Allyson Stewart-Allen is an American based in Europe for the past three decades, from where she advises a broad range of companies and industries - from professional sports teams to legal services - wanting to build their US presence and profits. Before establishing and running her Los Angeles and London-based consulting firm, International Marketing Partners, she was a marketing consultant with PwC, PA Consulting Group and Hay Management Consultants. She earned her MBA under the direct tutelage of Dr. Peter Drucker at Claremont Graduate University. Allyson is a regular broadcaster for the BBC, CNBC, Sky News amongst other media outlets, and is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences around the globe. Contact Allyson at allyson@intermarketingonline.com.

Lanie Denslow is the Founder and Principal of World Wise Intercultural Training & Resources, a company dedicated to expanding awareness of how culture and protocol shape business practices around the world.  Based in California’s Silicon Valley, she lived in Paris, served as the Director of International Affairs for The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and as President of Protocol & Diplomacy International.  She has conducted seminars for business leaders in the US, China, Germany, Russia and England. Her clients range from government agencies to multi-national corporations, law firms, and professional associations.  She holds a Master of International Business and an MBA from Pepperdine University.  Lanie is the author of World Wise: What to Know Before You Go and co-author (with Allyson Stewart Allen) of Working with Americans.  Contact Lanie at lanie@worldwiseonline.net.