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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Wolfgang IschingerChairman of the Munich Security Conference
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Deborah KanAward-winning News Anchor and Journalist
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George S. YipCo-Director of CEIBS Center on China Innovation
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Guy VerhofstadtFormer Belgian Prime Minister
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James RubinRenowned foreign affairs journalist & former diplomat
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Javier SolanaFormer Secretary General of NATO & Former Security Policy of the EU
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JOHN SAWERSFormer Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (also known as MI6) and Executive Chairman, Newbridge Advisory
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Jose Manuel BarrosoPresident of the European Commission (2004-2014)
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Linda YuehLeading Economist, Broadcaster and Author
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Marc FaberInvestment analyst & Entrepreneur
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Pelle TornbergFormer CEO of Metro
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Ruben VardanianChairman of the Investment Bank of Sberbank after its acquisition of Troika Dialog.
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Stephane GarelliWorld authority on competitiveness; Founder of IMD World Competitiveness Centre; Bestselling author
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Amlan RoyRenowned expert on macroeconomics and demographics
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Antonia RadosGerman Foreign Correspondent
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Caroline DanielJournalist, political commentator and former Editor of FT Weekend
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John KayAuthor, Financial Times columnist and one of Britain's leading economists
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John KufuorFormer President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009
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Shantanu BhagwatEntrepreneur and businessman
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Arnold SchwarzeneggerFormer Governor of California
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Axel WeberFormer President of the Bundesbank, the German central bank
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Chris ParryFormer Head of Future Scenario Planning and Forecasting at the Royal Navy
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Jacques AttaliFrench economist, writer and senior civil servant. Former adviser to President François Mitterrand and first president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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John SitilidesGlobal Risk Analyst and Professional Consultant to the U.S. Department of State