Guest speakers

Sir Nicholas Serota is Director of the Tate. It is said of him, that Tate Modern, would just be a room added onto Tate Britain, without his personal vision, drive and restlessness. Sir Nicholas has a few surprising tips for managers wanting to effect change in their organisations, including the "gem" that you should appoint people around you who challenge your own views.

Steve Street, Senior IT Architect, UK & Ireland New Business, Integrated Technology Delivery, IBM Global Services IBM's Steve Street explains why the financial meltdown, which demonstrates the limitations of a purely financial model, will motivate a move towards multiple sources of value. Services are crucial for our economy, the crisis has shown this very clearly, therefore it makes sense to look more scientifically at this important part of our society. We are, Steve believe, on the cusp of a radical transformation in the way services are delivered.

Patrick von Sychowski, Chief Operating Officer, Adlabs Digital Cinema The economic down turn is good for the cinema business, people want escapism at an affordable price and that fits in with Bollywood's plan to increase its global market share of the film industry. It might just be that "East" can teach new tricks to the "West" says Patrick.

Dr Gerard Tellis, Neely Chair of American Enterprise, and Director of the Center for Global Innovation, Marshall School of Business, USC As the markets in the new emerging economies open up, Gerard says, success is not necessarily guaranteed. You have to make the right decision at the right time.

Kunal Sinha, Executive Director, Discovery, Ogilvy and Mather Greater China As a successful businessman, photographer, and author, who has written a book called How Creativity Is Transforming Society and Business in China, Kunal likes looking into the crystal ball of China's future. Needless to say he thinks the emerging markets are there for the taking.

Professor Ashok Som, Associate Professor of Management, ESSEC Business School, Paris-Singapore As their income levels swell, middle-class Indian and Chinese consumers are developing a taste for expensive luxury items imported from abroad explains Ashok.

Anuradha Ghosh-Muzumdar, Assistant Vice President and Indian Art Specialist, Sotheby's New York The emerging art market, says Anuradha, is booming and likely to keep on going up.

Professor Anil Gupta, Indian Institute of Management, co-ordinator, SRISTI and Honey Bee Network, and Executive Vice Chair, National Innovation Foundation There is every reason why those 'busy bees', the grassroots inventors, the 'knowledge holders', with their cultural and economic creativity, will unlock the key to India's future says Anil.

Rama Bijapurkar believes it is India's adaptability at all levels of society that makes it so appealing to investors.

Centre for India & Global Business The Centre for India and Global Business at Cambridge Judge Business School in Cambridge is creating a new dialogue for Western understanding of the emerging markets in India and China. On the one hand the rise of India and China as fast-growing global markets and world-class sources of innovation threatens the West but on the other the West needs a greater understanding of how it can succeed in these new giant Asian markets. Each needs the other but economic and cultural differences often hinder business development. At a special two day Conference entitled "Innovation in India and China", Navi Radjou, Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business, and Jaideep Prabhu, Nehru Professor of Indian Business, brought leading minds from the worlds of business, marketing, film, fashion and culture together to enable East and West to meet and find out how to create value from these emerging markets.

The Centre for India and Global Business at Cambridge Judge Business School in Cambridge is creating a new dialogue for Western understanding of the emerging markets in India and China. On the one hand the rise of India and China as fast-growing global markets and world-class sources of innovation threatens the West but on the other the West needs a greater understanding of how it can succeed in these new giant Asian markets. Each needs the other but economic and cultural differences often hinder business development. At a special two day Conference entitled "Innovation in India and China", Navi Radjou, Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business, and Jaideep Prabhu, Nehru Professor of Indian Business, brought leading minds from the worlds of business, marketing, film, fashion and culture together to enable East and West to meet and find out how to create value from these emerging markets.

Lord Dennis Stevenson was previously Chairman of HBOS, and until recently was also Chairman of Pearson, the world's largest educational publisher and owner of the Financial Times. He is a member of Cambridge Judge Business School's Advisory Board and is also Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission. As part of the Cambridge Leadership Seminars, he told MBA students how he got started on his high flying career, why he thought Britain was pulling out of the recession, and urged them to consider jobs both in enterprise and in the public sector.

Maurice Levy, Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, and Kevin Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, are definitely "opposites" who attract. Together they have built up a successful global brand which dominates the world of advertising. It was, says Maurice, a "simple" vision to value our "people" and to trust in them. Now the Publicis Groupe is one of the world's top four leading advertising and communications organisations. Maurice Levy speaks about his agency, his views on building a brand and multinational company in the age of globalisation and his opposite half and "twin mind" Kevin Roberts.

Senator Yves Leterme, Former Prime Minister of Belgium Senator Leterme compares the Anglo-Saxon and the Rhineland models of socio-economic development The current economic crisis he believes has stemmed from an over purification of neo-liberalism, which saw many economies move from over-regulation, to de-regulation, to self-regulation to non-regulation. The cure? A blending of the best of the Anglo-Saxon and Rhineland systems. Senator Leterme explains how.

Dr Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, explains the concept of "naked shorting", and how he predicted as early as three years ago that the corruption of the regulator of the US capital market would lead to the systemic collapse we have now witnessed, why we need to watch the bank rescue plans and not the stimulus plans and his next predictions for the future.

Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, believes we are seeing not a global recession but a global catastrophe and a radical restructuring of the world. The leaders who emerge from this will be those who are able to emotionally inspire others, and re-introduce trust in a world of uncertainty and fear; they will be able to capture the power of language, they will be, like Barack Obama, the storytellers. Kevin Roberts explains why he believes the revolution will begin with language.

Rob Lees, co-author of When Professionals Have to Lead and a member of the School's "Programme for Excellence" faculty, describes the background to the launch of two new open programmes, The Law Firm Partner and The Professional Service Firm Partner. He highlights the programmes' distinguishing features, in particular their unique blend of academic and practically based sessions which provide partners not only with an in-depth understanding of the concepts of PSF management and the partner role, but also with the skills to translate and apply those concepts in their daily working lives. And, he maintains, in the current economic environment, having partners with those skills will be decisive in determining which firms succeed in the next few years.

Professor Vicky Pryce, Director General of Economics at BERR and Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service According to Professor Vicky Pryce, the current financial crisis is an opportunity to stimulate green business in all organisations, moving the world towards a low carbon economy and a sustainable recovery.

Mr Michael Littlechild, Director of Good Corporation Michael Littlechild explains why companies need to merge their business ethics with their corporate social responsibility strategy and make them a central not peripheral business issue.

Ms Ann Pettifor, Executive Director of Advocacy International The days of easy money, easy consumption and easy debt are over, according to Ann Pettifor, who argues that finance should be a servant to the economy, not its master.

Mr Jack Keenan, CEO of Grand Cru Consulting Change needs to happen sooner rather than later - Jack Keenan thinks that this process needs to begin in the boardrooms, where better corporate governance will recreate trust in businesses.

Sir Crispin Tickell, Director of the Policy Foresight Programme, Oxford University Sir Crispin Tickell believes that women and education hold the key to a future of sustainable global values.

Dr Noreena Hertz, Associate Director of CIBAM Dr Noreena Hertz on why in an interconnected world an open source form of capitalism is what is required for longer term viability.

The CIBAM Global Business Symposium Corporations and governments are having to face up to the new challenges of how to operate in a global business environment where the financial sector is broken and needs fixing, and protecting the environment is a major concern for all. "Sustainable competitiveness" is the new catch phrase as business leaders and government's embrace a different language. Phrases like "business ethics", "environmental protection" and "wealth distribution" are being talked about in board rooms and cabinets around the globe. The Centre for International Business and Management (CIBAM) at Cambridge Judge Business School in Cambridge invited some of the leading thinkers in "Green Business and Green Values" to share their thoughts on how to meet these new business challenges in the 21st century. The conference was sponsored by BERR (Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform), and organised by Dr Christos Pitelis, the Director of CIBAM.

The CIBAM Global Business Symposium Corporations and governments are having to face up to the new challenges of how to operate in a global business environment where the financial sector is broken and needs fixing, and protecting the environment is a major concern for all. "Sustainable competitiveness" is the new catch phrase as business leaders and government's embrace a different language. Phrases like "business ethics", "environmental protection" and "wealth distribution" are being talked about in board rooms and cabinets around the globe. The Centre for International Business and Management (CIBAM) at Cambridge Judge Business School in Cambridge invited some of the leading thinkers in "Green Business and Green Values" to share their thoughts on how to meet these new business challenges in the 21st century. The conference was sponsored by BERR (Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform), and organised by Dr Christos Pitelis, the Director of CIBAM.

Dame Patricia Hodgson, Principal of Newnham College and BBC Trustee If success in the creative sector is crucially dependent on a combination of talent and popular response to it, what role is there for leaders and managers? Talented individuals are notoriously difficult to manage and public reactions to arts and media offerings equally hard to predict. Yet professional managers and leaders have emerged who have helped Britain become the world leader it is today in the creative sector. Dame Patricia Hodgson of the BBC Trust explains the kinds of challenges they face and the breadth of skills they need in order to be able to operate successfully in a creative environment.

Jack Lang, Andy Richards and Laurence Garrett Cambridge Angels Jack Lang and Dr Andy Richards, along with venture capitalist Laurence Garrett, talk about why the current economic gloom is in fact a great opportunity for start-ups, especially for those whose products will immediately satisfy customer needs as opposed to the tougher 'new product, new market' model. But, they stress the importance of targeting your investment model at the right type of investor, as well as the need for start-ups to understand what is 'fashionable' in the investor market and to be able to steer their way through these changes.

James P. Leape, Director General, WWF International Today's consumer driven culture is ecologically unsustainable; this fact poses a clear challenge to governments who must agree responses to climate change and other issues. But what role can business play? Jim Leape, Director General and Chief Executive of WWF International, explains how companies can help drive a shift to sustainability in their sectors and more broadly, the roles that NGOs can play in catalysing such a shift.

Dr Michael Lynch OBE, Founder and CEO of Autonomy, explains the importance of building a team capable of delivering your vision - a top team full of the right talent will be able to convert an idea in a tough and competitive market into a real global success. However in order to build this dream team you need to be prepared to take a few risks.

Dr Edwina Pio, Visiting Professor from AUT, New Zealand Why are the majority of entrepreneurs white males, what are the underlying mechanisms, just how important is legislation in tackling discrimination and what will be the impact of global recession on migrant women workers? Visiting Professor Edwina Pio explains.

Dr Bill Janeway, Senior Advisor, Warburg Pincus and Member of Cambridge Judge Business School's Advisory Board Dr Janeway comments on the current crisis, where he thinks it all went wrong and why financial economics needs to be re-established as a social science.

Dr Hermann Hauser, Co-Founder of Amadeus Capital Partners and Visiting Entrepreneur at the School's Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning When is an idea a business opportunity? Dr Hauser discusses the secrets of taking an idea and turning it into an enterprise following his Enterprise Tuesday seminar on 11 November 2008.

Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL, Founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer and Visiting Entrepreneur at the School's Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning Following his Enterprise Tuesday seminar on 4 November 2008, Lord Karan Bilimoria talks about the implications of going global with an idea.