Michael Gates michael.gates@rlcglobal.com Richard Lewis Communications Vice chairman  Michael Gates is vice chairman of Richard Lewis Communications and an associate fellow of Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Saïd is the University of Oxford’s center of learning for undergraduate and graduate students in business, management, and finance. Established in 1996, the school is named after Wafic Saïd, the Saudi-Syrian chief founding benefactor. Michael has taught the cross-cultural

Sir Richard Lewis rdl.pa@rlcglobal.com  Richard Lewis Communications Chairman Sir Richard Lewis, widely considered as the father of modern cross-cultural categorization and planning, is the former tutor of Empress Michiko of Japan and currently cultural adviser to the World Bank. He delivers seminars and workshops around the world to multinationals, banks, and government ministries. He was knighted by President Ahtisaari of Finland in 1997 for his services to the Finnish

Tim Wells tim.wells@abbisscadres.com ABBISS CADRES Partner Tim is a highly experienced global mobility strategy and operations specialist. He has held senior roles within multinational organizations with responsibility for regional and global mobility programs. In addition to managing established programs, Tim has also designed, implemented and run global mobility programs for employers looking to grow  their international presence. He has ‘Big 4’ experience leading service delivery to a number of major global

Eduardo Freitas MAPFRE Brazil Director General for Pensions and Health With over 20 years’ experience in the insurance and pension areas, including prior work in the public sector, Eduardo Freitas is an agronomist who graduated from the University of São Paulo, and who has a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from that university’s Administration Institute (FIA-USP), and in Marketing from the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM-SP). He also holds