Ivan Rogers
Sir Ivan Rogers KCMG is a former senior British civil servant, who was the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 2013-17. Ivan Rogers served in the Treasury, including as Private Secretary, to Kenneth Clarke, Chancellor of the Exchequer. He then was seconded to the...
Philip Marcovici
Philip Marcovici advises governments, financial institutions and global families on tax and wealth management. He is the founder and CEO of LawInContext, the interactive knowledge venture of global law firm, Baker & McKenzie. Marcovici was a partner of Baker & McKenzie, a firm he joined in 1982, and practiced...
Thomas Trikasih Lembong
Tom Lembong served as Indonesia’s Trade Minister and then Chairman of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (recently renamed Indonesia’s Ministry of Investment) from 2015-2019. During his time as Cabinet Minister, Tom became known as one of Indonesia’s leading internationalist and economic reformists. Prior to serving in President Jokowi’s Cabinet, Tom...
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva was Thailand’s 27th Prime Minister at the age of 44. Born in Newcastle, United Kingdom, the Oxford-educated politician had an academic career teaching at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy before joining politics. Abhisit held the office of Prime Minister from 2008-2011 with a platform revolving around “Putting People...
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt has an extensive background spanning politics, international relations and business. In 2017, she was named as one of the world’s greatest leaders by Fortune magazine. As Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011-2015, Helle steered Denmark through a difficult financial crisis while reducing child poverty and increasing spending on education....
Johan Jaaffar
Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar has wide experience in the media world. He is a journalist and editor, an award-winning creative writer, and a well-read columnist. He started his career as a researcher and later led the magazine division of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), the Language and Books Bureau,...
Dr. Andrew Sentance
Dr Andrew Sentance is Senior Economic Adviser at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the author of Rediscovering Growth: After the Crisis, published in November 2013. From October 2006 until May 2011, he served as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England. He is the...
Ong Keng Yong
Ambassador Ong Keng Yong is Executive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Concurrently, he is Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) and Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research...
Kirk Wagar
Ambassador Kirk Wagar is a Co-Chair of Mercury and is based in its Singapore office. Wagar utilizes decades of experience at the intersection of public policy and business to solve complex problems for clients across the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining Mercury, Wagar served as the U.S. Ambassador to...
Jeremy Rifkin
Jeremy Rifkin is an American economic and social theorist. He is the author of 20 bestselling books about the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society and the environment. His most recent books include the international bestsellers, The Zero Marginal Cost Society, The Third...
