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4 World Leaders and Dynamic Speakers

Kofi Annan

Nobel Peace Laureate and former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan remains a powerful voice on human rights issues around the world.

His highly-anticipated new book, We the Peoples: A UN for the Twenty-First Century, was published earlier this month and is a collection of his key speeches from his time at the UN.

Mr. Annan continues to be an in-demand speaker around the globe. He recently spoke on behalf of a leading telecommunications company, a major financial institution, and was a speaker at the World Economic Forum.

Schiffrin Barroway loved Mr. Annan's presentation: "Secretary-General Annan was simply excellent. He exceeded my expectations, which were high to begin with, and captivated and inspired the audience. The feedback we received from the delegates at the seminar was universally positive.

Mohamed ElBaradei
Ehud Barak

Few individuals have the breadth of political, economic and military leadership experience as former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, enabling him to speak with authority on a wide range of issues, including international diplomacy, terrorism and global economic matters.

Audiences around the world seek out Mr. Barak as a speaker. S.C Johnson & Son said that Mr. Barak's "insights into globalization and the changing state of the world were fascinating, and certainly thought-provoking for the leaders of the global Johnson enterprises." New Horizons in Nigeria was absolutely thrilled with his recent presentation: "He fulfilled our expectations—indeed he exceeded our expectations with regards to the amount of useful information he shared willingly at the event."

He recently addressed 4,000 attendees at the Global HR Forum on behalf of Korea Economic Daily. Watch the deeply insightful speech here.

Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard is Australia's 27th prime minister and the first female leader of the country. This year, Forbes magazine named her one of the "World's Most Powerful Women." As Prime Minister, Ms Gillard was central to the successful management of Australia’s economy, the 12th biggest economy in the world, during the global financial crisis.

PM Gillard recently engaged 350 attendees at the Progressive Policy Summit 2014 on behalf of the Broadbent Institute, which called her "fantastic" and said "everyone loved PM Gillard."

The China APEC Development Council was very pleased with PM Gillard after her recent presentation: "The China Day was a great success. Ms. Julia Gillard did a great speech, which helped make the event successful. Her attendance and speech on China Day was widely broadcast in Chinese media and had a very good influence."

Felipe Calderón

As 56th president of Mexico, President Felipe Calderón established economic reform as a top priority of his administration.

The president's recent engagements have included the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Boston College, the Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan, The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education and a leading financial services firm, who said attendees were "delighted" with the president's presentation.

Audiences around the world are thrilled with President Calderón's speeches. The Centro de Liderazgo y Gestion (Center for Leadership and Management in Colombia) raved that he was "spectacular," "a great speaker" and "right on the topic."

Next month, he will be engaging over 900 attendees at the 13th Annual Zions Bank Trade and Business Conference.

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