Axel Weber
Axel Weber was Bundesbank President (the German Central Bank) from 2004 to 2011. He was recently appointed Chairman at UBS, a position which he will take up in 2012. In 2002 Axel became a member of the Advisory Council to the German Federal Government (Council of Economic Experts), to...
John Sitilides
John Sitilides, a Washington D.C. government affairs specialist and consultant to the Department of State, shares his insights into U.S. and global risk trends, developments and strategies before high-stakes decision makers and opinion leaders at investor, business and government conferences, forums and events. He explores the complex geopolitical decisions...
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl, the leader of the Christian Democrat Party, became chancellor of Germany in 1982. In 1998 Germans chose Social Democrat Gerhard Schröder as chancellor, ending a 16-year-long rule by Helmut Kohl that oversaw the reunification of Germany and symbolized the end of the cold war in Europe. He...
Dominique Moisi
Dominique Moïsi is one of Europe’s leading geo-strategic thinkers. A renowned political scientist, author, and co-founder of the prestigious French Institute for International Affairs (IFRI). He is a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and the International Advisory Council of the Moscow School of Political Studies, as...
Noreena Hertz
Noreena Hertz has been Economics Editor for ITV News since May 2016. An influential economist on the international stage whose career has spanned Europe, the United States, Russia, Middle East and Africa, she has advised some of the largest organisations and most senior figures in the world on strategy,...
Pierre Sabatier
Pierre Sabatier is a French young economist, member of the Cercle Turgot and the Econoclastes, two famous economic think tanks, and editorialist in several french newspapers and TV channels. He is Chairman and Director of Studies of the independent economic and financial research firm PrimeView, which he founded in...
Vuyo Mahlati
Dr Vuyo Mahlati is an entrepreneur as well as public policy and development planning specialist. Having served two terms as International Women”s Forum (IWF) SA Vuyo has now joined the global board as a director. She is serving her second term as member of South Africa’s National Planning Commission...
Richard Ji
Dr. Richard Ji is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of All-Stars Investment. He was a Managing Director and the Asia- Pacific Head of Internet/media investment research at Morgan Stanley until 2013. Ji is currently establishing his own fund with the goal of investing in internet technology leaders and...
Charlie McCreevy
Charlie McCreevy was the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services from 2004–10. He played a crucial role in overseeing the European financial system, regulations governing the banking system and the development of a single market in financial services throughout the EU. He has a reputation as an experienced,...
Pascal Boniface
Dr. Pascal Boniface is the founding Director of IRIS (“Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques” – Institute for International and Strategic Relations). He is also a consultant on strategic issues for the French Ministry of defence and French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is professor of international relations in...