Speaker Law

"It is my pleasure to write a recommendation for Lexter Woodley, who moderated the IDAHOT+ Forum 2024, organised by the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science. In the preparation, Lexter showed that she fulfilled this role with careful work and thorough preparation. She took the client's demanding requirements very seriously and brought a fine result to the IDAHOT+ Forum. Her warm approach was highly appreciated and greatly enhanced the atmosphere of the forum.

Her enthusiasm and professionalism made for a pleasant collaboration. She engaged the audience in a delightful manner, which added to the inviting ambience. Lexter was a valuable link between the audience and the speakers, including Her Majesty Queen Máxima.

Offstage, she was an attentive host, ensuring everyone felt welcome and that interactions flowed smoothly. We highly recommend Lexter for future events, as her commitment and enthusiasm provide great added value."

"Lexter served as our host of the 2024 IPDC Conference in Rotterdam, focusing on climate adaptation in deltas, coastal areas and islands. She was instrumental in creating a welcoming atmosphere, ensuring that both speakers and attendees felt comfortable throughout the three-day event. Her calm presence, positive energy, and flexibility were key to the conference's smooth flow."

"In 2021, Lexter moderated the presentation of our annual Women Professors Monitor from the beautiful Tinbergen Hall at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam. The circumstances were challenging, as we were still in the midst of the COVID pandemic. With an audience that could not attend in person and had to watch remotely, while the speakers and expert panel were in the studio, she still managed to foster a sense of connection and led a meaningful, substantive discussion. In short, no challenge is too great for Lexter, and with her as moderator, you're assured a successful event."

"Lexter was our host for several career-orientated workshops for students from the Netherlands, who are all soon be finished with their studies and ready for the next step. We wanted to create valuable career-oriented workshops with interesting topics. It was wonderful and fantastic to work with Lexter. She is very patient, very professional and gives interesting additions."

"Farid impresses, with his mix of clients and his broad international orientation. He stands for quality and transparency and despite the serious content, he manages to present that on a smooth and witty way. He certainly can be seen as a shining and passionate driver in professionalisation of the sector trend watching."

“Farid marks the spot by the themes he presents. Although these themes are familiar to commercial people, he looks one step further giving you a pause for thought. You are being a kind of drawn into the future in a rapid, humoristic way with a furore, that makes it ´fun´ to experience.”

I collaborated with René Smits for 6 years when he chaired and co-produced a seminar for legal experts from central banks (one of a range of a dozen annual seminars I helped to produce at Central Banking Publications). René's chairmanship was consistently rated as outstanding in feedback (average satisfaction scores of 9/10 or greater). When we did a multi-year analysis he was the overall second highest-rated speaker or chairmen over a five-year period out of more than 100 internationally-eminent chairmen and presenters. On a more statistically robust analysis I think he would have been the top rated.. He chairs meetings with energy and diplomacy (as well of course as deep expertise in the subject area) and went far beyond the call of duty to ensure delegates had a good experience. He is particularly skilled at bringing together disparate groups. I recommend him without hesitation as a meeting chairman.