| "An experience worth every day." - Norbert Wanninger, Head of Global Cash Management, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany | "A very relevant way to combine the deep necessity for personal
development as senior executives and the opportunity to gather/raise ideas and
orientations for further company strategic improvements." - Jean-Pierre
Duprieu, Vice President, Air Liquide S.A., France
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| "Contacts and relationships with a broad and diverse group of global thought leaders that can assist my business. The Forum provided more insight into the power of passion, leadership, and innovation, and more things to think about!" - Gary Bird, Vice President, Honeywell, United States |  Gary Bird and Jean Pierre Duprieu at The Internet Forum in San Francisco, USA
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 Fleming Carlborg, Mark Heraghty and Ken DeWoskin on innovation and creativity
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"A marvelous mental tune up for the executive. It gives a broad perspective of current issues (e.g., e-world) and timeless issues (e.g., leadership)". - William G. Matthews, Vice President, 3M , USA |
| "I got a very good and comprehensive picture of what trends are going on
and how to adopt these in my organization." - Fleming Carlborg,
Executive Vice President, SEB, Sweden
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"Learning experiences, it opens the mind for innovation, inspiring." - Arnold Kuijpers, Executive Vice President, Rabobank Nederland, Netherlands |
| "I came away re-energised, back in touch with things I had forgotten and
with new insights and understandings." - Christopher Lawrence, Partner,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, United Kingdom
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"An interesting and inspirational seminar for gaining insights on very relevant topics through both traditional and unconventional approaches." - Bjørn Tretvoll, Vice President, Norsk Hydro ASA, Norway |
| "Reconnecting with the world." - Jean-Marc Tilliard, Chairman, Unilever Foods Espana, S.A., Spain | |
| "I would define the experience of the Forum as the most significant one around." - Yasushi Sugimoto, General Manager, Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc., Japan | |
| "The Forum put many issues/themes in perspective together. The ideas and discussions and illustrations on leadership were very helpful and provide a lot of good guidance." - Paul du Saillant, Senior Vice President, Air Liquide S.A., France | 
Bill Matthews, Chris Lawrence, Michael Alexander and others planting rice in rural Japan |
"Full, activity filled program that allows you to gain an overview on Japanese culture, business and society. It will heighten your appreciation of the differences and uniqueness of doing business in Japan." - James Jung Lee, Vice-President, Pfizer Animal Health Group, United States
"I had a new understanding of the complex political and social situations of European countries. Also, I was impressed with strong and clear strategies of leading companies in the world." - Takashi Hayashi, Director & General Manager, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc, Japan
"A great learning experience where you learn as much about yourself and the way you conduct business as you will learn about others from various cultures." - Gary Butler, Group Vice President, Verizon International, United States
"It brings a wide variety of opinions and experience together, that enables creative long-term strategic thinking." - Luc Kindt, COO, Barco, Belgium
"The International Forum is an exceptionally well coordinated and organized forum that most company executives should attend to actively learn cultures, economy, problems. These experiences will be very invaluable for them to think global and act global." - Ken Ito, Corporate Vice President, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Japan
"The International Forum is a high-level multicultural forum helping leaders to shape their ideas on issues in terms of long term growth and how to structure our business in the pace of a continuously changing world." - Bernard Dursin, Senior Vice President, Barco N.V., Belgium
"The value was in stepping out of the normal job and looking in and out at what I do." - Philip Emburey, Vice President, Cable & Wireless, United Kingdom
About The Leadership Through Music Program...
"It reinforced my belief that management and leadership need to be exercised in the broadest possible human/cultural context." - Paul Batchelor, Deputy Global Leader, Geography, PricewaterhouseCoopers, United Kingdom
"A magic moment in my life…It was as exciting and as near as managing
a corporation. I could hardly have imagined that one day, I would conduct a
symphony orchestra."
- Georges Marzloff, Former CEO Neste Chemicals, Belgium
"It created an awareness of important areas…it is more a practical approach than theoretical—very much related to leadership and communication in new, complex multitasking situations." - Svein Richard Brandtzæg , President, Norsk Hydro Magnesium, Belgium
"Most of the participants confessed that they had arrived skeptical that music had anything to do with business…They returned to their businesses with new ideas on management which could be applied to their own organizations…The connection between music and business becomes clear in observing in an informed way the process of how a conductor and individual musicians manage the production and playing of music." - Peter Gundy, Chairman and CEO, AMR Technologies, Canada
Comments from Partners and Spouses of our Participants...
"Not only an opportunity to learn new cultures, experiences but to meet friends who share the same difficulties of moving from home and settling in a strange environment." - Maureen Pekenc, Turkey