Speakers

[:en]This year’s GLC will feature an array of speakers in breakout sessions during two full days packed with vital learning. When you’re not in your chapter officer track sessions, be prepared for challenging and entertaining speakers to enhance other aspects of your entrepreneurial leadership.[:zh]This year’s GLC will feature an array of speakers in breakout sessions during two full days packed with vital learning. When you’re not in your chapter officer track sessions, be prepared for challenging and entertaining speakers to enhance other aspects of your entrepreneurial leadership. Please note that we will be updating this page on a weekly basis as speakers continue to submit information. Be sure to check back in the upcoming weeks for more information![:ja]This year’s GLC will feature an array of speakers in breakout sessions during two full days packed with vital learning. When you’re not in your chapter officer track sessions, be prepared for challenging and entertaining speakers to enhance other aspects of your entrepreneurial leadership. Please note that we will be updating this page on a weekly basis as speakers continue to submit information. Be sure to check back in the upcoming weeks for more information![:ko]This year’s GLC will feature an array of speakers in breakout sessions during two full days packed with vital learning. When you’re not in your chapter officer track sessions, be prepared for challenging and entertaining speakers to enhance other aspects of your entrepreneurial leadership. Please note that we will be updating this page on a weekly basis as speakers continue to submit information. Be sure to check back in the upcoming weeks for more information![:es]This year’s GLC will feature an array of speakers in breakout sessions during two full days packed with vital learning. When you’re not in your chapter officer track sessions, be prepared for challenging and entertaining speakers to enhance other aspects of your entrepreneurial leadership. Please note that we will be updating this page on a weekly basis as speakers continue to submit information. Be sure to check back in the upcoming weeks for more information![:]

Dr. Pawan Agrawal

Dr. Pawan Agrawal

[:en][:en]Dr. Pawan Agrawal is the Founder and President of Kamalabai Educational and Charitable Trust, Mumbai. An international motivational speaker, author, educationist, business consultant and successful entrepreneur.

He inspires and encourages people, making them realize their true potential. He delivers sessions on supply chain management, incorporating great stories where deliverables or takeaways such as time management, retention/attrition, commitment, leadership, customer satisfaction, quality, 100% execution and logistics can be shared.

He has delivered numerous sessions worldwide. Customers include fortune 500 companies and top educational institutes like TEDx, Cadbury, SAP, Volvo, Honda, HCL, HSBC, Maruti Suzuki, Vodafone, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson Control, Bosch, Philips, Sandvik, Mahindra, HDFC, MetLife, Cambridge University, CII, YI, EO, Economic Times, WPC, NHRD, FICCI, CA Convention, CTO, HR Conclave, Selling Summit, CEO Talks and many more…

He has given several talks around India and in various countries in Asia and Africa, beyond the Pacific, in the United States and the United Kingdom. His 30 years of research, understanding and experience have helped people on the path of personal growth and organizational fulfillment.

Session Title: Masters of Supply Chain Management of Dabbawala

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to master passion with execution.
  • How to add value to your services.
  • How to excel in customer service.
  • How to take ownership as an entrepreneur.

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Reg Athwal

Reg Athwal

[:en][:en][:en][:en][:en]Reg Athwal is the Chairman of RAW Group & TAO-Inc Family Office, and the Founding Partner & MD of RTS Global Partners, the leading family business advisory firm in Africa and the Middle East with 50+ members in eight countries, with offices in Dubai-UAE and Nairobi-Kenya. Athwal has been a life-long entrepreneur, building his first business at age 17, faced bankruptcy at age 21, then bounced back to build a $20 million executive search and human capital research business by age 28.

To date, Athwal is the youngest elected Past President ever of the Professional Speakers Association in UK and is a World Certified Public Speaker in Family Business. He is currently retained as a Global Trusted Executive Advisor by many large family-owned businesses and first generation entrepreneurial enterprises throughout the Africa, Middle East and Asia (AMEA) region. To date, he has worked with 108 family businesses, from two members to 53 members.

His Unleash Your DNA, Family MBA brands and award-winning DNA Profiling system, combined with his personal success stories, case studies, extensive research and best practices have been delivered to over 2 million people in 56 countries; including thousands of top students at Oxford University, University of Chicago, Hult International Business School, SP Jain Institute of Management, MIT College of Management, Indian School of Business, Cranfield University and many other leading business schools and universities. Athwal is a best-selling author and has published hundreds of articles on “Family Business Matters.” His new book Unleash Your Family Business DNA is soon to be published after 15 years of research, evaluating family businesses who have lasted beyond the 5th generation. He is also a media executive producer and presenter of Talking Tycoons and numerous other shows sold to airlines for in-flight edutainment. His latest media project is a family business reality show focused on next-generation entrepreneurship and succession planning issues.

Athwal has been a top-rated EO & YPO speaker for over a decade. He attended the SME World Summit 2016 and won Entrepreneur of the Year Award as an Established Company in UAE for Innovation, Outstanding Growth and Social Impact. He resides in Dubai-UAE and is married with four children who are all passionate football players. His youngest son, from age 7 (outside of football), used to attend business meetings with him whenever he could; at age 13 his son chaired his first Family Forum meeting in 2015, so hopefully a succession plan can start earlier!

For more information on Reg Athwal, visit www.athwal.com and www.rtsgp.com.

Session Title: Unleash Your Family Business DNA: From Entrepreneur to Familypreneur and Continuing Your Legacy from Generation to Generation

Whether you are a first generation entrepreneur or part of a family group, and building a legacy is important to you, then this a must attend session for you at GLC Bangkok. There are many ways of building a legacy business as an entrepreneur, yet by still remaining a part of a family group structure. When family enterprises put family first and business second, they truly can continue to build a legacy from generation to generation. Only 3% of family businesses continue past the 4th generation due to many blockages, which will be highlighted in this session. The ones who survive, end up making a global impact, contribute by feeding many other families and make it easier for future generations to be prosperous earlier on in life. Entrepreneurs who really want to grow must have a succession plan. Do you want to work IN your business or ON your business? Do you want to enjoy your time with your family or work for 40 years and then discover your son or daughter don’t want to continue with your legacy, or even worse, are not talking to you anymore? Do you want to transform from being an entrepreneur to a familypreneur?

In this highly interactive and thought-provoking session, you will get a global perspective on “Family Business Matters” and understand the building blocks of successfully operated family businesses that have lasted past five generations. Whether you are starting a new family and want to plan now, or have teenagers already thinking about their future, or already part of a family group and facing issues – then attend this session to learn more – it will “Unleash Your Family Business DNA.”

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • About your “DNA Profile” and how it impacts other family members and your business.
  • How to build a family structure and create the right job roles aligned to succession planning.
  • The 20 blockages that stop 97% of family businesses in creating a legacy.
  • How to implement a Family MBA program for your children from as early as five years of age.

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Jason Barger

Jason Barger

[:en]Jason Barger is a leadership, culture and service visionary. He is also a globally celebrated author/speaker/consultant and creator of the “Step Back from the Baggage Claim” movement, featured in the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Kiplinger, Book TV, and many other spots worldwide. Prior to sleeping in airports and observing human behavior, Barger led over 1700 people to construct 125 houses internationally for families living in poverty and implemented the Streets Mission Project to serve the homeless on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. As the former Director of First Community Church’s Camp Akita, he designed programming focused on living with joy, love, compassion, faith and service for over 1900 campers each summer.

Session Title: Growing An Engaged Culture: The 21st Century Leader

Our team and company cultures are changing every moment of every day. The question is, do we want to play a role in defining what they become? In a world that is more busy than effective, it has never been more important for leaders and teams to enter their work with a particular mindset, focus and vision. Growing an engaged culture begins with 21st-century leadership and the ability to connect the dots between our thoughts, language, actions and interactions. What temperature will you set for those on your team?

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to grow an engaged culture with 21st-century leadership.
  • How to connect the dots between thoughts and actions.
  • How to set the tone for those on your team.

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Gordie Bufton and Bradley Callow

Gordie Bufton and Bradley Callow

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Gordie Bufton and Bradley Callow serve as catalysts of transformation for high-performing parents and their children. They provide tangible solutions through enhanced self-awareness. The stakes are monumental. Using their platform, Both Sides of the Kitchen Table, Bradley and Gordie discuss the challenges of growing up under the “influence” of high-performing parents. Having barely escaped prison and death, they now provide eye-opening insights from the child’s perspective to enable parents to engage their children in a way they never dreamed possible.

Gordie Bufton is a speaker, life coach and author. His book Eluding Reality captures the gritty realities of drug abuse while simultaneously portraying the strength in all of us to overcome the harshest of circumstances. He has ignited crowds at over 80 events with more than 20,000 attendees. His stoic commitment to preventing others from experiencing the hardships he has faced is palpable.

Bradley Callow is a speaker, entrepreneur and behavioral health executive. Consulting with businesses on advertising, marketing, and public relations strategies before the age of 20, Callow is no stranger to blazing his own path. With a commitment to challenging the status quo and passion for helping others succeed, a life dedicated to entrepreneurship, consulting and most recently behavioral health, couldn’t be more in alignment. His enthusiasm, creativity, and focus on what could be, rather than what is, affords him the type of mind which creates change and saves lives. Whether working with families, individuals, or in the field as a whole, Bradley works to open people’s minds to possibilities they never knew existed and then provides the resources and confidence to explore them.

Session Title: Raising Gritty Self-Reliant Kids

Ever see a model child? Everyone wants their kid to be smarter, braver, stronger, nicer and more independent. They desire children who are living up to their full potential. Do you wonder what these parents do differently? Join Bradley Callow and Gordie Bufton on the other side of the kitchen table to explore teachable-moments through a child’s perspective.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • When to create teachable-moments
  • Approaches to ensure authentic conversations
  • Tips to build lasting confidence
  • Ways to rise above peer pressure
  • How to pause and get present with their children

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Tanya Chernova

Tanya Chernova

Named one of the top 100 most powerful women in Canada, Tanya Chernova is an engaging and charismatic expert in human behavior, award-winning speaker, business coach and #1 bestselling author who has inspired countless individuals around the world. She has pioneered the groundbreaking global empowerment organization Courageous Living and PNRT (Progressive Neural Resolution Therapy), a revolutionary and proven means of overcoming subconscious barriers and maximizing individual potential.

Her success as an international award-winning entrepreneur and industry executive, combined with her vast expertise in the psychology of human behavior and the realm of neuroscience, make her uniquely suited to help entrepreneurs and their teams achieve breakthroughs in any work environment.

Session Title: The Neuroscience of Success. Are You Programmed for Success or Sabotage?

Attendees will participate in profound exercise that reveals the subconcious beliefs that hold you, your business and others on your team back, and will learn how to overcome them! Attendees will walk away with effective new strategies to empower themselves and lead their team with a clear vision for unlimited success.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • Learn the fundamentals of human psychology and why your brain resists change even when it’s time.
  • Use proven strategies to identify the symptoms of breakdown and turn them into breakthroughs to increase productivity and hit your targets.
  • Gain the tools to effectively manage emotions, minimize stress and become resilient under pressure.

Anand Chulani

Anand Chulani

After having the honor of being trained personally by motivational guru and success coach, Anthony Robbins, international speaker, leadership, peak performance coach and legacy advisor, Anand Chulani, created the “peak performance pyramid” model. The system is designed to continuously activate and empower leaders, teams and organizations in business, sports and entertainment to perform at their peak consistently and create a lasting legacy to achieve success…on their terms.

So far, Chulani has worked as a strategic consultant and coach with CEOs and senior leadership of Fortune 500 companies and elite family businesses in India such as Apple, Google, Disney, Accenture, Airtel, Reliance, Exxon Mobil, Credit Suisse, Cisco Systems, Toshiba, Turner Broadcasting and organizations such as YPO International and the International Association of Hostage Negotiators.

A regular guest on Bloomberg and CNBC on peak performance, leadership and entrepreneurial psychology, Chulani has had the privilege of working with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, athletes and leaders in the entertainment industry. He has worked with Olympic Gold Medalist Serena Williams, former UFC lightweight champion, Chuck Liddell, Hugh Jackman (X-MEN), Donna Karen and Sir Anthony Hopkins. He has shared the stage with other elite speakers such as Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup of the Soul, Secret) and Anthony Robbins.

Session Title: Never Settle

What separates an EO leader from other leaders is a standard to never settle, a hunger for more, a drive to always grow and to take their life, business and family to the next level. Leadership is not just a title or the ability to lead an organization-true leadership, it is about excelling in all four dimensions of life: personal, business, relationships and in the EO community. When you focus only on business, your personal life and relationships suffer, when you focus only on yourself, the business and the family doesn’t grow and when you focus on the family, everything else is affected. So how do you juggle these dimensions of life effectively? The answer doesn’t lie in more time, but in being more effective with your time and showing up as the most effective leader you can be in all areas of your life. This is what makes you an absolute champion.

In this highly energizing and engaging session, Chulani will give you tools and distinctions to have the right mindset, strategy and resources to be an absolute champion—a great leader who never settles.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • Tactics to balance all areas of your life
  • How to become more effective in managing your time
  • How to never settle and excel in each dimension of your life

Paul Freed

Paul Freed

Paul Freed is leading a movement for companies to reclaim the “Art of Recruiting” as a way to stand out from the pack and gain more control of how to land top talent. With 20 years of executive search experience filling hundreds of key positions, Paul has a front-row seat to see what works, and what doesn’t, in today’s job market. This unique insight led Paul to help CEOs assess their current recruiting activities, and deliver a practical game plan to transform their recruiting into a competitive strength.

Based in Seattle, Paul is the co-founder of Herd Freed Hartz, the top retained executive search firm in the US Northwest since 2001. For fifteen years, the firm has helped companies ranging from startups to large public organizations across a mix of roles and industries.

As a recruiting industry spokesperson and public speaker, he was chosen to moderate the Art of Recruiting docufilm series and was featured in Top Recruiter – Season 4: Reign of the Bosses. Paul is the former president of Northwest Recruiters Association, the largest professional recruiting organization in the region. He is often interviewed on a variety of recruiting topics and winner of the “Recruiting Best Practice” annual awards held by the Seattle Staffing Management Association.

Session Title: The Art of Recruiting: Inspire Talent to Join Your Company

Is recruiting holding back your business? Are your job descriptions boring? Gain control of your recruiting results with a practical game plan you can use right away. Learn industry secrets from an executive search leader with 20 years of experience helping other companies stand out from the pack. Attract key hires with your company’s story and increase the quality, speed and efficiency of your hiring process.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to upgrade your company “pitch” to attract top talent
  • Why your current job descriptions are broken and how to fix them
  • Free and inexpensive ways to upgrade your talent attraction strategy
  • How to create a positive candidate experience for a competitive advantage
  • 10 Dashboard metrics to assess and track your “Art of Recruiting”

Winnie Hart

Winnie Hart

Winnie Hart is the founder of TwinEngine, an entrepreneur, speaker, author of Stand Out – Mastering the 8 fundamentals of Standing Out in Business and creator of the One-Page Marketing Plan. She brings 25+ years of marketing experience, 125+ industry awards and a passion for leveraging her twin talents to help companies translate traditional marketing channels into forward-thinking solutions.

She has built a reputation as an inspired leader, speaker and savvy interpreter of business brand and personality. At TwinEngine, with her identical twin sister Lorrie Brignac Lee, they collaborate with the largest public and privately held corporations in the region, helping them define their distinct advantage and what makes them stand out. Winnie believes that every business has a distinct advantage that when discovered, provides just the inspiration and momentum a business needs to make a huge leap forward in performance and profitability.

Session Title: Stand Out: Tools to Master the Eight Fundamentals of Standing Out in Business

You may have a solid business strategy and plan, an excellent product or service, talented and dedicated employees and a rockstar sales and marketing team, but if you don’t stand out, you lose. Winnie offers a new perspective and a clear and structured approach to mastering how to stand out, be remembered, and become a trusted and preferred choice of customers and prospects. You will stand
out from the competition when you know your distinct advantage as a brand and learn how to leverage it successfully.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to stand out from the competition.
  • How to become a trusted choice amongst prospects.
  • How to use your company’s unique positioning to leverage successful growth.

Fredrik Härén

Fredrik Härén

[:en]Fredrik Härén is an author and keynote speaker on business creativity, change and global business. He has delivered 2,000 presentations in over 60 countries on six continents. (Just last year he spoke in 22 different countries.) He was voted Speaker of The Year in Sweden as well as selected as one of the “The Best Swedish Speakers Ever.” He is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional – one of 700 globally) as well as a GSP Global (one of only 30 globally).

He is the author of nine books, including The Idea Book which was included in “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time” list. His second most popular book, The Developing World examines creativity, dreams and curiosity, how businesses are being more creative, plus the pitfalls of not seeing what is going on in today’s world. His latest book is called One World. One Company. It is a book about what it means to be a truly global company.

Session Title: One World. One Company.

It has never been more important to truly understand what it means to have a global mindset. In this talk, Fredrik will cover topics such as “The Global Divide,” “The Global Natives,” “Truly Global Companies” and many, many more. He will draw from his experience of doing research in over 40 countries and working in over 60. The aim with the speech is to open up the eyes to the possibilities and opportunities of having a broader and more open approach to the world, as a company and as an individual.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • Fredrik’s insights from his research and work around the world
  • How to operate a business with a global mindset
  • How to bridge cultures and business for both personal and professional growth

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Katherine Kortes-Miller

Katherine Kortes-Miller

[:en]Kathy thinks about dying and death a lot! She knows it helps her to embrace life full on. She is an unconventional death educator with a passion for palliative care and improving the end of life care for all. Kathy has been teaching and researching at Lakehead University for over a decade, inspiring and challenging the future healthcare providers of tomorrow. She teaches them to be prepared to care for individuals who are dying and their families in all healthcare settings. She leverages her experiences as a cancer survivor and as a palliative care provider to challenge us to have the important conversations about dying, death and life. Kathy strives to make an impact with her teaching, research and speaking to discover, share and communicate the information that we are all “dying to know.”

Session Title: Talking About Death Won’t Kill You

Dying matters! Each death impacts a minimum of five other people. Entrepreneurs encounter dying and death on a regular basis no matter what their business is, whether it be a personal experience or an employee dealing with a life-limiting illness. How they manage these experiences will impact their work. It is essential that they learn how to talk about it, support others and take care of themselves.

We are distancing ourselves from dying and death through geography, medical advancements, media and language. We need to reintroduce it back into our communities and make space for dying and death in our living. Our communities need to step in and EO leaders can galvanize this process. Kathy will teach us how by sharing stories and research laced with a unique brand of compassion and humor.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to view death as not a taboo subject, but rather a shared life experience.
  • New perspectives and a deep understanding when it comes to talking about death.
  • How and why speaking about death brings us closer to our loved ones and communities, more than we ever imagined possible.

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Muniba Mazari

Muniba Mazari

[:en][:en][:en]Muniba Mazari decided to find her inner strength by using art as a tool after a car accident left her paralysed nine years ago. A dreamer, Ms. Mazari chose art as a way to break free from the fetters of her physical disability and transcend into the vibrant world of her dreams. Her art is a glimpse into her aspirations in life, her fears and her never fading hope. Under the brand name of “Muniba’s Canvas,” her art is a depiction of memories that may have once haunted her but has now transformed into opportunities, passion and resilience. Her paintings are not merely paintings; they depict her life story. They are dwellings from the beautiful dreams that have pushed her to achieve what many abled people have failed to achieve.

Muniba is a social activist who works with schools that particularly cater to the needs of less privileged children. As a brand ambassador for Chughtai Lab Pakistan, medical camps are being organised in a number of cities in Pakistan, particularly at schools that give free education to those who are less fortunate. These camps include free diagnostics and medical tests of all kinds, free medical advice, medicine, counseling for teachers and parents, lessons on personal hygiene and much more. The main aim of this initiative is to provide free medical facilities to those who can’t afford it.

She is Asia’s first wheelchair bound television host who works as an anchor for the National TV of Pakistan, was one of BBC’s top 100 influential women from the world this year and is one of the pond’s miracle mentors. She’s a motivational speaker and has been recently nominated as the very first Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women Pakistan.

Through her work and life story, Ms. Mazari aspires to inspire those who lose hope. The only message she gives to the world is that “You are the hero of your own life story and heroes never give up!“[:][:][:]


Gina Mollicone-Long

Gina Mollicone-Long

Gina Mollicone-Long knows firsthand what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Since starting her first company in 1998, she has become a serial entrepreneur, helping people and companies get what they want. She is the co-founder of The Greatness Group, a multi-national training, team-building and personal development company. She has a breadth of corporate experience that ranges from giants such as Procter & Gamble to high-tech incubators, small start-ups and even the non-profit sector. In each and every enterprise, personal or professional, Gina brings her straightforward approach and her ferocious energy along with a firm belief that the “impossible” is always possible.

An expert on change and peak performance, Gina is also the best-selling author of two books, The Secret of Successful Failing and Think or Sink, and international best-seller in six countries. She is a compelling motivational speaker and has shared the stage with the likes of Bob Proctor from the blockbuster movie, The Secret.

All of her endeavors fall under her mission in life, which is to “reveal greatness,” be it individuals, teams, companies or communities. There is no straight line with Gina; all of her varied experiences have shaped her unique perspective as an entrepreneur, speaker and coach.

Session Title: LEADERshift – Intuition is the New Success Hack

Think Branson, Jobs, Winfrey and Buffett. What quality does each of them credit as the secret to their success? Intuition! It’s time to move beyond the old models of driving profits and generating results. The ability to access deeper levels of intelligence and make quick decisions in the absence of complete information will be the mark of the new leader.

People believe that intuition is a gift that you are either born with or not. The truth is that intuition is a faculty of the mind that can be cultivated and honed to produce replicable results. Intuition is a system that everyone possesses. But not everyone has the discipline required to develop and leverage it to produce outstanding success. Come and learn what the best entrepreneurs and innovators in the world are using as a shortcut to success! lntuition is the new success hack!

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to access deeper levels of intelligence and intuition.
  • How to make quick decisions without having the complete picture in front of you.
  • To develop and leverage your intuition to produce incredible results

Bashir Rahemtulla

Bashir Rahemtulla

[:en][:en]Bashir has investigated over 1,000 fraud and corruption cases in his career which has taken him to the four corners of the world. He has led the investigation into Canada’s largest affinity fraud where 3,000 investors were duped of their life savings totaling more than $90 million. He has investigated the corruption of a country’s sitting prime minister, attorney general and other sitting ministers. If there’s a way to commit fraud in a company, Bashir has likely seen it, knows how it was done and also how it could have been avoided. An entertaining and sought after speaker and presenter, Bashir presents a storied approach to the anatomy of a fraud calling on prior cases he has investigated.

He is the president and founder of INTELYSIS, an investigations firm with offices around the world. With a unique approach to the field of corporate investigations combining skills in forensic accounting, document examination and due diligence, Intelysis provides businesses with both preventative and investigative strategies to protect them from fraudulent activity, often unnoticed by entrepreneurs until it is too late.

Bashir is an entrepreneur (a flag waving EO member) and a CPA in both Canada and the US, as well as a CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) and a CFCS (Certified Financial Crime Specialist).

Session Title: Fraud-Proofing Your Company

“Fraud is something that happens to mega corporations…”
“I know exactly what happens in my accounting department…”
“I trust my employees implicitly…”
“That could never happen to me…”

Do these sound familiar? Unfortunately, entrepreneurs are more susceptible to fraud than most other organizations and yet they are the most trusting, making their businesses vulnerable to risk and exploitation. Find out how to keep trust as an asset in your company and prevent it from becoming a liability. In this session, Bashir Rahemtulla, a fraud investigations expert and fellow entrepreneur will give you the tools and techniques that will help to prevent your business from becoming a victim of fraud in areas you would least expect.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • Areas where your business is most exposed.
  • How to find out if you’re already a victim of fraud.
  • What you can do to close the back door.
  • Tools and “red flag” controls for ongoing monitoring and detection.

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Matthew Spacie, MBE

Matthew Spacie, MBE

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In 1999, Matthew established Magic Bus, which he has grown from a small group of volunteers conducting informal rugby sessions and one-off outdoor camps for disadvantaged children in Mumbai, into a multiple award-winning, large-scale NGO working to move millions of children and youth from highly marginalised communities out of poverty. He currently heads Magic Bus operations across the world.

When Matthew created Magic Bus at the age of 29, he was the COO of Cox and Kings, India’s largest holiday tour operator. In 2001, he left his role at Cox and Kings and dedicated all his time to Magic Bus. In 2006, Matthew also cofounded cleartrip.com, which he and his partnership team built into a US $600 million per annum online travel business making it the largest pure-play online travel company in South Asia.

Matthew has been elected an Ashoka Fellow, a TED Fellow and as an Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP) Fellow, and has been awarded full international rugby caps for India and playing in the World Cup Qualifiers in 2001. In 2007, he was awarded an MBE for services to children in the Commonwealth, and in 2015 he won the Beyond Sport Leadership Award. Matthew sits on the Global Advisory Boards of Etihad Airlines and DASRA. He is a UK Citizen and is married with two children.

Session Title: Magic Bus: Innovating to Solve Poverty

In this session, Matthew will be talk about the inception of a new idea to solve poverty, in a country that is currently losing the battle. Despite 3.5 million charities and good legal infrastructure to protect citizens, India has 60 million more people living in poverty now than it did 20 years ago. Magic Bus started in 1999 and is now one of the country’s largest non-profit organisations, growing at a pace in excess of 50% year on year. Matthew will talk about the challenges of scale and sustenance in a highly complex environment and how Magic Bus is building one of India’s only institutions to be able to provide a viable, long-term solution to some of the world’s poorest individuals. Magic Bus is now able to export its IP and is the/one of the first Indian charities to scale into multiple countries.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to be a catalyst for change.
  • How to creatively problem solve issues such as poverty.
  • Insight into managing an international charity.

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Dawnna St. Louis

Dawnna St. Louis

[:en][:en][:en][:en]As a serial entrepreneur and author, Dawnna St. Louis has come up with some wickedly amazing ideas. Dawnna knows that being an entrepreneur and trying to turn an idea into profit can be like running the gauntlet on the endurance T.V. show American Ninja Warrior…over hot coals…into hurricane force winds!

OUCH!

But, Dawnna uncovered a strategy that transformed that gauntlet into a cakewalk and exponentially boosted her profit margin. Within three years of starting her business intelligence consultancy, Dawnna developed The Six – a radically simple to use business building strategy that transformed a single opportunity into a 9-figure business without a dedicated sales team. She used The Six to build a business and fill her client list with industry A-players.

Today, Dawnna is a forward-thinking, game-changing keynote speaker whose unique blend of edgy humor and deep business knowledge makes her a highly sought out force of nature on the platform. She shares specific and simple tactics and strategies to turn your workforce into a multi-million dollar sales force, increase your profit margin in minutes, and lead a loyal team that is dedicated to your vision.

Session Title: The Six: Six Strategically Simple Blockbuster Business Strategies of the Million-Dollar Entrepreneur

What makes an uber-successful entrepreneur uber-successful? They make more money! Their customers love them! They live a lifestyle business that most can only dream of! Ever wonder how or where they get their mojo?

During this high-powered deep-content session, you will discover how to transform every typical eight-hour workday into the profit pumping day it is begging to become!

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • Six habits that million-dollar entrepreneurs do every single day to quickly grow their business.
  • How to be the prime choice and stay at top-of-mind for your best customer.
  • Three actions that turn your best customer into your hardest working sales force.

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