Global Issues
Thought Leaders
Thought Leaders:
Chair of Ellevate Network & Former CEO
Sallie Krawcheck is the Chair of Ellevate Network, the global professional woman’s network. She has a track record of turning around and innovating to drive growth in several businesses.
Business Leader & Founding Member, Fast Company
Polly LaBarre is co-author of Mavericks at Work, founding team member of Fast Company magazine, and co-founder of Management Lab, where she consults global brands and arms leaders with a Maverick Manual to hack the status quo and ramp up originality, invention and game-changing disruption.
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.
Leading Authority on Climate Change
Nicholas Stern (Lord Stern) is a globally recognized economist, and one the world’s leading authorities on climate change, international development and global economic growth.
Government Leader, International Affairs Expert & Human Rights Advocate
Penny Abeywardena is the former New York City Commissioner for International Affairs. During her eight years of service (2014-2022) she led the agency serving the largest diplomatic corps in the world.
Founder of New Standard Institute & Author of UNRAVELED
A pioneer in sustainable commerce and co-founder of Zady and the The New Standard Institute, Maxine Bédat offers fascinating insights and valuable takeaways on how to remain competitive in a future of millennial consumers.
World-Leading Expert on Climate Solutions
Dr. Jonathan Foley is a world-renowned environmental scientist and author. His work is focused on understanding our changing planet, and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems, and natural resources we all depend on.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
James Forman, Jr. started the Maya Angelou Public Charter School and is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He also worked as a law clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court and is a Pulitzer Prize Winning Author.
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