Expert on the future of work and business innovation

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Dean’s down to earth and approachable style quickly engages audiences leaving them wanting more. Dean reveals striking trends and shows leaders what they need to focus on to survive and thrive during this crisis period – and beyond.

“The presentation was exceptional. The fascinating subject matter was made truly inspirational by Dean’s very professional, entertaining and slick presentation.” Mark Lovell – University of Manchester

“Dean is an excellent presenter who kept us captivated with the content of his presentation.” Deborah Avenell – Royal Veterinary College

“Dean Van Leeuwen was brilliant, everybody I have spoken to thoroughly enjoyed his presentation…just what we needed for the afternoon part I thought!”

“I thought Dean was a very engaging speaker who gave a very entertaining presentation, which provoked much thought and was very relevant to our jobs and lives.”

“Dean presented in a fun and engaging way.  I thought that presentation content was good and it was made even better by the presenter in my opinion.   EXCELLENT, great food for thought.”

“The presentation was great, very entertaining and also thought provoking! Dean was excellent and held my attention throughout, which is a fairly tall order for the after lunch slot.”

“Dean’s key contribution is his INGENUITY VALUE – his presentations and workshops made us question our status quo and his ideas bring valuable innovations to our business.” Sharon Kersten Managing Director – Old Mutual Bank

About Dean van Leeuwen

Dean is an expert on the future of work and business innovation. He has over 17 years experience working in marketing, project innovations and strategy departments for leading companies such as HBOS, AXA and Mckinsey. By the age of thirty Dean was Head of Group Strategy for AXA’s general insurance business in Southern Africa, where he implemented a number of customer experience initiatives that resulted in sales doubling in key areas. Dean was also a consultant and programme manager for South Africa’s largest financial services merger, overseeing the synergies between marketing, group finance and group audit divisions. Following the merger and completing an MBA from Henley Management College, Dean decided to do something typical of someone from his generation (Dean is a Generation Xer), he cashed in his pension and went off in search of adventure. He bought an around the world plane ticket and became an underwater photographer for a team researching Minke whales off the Great Barrier Reef and later undertook the gruelling task of cycling around Madagascar raising money for charity.

In 2003 Dean landed in London, loved it and decided to stay. He worked for HBOS project managing their sub-prime credit card business alliance and then joined The Egg Group – a London based business and marketing agency – working for clients like Brit Insurance, Prudential and GE. Three years ago Dean launched the UK and European office of TomorrowToday, a consultancy that shows companies how to get more from their valuable customers and talented people.

Because Dean intimately understands corporate and entrepreneurial life he relates to you and your delegates business needs and is able to tailor his approach to meet them.

Equipment Requirements

In terms of equipment for the presentation, Dean uses a full multi-media presentation from his own laptop computer. He needs the following equipment to be provided for him:

• Dean uses his own laptop as an autocue, so needs it to be positioned on the stage where he will be presenting.
• A data projector to connect to his laptop, projected onto a large enough screen that everyone has full view of it.
• Sound for the full audio he uses with the presentation. This connects to his laptop computer in the standard way – the stereo head phone out – and needs to connect to a full sound system.
• If the size of the venue and number of participants requires it, a lapel microphone (or equivalent – hand held, headset, etc) will be required to amplify his voice as well.
• If you are unable or unwilling to provide the above setup, you MUST confirm this with Dean or his agent as part of confirming the event.