Joseph A. DiVanna

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Joe's book The Future of Retail Banking reviewed by Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, see below for details.

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Joe's Book-in-a-Day concept discussed in Performative Epistemologies: The Theatre of Fast Knowledge, by Tina Besley and Michael Peters, University of Glasgow. (click to read)

At the June meeting of J.P. Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services European Client Conference, Bagshot, UK Joe presented Shaping Tomorrow's Asset Manager - New Frontiers in Asset Management Technology
Joe presented his contraversial views on banking with Whoever thinks the financial markets are safe is an ostrich, at the Shaping Tomorrow Financial Services Club, Lloyds of London, London, UK
The Timeless Value of Work Experience, European Work Experience 2005 Conference, EFWE, Brighton, UK
How will banks make money in the 21st century; the game is about to change, CR2 Users Group Conference, Cairo, Egypt
The Importance of Local Cultures for Business, Clore Leadership Programme, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, Cass Business School, London, UK

Joe presented From Meetings to Memorable Experiences: How to Exceed the Expectations of Meeting Participants at Meeting Planners International 2005 Professional Education Conference, April 10-12, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco
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Joe's new book People - The New Asset on the Balance Sheet was highlighted at the 8th International Arabian Society for Human Resource Management Conference (ASHRM), April 17-20, Manama, Bahrain.

New Book call for participation - (click here for details)
Inside African Banking: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions

Read the Havard Business School Working Knowledge book report on The Future of Retail Banking (click here to read)

nesta's corporate logo Read Joe's recent article 'Thinking differently – the foundation for effective business leadership' at the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.

Joe was the keynote speaker at Middle East Financial Technology Exhibition & Conference, Bahrain International Exhibit Centre, Bahrain, November 22-24, 2004. (click here for details)

Look for Joe's article on 'On Customer Care Strategy', in the Health Services Journal, Volume 114, No. 5923, 16 September, 2004, p.17

What Clients are saying about Joseph DiVanna

"Joe's session was excellent! Several delegates commented that his session was very inspiring and thought-provoking, which was exactly what we were trying to achieve". Wendy Martin, Visa International.

"Joe made a perfect chairman for the conference, managing the timing without it showing – linking our speakers and providing professional advice and guidance. Could not be faulted." John Twedell, PR and Corp Comms Manager, Lexmark Europe.

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Joe chaired the Banking Technology Africa 2004, in Johannesburg, August 17-19, 2004.

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Described in the December 2003 edition of The Economist as a "polymath", Joseph DiVanna is an independent author, consultant and global public speaker based in Cambridge, England where he researches the nature and behaviour of business. His sometimes unconventional approach to business prompts clients to stop and think. Simply, Joe provides insight on why business do the things they do from a historical context so organizations can learn from the missteps, successes and wisdom of other companies throughout history.

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Organizations use Joe in three ways:

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As a Speaker

to engage customers by setting a greater context for their products/services or simply to educate customers on how other organizations have approached and solved a specific problem.
to stimulate employees to think outside the box about solutions to the many competitive challenges on wide variety of global business issues.
to chair events, tradeshows and other high profile activities providing continuity and context for an audience.

As an Advisor

to gain a fresh perspective on strategies, customer behaviours, business process activities, operations, leadership and cultures.
to bounce ideas off an independent source free from any corporate political agendas.
to assess strategic initiatives and other business plans in a global competitive context.

As a Researcher

to commission specific research on technology organizational behaviour, economic/customer trends, advanced technologies and competitive analysis.
to author specific point of view materials that can be reused by an organization to support sales and marketing activities, educate customers, inform employees and facilitate collaboration.

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financial world cover 2003-december.jpg (9456 bytes) Solution or Problem? technology drives value, eliminates wasteful practices and increases consumer choice - doesn't it? Joseph DiVanna reports on heretical views in the church of progress.

Financial World Magazine, December 2002 (pp. 38-42)

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