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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Greg LindsayExpert on urbanisation, technology and transportation
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Klaus WowereitMayor of Berlin (2001-2014)
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Li ZhaoxingFormer foreign minister of the People's Republic of China
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Martin RollWorld-renowned Thought-leader, Global Business Strategist and Senior Advisor to Fortune 100 Companies
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Robert MazurLong Term Undercover US Federal Agent
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Un-Chan ChungFormer Prime Minister of South Korea
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Chris WeaferChief Strategist with UralSib Financial Corporation in Moscow
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John CoatesDerivative Trader turned Neuroscientist
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Leszek BalcerowiczFormer Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister, President of the National Bank of Poland
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Ann PettiforUK-based economist, director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics, an honorary research fellow at the Political Economy Research Centre at City University, London and a fellow of the New Economics Foundation, London
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Carl BildtFormer Prime Minister of Sweden & Chair of the Global Commission on Internet Governance
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Chris PattenFormer Governor of Hong Kong and European Commissioner
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David BlanchflowerFormer member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee
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Ged DavisHead of the Centre for Strategic Insight at the World Economic Forum
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Kim CampbellCanada’s first female Prime Minister
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Thomas J. SargentWinner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and Professor of Economics and Business at New York University
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Stephen DalzielExecutive Director of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
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Alex EdmansProfessor of Finance at London Business School
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Abhishek BachchanIndian film megastar, producer and youth style icon.
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Adam FergussonAuthor of 'When Money Dies'
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Alejandro ToledoPresident of Peru (2001 - 2006)
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Alex PerryVeteran foreign correspondent
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Alastair CampbellFormer Head of Communications for Tony Blair