
they drafted the Constitution. This may not have
been Johnson’s intention, but in making it easier
to “export” the words, grammar and syntax of the
empire, Johnson shows us just how powerful the
relationship between language and action really is.
Towards the end of Samuel Johnson’s lifetime, the
coffee house – once open to all men with a penny
– started to fall into decline. As owners began
charging more to attract a higher-paying clientele,
the coffee house was superseded by another
London institution, the private members’ club. An
end to be mourned perhaps, yet the coffee house
had served a purpose much greater than the
service it provided. As Dr Johnson himself said,
the coffee house was “more than a place that sells
coffee: a coffee house is also an idea, a way of life
[…], a philosophy”.
Cover image: an unknown artist’s painting
of a London coffee house (British Museum)
© Super Stock
New
voices,
new
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The Performance Theatre 2012
15–16 June, London
Contents
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Introduction to the programme Prologue | Welcome to the Olympic city Act 1 | The world is talking – are we listening? Act 2 | Inspired Leadership Award Intermezzo | Welcome dinner Act 3 | From lone voices to groundswell Act 4 | London Dialogues Act 5 | Ode to the future Finale | Gala dinner 14
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Speaker profiles Participant profiles Map of venues Notes 32
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CONTENTSxx
Chairman’s welcome 04
About The Performance Theatre 06
Partners of The Performance Theatre 08
TPT Advisory Board 10
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By Lord Browne of Madingley
Chairman, The Performance Theatre
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Dear guests,
My favourite history of this city is London: The Biography, by Peter Ackroyd. Ackroyd tells
the story of a living city, born two thousand years ago, that has seen the whole course
of human progress. He explains how the imperial docks served as the hub of global
commerce, the riverside factories as the powerhouse of the industrial revolution, the
universities and coffee houses as the meeting place of the greatest thinkers, and the lively
streets as home to brilliant writers and artists. London has been an indefatigable engine
of change in arts and science, in commerce, economics, finance and law, in social norms
and political progress. He memorably sums up the city with a single word. London, he
says, is “illimitable”.
SNAPSHOTS
FROM TPT
Beijing
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So far, the city has known no limits, in growth, wealth or ideas. But London, like the
rest of the world, now faces a great challenge. Growth has lifted billions out of poverty,
vanquished disease and banished ignorance all over the world, but its benefits have been
neither wide nor deep enough. Income inequality, child mortality and environmental
damage attest to the limits of our prevailing model.
That is why we meet here at The Performance Theatre – to search for new ways of
growing. Since the millennium we have met in different cities around the world and have
discussed how to change our model to deliver long-term value for both shareholders and
society as a whole.
As we contemplate that transition to a more sustainable economy, I can think of nowhere
more suitable than London, a city whose energy and ingenuity have transformed the
world so many times before. Looking around, we can see some seeds of change already.
I am proud to live in London and delighted that The Performance Theatre will be here
this year. I look forward to continuing the conversation with those of you who have been
before, and starting new conversations with those of you here for the first time.
I welcome you all to the illimitable city of London.
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1. Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever | 2. Zheng
Bijian, President, China Institute for Innovation
& Development Strategy | 3. From left to
right: Jeremy Bentham, Mary Bentham and
Lord Browne of Madingley | 4. Professor Shi
Dinghuan, State Councillor, PRC; President, China
Consulting Association; and President, China
Renewable Energy Society | 5. From left to right:
Janeen and Rick Haythornthwaite and Ajay and
Ritu Banga at the MasterCard-hosted dinner at
TPT 2011 in Beijing
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | SNAPSHOTS FROM TPT BEIJING
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | WELCOME
CHAIRMAN’s Welcome
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | ABOUT The Performance Theatre
About The Performance
Theatre
Why WE focus on a new kind of growth
Thanks to the prevailing growth model, people in country after country have been lifted
out of poverty, freed from disease and educated. Yet the growth model that won these
gains has not reached far enough: over a billion live on under $1.25 a day; one in four
lacks access to electricity; over 950 million don’t get enough to eat.
‘We need new
growth, and to create
that new growth, we
need new voices’
Osvald Bjelland
Meanwhile, byproducts of this growth model – most notably carbon dioxide – are
destabilising our biosphere, the operating environment on which human progress ultimately
depends. The solution lies not in abandoning growth, but rather in finding a new and better
way of growing, capable of expanding prosperity without overloading the climate.
The Performance Theatre does not believe there is anything inherently contradictory
between growth and the environment; nor is the aim to reconcile the two forces
unrealistic. In fact we believe that putting them to rights, though unprecedentedly
challenging, is both commercially astute and technically possible. We just need stronger
leadership, renewed technological innovation, more driven collaboration – in short,
better performance.
How WE work
Since 2000, The Performance Theatre, a non-profit foundation, has brought together
a select group of CEOs with world-class thinkers and leaders, drawn from across
disciplines, philosophies, demographies and geographies. Participants are assembled in
a stimulating setting of global historical weight and challenged to deploy their collective
experience, knowledge and values to imagine a new kind of growth – to enlarge their
strategies to see beyond quarterly results to deliver long-term value to both shareholders
and society as a whole. We draw on the imagery of the theatre to encourage creativity. In keeping with 17th century philosopher Blaise Pascal’s sentiment that “There are truths
this side of the Pyreness, which are falsehoods on the other”, we always try to stage each
Performance Theatre in a new part of the world. We have met everywhere from Bergen,
Budapest and Beijing, to Moscow, New Delhi, Venice, Wolfsburg and St Petersburg.
Central to The Performance Theatre’s success is the engagement of its world-class
partners: China Consulting Association, DNV, Eni, MasterCard, Royal Dutch Shell, Tata
Consultancy Services, Tata Group, Telenor Group and Unilever.
The Performance Theatre was founded in 2000
by Dr Osvald Bjelland. Having done the rounds
of the traditional conference circuit and suffered
“death by PowerPoint”, Osvald saw the need for a
vibrant forum where business leaders could meet
with change-makers from other fields, together
shaking up received wisdom and blazing new
trails to growth.
Scan to view a short message
from The Performance Theatre’s
founder, Dr Osvald Bjelland.
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China Consulting Association
The China Consulting Association (CCA) was established in April 2003
and was approved by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
in 2003 as the national first-classification consulting association. CCA is
managed by the Ministry of Science & Technology and led by Professor
Shi Dinghuan, a State Councillor, who is the President. As a non-profit
and self-disciplinary social body, the Association aims to promote the
upgrading of its members’ capacities in specialised services.
DNV (Det Norske Veritas)
DNV is a world-leading provider of services for managing risk. An
independent foundation with the objective of safeguarding life, property
and the environment, DNV comprises 300 offices in a hundred countries,
with more than 10,000 employees.
Eni
Eni is a leading integrated energy company, operating in oil and gas
exploration, production, transportation, transformation and marketing and
in electricity generation, petrochemicals, oilfield services construction
and engineering. Eni is active in 85 countries with approximately 80,000
employees, and is listed on the Milan and New York Stock Exchanges.
MasterCard
MasterCard is a global payments and technology company. It operates
the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers,
financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more
than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and solutions
make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling,
running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and
more efficient for everyone.
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical
companies, operating in more than 140 countries and territories,
employing over 100,000 people. The group comprises the “upstream”
businesses of exploration and production and gas and power, and the
“downstream” businesses of oil products and chemicals. There are also
interests in other industry segments such as renewables and hydrogen.
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business
solutions organisation that delivers real results to global business,
ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a
consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services delivered
through its unique Global Network Delivery Model™, recognised as the
benchmark of excellence in software development.
Tata Group
Tata Group is one of India’s oldest, largest and most respected business
conglomerates. The Group’s businesses are spread over seven business
sectors. The Group comprises over a hundred operating companies,
operates in all six continents and employs over 400,000 people.
Telenor Group
Telenor Group is an international provider of tele, data and media
communication services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 11
markets in the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia, as
well as a voting stake of 39.5% (economic stake 35.7%) in VimpelCom
Ltd, operating in 18 markets. Headquartered in Norway, Telenor Group
is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 146 million mobile
subscriptions in its consolidated operations per Q1 2012, revenues in 2011
of NOK 99 billion, and a workforce of approximately 30,000.
Unilever
Unilever is one of the world’s biggest consumer product companies.
With 400 brands spanning 11 categories of home, personal care and
foods products in over 180 countries, no other company touches so
many people’s lives in so many different ways – 160 million times a day,
someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | PARTNERS
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | PARTNERS
Partners of the
Performance Theatre
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The Performance Theatre Advisory Board provides The Performance Theatre
Foundation with strategic guidance on the direction and content of the Theatre’s annual
programme. International advisory firm Xyntéo works with The Performance Theatre
Advisory Board to create and manage the annual Performance Theatre.
Chairmen
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chairman
founder and
Lord Browne
of Madingley,
Partner,
Riverstone
vice chairman
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Dr Osvald Bjelland,
Chairman and CEO,
Xyntéo
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MEMBERS
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1. N. Chandrasekaran, CEO and Managing Director,
Tata Consultancy Services | 2. Geoff Colvin,
Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine | 3. Ken
Costa, Founder and Chairman, Ken Costa Strategic
| 4. Merit Janow, Chairman, Nasdaq Exchange LLC
and Professor, Columbia University | 5. Jon Fredrik
Baksaas, President and CEO, Telenor Group
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| 6. Ajay Banga, President and CEO, MasterCard
Worldwide | 7. Henrik O. Madsen, CEO, Det Norske
Veritas | 8. Jeremy Bentham, Vice President, Global
Business Environment, Royal Dutch Shell | 9. Marco
Alverà, CEO, Eni Trading and Shipping | 10. Paul
Polman, CEO, Unilever
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | ADVISORY
BOARD
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | ADVISORY BOARD
TPT advisory board
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Peter Ackroyd | London: The Biography (2000)
© Getty Images
‘London goes beyond any boundary or
convention. It contains every wish or word
ever spoken, every action or gesture ever
made, every harsh or noble statement ever
expressed. It is illimitable. It is Infinite London’
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | INTRODUCTION
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | INTRODUCTION
Introduction to
the programme
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Tahrir Square flooded yet again by the people of the Arab Spring; Wall Street flooded
with signs shouting “We are the 99%”. Rubble from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan;
rubble by riots in the UK. A man in East Africa using his iPad to take a picture of a dead and
deflated cow, just one casualty of drought; snaking job lines filled by the “iPod generation”,
youthful casualties of the financial crisis. An image of the Greek prime minister’s face,
done up like a clown, flapping from a flag against the Athenian sky; a close-up of a blackhaired newborn girl, pronounced to be the planet’s seven billionth inhabitant.
These are just a few of the remarkable images of instability and change that have taken
our breath away since The Performance Theatre last met. But what do these events
mean? Are they random snapshots in an exceptional year? Or is there a broader narrative
under construction, a story with lessons we ignore at our collective peril, but also hints to
guide us to a happier global future?
One reading is that our prevailing growth model has lost its way. Though it has helped
to win many pivotal battles against ignorance, poverty, hunger, disease, injustice and
bloodshed, it has also in some cases deepened the trench between rich and poor and set
humanity against nature. It is time to find a new model which, by building on the market’s
strengths and correcting its weaknesses, can deliver the benefits of growth to ever larger
numbers of people without destroying our natural environment.
This is an enormous undertaking, and our leaders are struggling to rise to the challenge
of the change. The Eurozone remains in dire straits, despite a marathon of summits.
More trouble could be brewing in the US, as the country potentially zooms towards a
post-election “fiscal cliff”. Even countries with better prospects face their own breed of
growth dilemma: China, for example, is currently undergoing a tricky political transition
as it continues to try to heave the economy away from its dependency on exports and
infrastructure.
And as governments contend with these problems, the global economy continues to
run riot with the environment. According to a recent UN report, we are hurtling towards
an unsustainable future despite having agreed over 500 international goals to improve
environmental management and human wellbeing. Our leaders must find the will and
means to put us on the right path.
This means not rejecting growth but rethinking it. George Orwell, one of the many writers
associated with London, tells us that new thinking demands new language – a new
shared direction calls for a new shared vocabulary and grammar. At this meeting of The
Performance Theatre, the programme will, as always, challenge guests to debate what
it will take to build a better kind of growth. But this year we will also ask participants
to think of words that can move us closer to a future based on sustainable prosperity.
The programme will use literature, poetry, music and other “shared languages” to lend
inspiration to the exercise.
We are thrilled to be meeting here in the Olympic city of London, whose splendor, squalor,
buildings, streets and people have helped school some of history’s greatest innovators of
language. These poets and playwrights, novelists and essayists, actors and musicians – all
have taught us about life not just in their times but in ours too. Let London inspire us as it
inspired Shakespeare and Johnson, Eliot and Orwell, Dickens and Forster; let us try to find a
new language – a new voice – that can deliver and sustain a new way of growing.
The Occupy Wall Street movement which started
in autumn 2011 soon spread to other cities,
including Philadelphia. In the image to the left, a
woman brandishes a sign outside Philadelphia
city hall (© iStockphoto). Above is a picture of a
smiling young man with the number 25 on his
face (© Getty Images). He is in Tahrir Square, on
the eve of the first anniversary of Egypt’s uprising
against the regime of Hosni Mubarak.
Day one: Friday 15 June
Prologue | Welcome to
the Olympic city
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Winston Churchill
© Getty Images
VENUE:
House of
Lords
A BUILDING WITH A VOICE
1030 –
1200
WALKING TOUR OF WESTMINSTER (OPTIONAL)
1200 – 1330
OPENING OF THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012
1330 The tour departs from the Corinthia Hotel at 1030. It concludes at the Palace of
Westminster at 1200.
After a light lunch at noon in the Cholmondeley Room and the adjoining House of Lords
Terrace, Dr Osvald Bjelland, Founder and Vice Chairman of The Performance Theatre,
will welcome us to the Olympic city.
TRANSFER
Buses will depart from the Palace of Westminster to the London Film Museum, home of
the city’s government from 1922 to 1986, where Act 1 will take place.
The London 2012 Olympic Games hope to be
remembered as “Everyone’s Games”. They will
also likely be remembered for their remarkable
transformation of east London, the heart of the
games and one of the most underdeveloped
areas of the UK, and for its sustainability effort in
making use of many venues that were already in
place before the bid.
The Houses of Parliament is one of the most iconic government buildings in the
world. Its hallmark feature is Clock Tower, which presides over Parliament Square with
its statues of some of the world’s most admired (and most eloquent) leaders, from
Abraham Lincoln to Sir Winston Churchill.
Colloquially called Big Ben after its largest bell, Clock Tower looks set for a name change.
A majority of MPs have voiced their support for a campaign to have the landmark
renamed “Elizabeth Tower”, in honour of the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.
Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s reign and before that too, Parliament has been a place
of debate – often very heated debate. During his tenure as House of Commons Clerk
between 1871 and 1886, Sir Thomas Erskine May found reason to remind members
that “good temper and moderation are the characteristics of Parliamentary language”.
This rule remains, but anyone who has watched Prime Minister’s Questions knows that
tempers flair from time to time and that the language deployed is occasionally combative
and often creative!
The building itself has contributed to political language. Its Central Lobby, the lofty
octagonal space serving as the crossroads joining the House of Lords, House of
Commons and Westminster Hall, became a place for MPs to meet with constituents
looking for support for a particular cause. Hence, the term “to lobby”.
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | PROLOGUE
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | PROLOGUE
‘We are masters
of the unsaid
words, but slaves
of those we let
slip out’
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Act 1 | The world is talking
– are we listening?
Part 3 | Scarcity
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Big data in the developing world
THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | ACT 1
Professor Nathan Eagle, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health
and CEO, Jana
The stress nexus – food, water and energy
Simon Henry, Chief Financial Officer, Royal Dutch Shell plc
1400 – 1730
VENUE:
London
Film
Museum
WORDS FROM THE FOUNDER
The spiritual deficit
Before we start Act 1, we will hear some reflections about The Performance Theatre’s
mission and this year’s theme from the Theatre’s founder.
Professor Robert “Tenzin” Thurman, Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies,
Columbia University
THE VOICE OF LEADERSHIP
Dr Osvald Bjelland, Vice Chairman and Founder, The Performance Theatre
Part 4 | Growth
START OF ACT 1
In this session, moderated by Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor-at-Large at Fortune Magazine,
and Steven Fries, Chief Economist at the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change,
experts interpret the global trends that are creating an unstoppable push for a new and
better kind of growth. Part 1 addresses a core precondition of growth; part 2 explores
how shifting centres of political, economic and social power are affecting our growth
prospects; and part 3 looks at different types of scarcity, an obstacle to sustainable
prosperity. The fourth part of the session will assess how much progress we have made
on the road to a new kind growth.
Green shoots?
Lord Browne of Madingley, Chairman, The Performance Theatre; Managing Director
and Partner, Riverstone; and LSE Growth Commissioner
Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices,
That if I then had waked after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again; and then in dreaming,
The clouds, methought, would open, and show riches
Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked
I cried to dream again.
Part 1 | Security
Stability, the fulcrum of growth
Sir John Scarlett, Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley; Strategic Advisor, Statoil; and Chief,
Secret Intelligence Service (2004–2009)
The Tempest
Act 3, Scene II
Part 2 | Power and potential
The Western age – is it really over?
Dr Adam Posen, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
and External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
China
Dr Victor Zhikai Gao, Director, China National Association of International Studies
India
© iStockphoto
N. Chandrasekaran, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services
The networked society
Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson
1545 – 1615
Coffee break
Like the magical island in The Tempest, our
world holds mixed messages, both hopeful and
ominous. And just as Prospero learns sorcery in
order to survive and then becomes lord of the
otherworldly island, so too must we develop our
abilities if we are to master the many challenges
to our growth ambitions.
We will need to draw on the transformative power
of language. Again, The Tempest has an example.
One of the central characters, Caliban, is a savage
monster. Yet Shakespeare gives him the most
sublime lines in the play, transforming him into an
instrument of beauty.
A highlight of each Performance Theatre
is the presentation of the
Act 2 | Inspired
Leadership Award
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1830
The ILA celebrates global business
pioneers who embody the Theatre’s idea
of what a leader should be:
Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor-at-Large at Fortune Magazine, will introduce this year’s
recipient of the Inspired Leadership Award (ILA) who will deliver a keynote speech.
Each year the ILA is presented to a global business leader who has transformed the
marketplace while enhancing wider society. The recipient is chosen by unanimous vote by
an international committee:
• Geoff Colvin, Author and Senior Editor-at-Large at Fortune Magazine
(Committee Chair)
• Jeremy Hillman, Director of External Communications at the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
• Sven Mollekleiv, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Relations & Corporate
Social Responsibility at Det Norske Veritas and President, Norwegian Red Cross
• Professor Michael Nobel, Chairman of the Nobel Charitable Trust
VENUE:
London
Film
Museum
Inspired Leadership Award
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | ACT
2
1745 –
1830
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VISIONARIES
who combine
OUTSTANDING
BUSINESS
PERFORMANCE
with
values &
behaviours
that sustain and strengthen the human and natural
environments in which their organisations operate
TRANSFER
Buses will depart from the London Film Museum to our dinner venue at Unilever House,
which stands on the former site of Henry VIII’s Bridewell Palace.
2006
Sir Richard Branson
Virgin
2007
Lars G. Josefsson
Vattenfall
2009
William Weldon
Johnson &
Johnson
Geoff Colvin presenting Haier Group CEO Zhang Ruimin with the Inspired Leadership Award at
The Performance Theatre in Beijing in 2011
2008
Ratan Tata
Tata Group
2010
Paul Polman
Unilever
2011
Zhang Ruimin
Haier Group
1900
–
2300
The Performance Theatre 2012 Welcome Dinner will take place at Unilever House.
Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, will be our gracious host.
The dinner will feature a poetry performance by a group of exceptional young people
(see right), a set by electronic string quartet and Britain’s Got Talent Finalist Escala,
and remarks by Nick Baird, Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment, on the intriguing
question: “What is London?”
From What If?
Lemn Sissay
VENUE:
Unilever
House
‘The new form of capitalism should
be in sync with humanity and be
focused on the long term’
Paul Polman (Unilever)
The communicative power of poetry
Strangely enough, Poets’ Corner was not originally intended to serve as a literary
memorial. Its first tomb was given to Geoffrey Chaucer only because the now
lionised 14th century poet was clerk to the Palace of Westminster, not for his
rollicking Canterbury Tales. Since he died in 1400, 70 poets, dramatists and
writers – many still famous, others now forgotten – have joined him in the Western
Transept of London’s Westminster Abbey; 85 have been given memorials.
Unilever is one of the world’s biggest consumer product companies. With 400 brands
spanning 11 categories of home, personal care and foods products in over 180 countries,
few companies touch so many people’s lives in so many different ways – 160 million
times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.
With this kind of reach, Unilever is well-placed to contribute to the revolution in
consumption that is needed if we are to make our growth model sustainable. Since
Unilever was established in the 1890s, brands with a social mission have been at the
core of its business. Under Mr Polman’s leadership, the company in 2010 launched the
Unilever Sustainable Living Plan – a set of targets designed to help it grow its business
while minimising its impact on the environment.
Among them is T.S. Eliot, one of the most important poets of the 20th century.
“Genuine poetry,” wrote Eliot, “can communicate before it is understood.” In keeping
with this insight, The Performance Theatre 2012 will feature a special poetry
performance. Under the guidance of poets Lemn Sissay and Caroline Bird, both
patrons of the Letterbox Club, a group of children in care of the British government
will share their very own poems with us. The Letterbox Club aims to improve the
educational outlook for looked-after children by providing them with books and
educational materials. To read more, visit www.letterboxclub.org.uk.
19th century engraving showing the entrance to Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey
© Getty Images
Intermezzo | welcome
Dinner
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | INTERMEZZO
Let me get it right.
What if we got it wrong?
What if we weakened ourselves
getting strong?
What if our wanting more was
making less?
And what if all of this wasn’t
progress?
What if the disappearing rivers
of Eritrea, the rising tides and
encroaching fear
What if the tear inside the
protective skin of Earth was
trying to tell us something?
Day two: Saturday 16 June
Act 3 | From lone
voices to groundswell
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VENUE 2:
Lancaster
House
0800
– 0930
25
‘My role in society,
or any artist’s or poet’s
role, is to try and express
what we all feel. Not to tell
people how to feel. Not as a
preacher, not as a leader, but
as a reflection of us all.’
BREAKFAST session: OUR VOICES
At 0800 we will meet at the Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place and then take a short walk
over to Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre, an independent arts organisation.
At 0830 breakfast will be served on the rooftop garden as we enjoy a performance by
Voicelab (see below).
0930
Transfer
1030
–
1230
Start of act 3
John Lennon
Buses will take us to Lancaster House. Guests arriving independently must show photo ID
in order to be admitted.
In act 1, we explored how information technology and social media are usurping
traditional centres of power. In this session, hosted by Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP,
we will take this argument a step further and consider how this shift can be used to
create a new breed of growth. Todd Benjamin, former Financial Editor at CNN, will
be our moderator.
The Makings of A Movement
Thomas Gensemer, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Blue State Digital
People 2.0: The Art of Social Data
Dr Andreas Weigend, Conductor, Social Data Lab
Using digital to bring you closer
Tony Wang, Head of Europe, Middle East & Africa, Twitter
Voicelab – Giving everyone a voice
Most of us have a voice – our own unique instrument that we can play for free to
express ourselves, feel connected to others and share stories, and simply because
it feels good. That’s why Jude Kelly, Artistic Director of Southbank Centre, created
Voicelab: to inspire everyone to engage in all kinds of vocal expression. Today Voicelab singers include members from Grounded EcoTherapy, a
group of volunteers who built and maintain the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof
Garden. Grounded EcoTherapy is one of London’s most successful horticultural
therapy projects for adults who have experienced mental health difficulties,
substance abuse and homelessness. Voicelab, a Southbank Centre initiative, is
supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
The Beatles on stage at New York City’s Shea Stadium in August 1966 © Getty Images
VOX MUNDI
From Gregorian chants to Joan Baez folk, from Broadway musicals to Chinese opera,
from La Marseillaise to Native American song – the music of the world is as varied
as its people. Music absorbs the spirit of the times and reflects back to society its
ambitions and tensions, its fears and beliefs.
Britain has a record as a major innovator and exporter of music. In 1963, Walter Cronkite
ran a story on a musical phenomenon across the Atlantic – “Beatlemania” was taking the
UK by storm. Within two months the Beatles had made their famous debut visit on the Ed
Sullivan show; some estimates say that 47% of all Americans watched. And so started
the record-breaking onslaught of the British Invasion.
According to Rolling Stone magazine, The Beatles had an “incalculable” impact
on not just music but Western culture. “They were one of the best things to happen in
the twentieth century, let alone the sixties.” The group, which refused to perform for
segregated audiences, is now closely associated with that decade’s defining change –
the American civil rights movement.
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VENUE 1:
Southbank
Centre
During the London Dialogues we break up into four smaller groups to discuss burning
issues in more detail. The first three segments will take a close look at three less
recognised drivers of growth: the arts, giving and the media. In the final segment, hosted
by Royal Dutch Shell, participants will be invited to try out some of the “lenses” Shell’s
scenario team has been developing to bring clarity to the world’s transition to a new sort
of economy.
The sessions will include a break for lunch.
1. Arts
All of history’s great powers, from Ming China to Elizabethan England, were
engines of artistic progress. Growth and the arts – whether visual, musical
or literary – go hand-in-hand. The arts contribute directly to economies by
generating government revenue. Less obvious but equally important is the role
of the arts in creating well-rounded societies driven by a wider understanding of
value. Can the arts help us make the transition to a new model for growth?
a venue for change
Upon arriving at Stafford House (now Lancaster House), Queen Victoria is said
to have remarked to her host the Duchess of Sutherland, “I have come from
my House to your Palace.” The Sutherlands had a deep love of the arts which
manifested itself in the fashion-setting décor of their neoclassical mansion.
In 1912 the mansion was bought by the Sir William Lever, a Lancastrian
soap-maker whose business empire lives on in its present-day owner (and
Performance Theatre partner) Unilever. In honour of his home county, Sir
William rechristened the building Lancaster House, and bequeathed it to the
nation. Since then Lancaster House has played many parts: as a temporary
home for the London Museum, as a set for a range of films including recent
Oscar winner The King’s Speech, and as an important venue for diplomatic
activity, including two G7 summits.
2. Giving
In many countries, ageing populations are increasing the pressure on already
tired public budgets. Social safety nets are weakening, and disaffection spreading
in places from Madrid to Manhattan. Can private individuals and organisations
help fill the public services vacuum by sharing their money and time with the
disadvantaged? And perhaps philanthropy and volunteering are about more
than complementing the state in times of trouble – maybe they are permanent
features of a new kind of society at the heart of a new kind of growth?
© Getty Images
VENUE:
Lancaster
House
1230 – 1430
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3. Media
There are over 2 billion people online and 6 billion mobile phone connections;
Facebook is the world’s third largest nation. We live in a hyperconnected world,
and media is the glue. Thanks to the revolution in new media, being awake means
processing – and, increasingly, participating in – a near-continuous stream of
information. Can we use this connectivity to move towards a new kind of growth?
Is it possible or even right for the media take an active role in fanning the flames
of this needed growth?
4. New lenses on transition
We find ourselves in a time of unusual paradox. Let’s call this the Prosperity
Paradox. Despite economic turbulence, global prosperity continues to increase
on average, improving opportunities for many millions of people. However, this
process is also generating economic, political, social and environmental stresses
that threaten to undermine many of the benefits of prosperity.
This paradox is driving an era of volatile transitions. Some transitions will bring
gains to some players; others will lose out. Transitions can deliver different results
for the same players at different times. All plausible outlooks appear messy. The
challenge is to develop “lenses” that improve clarity and enable better choices to
be made.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama hold a joint press conference at
Lancaster House during a state visit in 2011
In this London Dialogue, members of the Shell scenario team and their network will
share some preliminary thinking about the “lenses” they are finding helpful in their
efforts to understand the era of transitions. Participants will be invited to consider the
lenses from their own perspective, and confront the uncomfortable possibility that
we, ourselves, risk inhibiting constructive change as much as promoting it.
Act 5 | Ode to the
future
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VENUE:
Lancaster
House
We’ve now heard how the world is telling us – loud and clear – that humankind needs a
new kind of growth. Realising this future will take far-reaching changes to both our physical
environment and our mindsets. We need catalytic leadership to ignite action across a range
of spheres. In this session, moderated by Todd Benjamin, former Financial Editor at CNN,
leading voices from key industries and sectors will sketch out their visions for change.
Part 1 | Introduction
Adding value
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
Part 2 | Voices on new growth
Retail
Robert Swannell, Chairman, Marks & Spencer Group
Payments
Ajay Banga, President and CEO, MasterCard Worldwide
Government-business partnerships
Leo Yip, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board
Green development in China
Professor Hu Angang, Founding Director of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies,
Tsinghua University
1630 –
1700
COFFEE Break
1700 –
1730
Part 3 | An answer
1730 –
1750
1800 There will also be the opportunity to meet on the Lancaster House lawn, followed by
a spot of croquet.
Have we found that new language – a new voice – that can deliver and sustain a new
way of growing? Marco Alverà, Chief Executive Officer, Trading & Shipping, Eni, will share
his reflections, followed by plenary dialogue moderated by Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor-atLarge at Fortune Magazine.
Closing address
Lord Browne of Madingley, Chairman, The Performance Theatre and Partner, Riverstone
Transfer
Buses will take us back to the Corinthia Hotel.
An artist’s interpretation of Orwell’s “doublespeak” © 2009–2012 ~gmadzl
THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE
In his 1946 essay Politics and the English Language, English writer and journalist
George Orwell mourned what he saw as the bad state of English. Just as a man may
take to drink because he feels himself a failure then fails all the more because he
drinks, Orwell reasoned, the same is true of the English language: “It becomes ugly and
inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes
it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.”
Orwell believed that social injustice and totalitarianism were connected to the decay of
language. The man whose mind is invaded by ready-made phrases is not really seeing
an image and is therefore not really thinking; his brain is not involved as it would be if he
were choosing his own words and he has “gone some distance toward turning himself
into a machine,” Orwell remarked.
This is a red thread in Orwell’s massively influential novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which
the totalitarian regime of the Party attacks free thinking by castigating it as a crime
(“crimethink”) and by emasculating language to the point where the articulation of dissent
is literally not possible. Through “doublespeak”, the Party even hijacks words to hide the
evil of its actions.
But this process of break-down is reversible. By letting the meaning choose the word and
not the other way around, one can “send some worn-out and useless phrase … into the
dustbin where it belongs”.
‘If thought can
corrupt language,
then language can
corrupt thought’
George Orwell
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Finale | gala dinner
30
1915 2000
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2330
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‘Everything
points to the
conclusion that the
phrase the “language
of art” is more than
a metaphor’
Transfer
Buses will take us from the Corinthia Hotel to the Saatchi Gallery.
Given the centrality of London’s artistic legacy to this year’s programme, it is most fitting
that we bid farewell to the city at the Saatchi Gallery. It is equally fitting that world-leading
company DNV and its CEO, Dr Henrik O. Madsen, serve as our hosts.
Sir Ernst Gombrich
We will be treated over dinner to some exquisite music – classical violinist Charlie Siem
will play a set for us on his 1735 violin, once owned by the King of Prussia.
‘We are facing … two very different
crises at the same time. The financial
crisis has a short perspective … The
climate change issue, however, has a
much longer perspective. Balancing
these two perspectives is a huge
leadership challenge’
Dr Henrik Madsen (DNV)
DNV is a world-leading provider of services for managing risk. An independent foundation
with the objective of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV comprises
300 offices in a hundred countries, with about 10,000 employees.
As the company approaches its 150th anniversary it has much to be proud of, not least its
far-sighted recognition of the business implications of climate change, its role in helping
the maritime industry become both safer and more sustainable, and its contribution to
the healthcare industry’s ability to manage the risk of infection.
The language of art
Ernst Gombrich, one of Britain’s best-known art historians, gave us The Story of Art – a
sweeping but unpretentious history of one of humanity’s most powerful forms of language,
starting with the frank, rust-coloured cave paintings of prehistoric Europe and ending
around the time of Jackson Pollock’s visual outbursts over ten millennia later.
Gombrich, though much-loved, was occasionally criticised for neglecting contemporary
art. By contrast the Saatchi Gallery has made the art of the “now” its lifeblood. When
the Saatchi Gallery first opened more than 25 years ago, its visitors were mainly niche
admirers of contemporary art, hungry for work by new blood. Today, the gallery enjoys
a broader audience while remaining true to its role as a springboard for unknown artists.
In so doing, it is nurturing the evolution of a language which has both served and shaped
human civilisation in all its forms, from cave to court and concrete city.
Artist Noémie Goudal has long been drawn to the
meeting point of nature and culture, and feels a
strong attraction to the theatre. These elements
all come together in Cascade, a photograph of a
theatrical installation that’s part of the Les Amants
(the Lovers) series featured at the Saatchi Gallery.
Image courtesy of the Saatchi Gallery, London.
© Noémie Goudal, 2009
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VENUE:
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MARCO ALVERÀ
Chief Executive Officer, Eni Trading & Shipping
Marco Alverà joined Eni in 2005 and has been CEO of Eni Trading & Shipping, which
manages all commodity trading and shipping activities for Eni, since 2010. He is also
Senior Executive Vice President of Eni Trading. In 2008, Mr Alverà was named Executive
Vice President for Russia, North Europe and Americas for Eni’s Exploration & Production
Division. In 2006, he was appointed Director of Supply & Portfolio Development at Eni’s
Gas & Power Division, and also took on the role as CEO of Bluestream and Promgas (two
joint ventures between Eni and Gazprom).
Before joining Eni, Mr Alverà served as the Head of Group Corporate Strategy at Enel
and as CFO of Wind Telecom, where he oversaw the sale of Wind to Orascom. In 2000
he co-founded Netesi, Italy’s first broadband ADSL company. He started his career at
Goldman Sachs in London in 1997 in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity.
Mr Alverà is currently an Associate Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Corporate
Reputation, where he specialises in developing and teaching case studies on doing business in
Africa. He graduated from the London School of Economics in philosophy and economics.
PROFESSOR HU ANGANG
Founding Director of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies,
Tsinghua University
Hu Angang is a leading consultant to the Chinese government in economic and social
policy planning, and is one of China’s most influential intellectuals. He is the Founding
Director of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies at Tsinghua University, and a
Professor in the School of Public Policy & Management at Tsinghua. He has recently
served as a member of the central government’s Advisory Committee on the National
Development Program, as well as on several other ministerial advisory committees
involved in developing China’s 12th Five-Year Plan.
He has authored or edited more than 60 books and published nearly 300 academic
papers in peer-reviewed journals, in both Chinese and English. His most recent book is
From Black Cat to Green Cat: Green Development in China, which presents the theory
and practice of green development in the world’s most populous country.
He has served on the board of Gazprom Neft and is Chairman of the Board of Eni’s
Russian subsidiaries.
Nick Baird has been Chief Executive of UKTI since September 2011. Before that, he was
Director-General for Europe and Globalisation at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (FCO), where he focused on European policy, on strengthening commercial
diplomacy in the department and on building relationships with the dominant emerging
powers.
After joining the FCO in 1983, Mr Baird was posted to Kuwait and later Brussels. From
1993 to 1997, he served in London as Private Secretary to the Minister covering South
Asia and the Americas, and then as Head of the Unit covering the EU Intergovernmental
Conference. Mr Baird was posted to Muscat as Deputy Head of Mission and Economic
Counsellor in 1997 and to the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels as Counsellor
leading on Justice and Home Affairs issues a year later.
Mr Baird returned to London as Head of the European Union Department (Internal
Issues) in 2002 and the following year was seconded to the Immigration and Nationality
Directorate at the Home Office as the senior Director leading policy and international
work. In 2006, Mr Baird was appointed British Ambassador to Turkey. He studied English
literature at Cambridge University.
AJAY BANGA
President and Chief Executive Officer, MasterCard Worldwide
Ajay Banga is President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard and a member of its
board of directors.
Prior to joining MasterCard in 2009, Mr Banga was CEO of Citigroup Asia Pacific. He
spent 13 years at Citi, holding a variety of senior positions and spearheading its global
microfinance strategy for four years. Before that, he spent 13 years at Nestlé, India,
in assignments spanning, sales, marketing and general management and two years
at Pepsico, launching the company’s international fast food franchises in India as the
country liberalised.
Mr Banga chairs the US-India Business Council and is a member of the Business
Roundtable, Council on Foreign Relations, the International Advisory Board of the Moscow
School of Management (Skolkovo), the Economic Club of New York and the Financial
Services Roundtable. He also is a fellow of the Foreign Policy Association.
From 2007 to 2012, Mr Banga served on the board of directors of Kraft Foods. He also
has served on the boards of trustees of the Asia Society, The New York Hall of Science
and the National Urban League, among others.
Mr Banga holds a BA in economics from Delhi University and is an alumnus of the Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | SPEAKER PROFILES
Speaker PROFILES
NICK BAIRD
Chief Executive Officer, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
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Todd Benjamin is well known to television audiences across the globe. For 26 years he
worked as an anchor, correspondent and financial editor for CNN. During that time he
was based in Washington DC, New York, Tokyo and London.
An award-winning journalist, Mr Benjamin has interviewed figures from Mikhail
Gorbachev and Bill Clinton to Tony Blair and Alan Greenspan. He has also interviewed
several of the world’s leading CEOs, including Lou Gerstner, Jack Welch and Carlos
Ghosn in his CNN series, Benjamin’s Boardroom.
Today, Mr Benjamin is a senior advisor to Xyntéo. He continues to appear on CNN as an
independent analyst to provide live commentary and analysis.
A visiting lecturer in leadership for the London Business School Executive Education
Programme, Mr Benjamin also moderates conferences and events for businesses and
organisations around the world. His wide-ranging international experience and informed
opinions, combined with his engaging style, have made Mr Benjamin a sought after
moderator and interviewer.
DR OSVALD M. BJELLAND
Vice Chairman and Founder, The Performance Theatre and Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, Xyntéo
Osvald Bjelland is Vice Chairman and Founder of The Performance Theatre. He is also
Chairman and CEO of Xyntéo, an international advisory firm specialising in low-carbon
growth solutions.
Dr Bjelland has written for and been interviewed by various publications, including
Fortune magazine, the Financial Times, the Sloan Management Review and Strategic
Leadership. He was also an expert commentator for the Harvard Business Review Green
Initiative.
Dr Bjelland has a PhD from the University of Leeds; his doctoral thesis focused on the
role of leadership in deploying IT to transform information-intensive organisations. He
also has an MBA from Brunel University in the UK, and a BA (siviløkonom) from the
Norwegian School of Management. He is a former visiting scholar at Stanford University
and sits on the board of the Energy Policy Foundation of Norway.
LORD BROWNE OF MADINGLEY
Chairman, The Performance Theatre and Managing Director
and Partner, Riverstone
Lord Browne is a Partner and Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings LLC; a Fellow
and former President of the Royal Academy of Engineering; a Fellow of the Royal Society;
and a foreign member of the US Academy of Arts and Sciences. He joined BP in 1966
and became a board member in 1991. He was appointed Group Chief Executive in 1995
and held that position until 2007.
Lord Browne became a Trustee of the Tate Gallery in 2007 and was made Chairman
of the Trustees in 2009. He was appointed the UK Government’s Lead Non-Executive
Board member in 2010. He is Chairman of the Trustees of the Queen Elizabeth II Prize
for Engineering, Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the Blavatnik School of
Government at Oxford University and a member of a variety of other trusts and boards.
He also chaired the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student
Finance (the Browne review) in 2010.
Lord Browne was Chairman of the Advisory Board of Apax Partners LLC, a non-executive
Director of Goldman Sachs, a non-executive director of Intel Corporation, a trustee of The
British Museum, a member of the supervisory board of DaimlerChrysler AG and a nonexecutive director of SmithKline Beecham.
Voted “Most Admired CEO” by Management Today from 1999–2002, he was knighted
in 1998 and made a life peer in 2001. His memoirs, Beyond Business, were published in
February 2010. Lord Browne holds degrees from Cambridge and Stanford Universities.
NATARAJAN CHANDRASEKARAN
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy
Services Ltd
Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chandra) joined Tata Consultancy Services in 1987 and is
currently its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Responsible for formulating
the company’s global strategy, Mr Chandrasekaran has been at the helm of several
key strategic transitions at TCS. Under his leadership, the company has pioneered the
creation of a global network delivery model across five continents and expanded into new
markets including Europe, China and Latin America.
Through Mr Chandrasekaran’s guidance and mentorship, TCS has refined its corporate
sustainability programme to focus on education, environment and wellness. He
represents TCS on several global and local forums and is the Chairman of the National
Association of Software & Service Companies (NASSCOM) for 2012–13.
Mr Chandrasekaran has received several awards and recognition from the business
community, including “Business Leader of the Year” from NDTV in 2011. He was also
named the Dataquest IT Person of the Year and “Business Leader of the Year” by the All
India Management Association. He was named the country’s “Best CEO” by FinanceAsia
magazine for two consecutive years and ranked the “Best CEO” by the Institutional
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TODD BENJAMIN
Former Financial Editor, CNN
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He holds a master’s in computer applications from Regional Engineering College, Tamil Nadu,
and a BSc in applied science from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu.
GEOFF COLVIN
Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine
Fortune Senior Editor-at-Large Geoff Colvin is a leading thinker, writer, broadcaster and
speaker on today’s most significant trends in business. He is author of the bestselling
book, Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers From
Everybody Else, and more recently wrote The Upside of the Downturn: Ten Management
Strategies to Prevail in the Recession and Thrive in the Aftermath, which has been
adopted as a guidebook to winning in today’s unprecedented business environment by
companies across the US.
As a speaker, Mr Colvin has engaged hundreds of audiences across the world, and, as
an on-stage interviewer, his subjects have included Bill Gates, Alan Greenspan, Henry
Kissinger, Richard Branson, Ted Turner and George H. W. Bush.
He is the regular lead moderator of the Fortune Global Forum and he serves as
moderator for the International Business Leaders Forum in London. Mr Colvin is heard
daily on the CBS Radio Network, where he has made over 10,000 broadcasts and
reaches seven million listeners a week. He has appeared on many other US TV and radio
programmes and is a former co-anchor of Wall Street Week with Fortune on PBS, which
reached the largest audience of any US business television programme. Mr Colvin holds
a degree in economics from Harvard and an MBA from New York University.
DR NATHAN EAGLE
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health and
Chief Executive Officer, Jana
Nathan Eagle is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jana, a company that
incentivises survey completion and purchasing by providing consumers in emerging
markets with free mobile phone airtime.
As well as his work with Jana, Dr Eagle is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Harvard
University. His MIT PhD on Reality Mining was declared one of the “10 Technologies Most
Likely to Change the Way We Live” by the MIT Technology Review and in 2008, Nokia
named him as one of the world’s top mobile phone developers.
Dr Eagle was elected to the TR35 in 2009, a group of top innovators under 35. Often sought
for his expert commentary, he is regularly featured in publications such as the New York
Times, Wall Street Journal and Businessweek, as well as appearing on the BBC and CNN.
DR STEVEN FRIES
Chief Economist, UK Department of Energy & Climate Change
(DECC)
Steven Fries is Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at the UK Department of Energy
and Climate Change, and a member of the Department’s executive committee. He leads
an interdisciplinary team of analysts and is responsible for developing the economic
evidence base for the department’s policies and strategies.
Before joining the department, he was chief economist for Royal Dutch Shell and held
a series of senior positions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
including Deputy Chief Economist and Director of Research.
Dr Fries began his professional career as an economist at the International Monetary
Fund, and has published widely on energy and climate change policy, financial reform
and development, and the post-communist transition in Eastern Europe. He is member
of the board of trustees of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, as well as the Council
of the British Institute of Energy Economics. He also serves on the Advisory Boards
of the Electricity Policy Research Group (Cambridge) and Centre for Climate Change
Economics and Policy (London School of Economics).
Dr Fries earned a DPhil in economics from Oxford after receiving his degree in
economics and finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
DR VICTOR ZHIKAI GAO
Director, China National Association of International Studies
Victor Zhikai Gao is a Director of the China National Association of International Studies
and an Executive Director of Beijing Private Equity Association. He is also Co-Chairman of
China, Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited.
Dr Gao has extensive experience in foreign affairs, law, securities regulation, investment
banking, private equity and corporate management. Between 1999 and 2000, he was the
China Policy Advisor at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and actively
participated in building cooperation in the securities sector between mainland China and
Hong Kong. He served in the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the 1980s and was an English
interpreter for Deng Xiaoping and other Chinese party and government leaders.
The companies and institutions Dr Gao has served in the past include the United Nations
Secretariat, Morgan Stanley, CICC and CNOOC Limited. For the latter, he held several
positions including that of Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Company Secretary,
Member of the Investment Committee and Director of CNOOC International.
Dr Gao is a licensed attorney-at-law in the State of New York and has appeared regularly
in domestic Chinese and international media as a commentator and current affairs
analyst. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School.
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Investors. He was also named the “E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year – Manager” for 2011,
as well as being awarded the Medal of the City of Amsterdam in recognition for his
endeavours to promote trade and economic relations between Amsterdam and India.
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Thomas Gensemer has led Blue State Digital (BSD) since 2005, when he joined the
company’s founders and began applying tactics of online engagement for political
campaigns to broader sectors. In 2010, after five years of growth exceeding 40%, Mr
Gensemer negotiated the acquisition of BSD by WPP Digital.
Before that, Mr Gensemer served as the fundraising director for America Coming
Together (ACT), the USD 600 million campaign led by George Soros, where he managed
the organisation’s marketing, fundraising and engagement. Prior to ACT, he led online
communications for General Wesley Clark’s 2004 presidential campaign.
From 1998 to 2004, Mr Gensemer managed The Accelerator Group, an entrepreneurial
venture capital fund. He was honoured in Crain’s New York’s “40 Under 40” in 2009 and
has been featured in Businessweek, the Guardian, the New York Times, the Washington
Post and on the BBC. Mr Gensemer is a frequent speaker and lecturer on digital
marketing strategies, political organising and fundraising.
SIMON P. HENRY
Chief Financial Officer, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Simon Henry became Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Royal
Dutch Shell plc in 2009, and is responsible not only for all financial activities but also for
Strategy, Planning and Information Technology. In addition, he acts as Regional Executive
Director for Asia Pacific with specific oversight of new business development in China.
Prior to his current role, he was Chief Financial Officer for Exploration and Production,
leading global EP finance as well as planning and supply chain functions. In addition, he
was chair of the group reserves committee and a member of various senior level teams
for strategy, planning and growth in EP.
With over 26 years at Shell, Mr Henry has worked in a wide cross-section of the group’s
businesses and has experience in several different cultural environments. He also held
the position of Head of Group Investor Relations in London. Other roles have included
Finance Manager of Marketing in Egypt, Controller of the Upstream business in Egypt,
Oil Products shareholder finance adviser for Asia Pacific and Finance Director for the
Mekong Cluster. Until the end of 2000, Mr Henry was General Manager Finance for the
South East Asian Retail business.
Mr Henry is a member of the main committee of the 100 Group of UK FTSE CFOs, Chair
of the European Round Table CFO Taskforce and a member of the Advisory Board of the
Centre for European Reform, a UK-based think tank.
Mr Henry is a Fellow of the CIMA, and graduated in mathematics from Cambridge University.
DR HENRIK O. MADSEN
Chief Executive Officer, DNV
In May 2006, Henrik Madsen became CEO and President of Det Norske Veritas, one
of the world’s leading certification and risk management companies. He introduced
ambitious strategic goals for DNV to grow and focus its services towards selected
industry sectors. Dr Madsen’s attention today is very much focused on environment and
climate issues, and how DNV can contribute to a safe and sustainable future.
Dr Madsen began his career in DNV in Oslo in 1982 as the Chief Scientist in Structural
Reliability Analysis. During the 1980s he led a large industry initiative to introduce
structural reliability methods in the standard-setting work of the oil and gas industry.
In acknowledgement of this work, Dr Madsen was elected into the US Offshore Energy
Center, Technology Hall of Fame as an Offshore Pioneer in 2002.
During his time at DNV, Dr Madsen has headed all the major business areas, as well as
DNV’s research division. He also served as regional manager in Japan and Denmark.
He is a council member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD), and a member of the Focus Area Core team for Energy and Climate.
Dr Madsen has a PhD in civil and structural engineering from the Technical University of
Denmark, where he also held a position as Professor within Structural Mechanics. He has
published several books and more than 80 papers.
PAUL POLMAN
Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
Paul Polman became an Executive Director of Unilever in October 2008 before being
appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2009. He began his career in 1979 at
Procter & Gamble, and was the company’s group president Europe until 2006.
Mr Polman also serves as President of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust and Chairman of Perkins
International Advisory Board. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the World
Business Council for Sustainable Development, the International Business Council of the
World Economic Forum, and the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce. He is also on
the board of the Consumer Goods Forum where he co-chairs the Board Strategy and
Sustainability Committees. He is a Trustee of the Leverhulme Trust, a former board member
of Alcon and, since February 2010, a non-executive director of The Dow Chemical Company.
Mr Polman received the Atlantic Council Distinguished Business Leadership Award and
was named by Investor Magazine as Chief Financial Officer of the Year in 2007. He also
received the Carl Lidner award from the University of Cincinnati in 2006 and was the
WSJ/CNBC European Business Leader of the Year 2003.
Mr Polman holds a BBA/BA from the University of Groningen and an MBA/MA in
economics and finance from the University of Cincinnati. He has also received honorary
degrees from the Universities of Northumbria and Cincinnati.
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THOMAS GENSEMER
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Blue State Digital
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Adam Posen is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of
England, a position he will hold until August 2012. Since joining the MPC in 2009, he has
been a leading global advocate of central bank activism, and has brought small and new
business investment to the top of the UK economic policy agenda.
His research includes widely influential studies of Japan’s Great Recession, of the euro’s
global role, and of central bank independence. Dr Posen has also co-authored, with Ben
Bernanke et al, the now-standard text Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International
Experience. From 2013, he will be President of the Peterson Institute for International
Economics in Washington DC, the world’s leading non-partisan think tank on globalisation.
SIR JOHN McLEOD SCARLETT
Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley; Chair, Strategic Advisory Council
Statoil; and Chief, Secret Intelligence Service 2004–2009
Sir John Scarlett served as Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from
2004 to 2009. He joined SIS in 1971 and served in Nairobi, Paris and Moscow, as well
as assignments in London covering the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and the
Soviet Union. In 2001, he retired from SIS on his appointment as Chairman of the Joint
Intelligence Committee in the UK Cabinet Office. He rejoined SIS as its Chief in 2004.
Since leaving SIS he has become a senior advisor at Morgan Stanley. He is Chairman
of the Strategic Advisory Committee at Statoil and a member of the Advisory Boards at
Swiss Re and PwC. He is a Director of Times Newspaper Holdings, a Senior Associate
Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Chairman of the Bletchley Park Trust
and Trustee of the Imperial War Museum.
Sir John was appointed OBE in 1987, CMG in 2001 and KCMG in 2007, and in 2011 was
appointed Officier of the Légion d’Honneur.
He was born in 1948 in London and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he
was awarded first class honours in modern history.
SIR MARTIN SORRELL
Chair Executive Officer, WPP
Sir Martin Sorrell founded WPP, the world’s largest advertising and marketing services
group, in 1985 and has been Chief Executive Officer throughout.
WPP companies, which include some of the most prominent agencies in the business,
provide clients with advertising, media investment management, consumer insight, public
relations and public affairs, branding and identity, healthcare communications, as well as
direct, interactive and internet marketing and specialist communications services.
Sir Martin actively supports the advancement of international business schools – advising
Harvard, IESE, the London Business School and the Indian School of Business. He also
contributes to many important organisations and charities. In 2006, he was appointed a
non-executive director of Alpha Topco, the Formula 1 company. In 2008, he was appointed
by the English Football Association to the Board of the bid to stage the 2018 FIFA World
Cup. He is on the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum International
Business Council and is a member of the Business Council in the US. He is a Trustee of the
British Museum, a member of the corporate Advisory Group of the Tate Gallery, and serves
on the International Advisory Board of The Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2010 he
was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Sir Martin has been publicly recognised with a number of awards including the Harvard
Business School Alumni Achievement Award. He received a knighthood in January 2000.
ROBERT SWANNELL
Chairman, Marks & Spencer Group
Robert Swannell was appointed as Non-Executive Director of Marks & Spencer in 2010
before becoming its Chairman in 2011. Prior to joining Marks & Spencer, Mr Swannell
spent over 30 years in investment banking with Schroders/Citigroup. He was formerly
Vice Chairman of Citi Europe and Chairman of Citi’s European Investment Bank. He was
also Senior Independent Director of both The British Land Company plc and of 3i Group
plc, and was Chairman of HMV Group plc, as well as a Non-Executive Director.
Mr Swannell’s regulatory and government department experience includes the
Regulatory Decisions Committee of the UK’s Financial Services Authority, the Takeover
Panel Appeal Board and the Industrial Advisory Board of the UK Department for
Business, Innovation and Skills. He is Chairman of the governing body of Rugby School
and was a director and trustee of the educational charity Career Academies UK from
2003 to 2010. He is a qualified chartered accountant and barrister.
PROFESSOR ROBERT “TENZIN” THURMAN
Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University
Robert A.F. “Tenzin” Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist
Studies at Columbia University. Professor Thurman delivers lectures around the world and
is the author of more than 20 books; his most recent publication is Why the Dalai Lama
Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World. His academic
and popular writing explores the relevance of Tibetan mind sciences to the contemporary
material sciences. They also aim to address the challenges facing the world in the 21st
century by promoting an ethic of enlightened self-interest and realistic altruism.
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DR ADAM POSEN
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and
External Member of Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England
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He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences, a long-term
translation and publication project of the Tibetan Tengyur canon. In addition, he is
President of Tibet House US, an educational non-profit organisation dedicated to
preserving and promoting the culture of Tibet, as well as President of the American
Institute of Buddhist Studies.
HANS VESTBERG
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson
Hans Vestberg began working for Ericsson in 1988 and has held a variety of
management roles in the company, serving in North and South America before returning
to Sweden. His positions include First Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Head of Group Function Finance, Head of Market Unit Mexico and Head of Finance
and Control for the US, Brazil and Chile.
Mr Vestberg has also acted as an international advisor to the Governor of Guangdong,
China, and is Co-Chairman of the Russian-Swedish Business Council. He is a member
of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, and heads its broadband and
climate-change initiatives. He is also on the advisory board of the Digital Health Initiative.
Mr Vestberg is Chairman of the Swedish Handball Association.
DR ANDREAS WEIGEND
Conductor, Social Data Lab, Stanford University
Andreas Weigend is an expert in social and mobile technologies, consumer behavior
and digital marketing. He teaches at Stanford University and the University of California,
Berkeley and directs the Social Data Lab, studying the ongoing revolution in social data
and its impact on consumers, companies and society. He was the chief scientist at
Amazon.com where he focused on data strategy and the customer-centric culture that
has become central to Amazon’s success.
Dr Weigend now advises organisations that want to embrace the new model of social/
local/mobile reality, guiding them through the landscape of unprecedented levels of data
and changing human behavior. In corporate workshops and brainstorming sessions, he
works with his clients to design relevant metrics and experiments, and to invent incentives
that inspire people to engage and create data that lead to new products and business
opportunities. These clients include Alibaba, China Mobile, Lufthansa, MasterCard,
Priceline, Singtel, Sony, Thomson Reuters and the World Economic Forum.
He shares his insights on the untapped power of data at company events and
conferences around the globe, challenging the minds of his audiences to help them
understand what the social data revolution means for them. He recently presented his
vision to the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Dr Weigend, who lives in San Francisco, Shanghai and on weigend.com, received his PhD
in physics from Stanford University after studying electrical engineering, physics and
philosophy in Germany and at the University of Cambridge.
Mr Vestberg has a bachelor of business administration and economics from the
University of Uppsala. Photo © Stefan Borgius
LEO YIP
Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board
TONY WANG
Head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Twitter Inc.
Tony Wang is General Manager of Twitter UK. He previously worked at Twitter’s
headquarters in San Francisco, where he was involved in its revenue, business
development, product and international teams.
Mr Wang joined Twitter from Google, where he was Managing Counsel, and supported the
company’s international expansion. Before joining Google, Tony’s legal practice included
venture capital, Mergers & Acquisitions and capital markets. He attended Harvard Law
School and has worked on the legal teams of both Google and Twitter. He is @tonyw on
Twitter.
Leo Yip joined the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) as Deputy Chairman
in 2008, and was appointed Chairman in 2009. He also chairs the board of directors of
EDB Investments.
Before joining the EDB, Mr Yip was Permanent Secretary of the Singapore Ministry of
Manpower. He joined the Ministry in 2002 as Deputy Secretary in charge of policy and
development matters, with responsibilities including workforce policy and planning,
labour relations and welfare, corporate planning and organisation development. He led
the ministry’s work to establish the Singapore Workforce Development Agency in 2003,
and served as the agency’s Chief Executive Officer until 2005.
Prior to this, Mr Yip held the position of Principal Private Secretary to the then Senior
Minister Lee Kuan Yew from 2000.
Mr Yip began his career in 1982 with the Singapore Police Force, from which he received
an overseas scholarship. During his service with the force, he held a series of policy,
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Professor Thurman has been a close personal friend of the Dalai Lama for half a century,
and is the first American to have been ordained a Tibetan Buddhist monk. In 1997, Time
magazine named him as one of the 25 Most Influential Americans.
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Participant PROFILES
Mr Yip has a degree in economics from Cambridge University, an MBA from Warwick
University and a master’s in public administration from the Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard.
LARS CHRISTIAN BACHER
President and Chief Executive Officer, Statoil Canada
Lars Christian Bacher has been working for Statoil since 1991, and has been the
President of Statoil Canada since 2009. He oversees the company’s oil sands operations
in Alberta’s Athabasca region, the Calgary-based Heavy Oil Technology Centre and
exploration and development off the coast of Newfoundland.
DELLA BANERJI
Della Banerji’s career in executive search spanned 18 years. Most recently, she
established and ran the Middle East/North Africa business for a major global firm out of
Dubai, during which time she was responsible for advising governments, corporations and
financial institutions on their senior executive and non-executive hiring needs. Ms Banerji
has a master’s from Cambridge University.
SHUMEET BANERJI
Senior Partner and former Chief Executive Officer, Booz & Company
As Senior Partner and former CEO of Booz & Co, Shumeet Banerji has advised public
and private sector entities around the world on issues such as corporate strategy, board
performance and transformational change. Mr Banerji is a frequent speaker at key
economic and business conferences and the co-author of Cut Costs and Grow Stronger.
RITU BANGA
Co-Founder, Zoomdojo.com
Ritu Banga is a Co-Founder of Zoomdojo.com, a start-up job search resource and pro
bono career advisory service for college students. She is a trustee of Marymount School,
New York, and, from 2007 to 2011, she was on the board of the Asian University for
Women Support Foundation.
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THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE 2012 | PARTICIPANT PROFILES
planning and command roles culminating in his appointment as Director (Operations) at
police headquarters.
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Bruce Barlag is the head of Strategy & Market Development for the business consulting
division of Alvarez & Marsal. In addition, he counsels senior executives of large global
companies on matters of personal direction and brand management, as well as on issues
relating to strategy, organisational development, innovation and performance.
KATHLEEN M. BARLAG
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Kathleen Barlag is a licensed clinical social worker who has held a number of leadership
roles in social services organisations. Most recently, as President of the St Vincent De
Paul Society, Ms Barlag managed the distribution of funds, food assistance and other vital
services for the city of Atlanta’s most needy.
KIAN TEIK BEH
International Director (Europe), Singapore Economic Development Board
Kian Teik Beh is the International Director (Europe) of the Singapore Economic
Development Board (EDB). He is based in London and oversees investment promotion
efforts carried out by the EDB’s five European offices. Mr Beh joined the EDB in February
1998 and has held roles of increasing responsibilities at the organisation, including an
overseas assignment for its North American operations.
JEREMY BENTHAM
Vice President, Global Business Environment, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Jeremy Bentham joined Shell in 1980 and has nearly 30 years’ experience in the energy
business. He has been responsible for Shell’s Global Business Environment team and
Shell scenarios since January 2006. Mr Bentham joined the leadership team of Shell’s
global technology company, Shell Global Solutions, in 1999 and later served as Chief
Executive of Shell Hydrogen. From 1990-91, he was a Sloan Fellow at MIT.
MARY BENTHAM
Youth Mentor
As an advocate for the development of young people, Mary Bentham is senior youth
group leader at the church of St John and St Philip, The Hague. She is currently training
as a specialist counsellor. Ms Bentham, a graduate of the Dutch Royal Academy of Art,
has a particular interest in stone carving and theatre.
MAITREYI BERY
After an initial career in the travel industry, Maitreyi Bery has devoted her time to school
volunteer work, particularly in school libraries. She has a background in modern European
languages and, having recently moved to the Netherlands, her current agenda is to learn
to speak Dutch.
SUMAN K. BERY
Chief Economist, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Suman K. Bery has served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the
Prime Minister of India and the National Statistical Commission; as Director-General
of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER); and as an advisor to
the Governor and Deputy Governors of the Reserve Bank of India. Mr Bery, a respected
media commentator, has also enjoyed a distinguished career at the World Bank.
ASHISH BHATT
Managing Director for Infrastructure, Xyntéo
Ashish Bhatt is head of Infrastructure and the GLTE India Infrastructure Partnership at
Xyntéo, where he delivers expert analysis and insight into government and business
opportunities in India. He has also served as a director of the UK’s United Nations
Association as a trustee of WaterAid. Mr Bhatt holds a degree from Oxford University.
ALAN BISHOP
Chief Executive Officer, Southbank Centre
Alan Bishop has been Chief Executive of Southbank Centre since the beginning of 2009.
Before joining the Southbank Centre, Mr Bishop was Chief Executive of the Central Office
of Information, an agency of the UK Cabinet Office, and Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi,
both in London and New York.
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BRUCE E. H. BARLAG
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
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Before being appointed Chairman in 2004, Allan Block held several management
positions within Block Communications and remains the Director/Chairman of various
subsidiaries. These companies span the cable, publishing, broadcast and telecom
industries. Mr Block serves on the board of directors of the American Cable Association
and C-SPAN.
SUSAN BLOCK
After 20 years in corporate America, Susan Block pursued a career in pastry and culinary
arts and has earned professional certificates from the French Culinary Institute, École
Grégoire-Ferrandi and École Ritz Escoffier. Ms Block sits on the Board of Trustees for the
Toledo Zoo, as well as the YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo, Ohio.
HARRY BREKELMANS
Executive Vice President, Russia and Caspian, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Harry Brekelmans has been Shell’s Country Chairman for Russia and Executive Vice
President for Russia and the Caspian region since 2011. He joined Shell as a graduate
and has spent over 20 years in a variety of roles, first in Exploration and Production R&D ,
followed by assignments in Egypt and the UK in areas including geosciences, subsurface
operations, development planning and co-ordination, and organisational change
management.
SAMIR BRIKHO
Chief Executive Officer, AMEC plc
Under Samir Brikho’s direction, AMEC has become a leading supplier of consultancy,
engineering and project management services to the natural resource, nuclear, clean
energy, environment and infrastructure sectors globally. Previously Chairman of ABB
Lummus Global, Mr Brikho is now Co-Chair of the UK-UAE CEO Forum, and has been a
UK Business Ambassador since 2010.
ODD-EVEN BUSTNES
Managing Director for Technology and Head of Analysis, Xyntéo
Odd-Even Bustnes is Managing Director for Technology and Head of Analysis at Xyntéo.
He has worked internationally as an investment and consulting professional with a focus
on low-carbon solutions. He began his career at McKinsey & Company’s Washington DC
office as an associate consultant, working with the upper and middle management of
Fortune 500 companies.
STEPHEN CADDEN
Managing Director for Mobility, Xyntéo
Stephen Cadden, Managing Director of Mobility for Xyntéo, has close to 25 years of
experience from international shipping and logistics in the US, the UK, Norway and South
Korea, including various management and leadership positions such as Group Vice
President of the logistics division of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA. He holds an MBA from the
University of Baltimore.
STEPHAN CARLQUIST
Executive Vice President, Xyntéo
Stephan Carlquist became a board member of Xyntéo in 2001. Mr Carlquist, who has 25
years of change management experience from multinational companies, has previously
served as CEO of Electrolux IT Solutions and has played a central role in establishing
ABB Financial Services, representing the company in the Americas.
ANSON CHAN
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bonds Group of Companies
Anson Chan is Chairman and CEO of Bonds Group, which owns commercial and
residential properties in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Canada and the US. He is also a
seed investor and director of the Evenstar Fund and was previously an associate director
in the proprietary investments group of Nomura International and in the private equity
management division of AIG Investment Corporation.
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ALLAN BLOCK
Chairman of the Board, Block Communications Inc.
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Colin Coleman is head of Goldman Sachs’ South African office, a role he has held since joining
Goldman Sachs in 2000. In 2008, he was named head of the Investment Banking Division
for Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr Coleman became Managing Director in 2002 and partner in 2010.
ANN CORMACK
Managing Director for Energy, Xyntéo
Before joining Xyntéo, Ann Cormack was CEO of a joint biofuel venture 50% owned by
BP, which grew Jatropha curcas in Indonesia, India and Africa. She has also spent over 20
years with Shell in various executive positions and is a council member, and former chair,
of the British Institute of Energy Economics.
ANDERS DAHLVIG
Member of the board, H&M
Anders Dahlvig spent 26 years with IKEA, and was the company’s President and CEO
from 1999 to 2009. He now serves as Non-Executive Director on a number of boards
including H&M, Kingfisher plc, Axel Johnson AB and Oriflame SA. He is also the author of
The Ikea Edge.
Dr Francisco Diego
Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Physics & Astronomy,
University College London
Francisco Diego is vice president of the UK Association for Astronomy Education and
a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He is a keen populariser of astronomy;
has extensive experience as a planetarium producer/presenter, lecturer, author and
broadcaster; and has appeared on TV series including Stephen Hawking’s Universe and
BBC’s The Planets.
KEN COSTA
Founder and Chairman, Ken Costa Strategic
Ken Costa is Chairman of Ken Costa Strategic and was previously Chairman of Lazard
International. Before joining Lazard, he was Chairman of EMEA at UBS Investment
Bank. Mr Costa has over 30 years’ experience of mergers and acquisitions in the City of
London. He is highly active in a number of charitable and faith-based organisations.
LUCA CRISCIOTTI
Chief Executive Officer, Business Assurance, DNV
Luca Crisciotti joined Det Norske Veritas’s Business Assurance Group in March 2012.
He began working for DNV in 2001 as a Sales Manager in Rome before he was made
Country Manager in Japan. Later, he became Director of Operations in DNV Business
Assurance Asia & Australia, living and working in Shanghai, China.
PAUL CUMMINS
Investment Director, Bonds Group of Companies
Paul Cummins is Investment Director of Pyrrho Investments Ltd, a Hong Kong-based
investment fund. While Pyrrho invests across the spectrum, Mr Cummins’ speciality is
distressed and activist investment. Prior to joining Pyrrho, Mr Cummins worked for a
Japanese investment bank.
DR GEORG FRONJA
Chief Financial Officer, Oerlikon Textile
Before taking on his current position, Georg Fronja had been with Siemens since 1988, when
he started as a management trainee. Later he became Head of Controlling of the Corporate
Units and CFO for Siemens China, and finally Head of Strategy in Siemens Energy.
LYN FRONJA
Owner and Managing Director, Yoga Center at Schloß Utzmannsbach
Lyn Fronja studied yoga at the Yun Yoga Centre in Beijing and is now a trained yoga
instructor. Since 2008 she has been the owner and Managing Director of the Yoga
Center at Schloß Utzmannsbach in Germany. Ms Fronja studied fashion and art design at
the City College of Beijing.
ALISON B. GELLES
Executive Director, Renaissance Weekend
Alison B. Gelles is Executive Director at Renaissance Weekend, an organisation set up
to run non-partisan retreats for leaders drawn from diverse fields: business, finance,
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COLIN COLEMAN
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International, Johannesburg
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DAVID GELLES
US Mergers & Acquisitions Correspondent, Financial Times
As the Financial Times US Mergers and Acquisitions Correspondent, David Gelles covers
deals and dealmakers across the Americas, tracking the impact of macroeconomic and
regulatory conditions on M&A activity in all sectors. Previously, Mr Gelles covered media
and technology for the FT, profiling entrepreneurs including Mark Zuckerberg. In 2011
Mr Gelles interviewed Bernie Madoff in prison, leading to an in-depth look at the world’s
largest Ponzi scheme.
MARIE-CHRISTINE GIORIA
Client Executive, Hewlett Packard
Marie-Christine Gioria is a Client Executive with Hewlett Packard, focusing on the financial
services industry. She has a long career working at the senior management level of
several global companies. Two years ago she founded a charity, StepChange Foundation,
to help care for children in the Middle East.
Malcolm Gooderham
Founder, TLG
Malcolm Gooderham is the Founder of TLG, a leadership and communications
consultancy. He is the former director of both Weber Shandwick and Bell Pottinger, and
was also the Press Secretary to former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister
Michael Portillo.
DR KEVIN R. GORDON
Chief Research Officer, Xyntéo
Before joining Xyntéo, Kevin Gordon worked as an Executive Director, Research &
Strategic Consulting, in a private equity company. Prior to this, he supported four
oil companies under one “virtual” management umbrella in a USD 12-million R&D
programme at BP. As BP’s R&D Commercial Manager, he led, or participated in,
restructuring; IP management; merging tax and legal teams; and accelerating joint
ventures.
GUSTAVO GUIMARÃES
Entrepreneur and Former Vice President, Shell Downstream
After working for Shell for 18 years, Gustavo Guimaraes returned to his native Portugal
to continue his career as an investor and entrepreneur, while serving on the local leading
business school’s strategic advisory board. His last job in Shell was as Vice President and
Streamline Accountable Executive for the Shell Downstream-One project.
MARIA DA GRAÇA GUIMARÃES
Maria Guimaraes worked for 10 years at paediatric hospitals where she was responsible
for the rehabilitation and recovery of children, mostly in the areas of neonatology, surgery
and neurology. As a full-time mother of four, Ms Guimaraes has continued to pursue her
physiotherapy studies while supporting various charitable projects.
CATHRINE HAMBRO
Partner, Bjerknes Wahl-Larsen
Cathrine Hambro is a partner in the law firm Bjerknes Wahl-Larsen, with a particularly
strong practice in environmental law and energy law. In addition, she is a board member
for several companies in the environmental and energy sectors.
PHIL HARRISON MBE
Chief Operations Officer, Xyntéo
Phil Harrison MBE oversees all Xyntéo projects, has advised major companies from around
the world and is responsible for the execution of The Performance Theatre. Mr Harrison
previously worked for over 21 years in the financial sector and in consultancy, and is a fellow
of the Royal Geographical Society. He was awarded his MBE for his service to scuba diving.
JANEEN HAYTHORNTHWAITE
Co-Owner, jaggedart
Janeen Haythornthwaite is a lecturer and guide for the Tate Gallery. She is also a partner
in jaggedart, a contemporary art gallery in central London. Ms Haythornthwaite has
an MA in geology from Oxford University and an MA in art history from Southampton
University.
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government, media, religion, medicine, science, technology and the arts. Ms Gelles has
an MA in international relations from the University of Sydney.
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Richard (Rick) Haythornthwaite is Chairman of MasterCard Inc., Chairman of the World
Wide Web Foundation and Chairman of Network Rail. He began his career as a geologist
at BP; during his 17 years with the company he held roles including General Manager of
the Magnus Oilfield and President of BP in Venezuela.
PER HEGGENES
Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Foundation
Per Heggenes is the Chief Executive Officer of the IKEA Foundation, the philanthropic
arm of Stichting INGKA Foundation, which owns the IKEA Group. Before beginning his
career at IKEA, Mr Heggenes was Global Head of Corporate Affairs for the shipping and
logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. He has also acted as UK President,
CEO and Co-CEO Europe for the global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller.
CECILIE B. HEUCH
Group Chief HR Officer, Det Norske Veritas
Cecilie B. Heuch is the Group Chief HR Officer of Det Norske Veritas, a global provider of
services for managing risk. She also serves on the board of directors for the offshore rig
company Fred Olsen Energy. Ms Heuch graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de
Paris and has an MSc from the London School of Economics.
ANTHONY HOWARD
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Confidere Group
Anthony Howard is the founder of The Confidere Group, an advisory group of former
CEOs who act as confidants to leaders facing complex challenges and create innovative
think tanks around emerging issues. Mr Howard conducts an ongoing global leader’s
dialogue and brings this perspective to his writing, speaking and advising.
SALLY HOWARD
Sally Howard is a mother to five children. She is also a registered nurse and specialises in
aged care nursing.
ROSALIND HUTCHINSON, MBE
Historian
Rosalind Hutchinson entered tourism as a professional guide in 1986 and was a board
director of the London Tourist Board for six years. She conducts study programmes for
the Smithsonian Institution and guides in the British Museum and Spencer House in
London. She was awarded the MBE for services to tourism in 1997.
KATIE JACKSON
Senior Vice President, Global Strategy & Business Development,
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Statoil
A seasoned veteran of the oil and gas industry, Katie Jackson joined Statoil in 2010,
having previously been VP at the US E&P company Andarko. Ms Jackson began her
career as a drilling engineer at Shell in the Netherlands in 1994. She also spent five years
in oil and gas investment banking with UBS.
PROFESSOR MERIT E. JANOW
Chair, NASDAQ Exchange LLC and Professor of International
Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia University
Merit Janow, an expert in international trade and investment and author of three books,
is a professor at Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs and
Columbia Law School and Chair of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. Professor Janow
was also one of seven judges of the WTO’s Appellate Body – the only North American
member and the first female to serve on that body.
DR HELEN JIN LUO
Vice President, Ansys PharmaSolution Inc.
Helen Luo has been in her current position since 2006. She was previously Vice
President of the Anyuan Investment Group in China. She has directed many large-scale
projects, including the ShenZhen DiWang building, China’s highest in 1998. With roots
in Chinese business circles, Dr Luo also has invaluable experience of fostering good
government relations.
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RICHARD HAYTHORNTHWAITE
Chairman of the Board, MasterCard Worldwide
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Now based in Perth, Western Australia, Neil Kavanagh is Woodside Energy’s Chief
Science and Technology Manager. Mr Kavanagh’s international oil and gas career has
covered production and engineering roles in the North Sea, Asia and Middle East.
His current focus areas include deepwater gas technology and boosting construction
productivity for new LNG capacity in Australia.
JUDE KELLY OBE
Artistic Director, Southbank Centre
Jude Kelly has directed over 100 productions for organisations such as the Royal
Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and the English
National Opera, at locations including the Châtelet in Paris and London’s West End. Ms
Kelly is a member of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Board and was awarded the
OBE for her services to the theatre.
SHIV VIKRAM KHEMKA
Vice Chairman, SUN Group
As well as being the Vice Chairman of the SUN Group, Shiv Vikram Khemka is a board
member of many organisations, including the Lauder Institute; Wharton EMEA; the
School of Oriental and African Studies; the Centre for the Advanced Study of India,
UPenn; the President’s Leadership Council, Brown University; and Moscow School of
Management, Skolkovo.
Cho Khong
Chief Political Analyst, Shell International
Cho-Oon Khong has led, and participated in, country scenario projects for over 15 years for
international organisations, governments, universities, research institutions and companies
around the world. He advises on political trends and risks, and leads the external
environment assessments for Shell’s country reviews. Mr Khong graduated from the
University of Singapore and has a MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics.
PROFESSOR SIR DAVID KING
Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University
of Oxford
Professor Sir David King is the Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and
Environment at the University of Oxford, and has also served as Chancellor of the
University of Liverpool. He is Senior Scientific Advisor to UBS and Science Advisor to
President Kagame of Rwanda. Sir David was the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser
from 2000 to 2007.
RT HON. LORD KINNOCK OF BEDWELLTY
Former MP and Leader of the Labour Party, House of Lords
Neil Kinnock was leader of the UK Labour Party and the Official Opposition from 1983
to 1992. In 1995 he was appointed to the European Commission and held the transport
portfolio until 1999, when he was promoted to Vice President. He has been a member of
the House of Lords since 2005.
BARONESS KINNOCK OF HOLYHEAD
Former Minister of State, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Glenys Kinnock was elected to the European Parliament in 1994, and elected CoPresident of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly from 2001 to 2009. She was
appointed Minister of State at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2009 and
made a member of the House of Lords, where she remains a Labour spokesperson.
DR CHARLOTTE KNIGHT
Medical Practitioner
Charlotte Knight works as a general medical practitioner in the UK, having qualified
in medicine at Guys Hospital in London in 1984 and psychology at University College
London. Dr Knight is a member of the Royal Colleges of both General Practice and
Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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NEIL KAVANAGH
Chief Science & Technology Manager, Woodside Energy Ltd
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As Executive Vice President, John Knight is currently responsible for Statoil’s global
strategy and business development. Since being appointed in January 2011, Mr Knight
has overseen several notable deals, including the USD 5 billion acquisition of Brigham
Exploration and the signing of a GBP 15 billion agreement with Centrica.
A.S. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
Vice President and Head of Europe, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
A.S. Lakshminarayanan (Lakshmi) heads up four business units, which together account
for over 19% of TCS’s global revenues. Mr Lakshminarayanan was formerly VP and Head
of Europe. He is a member of the global leadership team and has served in the company
for over 25 years.
ALEXANDER LANDIA
Senior Independent Director, OAO Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK)
Alexander Landia has been Director of the Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) since
2006, and was Chairman between 2006 and 2011. Before joining SUEK, Mr Landia
worked for Accenture and for Dresdner Bank, where he led major infrastructure projects
around the world, including in Canada and Hong Kong.
MARINA LANDIA
Founder and Managing Director, Landia Art and Economy Stiftung
gGmbH
Marina Landia’s artistic work and the work of the Landia Foundation focuses on a critical
exploration and evaluation of social, economic and political trends, concentrating on the
intersection between art and other disciplines. Ms Landia studied at the Berlin University
of the Arts, where she is currently a lecturer.
JANE LICHTENSTEIN
International Development Practitioner
Jane Lichtenstein spent many years as a commercial litigator, culminating in ten years
as a partner in Eversheds. In 2008 she changed direction and began working as a
development practitioner in Africa. Ms Lichtenstein now works directly with local farmers
in Rwanda on savings schemes and other community mobilisation activities.
VERONICA LIE
Head of Communications, Xyntéo
Veronica Lie is Head of Communications at Xyntéo, where she is responsible for the
development and delivery of the company’s strategic communications strategy. She also
leads its work on innovation. Before joining Xyntéo, Ms Lie was Deputy Executive Director
and Head of policy and advocacy of the United Nations Association of the UK.
ANDREW N. LIVERIS
President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical
Company (Dow)
Andrew Liveris is Co-Chair of President Barack Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing
Partnership and the author of Make It In America. He also sits on the board of directors
of IBM and the Special Olympics, is Vice-Chairman of the Business Council, Vice-Chair
of the Business Roundtable and a member of the President’s Export Council. In 2011 Mr
Liveris received the Distinguished Performance Award for Excellence in Public Policy and
the International Leadership Award
PAULA LIVERIS
From 1975 to 1983, Paula Liveris worked in the insurance industry in Sydney and London,
England, holding various administrative and marketing positions. From 1984-1999, she
and her family resided in Thailand, Midland and Hong Kong. In each locality, she became
involved in a wide variety of community activities. Ms Liveris received a graduate degree
from North Sydney Technical College.
SIMON MAINE
Associate, Riverstone
Simon Maine is an associate of Riverstone Holdings, a private equity firm specialising in
energy sector investments, where he is responsible for economic and political analysis
relating to potential deals and for forming communication strategies for portfolio
companies. Prior to Riverstone, he worked as a speechwriter for Lord Browne of Madingley.
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JOHN KNIGHT
Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Business Development,
Statoil
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Priyanjali Malik is the author of India’s Nuclear Debate: Exceptionalism and the Bomb. She
has worked for the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, McKinsey and
Company in New Delhi and as a journalist for NDTV in New Delhi. She currently acts as a
consultant to Gatehouse Advisory Partners.
RT HON. DAVID MILIBAND MP
Former British Foreign Secretary and Member of Parliament, South
Shields
David Miliband was UK Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010. Previously, as Environment
Secretary, he pioneered the world’s first legally binding emissions reduction requirements.
He is now MP for South Shields, Senior Global Advisor to Oxford Analytica and Vice
Chairman of Sunderland Association Football Club.
SVEN MOLLEKLEIV
Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Relations & Corporate
Social Responsibility, Det Norske Veritas
Sven Mollekleiv joined Det Norske Veritas in 2001 and is now Senior Vice President and
head of Corporate Relations & Corporate Social Responsibility. He represents DNV on the
World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Mr Mollekleiv served for 10 years
as the Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross and is now its President.
RAMAKRISHNAN MUKUNDAN
Managing Director, Tata Chemicals Ltd
Ramakrishnan Mukundan joined Tata Chemicals Limited in 2001 and had roles
in strategy and business development, corporate quality, corporate planning and
manufacturing before taking over as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to becoming MD, he
was the Executive Vice President (chemicals) and was responsible for the chemicals and
consumer products businesses.
ALEXANDER MUNCH-THORE
Managing Director PE/FO, Swedbank First Securities
After briefly retiring, Alexander Munch-Thore returned to the investment community in
2009 as a Senior Partner in First Securities. After First was sold to Swedbank in 2010,
he was made Managing Director PE/FO in Corporate Finance. Mr Munch-Thore has prior
experience as Managing Partner of Kistefos Venture Capital, and as Investment Director
for Astrup Fearnley.
ANNE METTE MUNCH-THORE
Sales Manager, Telenor
Anne Mette Munch-Thore is a Manager of complex sales and large Nordic accounts at
Telenor Norge AS. Ms Munch-Thore is also a board member of Mascot Holding, where
she heads the investments and philanthropic side.
NASSER MUNJEE
Chairman, Development Credit Bank
Nasser Munjee is an economist and banker, as well as a renowned expert in matters
relating to infrastructure and the development of cities. He is on the board of 15 leading
companies in India including Tata Motors and Tata Chemicals. Mr Munjee was previously
the President of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
SUBUR MUNJEE
Subur Munjee’s activities include school improvement programmes in Mumbai, India,
and reviewing books on anthropology, Islam, Sufism and Indian social history. Ms Munjee
also writes about design and interiors. She has an M.Phil in social anthropology from New
College in Oxford, UK.
PROFESSOR MICHAEL NOBEL
Chairman, Nobel Charitable Trust
Michael Nobel is a Chairman or board member of many international companies
in medical diagnostics, treatment and information systems, as well as not-for-profit
organisations. He has an honorary doctorate from Soka University of Japan and an
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DR PRIYANJALI MALIK
Consultant, Gatehouse Advisory Partners
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PROFESSOR KEVIN NOONE
Director, Swedish Secretariat for Environment Earth System Sciences
(SSEESS)
Kevin Noone is Director of the Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth
System Sciences (SSEESS) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. At Stockholm
University, he has joint appointments at the Department of Applied Environmental
Science and at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
From 2004 to 2008, Professor Noone was the Executive Director of the International
Geosphere-Biosphere Program.
GEOFF OFFICER
Managing Director, The Donington Group
Geoff Officer is a pioneer in the career management, career transition and outplacement
industry in Australia and New Zealand. His expertise in executive coaching, organisational
and leadership development, change management and culture change has positioned
him as an acknowledged specialist in major employment change events.
MONICA OFFICER
Educationalist, Broken Bay Catholic Education Office
Monica Officer is an experienced educator and coach and has held leadership and
teaching roles in primary education. A specialist in gifted education, she focuses on
enabling her students to deal with change and to develop problem-solving skills.
JAN OLSSON
Chief Executive Officer Nordic Region, Deutsche Bank Group
Jan Olsson is CEO, Nordic Region at Deutsche Bank, as well as Chairman of Deutsche
Bank’s Nordic Management Committee. He also covers some of the largest Nordic
corporate accounts. Mr Olsson joined Deutsche Bank in 1988 and has worked in several
areas including mainstream M&A execution, structured finance and, from 1996, corporate
finance.
NICHOLAS OSBORNE
Team leader – Global Ethanol and ETBE Trading, Shell
Nicholas Osborne has been an oil industry professional since 1996. He has worked in the
UK, the Netherlands and the United States. Mr Osborne currently runs European chemical
feedstock trading for Shell.
LORD OXBURGH OF LIVERPOOL
Former Chairman, Shell and former Chair of the House of Lords
Science & Technology Select Committee
Ron Oxburgh has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence, Rector of
Imperial College London, Chairman of Shell Transport & Trading, Chairman of the Lords’
Select Committee on Science and Technology and President of the Carbon Capture and
Storage Association. Lord Oxburgh, who trained as a geologist/geophysicist, is an adviser
to Deutsche Bank, McKinsey, Climate Change Capital and the Government of Singapore
CHARLOTTE PETERS
Digital Strategist, Social Media Climbing
Charlotte Peters is a digital strategist working to maximise online opportunities in
consumer markets. She also handles social media management for clients and runs
courses on using Twitter and Facebook for business. Ms Peters writes a regular column
for the Huffington Post Weddings and a blog.
PROFESSOR NICHOLAS S. PETERS
Professor of Pharmacology, Columbia University and Professor of
Cardiology & Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College and St Mary’s
Hospital
Nicholas Peters is a cardiologist and clinical academic, performing and researching
minimally invasive and robotic procedures to treat heart rhythm disturbances. He runs
an internationally funded research programme, with more than 120 papers and patents
in the field. Professor Peters has also founded and serves on boards of commercial,
academic and governmental entities in Europe and the United States.
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honorary professorship from the National Institute of Science in Azerbaijan, and currently
serves as guest professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
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Nils-Henrik Pettersson is senior partner in the Norwegian law firm Schjødt, with extensive
experience in civil law litigation, in particular with the oil and gas industry. He also has
wide experience as a board member and chairman in both listed and private limited
companies
KIM POLMAN
Kim Polman has lived in various European countries while raising her three sons. Her
interests include sociology, history and music. She is an amateur cellist, performing in
orchestras and chamber groups in London and Geneva. She actively supports the blind
and visually impaired.
ADARSH SARMA
Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
Adarsh Sarma joined Warburg Pincus in 2005 to focus on business services, education
and financial technology investments. Before joining the firm, he was a principal at
ChrysCapital, a $2 billion private equity fund focused on India. Mr Sarma is currently a
director of Bridgepoint Education and Alert Global Media.
CHARU SARMA
Charu Sarma was a senior research epidemiologist with the Stanford Hospital in Palo
Alto, where she did extensive research into various medical-based outcomes and
performance improvement measures. Previously, she worked in a similar capacity at
the University of Chicago Medical Center. She has a master’s in public health from the
University of Michigan.
DOV SEIDMAN
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LRN
Dov Seidman is the CEO and founder of LRN, and author of the book HOW. Since
1994, LRN has helped over 700 companies to navigate complex legal and regulatory
environments, and inspired principled performance in their operations. Mr Seidman has
advanced degrees in moral philosophy from UCLA and Oxford University, and graduated
from Harvard Law School.
CHARLIE SIEM
Classical violinist
Violinist Charlie Siem has performed on concert stages from The Royal Albert Hall to
Carnegie Hall, and has toured with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and the Czech
National Symphony Orchestra. Mr Siem has performed with the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and the
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. He released his third album in 2011. Photo © Bruce Weber
KRISTIAN SIEM
Chairman, Subsea 7 S.A.
Before becoming Chairman of Subsea 7 S.A. in 2011, Kristian Siem spent nine years as
the Chairman of Subsea 7 Inc. He has been in the oil and gas industry since 1972, and
is the Chairman of Siem Industries and Siem Industrikapital AB. Mr Siem was also a
Director of Transocean until December 2008.
ELVIRA SIGISMONDI
Computer Scientist and Systems Engineer
Elvira Sigismondi is a Computer Scientist & Systems Engineer. After pursuing her
studies in Latin America, she moved to Europe with her husband to support his career,
which spanned several countries. Ms Sigismondi has a master’s in interior design and a
Grand Diplôme from Le Cordon Bleu, Paris.
PIER LUIGI SIGISMONDI
Global Chief Supply Chain Officer, Unilever
Pier Luigi Sigismondi is Executive Board Member in charge of Supply Chain for Unilever,
reporting directly to the Chief Executive. Pior to this, he worked for Nestlé, A.T. Kearney
and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr Sigismondi is currently an Executive Board Member of GS1
and has a master’s from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
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NILS-HENRIK PETTERSSON
Partner, Schjødt AS
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Bright Simons is the Founder of mPedigree Network, an alliance formed to reduce the
spread of counterfeit medicines, which, in affected regions, cause the death of 2000
people daily. He also consults on issues of development, entrepreneurship and innovation
for international organisations including the World Bank and UN agencies.
ANALJIT SINGH
Founder and Chairman, Max India Ltd
Analjit Singh is one of India’s leading businessmen. He is the Founder and Chairman of Max
India Group, a USD 2 billion insurance and healthcare business. He is also the Non-Executive
Chairman of Vodafone India and a board member of several leading Indian companies. In
2011 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours.
OLE BJØRN SJULSTAD
Senior Vice President Europe, Telenor Group and Head, Telenor
Russia
Ole Bjørn Sjulstad has been with Telenor since 2000. He served as Managing Director
of Telenor Asia from 2002 to 2004 and since 2007 has been responsible for Telenor’s
interests in Central and Eastern Europe. Mr Sjulstad is a member of the Supervisory
Board of Directors of Vimpelcom Ltd.
ANSSI SOILA
Vice Chairman of the Board, Normet Group Oy
Anssi Soila is an investor and Board Member in Attendo Ab, DNA Oy and Normet Oy,
as well as a Senior Advisor of IK Investment Partners and Celerant Consulting. For over
25 years, Mr Soila worked for KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and
escalator industry, including as CEO from 1994 to 1999.
HARRIET SOILA
After graduating, Harriet Soila joined the Helsinki Energy Corporation as Head of the
Department of Statistics, and she has since accompanied her husband Anssi Soila on
postings for KONE Corporation to Norway, Sweden, Mexico, the United States and Belgium.
Ms Soila holds an MSc in economics and political science from Helsinki University.
LADY SORRELL
Senior Advisor, World Economic Forum
Cristiana Falcone is Senior Advisor to the Founder and Executive Chairman of the
World Economic Forum. She has extensive experience in the public and private sector,
international organisations, and the media industry through roles at the International
Labour Organisation, Shell and RAI. She is also the Principal Advisor at the InterAmerican Development Bank.
JENNIFER SOSIN
President, KRC Research
Jennifer Sosin is President of KRC Research, a unit of the Interpublic Group of Companies.
A former political pollster and campaign manager, Ms Sosin specialises in global public
opinion research to inform communications strategies (reputation, public affairs and crisis,
for example) for corporations, governments and non-profit organisations.
ALEX SOZONOFF
Chairman, Aalto University Center of Entrepreneurship
Alex Sozonoff is Non-Executive Chairman of Global Beach, one of the UK’s leading digital
agencies. Prior to this Mr Sozonoff spent 33 years at Hewlett Packard and was appointed
as an advisor to the CEO after his retirement in 2000. In addition to serving on several
boards, Mr Sozonoff is also Chairman of the Aalto University Center for Entrepreneurship
in Helsinki.
TORUNN VIGMOSTAD STEINHAUG
Director of Arenas, Xyntéo
Torunn Vigmostad Steinhaug, who began her career at Hewlett-Packard, has extensive
experience in the project development and management of various events, including
major conferences and events hosted by the Norwegian government and large
international companies. She played a key role in the delivery of the 1994 Winter
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BRIGHT SIMONS
Founder and President, mPedigree Network
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PATRICIA SWANNELL
Artist
Patricia Swannell’s works are inspired by the beauty of nature and the threats to the
natural world. Before studying fine art, she worked for many years in the City of London
as an economist and financial analyst. She is currently a Trustee of the Foundation for the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
DR LARS TERENIUS
Founding Director of the Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska
University Hospital
A former professor at the Karolinska Institute, Lars Terenius has also served as a
long-standing member of the awarding body for the Nobel Prize in medicine and was a
Professor of Pharmacology at Uppsala University. He is currently helping develop a centre
for molecular medicine in Tianjin, China and is an adjunct professor at the Molecular
Integrative Neurosciences Department at The Scripps Research Institute.
MONA TERENIUS
Gallery Owner
Mona Terenius owns and manages Kiva Gallery, which specialises in Native American art,
specifically from the south-western US. The gallery features art – paintings, sculptures
and other objects – at the crossroads between traditional art forms and the Western
concept of contemporary art. Ms Terenius studied art at the University of Uppsala.
NENA THURMAN
Managing Director, Tibet House US
Nena Thurman is the Managing Director of Tibet House US, a non-profit educational
organisation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilisation. Over the
last 20 years, Ms Thurman has built Tibet House US up into an internationally recognised
institution with events sponsored in 35 different countries.
ALIA VARSANO
Vice President of Corporate Development, Nourish Capital
Prior to joining Nourish, Alia Varsano was a Partnership Advisor to the United Nations
Office for Partnerships, where she developed alliances between the private sector,
foundations, philanthropists and the UN to advance the UN’s Millennium Development
Goals. She was also an attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and is a
graduate of Columbia University and Columbia Law School.
LOUIS A. VEGA
Chief of Staff and Global Director of Office of the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Company
Louis Vega has held various positions at Dow since joining the company in 1998,
including the strategic planning and deployment of Dow’s political activities in the United
States and managing Dow’s public affairs operations across India, the Middle East and
Africa. Mr Vega, who has a degree in government and public relations from the New
Mexico State University, has also worked on Capitol Hill and in the Executive Branch.
DAVID WALKER
Chief Strategy Officer, Det Norske Veritas Group
Before taking on his current role as Chief Strategy Officer for the DNV Group, David Walker
was head of DNV Energy business development. Previously, he was a company executive
with BHP Billiton and Amoco. Mr Walker was formerly involved in oil and gas exploration,
field operations and major capital projects in the North Sea and internationally.
DR GABRIELLE WALKER
Chief Scientist, Xyntéo
Xyntéo Chief Scientist Gabrielle Walker is an expert on climate change and the energy
industry. She was previously Professor of Energy and Environment at Princeton University
and co-authored the bestselling book The Hot Topic. Dr Walker has consulted widely on
climate change, and has also worked with several UK government departments and the
Asia Development Bank.
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Olympic Games in Lillehammer and later was a partner in her own project and event
management company.
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JANET WALKER
THORHILD WIDVEY
Member of the board of directors for several companies
Thorhild Widvey, first elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1989 as a member of the
Conservative Party, served as State Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal
Affairs in 2002, before becoming State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
then Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy in 2004. She sits on the boards of
several companies, including Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, RXT ASA Reservoir Exploration
Technology, Nordic Mining ASA, Hitec AS, ONS AS, NBT AS, and Eni Norge.
DR CHUN XUE
Chief Executive Officer, Tractus USA LLC
Chun Xue is CEO of Tractus USA LLC, a pharma-chemical company. He previously
worked for Ansys PharmaSolution Inc., Chase Mackenzie Stein Investment, the University
of Virginia and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Dr Xue is also a member of the American Heart
Association, the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society.
ZHAO YINING
Chief Reporter, 21st Century Business Herald
Zhao Yining is a well-known journalist in China and she is currently the chief reporter
for the 21st Century Business Herald, one of China’s leading business newspapers.
Previously, Ms Yining worked for the Xinhua News Agency.
Levin Zhu joined CICC in 1998 and, under his leadership, the corporation has made
notable achievements in business development and expansion. With broad investment
banking expertise, Dr Zhu has played a leading role in a large number of landmark
transactions, as well as a number of restructuring and M&A deals for major industries.
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Janet Walker is an independent transport consultant closely involved in environmental
issues and how they affect transport. She has participated in several visioning projects
and has produced work for the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT). Ms Walker was
formative in the DfT’s early policies on green issues.
DR LEVIN ZHU
President and Chief Executive Officer, China International Capital
Corporation Ltd (CICC)
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‘Language is only the
instrument of science, and
words are but the signs of
ideas: I wish, however, that
the instrument might be less
apt to decay, and that signs
might be permanent, like the
things they denote.’
Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary
of the English Language
This programme is printed on Cyclus Offset,
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