Barry Tomalin, MA, is a leading authority on world business culture and a management consultant, trainer, public speaker and writer, specialising in language and cross-cultural issues in diplomacy and business. He is Senior Lecturer in International Communication and Cultures at the London Academy of Diplomacy and his book ‘The World’s Business Cultures – a Handbook (3rd […]
Sid Forrest is VP of human resources at EnerSys. In 2004, EnerSys became publicly traded on the NYSE and since 2002 has grown from $300M to around $2.5B both organically and through over 28 acquisitions throughout the world.
Matt Kaine from Big Rock Labs has long admired brands that have had a way of creating an emotional connection with their audience through a well designed marketing strategy. After earning his business degree at Conestoga College, Guelph, he has worked within marketing and creative agencies in Toronto, New York and Miami over the last 10 […]
Maya Hu-Chan is an international management consultant, executive coach and author. She specializes in global leadership, executive coaching and cross-cultural business skills. Maya is the founder and President of Global Leadership Associates, a management consulting firm based in San Diego, California. Since Global Leadership Associates was founded in 1992 Maya and her associates have trained […]
Dr. J. Keith Dunbar established Potentious to provide forward-thinking M&A consulting services to companies large and small. With Dr. Dunbar’s insights into leadership analysis, companies minimize the risk and maximize the probability of M&A success to meet financial objectives. Leveraging his groundbreaking research on the role of collective leadership capability in successful M&As, Dr. Dunbar’s […]
Head global talent management for GSK’s R&D division and Global Franchise organization with responsibility for succession, talent pipelining, early and high potential talent, graduate programmes and executive talent acquisition. Jaison is a dynamic global leader with strategic vision, high business acumen, keen insight and strong executive presence. He is commercially oriented and able to connect […]
Dr. Bill Powers joined the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in March 2005 and serves as a Senior Advisor for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of the Under Secretary (OUS). In this role, Bill manages a host of policy facets that build and promote a culture of individual and organizational preparedness among […]
Mary Lindenstein Walshok is an author, educator, researcher, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs and Dean of Extension at the University of California San Diego. She is a thought leader and subject matter expert on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth. She is the author of more than 100 articles and reports on […]
Ian recently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and oversees the people agenda across the company’s operations in Asia, Europe, LatAm and North America. A truly global citizen he has developed an acute appreciation of other cultures and how to build effective businesses and teams within them. Ian was born in the UK grew up in Singapore […]
Jeffrey Wangler is the President of AIReS. He joined AIReS in 1991 as an Account Manager, and was later promoted to Sales Manager of the Central Region. Mr. Wangler relocated to Los Angeles to open the West Coast Regional Office in 1993. After achieving explosive growth in the western region, he was promoted to Executive […]
