Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Cohn-Bendit was a student leader during the unrest of May 1968 in France and he was also known during that time as Dany le Rouge (French for “Danny the Red”, because of both his politics and the color of his hair). He is co-president of the group European Greens–European...
Wolfgang Ischinger
Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger has been Chairman of the Munich Security Cenference since 2008 and is Director of the Centre for International Security Policy of Hertie School. He was also Global Head of Government Relations of Allianz SE from March 2008 until December 2014. Ischinger studied law at the universities...
Deborah Kan
Deborah Kan is a new media entrepreneur, media speaker and award-winning news anchor and journalist. Previously Executive Producer at the Wall Street Journal, Kan launched the Journal’s video operation in Asia and grew it into a substantial operation, spanning a geographical reach from Japan to Australia. During this time,...
Pelle Tornberg
Pelle Tornberg is an innovative and dynamic CEO, who has founded two profitable international media businesses with a current combined market capitalisation of US$ 4.6 billion. These include; Metro International,the world’s largest international newspaper; Modern Times Group, Northern Europe’s (including Russia) largest broadcaster; SDI, which he founded and grew...
Jason Ma
As a leading mentor, rainmaker, and speaker, Jason Ma helps shape both next-generation leaders and the G20 private sector. Based in innovative Silicon Valley, Ma is Founder, CEO, and Chief Mentor of ThreeEQ, a premier global business, career, education, and personal success advisory firm that helps client companies, institutions,...
Stephane Garelli
Stephane Garelli is a world authority on competitiveness and has pioneered research in this field for 25 years. He is Emeritus Professor at IMD (Institute of Management Development) Lausanne, where he has founded the World Competitiveness Centre, he is also Emeritus Professor at the University of Lausanne. Garelli is...
JOHN SAWERS
Sir John Sawers is Executive Chairman of Newbridge Advisory, a firm he founded in 2019 to advise corporate leaders on geopolitics and political risk. He is also a Non-Executive Director of BP. Sir John has 36 years of experience in diplomacy and intelligence, culminating in five years as Chief...
Shantanu Bhagwat
Shantanu Bhagwat graduated in Computer Engineering. He also holds an MBA from London Business School where he was a Chevening Scholar. He is a former diplomat-turned-venture investor. Shantanu divides his time between UK and India, working with early stage start-ups and on ideas to improve political systems and governance...
Amlan Roy
Amlan Roy is the Global Chief Retirement Strategist and Senior Managing Director at State Street. Roy is an experienced Global Macro Researcher specialising in demographics and pensions related to economics, investments and public policy. He highlights structural issues related to gender disparity, youth unemployment, system risks due to policy...
Antonia Rados
Antonia Rados is one of the most popular foreign correspondents on German television, and a multi-award winning journalist. Since 2009 she has been the chief reporter on issues abroad for the Media Group RTL. Her reports on the Iraq war in 2003 and the Arab Spring, often broadcasted live...
