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Lord Jeffrey Archer
F. Lee Bailey
Dr. Kenneth Blanchard
Willy Brandt
Dr. Zbigniew Brezinski
William F. Buckley Jr.
Daniel Burrus
Hon. James Callaghan
Jimmy Carter
Walter Cronkite
F.W. deKlerk
Elizabeth Dole
Dr. David Foot
David Frost
Gen. Alexander Haig
Hon. Edward Heath
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Larry King
Prof. John Kotter
Walter F. Mondale
Akio Morita
Nicholas Negroponte
Gordon Pitts
George Plimpton
Angus Reid
Shirley Roberts
Sir Ken Robinson
Lorne Rubenstein
Madame Jehan Sadat
Natan Sharansky
Robin Sharma
Craig Stadler
Lester Thurow
Alvin Toffler
Peter Urs Bender
Caspar W. Weinberger
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Bob
Geldof is incredibly well informed, not just about African famines and
aid organizations, but also about London and Washington politics, global
communications and business. His presentations are highly provocative
and he uplifts and inspires audiences as he motivates through his own
personal experiences and the lessons learned from Live Aid. Sir Bob
Geldof is one of the highest ranked and most authorative corporate
speakers, conference keynote producers and after dinner speakers
currently available.
Bob Geldof was born in Dublin on 5 October
1954. Geldof entered the music scene as a journalist on Canada’s premier
underground rock journal Georgia Straight. Further experience with the
New Musical Express and Melody Maker sharpened his prose and upon
returning to Dublin, he formed the band The Boomtown Rats, one of the
first acts to emerge during the punk/new wave explosion of 1976/77.
After a series of hits, including two UK number
1 singles, Geldof emerged as one of the most well known pop
personalities of his era. Bob Geldof had always had an acerbic wit and
provided excellent interviews with an energy and enthusiasm that matched
any of his articulate rivals. After starring in the film of Pink Floyd’s
The Wall, he turned his attention to the dreadful famine that was
plaguing Ethiopia in 1984.
After receiving a knighthood in June 1986 and
publishing his autobiography, Bob Geldof recorded the solo album, 'Deep
In The Heart Of Nowhere', which spawned the minor hit “This Is The World
Calling’. His second album, 1990’s ‘The Vegetarians Of Love’, was
recorded in only five days and proved a hit with critics and fans alike.
Complete with folk and Cajun flavorings and an irreverent stab at apathy
in the hit single “The Great Song Of Indifference”, the album undeniably
proved that Bob Geldof should continue his recording career.
By 1992 Bob Geldof had established himself as a
highly astute businessman with his co-ownership of the television
production house Planet 24, which began life as Planet Pictures back in
the mid-80s. The company broke into the big time by launching the
pioneering early morning television series The Big Breakfast in 1992.
Planet 24 was sold to Carlton TV.
In the late 90s, when Bob encountered problems booking a
family holiday over the Internet for his children and his French actress
girlfriend Jeanne Marine, Geldof founded online travel agent
Deckchair.com. Geldof did it in conjunction with James Page, the
successful creator of the Eidos software company, responsible for Lara
Croft. Deckchair was purchased by OTC (Online Travel Corporation) in
June 2003.
Ten Alps Communications was founded by Bob
Geldof and Alex Connock in 1999 and sprouted from what was left of
Planet 24, their previous TV venture. The name Ten Alps comes from a
backwards, misspelling of Planet. Ten Alps has been hugely successful
and, of recent, productions have included High profile documentaries for
the BBC, Channel 4, Five, Sky One and Discovery Events that Changed our
World (with Michael Buerk), Jeremy Vine Meets, To Kill and Kill Again,
and Manchester United’s Top 50 Goals / The Top 50 Goals Scored Against
Manchester United. Thirty-five productions are currently underway fueled
by the growth in broadcasters’ appetite for factual TV.
Bob Geldof returned to the music scene in
September 2001 with his first new recording in over eight years. A raw
and brutally frank album dealing in unflinching detail with the recent
emotional upheavals of Geldof’s personal life, Sex, Age & Death was in
marked contrast to his previous studio set, the relatively upbeat The
Happy Club.
Bob completed a TV series for BBC1 – ‘Geldof In
Africa’ where he traveled through West Africa (Ghana, Benin and Mali);
Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda); and East
Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania and Somalia), and explored the continent that
the rest of the world seems to be leaving behind. The series commenced
flightings on 20th June 2005 and a DVD of the entire series is being
released in late 2005.
Bob has produced a fabulous book, under the
same name’ as an accompaniment to the TV series and which was launched
in ‘hard back’ in May 2005.
Recently at the forefront of Geldof’s public
activities were the Live 8 concerts, which took place in London, Paris,
Philadelphia, Rome and Berlin on July 2 2005. A sixth concert was
organized on Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium four days later. The Live8
DVD, featuring excerpts of most of the performances, was released in
November 2005.
Just released is the CD set of the complete
collection of Geldof’s solo work 'Great Songs Of Indifference'. Although
much of his solo work was overshadowed by his tireless work for charity,
the tracks on this album serve as a timely reminder of just how potent
lyrically and musically Geldof can be, swaying from tribal electronica
to Dylan-esque folk. Includes the singles ‘One For Me’ , ‘This Is the
World Calling’ and ‘Love Or Something’.
Amongst a number of recent recognitions, Bob
received an honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Laws) from the National
University of Ireland, was awarded the MTV “Free Your Mind Award”
(Lisbon 4/11/05), the EPM Marketer of the Year Award (Los Angeles), The
North-South Council Award (Lisbon 21/11/05) and the Nobel Man of Peace
Award which was presented to him by Mikael Gorbachev at a ceremony in
Rome on 24 November 2005.
Bob was recognized by Time Magazine as one of
the 2005 European Hero’s and made the front cover of their European
Edition on 10th October 2005. In January 2007 Bob Geldof was honoured by
Newcastle University who awarded him a Doctorate of Civil Law at a
ceremony with Gordon Brown MP, HE William Mpaka, Susan George and Dr
David Golding. Kruger Cowne congratulate Bob for his recognition in and
international contribution to the Anti Poverty Movement.
Bob has now been nominated for the Nobel Peace
Award 2007. This is Bob’s sixth nomination and follows the Nobel Man of
Peace Award that he received in 2005.
On 5 May 2007 Bob was invited to meet with Tony
Blair at Downing Street to look back at the Gleneagles agreements and
progress in Africa since, and what the future may hold. The meeting was
recorded and put on the Prime Minister’s website.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
conferred Bob with an honorary Fellowship on 24th May 2007 in
recognition of his outstanding achievements and contribution to tackling
the poverty of his fellow man.
In June 2007 Bob played a rather fitting role
in an Australian TV commercial for Telstra, the leading Australian
cellular network.
On June 8th 2007 Bob demonstrated his passion
as a leading international keynote speaker when the YIBC conference
delegates rated him with highest positive feedback ever recorded! “He’s
the first YIBC speaker to receive full marks, but his speech had
everything: passion, humour, humanity, realism, dreams and urgency. He
showed a grasp of economics and politics and an ability to make his
blunt diplomacy work. Bill Clinton has probably been the most popular
YIBC performer in recent years but many delegates felt the man behind
Live Aid and Live8 topped it. Having flown in from the G8 Summit, Geldof
commanded attention and respect despite the tousled hair, unshaven face,
scruffy clothes and gum-chewing, and received a standing ovation.”
Kathryn Moore, David Parkin and Ian Briggs - The Yorkshire Post.
Bob is the recipient of the 2007 M100 Sanssouci
Media Award. The prize giving ceremony took place on 7 September at the
Schloss Theatre in the Neue Palais in Potsdam, Germany. Jann Jakobs,
Lord Mayor of Potsdam, says: 'We are very happy that within the context
of this year’s International Media Gathering M100 we had the opportunity
to thank and honour Sir Bob Geldof for his indefatigable world-wide
engagement'.
In February 2008 Bob traveled with President
George W. Bush to Africa on the President’s farewell tour of the
troubled continent and writes a major feature article for TIME Magazine.
To view the article ‘click’ here.
Cameron Diaz joined Bob and Dave Stewart to
record a song that the musical duo wrote for Pangaea Day (10th May 2008)
when Bob spoke at the TED Conference in Monterey, USA in March 2008.
Bob
Geldof is an influential and inspiring speaker. He is highly
entertaining and has great insight into the socio-political and
upliftment arenas as well as leadership, communications, marketing in
the global village, motivation and self-development. His unique
presentations, views and insights are highly sought after by companies
who wish to benefit from his sensational presentations and which always
leave a lasting and powerful impression. |
