Exceptional Speakers Series

Too many corporate events lack energetic and compelling key-note speakers.  The PDC, with its close ties to Webster University’s global network, can help you find the perfect speaker for your next event. Through the PDC you will be able to choose from a list of experts in many different academic fields, many of whom publish regularly in internationally renowned academic and professional journals and present to audiences around the globe. Many topics can be presented in German or English.

Please see the “Trainers” section for a short bio. The PDC will be happy to furnish you with a detailed resume.

Business & Management

Dr. Benjamin Akande

  • The Power of Leadership and Performance
  • How to Thrive in the Midst of a Recession
  • Going from Good to Great
  • Leading through Storytelling
  • Networking, It’s Not Who You Know But Who Knows You
  • How To Lead Without Authority
  • The I.P.O.D. Generation- It’s their world and we’re just living in it (An upcoming book.)

Dr. Christopher Kummer

  • Mergers & Acquisitions – Do’s and Dont‘s

Mr. Nenad Pacek

  • State of the Global Economy
  • The latest trends in global business strategy (dealing with the crisis in the short-term but thinking how to be successful in emerging markets in the next 5-10 years).

Mr. Ted Snydal

  • Selling Your Soul: Trends in Advertising and Public Relations
  • The Story of English: A Slightly Irreverent History of the Language
  • From Input to Intake: Child Language Acquisition and Implications for Adult Learners
  • Creative Mythology: How We Find Ourselves in the Unique Position of Creating Our Own Mythology

International Relations

LTC Mr. Nikolaus Rottenberger

  • What Business can learn from the Military - Leadership, Strategy and Tactics for Competitive Advantage in Business

Dr. Karin Kneissl

  • Der Niedergang im Zukunftsmarkt Asien
  • The Future of Energy Investments

Psychology

Dr. Thomas Oberlechner

  • Unsurprisingly Irrational: How Managers Can Benefit from Insights into the Psychology of Decision-Making and Risk-Taking

Dr. Stefan Geyerhofer

  • Von Burn Out zu Job Engagement