The revolution in technology over the last twenty years has made the world a far less stable place, with events and information travelling at a speed unheard of in the last century. This has presented enormous political challenges around the globe with societies more volatile and potentially dangerous than at any time since the Cold War. Our political leaders can no longer promote isolationists policies and need to adapt to many different dimensions from a changing environment to radical extremism. Members of society can no longer opt out of the political debate: listening to former and current politicians who have operated on the global stage is a good way to understand some of the debates and contribute to them.
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Abhisit VejjajivaPrime Minister of Thailand (2008-2011)
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Rafidah AzizMalaysia's Longest Serving Minister of International Trade and Industry; Former Chairman of AirAsia X
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Helen ClarkFormer Prime Minister of New Zealand, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017 & Co-Chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR), World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Nassim Nicholas TalebBusinessman-trader, philosophical essayist and academic researcher
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Huw van SteenisSenior Advisor to the Chief Executive and Founding Chair of the Sustainable Finance Steering Committee of UBS; Senior Advisor to Mark Carney on Climate Finance and Fintech; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Finance
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John DefteriosFormer CNN Business Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor
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Mahathir MohamadFormer Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003; 2018-20)
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Michael DobbsFormer Chief of Staff and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party and best-selling author of 'House of Cards'
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Prof. Lawrence J. LauVice-Chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, Member of the Executive Council of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2009-2012) & Former Chairman of CIC International (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
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Steven N. S. CheungEconomist specialising in transaction costs and property rights
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Kiran Mazumdar ShawChairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited
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Nick CleggFormer Deputy Prime Minister and Vice President of Global Affairs and Communications, Facebook
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Pavan SukhdevFormer Special Adviser and Head of UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative
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Claire O’NeillRecent UK Climate and Energy Minister
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Gro Harlem BrundtlandFirst Female Prime Minister of Norway & Mother of Sustainability
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Tom LoosemoreFounder of UK's Government Digital Service
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Ilaria CapuaVirologist and Former Italian Politician
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John TsangHong Kong Longest Serving Financial Secretary
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Ivan RogersFormer British Permanent Representative to the EU
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Daniel SusskindEconomist and Best-Selling Author; explores the impact of technology, particularly artificial intelligence, on work and society
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Issac GetzOne of Europe's leading professors of management; Ranked No. 4 for 50 most influential living management thinkers from French National Foundation for the Management and Business Education (FNEGE)
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Jean-Claude JunckerFormer President of the EU Commission 2014-19, and Former Prime Minister of Luxembourg
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Philip MarcoviciExpert on governments, financial institutions and global families on tax and wealth management
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David MillerDirector, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Former Mayor of Toronto and Recent President and CEO, WWF-Canada
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Thomas Trikasih LembongIndonesian Minister of Trade (2015 to 2016)
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Philip HammondChancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019
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Abhisit VejjajivaPrime Minister of Thailand (2008-2011)
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Helle Thorning-SchmidtFormer Prime Minister of Denmark ; CEO of Save the Children (2016-2019)