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Prabhu Guptara

Visiting professor of Organisational Development at various Universities including North Western College & Harvard.

Prabhu Guptara is Group Director, Organisational Learning and Transformation at the Union Bank of Switzerland and Chairman of ADVANCE Management Training Ltd (UK). Prabhu’s business & consultancy interests are extensive, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Personnel and Development, the Royal Commonwealth Society as well as visiting professor at various Universities and Business Schools, including North Western College & Harvard. Earlier roles include: a Governor of the Polytechnic of Central London, Member of the Council of the British Institute of Management, the International Federation of Training and Development Organisations (IFTDO) and of the Council of the Association for Management Education and Development (UK).

Areas of Research / Topics:

• E-commerce & M-commerce
• Impact of IT on Banking
• Building Organisational Intelligence
• Globalisation & Strategic Options
• The Future of Financial Services
• Leadership Models and Practices

Prabhu has organised, chaired and lectured by invitation at numerous international conferences, and his recent studies focus on the role of wireless technologies in business models. Research topics include `key business benefits &challenges of deploying a cutting-edge wireless enterprise strategy’ and `the future development of wireless technology and strategies’.

Selected Publications / Teachings: Guptara writes frequently for The Financial Times (UK) and other publications including articles in Gower Handbook of Management, Gower Handbook of Quality and the International Encyclopaedia of Business and Management (Routledge). He also contributes to radio and television in the UK and other countries (The Money Programme, Any Questions).

Consulting/ Clients: Prabhu Guptara has experience with a wide range of organisations including: Akzo Nobel (Netherlands), the Associated Banks Institute (Germany), Barclays Bank (UK), the Cabinet Office (UK), British Petroleum (UK), Cultor (Finland), Deutsche Bank (Germany), Groupe Bull (France), the International Management Association of Japan, Kemira (Finland), Kraft Jakob Suchard (Switzerland), Ministry of Justice (Netherlands), Ministry of Welfare Health and Culture (Netherlands), Nokia Telecommunications (Finland), Novo Nordisk (Denmark), Singapore Institute of Management, Sonatrach (Algeria), Sun Alliance (UK) and many more