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LAI is excited to announce our new exclusive Gen. John Nicholson, the most recent commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Uniquely-skilled "warrior-diplomat," Gen Nicholson was the longest-serving com...

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Here at Leading Authorities International, a London-based speakers bureau, our team of seasoned program consultants and event coordinators are ready to share a customized list of speaker recommendations for your event, hunt down the hard-to-find talent, provide speaker availability updates, and offer speaking fee quotes. We'll do all the speaker research for you, share the latest meeting topic ideas and newest industry trends, and handle the speaker's travel details and logistics, so you can focus on the big picture.

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Here is a list of the newest keynote speakers on the circuit. Be the first in your industry to book an amazing motivational speaker, business leader, or figure from today's hottest headlines. We get to preview them all and we've got great notes to share with you.

Ash Alexander-Cooper

Former Specialist Military Unit Commander, Partner in McChrystal Group's...

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Best-Selling Author, Professor, Expert on the Future of Marketing and...

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Artificial Intelligence Expert & CEO of Satalia

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Chitra Anand

Former Head of Communications at Microsoft Canada & Intrepreneurialism...

Daniel Murray

Co-Founder of Dawn, Foundrs, Host of Secret Leaders Podcast, Writer for Forbes

Iain Duncan Smith

Former Leader of the Conservative Party and Former Secretary of State for...

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Executive Coach, Facilitator, Leadership Development Consultant, and Chief...

Neil Morrison

Penguin Random House Director of Strategy, Culture, and Innovation

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Sally Bundock

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Greg Williams

The Wired magazine editor is sharing tech predictions for 2018.

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Record-Breaking Explorer & Repeat TED Speaker

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James Clapper

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Jeremy White

Executive Editor, Wired Magazine

Ranulph Fiennes

The World's Greatest Living Explorer

John Sawers

Former Chief of MI6

Jamil Qureshi

Performance Psychologist to Top Sportsmen

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Economics Editor, The Sunday Times

Douglas Alexander

Former Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,...

Jean Louis Georgelin

Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor and Chancellor of the National Order...

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Nick Clegg

UK Former Deputy Prime Minister

Justin King

Former CEO of Sainsbury's

John Scarlett

Former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service

Hamish Taylor

Former CEO of Eurostar and Sainsbury's Bank

Sebastian Coe

Double Olympic Gold Medalist and Former Chairman, British Olympic Association

John Bruton

Former Prime Minister of Ireland

Gerard Houllier

New York Red Bulls Global Sporting Director, Manager of France

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Alex Gregory

Double Olympic Gold Medalist and Motivational Speaker

Ben Saunders

Record-Breaking Explorer & Repeat TED Speaker

Benjamin Zander

Conductor of the Boston Philharmonic

Caspar Berry

Former Poker Player and Risk-Taking & Decision-Making Expert

Cath Bishop

Olympic Medalist, Diplomat

Daniel Hughes

Expert on Leadership and Decision-Making in High-Pressure Environments

Jorgen Oom

Motivation, Communication, and Attitude Change Specialist

Mike Lynch

Commander Indigenous Covert Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan

Ranulph Fiennes

The World's Greatest Living Explorer

Rosalind Savage

Record-Holding Rower, Eco-Adventurer, Resilience Coach, Environmentalist

Sebastian Coe

Double Olympic Gold Medalist and Former Chairman, British Olympic Association

Technological advances are creating disruption in almost every industry. Our top technology speakers and experts on innovation development discuss the impending trends that are changing the way we do business and how to inject a more deliberate process for igniting innovation in your organisation.

Chris Gledhill

Top Global Fintech Influencer