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David Rivkin

By admin | 04/2011 | 9/11, American Affairs, Authors, BUSINESS, Crisis Management, Current Events, Disaster Preparedness, Election Analysis, Energy, Energy Issues, Environmental Issues, Globalization, Human Rights, International Affairs, Law, Negotiation, Political Analysis, Strategy, Terrorism, World Affairs | No comments

Attorney David B. Rivkin, Jr. has studied the U.S. Constitution and related historical documents with scholarly rigor, and has authored incisive commentary on the critical constitutional issues of our day. Now in private practice, Rivkin’s lengthy career has been distinguished by service in the White House during two presidential terms, in both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Energy. He is a well-known writer and media commentator on matters of constitutional and international law, as well as on foreign and defense policy. A trusted representative of conservative viewpoints, Rivkin is frequently called upon to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and other congressional committees. He testified as a minority party witness in the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and in 2009, before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding “The Legal, Moral, and National Security Consequences of ‘Prolonged Detention.’” Rivkin boasts an extensive body of work; his legal opinion pieces and commentary include more than 350 articles and numerous guest appearances on radio, and network and cable televisions programs, such as CNN, NPR, BBC, Fox News, NBC, ABC, CBS and Al Jazeera. He develops his positions on critical public and legal matters not from political ideology, but from a reasoned interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, legislation, judicial rulings, and legal opinions. David Rivkin currently represents foreign governments and corporate entities on legal, political, economic, defense, and public relations matters. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Nixon Center, Contributing Editor at The National Review, and a member of the Advisory Council at The National Interest magazine, and currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Center for Law and Counterterrorism at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Read more…

Marvelless Mark

By admin | 03/2011 | BUSINESS, Communication, Creativity, Energy, ENTERTAINMENT, HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT!, Spouse Programs, Teambuilding, Teamwork, Workforce Issues | No comments

Who is Marvelless Mark…Really?
There’s More to this Motivational Speaker / Emcee than Meets the Eye……

If you don’t know who Marvelless Mark is, well, it is time to find out. Let’s begin at the beginning: he’s not a deejay. He’s not a band. He’s not a typical… well, to be honest, there’s nothing typical about this one-of-a-kind “edu-tainer” (one who combines entertainment with education).

What he is, is America’s favorite front man, motivational emcee, and “rock star”. He offers a multitude of outrageous interactive options for special events, meetings, general sessions, key notes, conventions, group gatherings, and more.

Every one of his opening acts, shows, teambuilding exercises, and characters can be customized to suit any company or audience and the best part—each has a purposeful and meaningful message, specifically tailored to your business’ agenda.

In the forefront of the event industry for almost 20 years, Marvelless Mark Kamp has reinvented himself time and time again to always remain fresh and innovative. He aligns himself with some of the finest dancers, performers, bands, and DJs in the business to back him up in his unique brand of entertainment. Read more…

Andrew Winston

By admin | 03/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Consumer Trends, Corporate Culture, Energy, Environmental Issues, Future Trends / Futurists, Globalization, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Moderators/Facilitators, Strategic Planning, Sustainability | No comments

Andrew Winston is an accomplished, engaging speaker. He’s given keynotes and moderated panel discussions in front of audiences of all types and sizes, from small meetings of the top executives at a corporation to large conference keynotes in front of thousands of people. Andrew relies on his real-world business experience and comfort on stage to bring a relaxed (and often humorous) style to his presentations on the overlap of business and environment. He has no boring 5-bullet-point slides and uses mainly visual images that grab the audience’s interest. Andrew tailors his examples and ideas to match the audience, but his “regular” talks run from 20 to 60 minutes; his programs explore how environmental pressures such as climate change, as well as powerful stakeholders, are all driving companies to go green; he offers strategies and tools the world’s best companies use to innovate and profit in this new, environmentally-sensitive world, while Illuminating the hurdles companies face when trying to go green and sharing stories of how leading companies make environmental stewardship a strategic competitive advantage. Read more…

David L. Smith

By admin | 01/2011 | Authors, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Energy, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Investing, The Market | No comments

With singular independence of mind and uncanny insight, David L. Smith explains what is going on in the global economy and financial markets—the good, the bad and the ugly – and how investors and businesses can avoid surprises and deploy resources to avoid losses and capture profits in volatile times. If you want “conventional wisdom” try the punditocracy; however if you want to know what is really going on and how to profit from it, listen to David L. Smith. As an independent economist, Smith has been praised for his objective and original insight, free of commercial bias. Rejecting the herd instincts of the conventional wisdom spouters, Smith’s uncanny forecasts and profitable strategies have enabled his audiences to reap handsome rewards and avoid substantial losses. Read more…

Bernard Baumohl

By admin | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, China, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Energy, Energy Issues, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Outsourcing, Risk Management, The Market | No comments

Bernard Baumohl, Chief Global Economist and Managing Director of The Economic Outlook Group, is far ahead of the curve in assessing the direction of the U.S. and world economy. After starting his career as an analyst with the Council on Foreign Relations, he later served as an economist at European American Bank, where he was responsible for monitoring the global economy and developing forecasts. Baumohl was also TIME magazine’s senior economics reporter for two decades. An award-winning journalist, he covered the news from New York, Washington, London, and Jerusalem. A dynamic and entertaining speaker, Baumohl uses real-world examples and stories to illuminate every U.S. and foreign indicator that matters to the global economy. He discusses how recent geopolitical shocks will change the economy and your business, including the outlook for the economy, jobs, inflation, interest rates and oil prices. He also dissects complex issues such as whether consumer spending and business investments will accelerate or fade and how sectors like housing, travel, retailing, and exports will perform. Baumohl has frequently been featured on television and radio, including CNN and CNBC, and is a regular commentator on Public Television’s Nightly Business Report. He is often cited in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Business Week, Barron’s, and U.S. News & World Report, and has made hundreds of speeches around the country and lectured at New York University, Duke University, and the New York Institute of Finance. His incisive analysis of the prospects for the dollar, euro, yen and other currencies, which countries will be the leaders and which the laggards in the global economy, and the greatest economic and geopolitical risks we now face are highly regarded by the media, and will inform your audience on the headline-making issues of the day. Read more…

Michael Colopy

By admin | 01/2011 | American Affairs, Asia, China, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Management, Current Events, Cyber-security, Diplomacy, Disaster Preparedness, Emerging Markets, Energy, Energy Issues, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, India, International Affairs, Moderators/Facilitators, Outsourcing, Political Analysis, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Terrorism, The Middle East, World Affairs | No comments

Michael Colopy’s presentation method is brain-stretching, enlightening and memorable. Colopy addresses corporate and association audiences on global trends and the challenges US business faces around the world, especially in dealings with China, a country he knows well. In a bracing narrative style, incorporating new developments – including the morning’s news – he conveys deep and broad knowledge, navigating, analyzing and forecasting world currents since 1988. The lively and unrehearsed Q & A portion of his presentations engages audience members directly, customizing the session to the interests of participants. Educated at Princeton, Michael Colopy’s research projects have taken him to Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Ukraine, El Salvador, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, the PRC, France, the UK and Venezuela. Colopy learned through firsthand experience how the attitudes and agendas of other nations can affect the American brand. He understands US government policy processes well, having served as staff in both the US House and Senate, partner in a major DC lobbying firm, consultant to foreign governments and advisor to Fortune One Hundred corporations and trade associations of every stripe. Colopy’s record of accurate predictions stands out; he has anticipated and tracked global trends, regional developments (especially in East Asia), leadership choices, political agendas, economic shifts and currency policies, connecting the dots among such distinct factors as the re-emergence of China’s reformers under Prime Minister Wen Jia-bao, transformation of the labor market, competition for commodity resources, pollution, alarming pressures on US corporations (forced transfers of IP, for example), the Google confrontation, skewing state investments to favor populist programs, the evolving “hostage capital” dilemma and the changing face of internal discontent. Colopy deftly unbraids the intricacies of Japan’s foreign policy, its trade and political disputes with China, the collapse of its economic renewal agenda, the lethargic response of ministries, rising security anxieties and the fundamental crisis of its aging population. He also reviews positive prospects in Vietnam and the Philippines, political re-stabilizing in Thailand and Malaysia, resurgence in Indonesia and the strategically crucial regional role of Australia. Colopy’s dynamic style, recently described as “the antidote to jet lag”, is articulate, clear and directly responsive to his audience. He is especially known for his humorous asides – he offers no feel-good “happy talk” but practical, highly specific and insightful assessments. Michael Colopy readily challenges old orthodoxies when evidence and patterns warrant or to test the validity of a plan or policy. His combination of wit, broad knowledge, practical information and energetic style has impressed hundreds of audiences and earned him among the highest rates of repeat appearance in America. Read more…