Global Business Forum

Australian and New Zealand audiences are absolutely hungry to learn and gain knowledge from others that have succeeded in leadership roles across the Globe.

The Global Business Forum brings you a unique line-up of speakers who have excelled in international leadership roles including Michael Eisner (Walt Disney Chairman and CEO 1984-2005) to share their invaluable experience to Australian and New Zealand audiences.

The forums will run for one day only from 9.00am to 5.30pm including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

The Global Business Forum is designed to stimulate, inspire and challenge your approach to business in the future.

This interactive conference will put you face-to-face with these great leaders all in one day. No satellite screens, No recorded speeches. Our speakers are personally attending each Global Business Forum event. And, following their address, each speaker will participate in an extended question and answer session giving you the chance to ask them the questions that are on your mind.

The Global Business Forum is an unparalleled opportunity to listen, talk and debate with the variety of industry experts in strategic areas. You will come away understanding world's best practice, you will have clear and responsible direction, you will be inspired and be able to push the envelope with the knowledge you have gained.

The Honourable William Jefferson Clinton 42nd President of the United States.

William Jefferson Clinton was elected President of the United States in 1992, and again in 1996 - the first Democratic president to be awarded a second term in six decades. Under his leadership, the United States enjoyed the strongest economy in a generation and the longest economic expansion in U.S. history.

Michael Eisner: Walt Disney CEO 1984-2005
Managing the Creative Company: Growth through innovation.

Michael Eisner's career life has revolved around managing businesses in which more than 80 percent of their products must be newevery year. In this dynamic presentation he shares the lessons he has learned leading organizations that must constantly renew themselves. Eisner, a leader in the entertainment industry over three decades as CEO of The Walt Disney Company executed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the history of the business. Eisner transformed Disney from a company with revenues of US$1.5 billion to US$30.8 billion in 2004, net income from $294M to $2.5B, enterprise value from $2.8 billion to $69 billion. This is an unprecedented feat in corporate America.

Carly Fiorina: Hewlett Packard Chairman & CEO 1999-2005.
Leadership

In this exciting presentation Carly Fiorina uses personal experience to share the three essential elements of her leadership vision: Character, Capability and Collaboration. Among the world's highest-profile business leaders, Carly led the reinvention of a Silicon Valley icon. Under her, HP became an $80 billion powerhouse with 150,000 employees in over 150 countries. During 20 years with AT&T and Lucent, she directed Lucent's 1996 IPO, one of the largest, most successful IPOs ever. At HP she led the acquisition of Compaq, history's largest high-tech merger. HP subsequently improved cost structure, profitability and doubled revenues.

Jack Perkowski
How to do Business in China

China's market is rich with opportunity but doing business there poses a unique set of circumstances and problems. Cultural differences combined with a highly bureaucratic economy and an unusual economic model make running a business challenging. Jack Perkowski, founder and CEO of ASIMCO, one of the most successful Western-owned businesses in China, shares with audiences how to effectively navigate some of these problems to achieve business and financial success.