The revolution in technology over the last twenty years has made the world a far less stable place, with events and information travelling at a speed unheard of in the last century. This has presented enormous political challenges around the globe with societies more volatile and potentially dangerous than at any time since the Cold War. Our political leaders can no longer promote isolationists policies and need to adapt to many different dimensions from a changing environment to radical extremism. Members of society can no longer opt out of the political debate: listening to former and current politicians who have operated on the global stage is a good way to understand some of the debates and contribute to them.
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Abhisit VejjajivaPrime Minister of Thailand (2008-2011)
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Rafidah AzizMalaysia's Longest Serving Minister of International Trade and Industry; Former Chairman of AirAsia X
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Helen ClarkFormer Prime Minister of New Zealand, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017 & Co-Chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR), World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Nassim Nicholas TalebBusinessman-trader, philosophical essayist and academic researcher
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Prof. Tomoyuki FukumotoProfessor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University of Economics
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Mimi WuFounder & CEO of Global Green Solutions, Global Sustainability, Plastic Waste Management & ESG Expert
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Vicente FoxPresident of Mexico (2000 – 2006)
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Sir Kim DarrochBritish Ambassador to the United States (2016-2019); National Security Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron (2012-2015)
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Grant ShappsSeasoned British Politician Who Held Multiple Key Roles in the UK Government (2010 to 2024)
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Rt Hon. Humza YousafScotland’s First Minister (2023-2024)
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Dr. Yiping HuangMember of the Monetary Policy Committee at the People's Bank of China ; Director of the Institute of Digital Finance (IDF); Professor of Economics and Deputy Dean of the National School of Development (NSD)
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Esther WongFounder and CEO of 3Capital Investment, a venture capital firm with a focus on AI-driven opportunities; Former Managing Director of SenseTime
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Korn ChatikavanijMinister of Finance Thailand (2008 – 2011); Finance Minister of the Year 2010
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Yu JieSenior Research Fellow on China at Chatham House
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Andrew CollierChina Analyst & Expert on Chinese Financial Markets
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Tom FletcherPrincipal of Hertford College, Oxford University; Former UK Ambassador; Foreign Policy Adviser to three Prime Ministers; Bestselling Author; Oxford University’s Youngest Head of House
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Daniel E. HoSenior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI); Serves on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), advising the White House on A.I. Policy Senior Advisor on Responsible AI at the U.S. Department of Labor, on the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
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Bill BrowderFinancier, Economist and Human Rights Defender
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Keyu JinProfessor of Economics at the London School of Economics
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Robert ReichFormer US Secretary of Labor, Economist and Author
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Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus9th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia; Former Assistant Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC
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Shahril HamdanFormer Visiting Fellow at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore; Former Economic Director at the Prime Minister’s office; Co-host of SouthEast Asia’s No.1 current affairs Podcast, ‘Keluar Sekejap’; World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2023-2026)
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Dominic RaabDeputy Prime Minister Between 2021 and 2022; Held Six Cabinet Posts Including Foreign Secretary, Brexit Secretary and Justice Secretary; International Lawyer Who Trained in the City and Practised at the Foreign Office, Advising on Shipping, Investment Protection and War Crimes
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Ong Kian-MingFormer Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), 2018 - 2020
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Dian Triansyah DjaniSpecial Senior Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Former Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Nations
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María Fernanda EspinosaFormer President of the UN General Assembly (2018-19); Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense of Ecuador; Leading Authority on Global Governance, Climate change, and Gender equality
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Florence ParlyMinister for the Armed Forces of France from 2017 to 2022; Trustee of the IISS and Member of the Advisory Council, IISS
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Carmen ReinhartProfessor at Harvard Kennedy School and Former Senior Policy Advisor and Deputy Director at the IMF