Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson has been Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the UK’s leading economic research institute, since January 2011. The IFS became the first organisation to win the Prospect ‘Think Tank of the Year’ award two years in a row in 2014 and 2015 and has won “economic...
Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers is an author, financial commentator and international investor. After attending Yale and Oxford University, Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund, a global-investment partnership. During the next 10 years, the portfolio gained 4200%, while the S&P rose less than 50%. Rogers then decided to retire – at age 37....
Michael Hirson
Michael Hirson is Practice Head for China and Northeast Asia at Eurasia Group, leading the company’s coverage of China, with a focus on macroeconomic and financial policies, economic reforms, and political developments affecting foreign firms and investors. Prior to joining the firm, Michael served three years as US Treasury’s...
Huw van Steenis
Huw van Steenis is Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive of UBS. He acts as a senior adviser to both the firm and its clients in analysing financial, market and sustainability trends to help guide investment and strategic decisions. He was founding Chair of the firm’s Sustainable Finance Steering Committee....
Catherine Howarth
Catherine Howarth has been Chief Executive of ShareAction since July 2008. ShareAction is the leading civil society organisation in Europe promoting responsible investment, transparency and good governance by institutional investors. Catherine is a board member of the Scott Trust, owner of the Guardian Media Group, and a member of...
John Defterios
John Defterios is veteran, award winning journalist and economic analyst with more than 35 years of experience at CNN, Reuters and PBS Television in the United States. John recently retired as CNN Business’ Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor. Based in the network’s Abu Dhabi bureau since 2011, his reporting...
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad is a Malaysian politician who is the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia. He had also previously been the prime minister from 1981 to 2003. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is one of the most respected political figures in Malaysia. During his previous tenure as...
Prof. Lawrence J. Lau
Professor Lawrence Juen-yee Lau received his B.S. degree (with Great Distinction) in Physics from Stanford University in 1964 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and 1969 respectively. He joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Stanford...
Steven N. S. Cheung
Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung, a Hong Kong born economist, specialisesin the fields of transaction costs and property rights. Known for his work on private property rights and transaction costs, he achieved his fame with an economic analysis on China open-door policy after 1980s. In his studies of economics, he focuses...
Gabrielle Walker
Gabrielle Walker is Founder and Director of Valence Solutions. She is an expert strategist, speaker and moderator, helping businesses to address global challenges—with a focus on sustainability, new energy and climate change. She has a strong background in building new narratives and engagement across a wide range of sectors....
