Our Global Trends Keynote speakers

Afshin Molavi

Expert on global geo-political risk and geo-economics, particularly the Middle East and Asia

Alexandra Pascalidou

Greek-Swedish columnist, television hostess, and author

Alexei Kudrin

Russian Minister of Finance from 2000 - 2011

Amlan Roy

Renowned expert on macroeconomics and demographics

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Recent Secretary General of NATO and former Prime Minister of Denmark

Andrew Scott

Professor of Economics, London Business School and Fellow, All Souls, Oxford

Augusto Lopez Claros

World Bank's Trend Guru

Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Adviser to the German Government on Economic Policy

Brian Solis

Digital Analyst, Anthropologist and Futurist

Christopher Kutarna

Fellow of the Oxford Martin School, Co-author Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance

Claire O’Neill

Recent UK Climate and Energy Minister

David Daokui Li

Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University

Ellen MacArthur

Record-breaking Yachtswoman and Champion of Circular Economy

Hal Scott

Nomura Professor and Director of the Program on International Financial Systems at Harvard J. F Kennedy School of Government

Hamish McRae

Among Europe's foremost speakers on global future trends in economics, business and society

Heizo Takenaka

Japan's former Minister for Fiscal Policy and Financial Affairs

Ian Goldin

Former Vice President and Head of Policy, World Bank and former policy advisor to Nelson Mandela

James Rickards

Author of bestseller Currency Wars

James Wolfensohn

A legendary figure in global finance, James Wolfensohn’s understanding of the global economy, specifically emerging markets, is unparalleled

Jeffrey Sachs

Renowned Development Economist, Director of Earth Institute Columbia University

Jim O’Neill

Former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and creator of BRIC acronym

Jim Rogers

Global Investment Guru

Jonathan Ward

Founder of Atlas Organization, expert on China-India relations and national strategy

Joseph Stiglitz

Nobel Prize Winning Economist