Prof. Dr Theo Compernolle MD. PhD. is an independent international consultant, executive (team)coach, trainer and key-note speaker. He is an adjunct professor at the CEDEP European Centre for Executive Development in Fontainebleau (France). Formerly he was Suez Chair in Leadership and Personal Development at the Solvay Business School, Adjunct Professor at INSEAD (FR), Visiting Professor at the Vlerick School for Management (B) and TIAS (NL) and Professor at the Free University of Amsterdam (FR). He has also been the director of several inpatient and outpatient departments. He teaches and coaches, in English, Dutch and French, in the executive programs of business schools such as INSEAD and CEDEP in France, Vlerick in Belgium, and TIAS in the Netherlands. He also consults, teaches and coaches professionals, managers and executives in a wide range of (multi)national companies, professional services firms and family businesses in many different countries on three continents. As a medical doctor, neuro-psychiatrist, psychotherapist and business consultant, Theo studies research from very different fields including medicine, biology, psychology, neurology, physiology and management. He then burns the midnight oil to integrate this information into a coherent whole and to find simple ways to pass on this knowledge, in a memorable way, to all kinds of professionals. He is known as a gifted speaker, as comfortable, humorous and thought-provoking with a team of 10, as in front of an audience of 2000. Three of his books ao. "’BRAINCHAINS. Discover your brain to unleash your performance in a hyperconnected multitasking world." and "STRESS: FRIEND AND FOE. Vital Stress Management at work and in the family" became bestsellers and long-sellers. For people lacking the time to read comprehensive books, a concise version (50 pages of 250 words, 1 subject per page, with 50 illustrations) of "BrainChains" is published as "How to Unchain Your Brain" (amazon.fr), "Comment déchaîner votre cerveau" (amazon.fr), "Zo haal je meer uit je brein" (Lannoo).