Described by The Economist as a "polymath", and by his clients as “brilliant and fresh”, Joe DiVanna is the Managing Director of Maris Strategies Limited, an innovation think-tank providing research and advisory services to the financial services industry, global businesses and governments. Joe’s insight on twenty-first century business focuses on the premise that in order to be competitive, all businesses must have a strong value proposition that is memorable, credible, demonstrable, measurable and actionable.

Joe DiVanna has specialized in management and strategy. During his career, he has helped organisations to rethink financial services, redefine entertainment and media production, streamline manufacturing operations, reduce pharmaceutical development time, improve customer service in electric utilities, maximise heating oil delivery routes, revitalise specialty steel production, optimize chemical production processes, and redesign beverage distribution. For the past fifteen years, Joe has specialized further in banking and finance, with a special focus on ethical banking and Islamic Banking.

Joe is the author of the annual Top 500 Islamic Banks supplement to the November issue of The Banker Magazine.

Banking, Financial Services, Banking in Emerging Markets, Strategy, Management, the Global Economy

With over 25 years’ experience in consulting and researching banking and financial services and 12 authored books on the global economy, banking in emerging markets, and financial services, Joe DiVanna delivers style and content to any event.

Joe’s presentations are normally tailored to the client’s needs; he specializes on presentations, workshops and programmes for CEOs and CIOs in financial services, management and strategy.