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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George AkerlofWinner 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics
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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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Jian GaoFormer Vice Governor at Vice Ministerial level at the China Development Bank
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Julian CaldecottWorld renowned ecologist and conservationist
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Roger BootleGroup Chief Economist at HSBC (1989-1998)
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Andrew ScottProfessor of Economics, London Business School and Fellow, All Souls, Oxford
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Clem SunterInternationally acclaimed authority on management strategy, scenario planning, and corporate social responsibility
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Clemens FuestGerman Economist and President of the ifo Institute for Economic Research
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Daniel Cohn-BenditGerman politician, active also in France.
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Deniz Ulke AriboganSenior Fellow at Oxford University’s Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict
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Douglas RedikerFormer US Board Member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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FLEUR PELLERINFounder of Korelya Capital, developing artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning
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Jack LangFormer French minister and President of the Institut du Monde Arabe
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Mark MobiusOne of the "Top Ten Money Managers of the 20th Century"
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Martin FeldsteinFormer United States Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers
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Michele Alliot-MarieFirst woman in France to hold portfolios of Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs
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Monique Canto-SperberSpecialist in Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Society
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Nasser SaidiFormer Chief Economist and Head of External Relations of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
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Nisha PillaiBBC World News Anchor
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Oliver GriffithFormer U.S. Diplomat, World Bank Group Communications Head, and Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in France
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Peter KellnerPresident of YouGov (2007 - 2016) and Chairman of NCVO
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Ros AltmannExpert on later life
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Theo WaigelRecent Minister of Finance for Germany
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Todd BuchholzDirector of Economic Policy to the US President (1989-92) and Tiger Hedge Fund Manager