Global Issues
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Federal Whistleblower
Peter Van Buren is the author of We Meant Well, which discusses how he blew the whistle on the federal government for failing to adequately help Iraq rebuild itself. |
Economist & Author
Speaker Daniel Altman is a visionary economist whose work has revolved around identifying long-term solutions to problems facing the global economy. |
New York Times Columnist & Author
Anand Giridharadas is an author and columnist, writing about a world in transition as seen through the lens of culture. He is the author of India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking. |
The World's Leading Geo-Strategist
Parag Khanna is the leading next-generation voice on the future of global affairs. Named one of Esquire magazine's 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century, Khanna was a foreign policy advisor to... |
Expert on Strategy, Globalization & Emerging Markets
International business speaker Anil Gupta is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on strategy, globalization, and emerging markets. |
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist
Journalist and best-selling author of Half the Sky Sheryl WuDunn offers a compelling perspective on current economic, political and social issues such as women's rights. |
The Leading Expert on Our Intelligent Future
Ayesha Khanna is Partner of Hybrid Realities, a research and consulting firm headquartered in New York, and Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a think tank which explores human-technology co-evolution in the "... |
Foreign & Security Policy Expert
The former president of the World Bank and former US Deputy Secretary of Defense of Policy, speaker Paul Wolfowitz is a crucial voice in foreign and security policy. |
Political Risk Expert
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, a global political risk research and consulting firm, and the author of The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? |
Best-Selling Author & Atlantic Monthly Correspondent
Robert D. Kaplan is a senior fellow at the Center for New American Security in Washington, DC, and a national correspondent for The Atlantic. In 2011, he was recognized on Foreign Policy magazine's Top... |
China Editor, The Economist
An NPR Foreign Correspondent and China Editor of The Economist magazine, Gifford authored the critically acclaimed China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power. |
Former CNN Correspondent for Asia-Pacific Region
Speaker Mike Chinoy has covered such groundbreaking events as Mao Zedong's death, the "People Power" revolt in the Philippines, and the Tiananmen Square massacre. |
Global Affairs Expert On India / Award-Winning Author
The award-winning author of Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the World’s Largest Democracy and the Future of our World, Kamdar is a globally renowned expert on India. |
Fiction Writer / Journalist
Suketu Mehta's book Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found was called "narrative reporting at its finest" by The New York Times; The Economist named it a Book of the Year. Mehta's journalism and... |
Managing Partner, China India Institute
As Managing Partner of the China India Institute, Haiyan Wang draws on her broad international experience to help her clients build viable global presences. She has been published in The Wall Street Journal... |
Behavioral Economist, Social Entrepreneur & Author
Existing at the intersection of academia and practical implementation is Dean Karlan, a behavioral economist & Yale professor who uses his knowledge to solve problems in the nonprofit arena. |
Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist
A Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, Kristof is an extraordinary thinker, human rights advocate, and astute chronicler of humanity. As a seasoned journalist who has traveled China, Africa... |
Journalist & Best-Selling Author
A veteran journalist and former commodities trader, Fishman has emerged as a leading expert on China and its development as a world power. Describing the effects of China’s momentous change on the lives of people... |
International Trade Theorist
A celebrated economist and Columbia University professor, Jagdish N. Bhagwati has made contributions to development theory and policy, public finance, immigration and the new... |
Former President of Democratic Socialist Republic Sri Lanka
With her father former President of Sri Lanka and mother the world’s first women Prime Minister, Kumaratunga was destined to be the first woman President of Sri Lanka. Renowned for her energy and intellect, she... |
