Mona Eltahawy
Mona Eltahawy was born in Egypt and has lived in the U.K, Saudi Arabia and Israel and is currently based in New York. She is a board member of the Progressive Muslim Union of North America. She gained American citizenship in 2011. She is an award-winning New York-based journalist...
Supachai Panitchpakdi
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi began his four-year term as Secretary-General of UNCTAD on 1 September 2005, following his appointment by the UN General Assembly. He was appointed for a second term in September 2009, and stepped down from his post in August of 2013. Dr. Supachai previously served as Director-General...
Hellmut Schutte
Professor Hellmut Schütte joined INSEAD’s faculty in 1981 after a successful career in the areas of marketing and investment banking covering a period of 11 years. As Senior Affiliate Professor of International Management, he teaches and does research in the area of international business and international marketing with a...
Lord Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern (Lord Stern) is a globally recognised economist, and one the world’s leading authorities on climate change, international development and global economic growth. Lord Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at London School of Economics, and Head of the India Observatory and Chairman of the...
Lim Siong Guan
Lim Siong Guan was appointed Group President of GIC in September 2007. The GIC manages the financial reserves of the Singapore government. He was Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board from October 2006 to June 2009. The Board is the Singapore government’s lead agency for planning and executing...
James Rickards
James Rickards is the Editor of Strategic Intelligence, a financial newsletter, and Director of The James Rickards Project, an enquiry into the complex dynamics of geopolitics and global capital. Rickards is the author of three New York Times best sellers, The Road to Ruin, The Death of Money, and...
Horst Koehler
Horst Köhler is an accomplished economist and international statesman. He was President of Germany from 2004-10 and Managing Director of the IMF between 2000 – 2004. Köhler was the eight Managing Director of the IMF. Shortly after taking office in 2000 he established the Financial Sector Review Group to...
Martin Jacques
Martin Jacques is a British journalist and the author of “When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order”. Martin is a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics, IDEAS, a centre for the study of international...
Philippe Bourguignon
Philippe is a partner of Revolution, created by Steve Case to invest and build disruptive, innovative companies that offer more choice, convenience, and control for both consumers and businesses. He is responsible for a portfolio of company’s where Revolution has invested: Vinfolio, Framebridge, BusBud, SRS Acquiom and Cava Grill....
Richard Mullender
After military service and time in the private sector, Richard joined the Metropolitan police. He worked as a detective investigating serious crimes. Then one life-changing day he trained to become a hostage negotiator.His skills were so well regarded that he was appointed Lead Trainer at Scotland Yard’s National Hostage...
