Iain Duncan Smith
The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP was first elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green in London on 1st April 1992. In his first Parliament, June 1992-97, he opposed the Maastricht Treaty believing that if it passed, it would over a...
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz is a nobel prize-winning economist. A graduate of Amherst College, he received his PhD from MIT in 1967, became a full professor at Yale in 1970, and in 1979 was awarded the John Bates Clark Award, given biennially by the American Economic Association to the economist under...
Ben Caldecott
Ben Caldecott is an environmentalist and economist who is Founder of the Sustainable Finance Programme at the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. Caldecott has authored a wide range of publications related to the environment. He is a regular peer reviewer and has a number...
Gita Wirjawan
Mr. Wirjawan’s most recent appointment was as Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia from October 2011 – February 2014. Two years prior to this post, he was the Chairman of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). He has also held key appointments at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, and...
Enrico Letta
Enrico Letta was Prime Minister of Italy from 2013-14, leading a grand coalition comprising the centre-left Democratic Party, the centre-right People of Freedom, and the centrist Civic Choice. A Europhile on the moderate side of the PD, his rapid ascent to the post of Prime Minister was as unexpected...
Michael Cawley
Michael Cawley served as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline from 2002-14. He originally joined the airline in 1997 as CFO before the company’s IPO and was centrally involved in securing listings on the Dublin, London and Nasdaq stock exchanges. When Cawley joined...
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2004-07. He presided over a period of impressive domestic economic growth and successfully tackled many of the challenges presented by the global economy. In 1999 Mr. Aziz was appointed Pakistan’s Minister of Finance with responsibility for Finance, Economic Affairs, Statistics, Planning and...
Yvonne Chia
Datuk Yvonne Chia is one of ASEAN’s foremost corporate figures, widely respected for her role in mentoring and spearheading strategic initiatives that drive regional development. With over four decades of leadership in the banking sector, she has expertly steered institutions through both periods of economic growth and crisis. Datuk...
Beatrice Weder di Mauro
Beatrice is a Professor of Economics at the University of Mainz and until recently was a member of the German Council of Economic Experts, the group of five experts which advises the German government on economic policy and development. As a result of her work at some of the...
Ashish Thakkar
Ashish J. Thakkar is the Founder and Managing Director of Mara Group. He is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at the age of 15. Ashish considers himself a native son of Africa with strong Indian roots, of British nationality and a resident of the UAE. Born...
