Sir Kim Darroch
Lord Kim Darroch is a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. His diplomatic career spanned over 40 years, primarily focusing on national security issues and European policy. Most recently, Lord Darroch served as the British Ambassador to the United States (2016-2019). Prior to...
Rt Hon. Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf served as Scotland’s First Minister from March 2023 to May 2024 and was leader of the SNP (Scottish National Party). Upon assuming office, Humza heralded a trailblazing era for his country as the first Muslim leader of a Western democracy. Born in Glasgow to Pakistani immigrants, Humza...
Yu Jie
Dr Yu Jie is senior research fellow on China at Chatham House, focusing on the decision-making process of Chinese foreign policy as well as China’s economic diplomacy. She frequently comments in major media outlets such as BBC News and the Financial Times; and regularly briefs senior policy practitioners from...
Andrew Collier
Andrew Collier is a premier authority on China’s policy and business issues. Over a career in international banking and journalism, he has established himself as a world-renowned commentator on China’s macro, politics, and industry and as an acclaimed analyst of the Chinese financial markets. Based in Hong Kong, Andrew...
Tom Fletcher
Principal of Hertford College, Oxford University, Tom Fletcher was previously the foreign policy adviser to three UK Prime Ministers (2007-11) and the UK’s Ambassador to Lebanon (2011-15). More recently he was a Visiting Professor at New York University (2015-20), advised the Global Business Coalition for Education, and chaired the...
Dr. Titus Brinker
PD Dr. med. Titus Brinker is a prominent figure in the field of dermatology and skin cancer prevention in Germany. Holding the title of Privatdozent, indicating his qualification to teach at a German university, Dr. Brinker is renowned for his groundbreaking research and innovative approaches to combating skin cancer....
Bill Browder
Bill Browder, founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, when he was denied entry to the country for exposing corruption in Russian state-owned companies. In 2009 Browder’s Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was killed in a Moscow prison after uncovering and...
Sir Christopher Pissarides
Sir Christopher Pissarides is the Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, a Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus and Chairman of the Council of National Economy of the Republic of Cyprus, and the Helmut & Anna Pao Sohmen Professor-at-Large of the Hong...
Christoph Heusgen
Christoph Heusgen is a diplomat and the Chairman of the Munich Security Conference. For more than a decade, he was the foreign and security policy advisor to Angela Merkel, whom he accompanied on all trips abroad. His close ties with America and his comprehensive concept of security have shaped...
Alex Younger
Sir Alex Younger is the Former Chief (“C”) of the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6. He served in this role for six years, from 2014-2020 and in 2019 became the longest-serving MI6 Chief in 50 years. Sir Alex Younger joined MI6 in 1991. He was posted to...
