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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Raghuram RajanAuthor of 'Fault Lines: How Hidden Cracks Still Threaten The World Economy', Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
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Xavier Sala i MartinProfessor of Economics, Columbia University
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Chris SkinnerChairman of the Financial Services Club
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Christopher MeyerBritish Ambassador to the United States 1997–2003
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Debashis ChatterjeeDirector of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (2009-2014)
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Dr. Fan GangChina's most influential economists and leading reform advocates
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Gerard LyonsLeading global economist widely respected for his understanding of macro economic trends and the accuracy of his forecasting
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Ha-Joon ChangAuthor of "23 Things They Dont Tell You About Capitalism"
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Hellmut SchutteFormer Dean of the INSEAD campus in Singapore
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Horst KoehlerPresident of Germany (2004-10) and Managing Director of the IMF (2000-04)
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James RickardsAuthor of bestseller Currency Wars
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John GapperAward-winning business columnist
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Joschka FischerForeign Minister of Germany (1998-2005)
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Lim Siong GuanGroup President of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) (2007-2016)
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Lord Nicholas SternGlobally Recognised Economist and Leading Authority on Climate Change
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Marcel FratzscherGermany's leading economist
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Martin JacquesBritish journalist and the author of “When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order”
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Mona EltahawyAward-winning columnist and international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism.
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Paul CollierAuthority on developing markets and financial opportunities within the world’s poorest countries
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Supachai PanitchpakdiFormer Deputy PM of Thailand Former secretary-general of UNCTAD
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Tim BeardsonFounder of Crosby
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Yukio HatoyamaPrime Minister of Japan (2009-2010)
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Diane Wei LiangInternational best-selling author, business professor and expert on China
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Philippe BourguignonPartner, Revolution - Vice Chairman, Revolution Places, former CEO Club Méditerranée