TEDTalks offer a variety of expert views on the environment, pollution, sustainability and climate change. VBQ Speakers find the most popular TEDTalks around environmental impact.

The Next Billion User: Digital Life Beyond The West (Harvard, 2019), is the latest book by digital anthropologist and keynote speaker, Payal Arora.

The aim of the book is to dismantle western stereotypes about how people use the internet in lower income parts of the world.

Here at VBQ Speakers we think Tom Chatfield is one of the most articulate and prescient commentators about how technology is re-shaping our world.

Recently, he has been focusing on how the digitised age is affecting our ability to think critically.

The result is his latest book, “How To Think”, published by Sage.

Max Tegmark is professor of Physics at MIT, and a renowned keynote speaker on AI.

His internationally best-selling book Life 3.0: Being Human In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, examines how AI has the power to transform our world, for good and bad.

How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better In A Chaotic World is the latest book by keynote speaker and renowned economist Dambisa Moyo.

Geopolitics, economics and social norms are shifting rapidly, and trust in corporations has eroded.

As a result, boards and corporations are facing an unprecedented array of challenges.

Dambisa’s book is an in-depth analysis of how boards function, and makes specific proposals for how they can be made fit for purpose in the 21st century.

“How To Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be” is the latest book by Katy Milkman.

Katy, based at the Wharton School and described by Daniel Pink as “one of America’s finest behavioural scientists”, has worked with dozens of organisations as a consultant and keynote speaker to help them achieve positive change.

Niall Ferguson is one of the most influential historians and political thinkers of our time.

A professor at Stanford and Harvard, and visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, he’s known for producing books for the general reader that take a big-picture view of history and try to generate useful lessons for the present.

After more than a year of working from home, how are office workers feeling about transitioning back to a face-to-face working environment? VBQ’s expert speakers have shared their tips for navigating our anxieties in the new office environment as we ease out of the pandemic.

To coincide with International Women’s Day, VBQ Speakers has conducted a survey to examine perceptions of diversity in the UK workplace.

The research, which polled 1000 UK adults in employment, analysed perception about a range of issues.

From science and technology to philosophy and human rights, TED provides a platform for leading thinkers and activists to bring their ideas to a wider audience in the hope of shaping public discourse and driving positive change.

We examined the data on the most searched-for TED speakers in five English-speaking countries, to see if there are any particular themes that appear to be chiming with the current zeitgeist and whether this varies by geographic region.

In the wake of Coronavirus, many businesses have had to adapt to remote working circumstances in order to keep operations running smoothly.

So, after changing to embrace virtual platforms as the sole method company events, are businesses and business leaders going to switch back to live conferences without a second thought?

We’ve carried out some research to find out.

Live events have been put on hold as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, we have seen an increase in the adoption of virtual events as an alternative to in-person meetings, talks and conferences.

In difficult times like these, the access to reliable, cutting-edge insights is more important than ever. And - as with its live equivalent - having the right speaker is critical to the success of any virtual conference.

In a volatile world, markets are more exposed than ever to geopolitical upheaval - it is impossible to understand one without having a clear grasp of the other. Here is a selection of globally renowned thought-leaders on macroeconomics and geopolitics, who can shed light on critical issues your business needs to take into account when formulating its strategy.

Huge congratulations to Professor Gina Rippon on publishing her path-breaking new book, The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters The Myth Of The Gendered Brain. For Gina’s availability and speaking fees, contact Leo on leo@vbqspeakers.com or 0044 (0) 7833727090.

What better way to beat the January blues than to receive feedback like this for a speaker!

“Feedback from the group on Stéphane was outstanding – his speech was pitched to perfection…

Kathryn Parsons has received superb feedback for her appearance at the 2018 Sharjah Entrepreneurship festival, where she delivered a keynote followed by an intimate Q&A workshop.

Anne McElvoy, Senior Editor at The Economist, and head of The Economist Radio, received great feedback for moderating sessions on geopolitics and international economics.

Ben Hammersley gave a barn-storming keynote at Internet Dagarna 2018 this morning on “How To Be A Futurist”. He showed the audience how to think critically about emerging technologies, so they can make better strategic decisions for their organisations and for themselves.

At Citywire Berlin X (November 2018), geopolitics expert, Afshin Molavi, argued that the future of investing will be in cities, not nations.

Ed Cooke got Internet Dagarna 2018 off to a flying start today, with a brilliantly interactive keynote.

David Rowan opened both days of BOOSTMENA 2018 with a fascinating keynote on the key disruptive tech trends re-shaping the 21st century business landscape.

Stéphane Garelli’s “On The Agenda For 2019” is a brilliant overview of the key trends that will drive the global economy in 2019 and beyond.

Kathryn Parsons, co-Founder and CEO of digital skills firm Decoded, took part in a fascinating star-studded panel discussion at VMworld Europe in Barcelona last week, on the topic of AI: A New Era Of Trust And Technology.

Book Ed Cooke as a keynote speaker. Yesterday, Grand Master Of Memory Ed Cooke showed a group of the UK's leading marketing professionals how to create memorable brands and customer experiences. He delivered his message in a brilliantly engaging and interactive way. Here he is memorising a 40-digit number - forwards and backwards…

Book Harper Reed as a keynote speaker.