Keynote talks include:

The Power of the Pride - Teamwork

Ian Thomas presents a riveting and informative account of how lions, the only cats that hunt in teams, can be compared with how businesses operate as teams. Lions form teams in order to hunt the vast herds of antelope that evolved onto Africa's savannahs. The strategy of using teams to ambush these herds was extremely successful.

Individual lions and lionesses benefited from this association and the prides became extremely powerful. The presentation is based around this point - that the success of the team is because of the individual and the success of the individual is because of the team.

The Spoor of Success - Strategy

Ian Thomas, while working as a Game Ranger, discovered that his guests' predominant request was to see lions. In order to satisfy his customers, he set out on a strategy to find lions on a daily basis.

The strategy conceived was both fun and a financial success. The reason for its success was that its whole thrust - that of competitive advantage - was seen from the customers' point of view.

Adapting to Change

The only real security that exists in an era of dynamic and rapid change, is the ability to read the change and devise a plan to thrive within it.

Change can present itself either as a threat or an opportunity. Ian Thomas illustrates how lions successfully avoid the dramatic and dangerous threats that occur during their lives, while creating opportunities to thrive on.

He believes that within these stories there are lessons that both businesses and individuals can learn about thriving in an era of dynamic change.