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Next month, President Clinton is featured on the cover of Esquire Magazine, which includes a special interview with President Clinton titled, "Bill Clinton: Someone We Can All Agree On."

Last week, President Clinton spoke to a record-breaking crowd at the Annual Convention of the National Retail Federation in NYC. The organization's blog site boasted: "He was the first current or former President to appear, and helped boost attendance to a record 25,500." Read more...


Nobel Peace Laureate and former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan receives glowing ovations from events around the world: "Kofi Annan performed excellently to The Liverpool Summit. He portrayed that rare combination of intellectual gravitas and humility that was extremely well received by the audience." (Benchmark Management Ltd); "You truly enriched our evening. Your message touched our minds as well as our hearts and enhanced our commitment to progress." (BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH); "Kofi Annan contributed hugely to the success of the evening's event. His speech was masterful. The response of the 10,000 [in attendance] was overwhelming." (AWD Holding AG).


Throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S., Vice President Al Gore has been speaking to audiences about leadership, reinvention, the challenges facing global business, the democratization of technology, and the centrality of science in issues facing our nation and the world today.

Vice President Gore spoke to an audience of 2,000 at Synchronised Marketing and Event Agency's Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in South Africa to huge acclaim: "It went incredibly well! VP Gore was an absolute pleasure to work with and our audience loved him!!"


World-renowned economist and former Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund John Lipsky gave a powerful keynote presentation last week to the Fort Washington Investment Advisors. The group confirmed that he brought robust and timely insights to their event: "John is unique in that he can speak to current global economic issues as an investor, policy-maker and economist. He partnered with our chief investment officer and portfolio managers to dive deep into a number of topics, including the euro-zone debt crisis. For any investment or professional services firm engaged in the global markets, his insights are well worth the investment."


Nobel Prize Winner, leading voice in the fight for democracy in Egypt and former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei was featured in Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers list last month for "helping put the political demands of Egypt's citizens on a global stage." Read more... Organizations who have hosted Dr. ElBaradei have praised his insights: “Your valuable contribution helped to make the conclave a great success.” (India Today); "Excellent session. The audience was very engaged. He is such an amazing intellect yet so approachable." (Thomson Reuters).


Organizations who have secured world-renowned economist Larry Summers as a speaker find him to be insightful and dynamic: "Larry was insightful, brilliant, provocative and very engaging." (Commonfund); "Summers was engaging and dynamic!” (Charles River Ventures) This month, Dr. Summers penned a handful of provocative articles including: "The Key to Recovery: Boosting Business Confidence" for the Washington Post; “Davos Needs to Address Uncertainty” and “Why Isn’t Capitalism Working?” for Reuters.


Laura D'Andrea Tyson, former Chairwoman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, a dean at two top-ranked business schools and a board member of three multinational companies, recently became a member of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. Sponsors hosting Dr. Tyson commend her ability to distill complex economic issues: "Given your great knowledge of the U.S. and Global economy, and your unique ability to present a complex subject in a relaxed and clear fashion, we received a significant number of compliments from those attending the meeting for having engaged you." (American Cotton Shippers Association)


Additional Voices on Global Issues

Gerhard Schroder: Former Chancellor of Germany

Henry Kissinger: Nobel Peace Laureate; Former Secretary of State; World-Renowned Diplomat

Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan: Founder & Chair, King Hussein Foundation; Founding Member, Global Zero White

Vicente Fox: Former President of Mexico

Zalmay Khalilzad: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2007-2009;
Former Ambassador to Iraq; Former Ambassador to Afghanistan

Dennis Ross: Middle East Adviser to Five Presidents; Special Assistant to President Obama and Nat'l Security Council Sr. Dir. for the Central Region, 2009-2011


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