Mary Robinson
As first female President of Ireland, Robinson increased the status of the nation. Formerly the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, she now advises businesses worldwide on ethical practices and management. In addition to her role as Executive Director of the Ethical Globalization Initiative, she is one of five members ...
Pedro Solbes
A highly respected and pivotal figure in Europe’s political arena, Pedro Solbes served as the European Commissioner of Economic and Monetary Affairs-overseeing the Euro’s integration across the European Union. A respected political and financial voice, Solbes delivers keynote speeches on integration, change management, ...
Jacques Delors
Known as the architect of the Single European Act, the first modification of the Treaty of Rome, and of the ambitious reform of funding for the European Community, the Honorable Jacques Delors is one of the most influential politicians who contributed to the formation of the Europe of the nineties.
Christopher Patten
The last British Governor of Hong Kong, Christopher Patten orchestrated the transfer of rule over the colony to China. From this historical vantage point, he offers his views on the impact Communist rule and China's promise of "one nation, two systems" may have on one of the world's most successful free-market societies.
Anne-Marie Slaughter
As Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department, Anne-Marie Slaughter touched on nearly every foreign policy issue. She was named a Top 100 Global Thinker by Foreign Policy.
John Zogby
Chairman of the Board and Chief Insights Officer of IBOPE Zogby International (IZI) and author of The Way We’ll Be, John Zogby remains by all accounts the hottest and most accurate pollster and trendspotter in the United States today. No one can tell you more about what’s happening—from politics to social ...
Rob Gifford
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.
Martti Ahtisaari
As President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari helped steer the nation in its accession to the EU. Post-presidency, he is known for his efforts in international peace mediation & conflict resolution.
Ana Palacio
The former Foreign Minister of Spain, Palacio was the first female to serve in the position and, at the time, held the most senior post ever filled by a woman in the Spanish government. Also a lawyer specializing in European Union internal market law, she previously served as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 ...
Carl Bildt
The former Swedish Prime Minister, and until 1997, the High Representative for the peace negotiations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carl Bildt is now UN Special Envoy for the Balkans and Chairman of Sweden’s opposition party, the Moderate Party. With the issue of a "Greater Europe" being a topic of intense debate, thanks ...
Jacques Attali
Professor, writer, special advisor to François Mitterand, Founder and first president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Jacques Attali is now chairman of an international consulting firm based in Paris. He also serves as Founder and President of an international nonprofit organization using the ...
George Robertson
Lord Robertson is Deputy Chairman of Cable and Wireless. He is former Secretary General of NATO and before that served as Defense Secretary of the United Kingdom. A consummate Britain politician, he was also as a Member of Parliament for Hamilton and the Hamilton South Constituencies.
Gary Hamel
The Wall Street Journal recently ranked Gary Hamel as the world's most influential business thinker, and Fortune magazine has called him "the world’s leading expert on business strategy." Hamel is a sought after keynote speaker, educating audiences on management, strategy, leadership, innovation, and ...
Felipe González
A sought after keynote speaker, seminar director, and advisor, Felipe González Márquez is the longest standing socialist Spanish President. Currently, he is President of the Commission for Global Progress of the Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party, an organization that encourages debate and provides a launch pad for ...
Lech Walesa
Using his power of persuasion to promote his vision of peace and equality, Walesa led the Solidarity Labor Movement that brought about the downfall of Poland's Communist leadership. For his heroic efforts, Walesa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and went on to become the first democratically elected President of Poland. ...
Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Xavier Sala-i-Martin is Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York and the Chief Economic Advisor to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A respected economist, Sala-i-Martin is also a consultant to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a member of the Counseling Board of Telefonica ...
John Bruton
John Bruton is a former Prime Minister of Ireland and a former President in office of the European Council.He is one of the number of experts invited by the Greek Presidency of the European Union to prepare a Paper for discussion in May 2003 by the Foreign Ministers of the European Union on how best to improve relations ...
George J. Mitchell
Former US Senator from Maine, Mitchell served as the Chairman of the Peace Negotiations in Northern Ireland. Under his leadership, a historic accord ending decades of conflict was agreed upon by the governments of Ireland, the UK, and the political parties of Northern Ireland. Today, Mitchell remains instrumental in ...
Betty Williams
In 1976, Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to help end the decades of violence that permeated Northern Ireland. As President of the World Centers of Compassion for Children, she works with other fellow Nobel Laureates in trouble spots throughout the world where the cause of peace and safety of ...
Strobe Talbott
An award-winning journalist for Time magazine for twenty-one years and President of the Brookings Institution, Talbott became Deputy Secretary of State in 1994. The author of a series of books on the U.S./Soviet arms race and the Cold War, he was also the founding director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.
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