Needham Partners has a team of associates in the U.S. and on the ground in China with expertise in all aspects of high-level event development and execution, including program development, speaker recruitment, editorial research, speechwriting and scripting, meeting planning, event production, marketing and audience recruitment, registration and reporting, graphics and design, and public relations.
President Clinton commended John Needham as follows: “I want to thank you for your extraordinary contributions to the Clinton Foundation and to our world. The Clinton Global Initiative would not be the force that it is today without your tireless efforts and unwavering determination. Quite simply, we could not have done it without you. Throughout your time at CGI, you've drawn upon your unparalleled energy, experience, and expertise to share a wealth of wonderful ideas—and you have inspired many new ones as well. CGI began as something of an experiment, but guided by your leadership and wisdom, it soon gained acclaim that transcends geographic, political, and cultural boundaries. You represent the very finest in what we, as Americans, have to offer both domestically and abroad.”
President Bill Clinton
Founder, William J. Clinton Foundation
42nd President of the United States
“In the world of top-tier global conferences, most consultants/advisors are good at either strategy or execution. John Needham (and his team) are among the rare professionals who excel at both. I have worked with John for four years on Microsoft’s top annual global executive programs—the Microsoft CEO Summit, Global CIO Summit, and Global Accounts Summit—where he has masterfully advised-executed on overall content strategy and program development. The results speak for themselves: these programs consistently have received the very highest satisfaction scores from our executive attendees. Throughout our work together John has always demonstrated the smarts, insights, diplomacy, patience, steadfastness, focus, and often-needed humor to land incredibly successful and complex events. He is a great business colleague.”
Shivonne Byrne
Director l Global Executive Programs
Microsoft Enterprise & Partner Group
"I had a wonderful time at the conference. [Fortune Brainstorm GREEN] was, by far, the most interesting one I have attended."
Bill Ford
Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Co.