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Mike Harris Public Speaking

Accomplished keynote speaker at conferences - click here for examples and feedback
Seminar and workshop leader
Drawing upon a wealth of experience
Tailor made to your requirements
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Keynote Speaker

‘Inspiring words on customer insight, leadership, innovation and culture and directly relevant whether you are starting a new business or transforming an existing organisation. My leadership team are still talking about it.’
Tony Wyatt, Director (manufacturing), Bank of Ireland

Mike Harris can deliver keynote speeches at both public and private events.
Mike says “most corporate events can benefit from inspiring words about how innovation, customer engagement, leadership and culture change can engage and implement transformational ideas in any organisation. In today’s world it’s either innovate or die!”

Making Innovation and Growth Happen

Mike Harris Public Speaking What it takes to deliver breakthrough innovations and breakthough performance in large organisations is a topic Mike is particularly qualified to speak about as:

Both Egg and Firstdirect emerged improbably from the depths of large conservative organisations
He initiated the Imagine programme at 10,000 employee company Mercury in the 1990s; this programme led to a startling burst of innovation and growth
He was Chairman of Innovation at RBS from late 2005 until March 2009 overseeing the establishment of a successful innovation programme designed to create new products and services and power up revenue growth

Mike’s recommended approach is for organisations of all sizes to inspire and motivate their employees by creating a high performance environment that gets things done with speed and quality and at the same time allows ideas to flourish. He believes that almost every company needs to put transformational ideas into action in order to prosper in today’s challenging environment of global competition and challenging economic circumstances. Technological advances offer many new opportunities - the winners will be those who make the best use of them. Create high performance teams and innovate, or die!

In order to bring his words to life, Mike draws on both examples from his own companies (Firstdirect, Mercury, Egg and Garlik), once described by journalist, Phil Dourado as standing out in glorious technicolour from their grey competitors together with equally colourful case studies ranging from established giants like Apple, and Virgin to more recent successes like Innocent.

Other topics

Mike also covers topics like leadership, customer engagement, building brands, marketing, culture change and speciality topics from the world of finance, technology and identity.

Why not take a look at Mike Harris’s speaker video, and the feedback from some of his most recent speeches.

Tailor Made

Mike Harris Public Speaking Whilst his speeches typically last around 45 minutes, Mike will tailor a keynote speech both in content and length to a client’s exact specifications.
Extended Q and A sessions very welcome. The more challenging the better.
Mike can also lead whole and half-day seminars on high performance leadership and innovation.

Availability and fees

Please contact Mike direct at E-Mail or enquire at one of the following agencies:
JLA: +44 (0)20 7907 2800 | E-mail
Celebrity Speakers: +44 (0)1628 601 404 | E-mail
The London Speaker Bureau: Tel: +44 (0) 20 8748 9595 Email
Speakers Corner: +44 (0)20 8365 3200 | E-mail
Speaker Solutions (for Irish clients and engagements): Tel: +353 1 6190243 | Email

Mike Harris provides speaker and consultancy services through Find Your Lightbulb Ltd which is registered in England and Wales #7038424 - VAT # 980 4177 07 Registered office : Thames House, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AD Tel: +44 1372 465330 /p>

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