Nassim Taleb

American mathematician and trader, economist and philosopher. The book "The Black Swan" brought Taleb worldwide fame. Taleb studies the impact of random and unpredictable events on the global economy and stock trading, as well as the mechanisms of trading in derivative financial instruments.

He received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Wharton School of Business and defended his doctoral thesis (equivalent to a Russian PhD or an American PhD) at the University of Paris-Dauphine.

Taleb held senior positions in brokerage firms in London and New York, and also worked on the stock exchange before he founded his own company, the hedge fund Empirika EL-El-Si (futures transactions and the sale of options).

Author of best-selling books "Dynamic Hedging", "Fooled by Chance", "Black Swan. Under the sign of unpredictability", "About the secrets of sustainability. In the footsteps of the black swan" and "Antifragility. How to benefit from chaos"

The Guardian called Taleb one of the greatest writers of the XX century. The Times newspaper called Taleb the most outstanding thinker in the world


Keynote Speaker Programs

• Fooled By Randomness - distinguishing skill from luck and the psychology of uncertainty
• The Black Swan - living with the Highly Improbable
• The Global Economy
• Antifragile - Things That Gain From Disorder

Nassim Taleb

Consultant and Former Chief Talent Officer of Netflix

Biography:

Patty McCord was Netflix's Chief Talent Officer for 14 years and helped create the Netflix Culture Deck. Since it was first published on the Internet, the Culture Deck has been viewed more than 15 million times. McCord has held positions in a wide range of companies, from large technology companies to small start-ups. Her background includes positions in recruitment, diversity, communications and international human resources.

She coaches and consults with a small group of companies and entrepreneurs on culture and leadership. She also speaks to groups and teams around the world. Her book, Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, was published in January 2018. From doing away with performance reviews to questioning the need for politics, Patty believes that people come to work as fully formed adults with a desire to make a difference and take pride in their work, and she's on a mission to spread the word that we can do it differently.

She is frequently featured in the media, with interviews and articles in Harvard Business Review, NPR, Fast Company and The Wall Street Journal.

The speaker talks about:

Through her speaking presentations, Patty shares her passion for helping organisations perform more effectively. Offering unorthodox and groundbreaking concepts on workplace culture, McCord challenges traditional HR best practices and cultivates thought-provoking strategies for transforming workplace culture.

Keynote Speaker Programs:

• Diversity and Equality in the Workplace
• The Future of Work
• Reinventing HR