Global Issues
Global Economy & Trade:
Expert on 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.
Global Economist & Bestselling Author
One of the most perceptive economic thinkers of his generation, Daniel Altman simplifies complex data and terminology for a wide variety of audiences, making cutting-edge economics intriguing and relevant.
Political Risk Expert
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, a global political risk research and consulting firm, and the author of Every Nation for Itself, The End of the Free Market and Superpower.
Founder, Google Ideas & CEO, Jigsaw
As the founder and director of Google Ideas at Google and now the president of Jigsaw (its successor arm within Alphabet Inc.), Jared Cohen is at the forefront of using technology to tackle global challenges.
Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Kerry
Jon Finer’s career highlights include key roles in the Iran nuclear deal, Paris climate accord, Middle East peace talks, European immigration crisis and Asia rebalance, and the effort to end the Syrian civil war.
Political Economist & Author
Author, professor and expert on global politics and economics, Dr. Blyth regularly speaks to diverse global audiences including financial institutions, corporations, associations, governments and literary festivals.
Senior Advisor to President Obama
From restructuring the American auto industry to securing the Paris Climate Agreement, Brian Deese was the President’s point person on some of the most historic undertakings of the Obama administration.
Renowned Global Economist & Author
Named by Time Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People In the World” and recipient of the Friedrich Hayek Lifetime Achievement Award, Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a renowned global economist.