Otmar Issing
Otmar Issing is a world-renowned German economist. He is President of the Center for Financial Studies since 2006, and one of Europe’s most influential central bankers of the last 20 years. He was one of the principal architects of the common European currency, and as the former Chief Economist...
Sony Kapoor
Sony Kapoor is Managing Director of Re-Define and is also Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. He was elected Chairman of the Banking Stakeholder Group of the European Banking Authority in mid-2011. During 2011 Sony was a Visiting Fellow at the European Commission dealing with economic governance,...
Howard Dean
Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term Governor and physician, currently works as a part time independent consultant focusing on the areas of health care, early childhood development, alternative energy and the expansion of grassroots politics around the world. Dean is a contributor to the news...
Kemal Dervis
A well respected economist and politician, Kemal draws on his many years’ international experience at the World Bank, the United Nations and in Turkish Government and politics to speak on issues connected with globalisation, economics and current affairs. In the course of his 22-year career at the World Bank,...
Yasheng Huang
Yasheng Huang is an associate professor in the area of international management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He joined MIT in 2003. His previous appointments include assistant professor at the University of Michigan, associate professor at Harvard University, and consultant to the World Bank. Professor Huang’s research...
Alexei Kudrin
Alexei Kudrin was the Minister of Finance in Russia from 2000-2011, the longest-serving Finance Minister in post-Soviet Russia. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2000–04 and again beginning in 2007. As Finance Minister, Kudrin was widely credited with prudent fiscal management, commitment to tax and budget reform...
Bill Jamieson
Bill was the Executive Editor of The Scotsman for 11 years where he wrote regularly on finance and economics as well as politics and current affairs. He has also been a regular contributor to Scotland on Sunday, Spectator Business and to BBC Scotland, both radio and television. Since stepping...
Dr. Munir Majid
Dr. Munir Majid obtained his B.Sc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he also obtained his Ph.D in International Relations. He taught at the Department of International Relations in LSE in LSE and he is Visiting Senior Fellow. He was research analyst for...
Nicolas Bouzou
Nicolas Bouzou is the founding director of Asterès, a leading economic consultancy. He is also the creator of the Belém Circle, a think-tank that gathers together European progessive and liberal intellectuals. Its areas of work are related to growth, economic policy, territorial organization and health. Nicolas is a professor...
Shashi Tharoor
Dr Tharoor is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala. He previously served as the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information and as the Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs. He is also a prolific...