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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Pippa MalmgrenFormer US Presidential Adviser; Award winning Author; Authority on Geopolitical, Economic and Technological Trends
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Stephen D. KingRenowned Global Economist and Bestselling Author
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Tenzin P. RinpocheFounder and Director of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Andy XieRenowned Economist who accurately predicted the South East Asian Financial Crisis and the US Subprime Financial Crisis
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Enrique PenalosaTwice-elected Mayor of Bogota; Leading Sustainability and Mobility in Cities Advocate; President of the Board of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy of New York
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Frederic EncelWriter and scholar on geo-politics. Professor of International Relations at the ESG Management School, a lecturer at Sciences-Po Paris, and seminar leader at the French Institute of Geopolitics.
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Graham WealeExpert on Future of Energy and Professor of Energy Economics
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Martin WolfChief Economics Commentator Financial Times
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Marvin ZonisProfessor Emeritus, the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
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Paul MasonAward Winning British Journalist, Broadcaster and Author
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Peter Diamond2010 Joint Nobel Prize Winner for Economics
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Peter SandsRecent CEO Standard Chartered plc
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Sir Howard DaviesChairman, Royal Bank of Scotland Former Director of the London School of Economics Former Chairman of the Financial Services Authority
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Yanis VaroufakisGreek Finance Minister (2015)
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Florence Eid-OakdenForemost expert on the Middle Eastern and North African economies and markets
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Garry KasparovFormer World Chess Champion
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Han Seung-SooPrime Minister of Korea 2008-2009
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Jorge QuirogaPresident of Bolivia (2001-2002)
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Santosh DesaiManaging Director and CEO of Future Brands Ltd
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Sayeeda WarsiBritain's First Muslim Government Minister
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Wang YiZhouDeputy Director, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Beijing
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Yashwant SinhaFormer Finance Minister of India
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Gesine SchwanPolitics professor and former German Presidential candidate
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Gideon RachmanChief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times