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GLOBAL INSIGHTS

GLOBAL
INSIGHTS

Garry Kasparov is widely considered the greatest chess In addition to giving lectures and keynote speeches, Garry offers
player that has ever lived. At the age of 22 he became the hands-on coaching to top management, working in groups and directly.
youngest ever world chess champion, ranked as the world’s These focus on understanding and upgrading the decision-making
number one for twenty years. He won the Chess Oscar process. Garry also offers ‘An Evening With’ format, focusing on a
a record eleven times. His famous matches against the IBM super- dinner and a 2-3 hour conversation, rather than a speech. Additionally
computer Deep Blue were key to bringing artificial intelligence, and he offers advanced chess training, a private chess game and, on
chess, into the mainstream. Kasparov has been a contributing editor occasion, well-chosen product endorsements. n
to The Wall Street Journal since 1991 and his latest book ‘Winter
is Coming’ is set to be as insightful and powerful as his previous
publications.

Kasparov followed his twenty years at the top with investigations into
decision-making, strategic thinking, education and technology, while
also becoming a global human rights figure. Garry challenges people
with a blend of inspiration, information and insight that can only be
delivered by a world-class individual. The charisma and bold outlook
that have made Kasparov such a potent force at chess and in politics
also make him an unforgettable speaker.

As a master of strategy, he applies the insights and unique perspective
from his extraordinary chess career to the issues of leadership,
strategy and success in business. He sees leadership as not being
about power, but rather about vision, determination and courage.
Courage is the final, and often overlooked, ingredient in successful
decision-making and successful innovation.

Garry is known as an extremely intuitive chess player and he
emphasises intuition’s role in achieving an individual’s full potential and
achieving superior performance as the leader of an organisation. Part
of this intuition is honed by evaluating the decision-making process.
As Garry says “We might not be able to change the hardware we were
born with, that’s our DNA, but we can definitely upgrade our mental
software”.

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