David Davis
David Davis served as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from July 2016 to July 2018. In 2016, following a referendum in which a majority of those voting supported leaving the European Union, David Davis was appointed by new Prime Minister Theresa May as Secretary of State...
Herman Van Rompuy
Herman Van Rompuy was the first President of the European Council of Heads of State and Government. In December 2009, upon the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, he was appointed as permanent president of the European Council. In 2012, he was re-elected for a second term, which...
Nurul Izzah
Nurul Izzah Anwar is the current Member of Parliament for Permatang Pauh. Her political career began with the creation of the People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN) in 1999 where she played a vital role in its establishment. She currently is on her second term as highest ranking Vice President Elect,...
Clare Rewcastle Brown
Clare Rewcastle Brown is an investigative journalist born in the former British Crown Colony of Sarawak (now part of Malaysia) to British parents. She attended a local primary school, moved to the United Kingdom when she was eight, attended private boarding school and subsequently obtained her masters degree in...
Jasper Becker
Jasper Becker is the publisher of Asia Weekly which was launched in April 2007. The Hong Kong-based weekly news magazine is circulated in 15 countries and has a staff of 30. It is the first Asian English-language news magazine launched in 30 years. He has been a foreign correspondent...
Mike Moore
Mike Moore, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand and former Director-General of the World Trade Organization, has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in politics and acted as the driving force behind important changes within the WTO. A dedicated voice in shaping New Zealand’s political future, Moore will...
John Sfakianakis
John Sfakianakis advises global corporations on the future of oil and oil policy, the regional economy, privatisation, fiscal management, macro fiscal planning and debt management. Sfakianakis is Director of Economics Research at the Gulf Research Center in Riyadh. Previously he was Middle East Director of the Ashmore Group in...
Ilber Ortayli
Ilber Ortayli is a leading Turkish historian, professor of history at the University of Galatasaray in Istanbul and at Bilkent University in Ankara. Since 2005 he has been the head of the Topkapi; Museum in Istanbul for nearly 7 years. Ilber graduated from Ankara University and completed his postgraduate...
Paul Keating
Paul Keating was Prime Minister of Australia from 1991-1996. Keating became Finance Minister in 1983, a position he held until 1991. This role saw Mr Keating implement economic reforms that assisted the expansion of the Australian economy which included the progressive deregulation of the financial sector, the float of the...
