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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JP LandmanPolitical-economic Trends Analyst
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Ken LivingstoneFomer Mayor of London
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Muhammad YunusGrameen Bank Founder & Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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Thomas MayerGerman economist, who was chief economist of Deutsche Bank (2010-2012)
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Armen PapazianWorld renowned financial consultant and an inspirational speaker on the hottest topics in the fields of world finance and economy
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Bibek DebroyRenowned Economist at Indian Centre for Policy Research
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Dominique MoisiFrench Political Scientist, founder of the IFRI, the French Institute for International Relations
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Helmut KohlChancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990 and of the reunified German nation from 1990 to 1998
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Nassim Nicholas TalebBusinessman-trader, philosophical essayist and academic researcher
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Noreena HertzEconomics Editor ITV News
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Pierre SabatierFrench young economist
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Richard JiChief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of All-Stars Investment. Former Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Investment Research at Morgan Stanley.
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Vuyo MahlatiExecutive Chairperson at Siyaya TV, Senior Principal Consultant African Financial Group and National Planning Commissioner Presidency South Africa
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Anne KruegerSenior Research Professor of International Economics, John Hopkins University
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Charlie McCreevyFormer European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services from 2004–10
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Goolam BallimChief Economist and Head of Standard Bank Research
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Greg ClarkExpert on cities
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Jeffrey SachsWorld-renowned Economist & Innovative Educator; Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University; Bestselling Author
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Notker WolfHead of the Order of the Benedictines
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Pascal BonifaceGeopolitics and international relations advisor
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Simon DixonInvestment Banker turned Bitcoiner
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Eisuke SakakibaraFormer Japanese Vice Minister of Finance
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Nigel FarageLong serving UKIP Leader and Brexit Campaigner
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Peter TruscottFormer UK Energy Minister