Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. Now based in Los Angeles, he has worked with governments in Europe and Asia, Fortune 500 companies, and some of the world’s leading cultural organizations: including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, the Royal Ballet, the Hong Academy for Performing Arts, and the J Paul Getty Trust. In 1998, he led a national commission on creativity, education and the economy for the UK Government. All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education (The Robinson Report) was published to huge acclaim. The London Times said: “This report raises some of the most important issues facing business in the 21st century. It should have every CEO and human resources director thumping the table and demanding action.” He was the central figure in a strategy for creative and economic development as part of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland and one of four international advisors to the Singapore Government for its strategy to become the creative hub of South East Asia. His latest book, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative (Wiley-Capstone) is described by Director magazine as ‘a truly mind opening analysis of why we don’t get the best out of people at a time of punishing change.’ In 2001 he was voted Business Speaker of the Year by over 200 global and European companies. In 2005 he was named one of Time/Fortune/CNN’s ‘Principal Voices’. In June 2003, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding achievements as a leader in creativity, education and the arts.