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title: "This Week In Events #19 - Maria Franzoni, James Taylor & Dr. Gordon Hewitt"
description: "In this episode with special guest Dr. Gordon Hewitt: Strategy & Competitive Disruption | London Speaker Bureau"
url: "https://londonspeakerbureau.com/this-week-in-events-episode-19/"
language: "en-GB"
updated: "2022-09-27"
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# This Week In Events #19 – Maria Franzoni, James Taylor & Dr. Gordon Hewitt

**In this new episode of This Week In Events (TWIE), join Maria Franzoni, James Taylor and Dr. Gordon Hewitt for unique insights on the speaking & events industry.**

[Watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCdWLeKKJfo)

## What have been covered in this episode?

- Strategy & Competitive Disruption
- Do clients book speakers or experts?

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[![Maria Franzoni Keynote Speaker](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Maria-Franzoni-Keynote-Speaker.jpg)](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/maria-franzoni.md)

**Maria Franzoni**

Maria Franzoni is one of the most experienced speaker bookers in Europe and a recognised speaking industry expert. She has been a part of the London Speaker Bureau since 2000 & is the founder of MFL, a licensed office of London Speaker Bureau.

[View profile](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/maria-franzoni.md)

[![keynote speaker James Taylor](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/keynote-speaker-James-Taylor.jpg)](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/james-taylor.md)

**James Taylor**

James Taylor is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and inspiring keynote speaker on a global mission to unlock creativity, increase productivity and accelerate innovation. His clients include Apple, Accenture, Visa, McDonalds, Cisco, EY, IBM, GSK and various governments.

[View profile](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/james-taylor.md)

[![keynote speaker gordon hewitt](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/keynote-speaker-gordon-hewitt.png)](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/gordon-hewitt.md)

**Dr. Gordon Hewitt**

Dr Gordon Hewitt is one of the world’s top business school professors, with a truly global reputation for his leading edge thinking about how companies can out-perform in today’s highly dynamic and complex business system. As a consultant, he has extensive experience for over 25 years of working at CEO and Board level with many major corporations. Gordon Hewitt was awarded the title of CBE (Commander of the British Empire) for services to international business in the Queen’s 2007 New Year’s Honours List.

[View profile](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/gordon-hewitt.md)

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