Focusing on emerging global markets, Ian Bremmer defines the keys to managing risk in an unstable world. A former foreign policy advisor to top world leaders, Bremmer outlines the opportunities in Asian markets and discusses America's role in the 21st century.

Zachary Karabell is a renowned economist and the author of The Leading Indicators: A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World. With his prolific, award-winning writing career, illustrious background on Wall Street, and PhD from Harvard, he offers audiences a tour de force of what’s to come and shows that optimism is a vital ingredient for capitalizing on current economic opportunities. He brings a unique perspective to the discussion of globalization and the economic environment and shares insights on how to use big data to get a real picture of the global economy.

Prior to joining Teneo, Mr. Kajiwara was the director of Strategic Clients at Eurasia Group and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. In this role, he led the firm’s business development efforts with strategic financial markets and corporate clients and managed relationships with some of the world’s largest hedge funds, private equity groups, wealth management firms, sovereign wealth funds, securities exchanges and family offices. Mr. Kajiwara played an active role in promoting the firm’s research agenda and developing its macro views. A sought-after public speaker, Mr. Kajiwara regularly presents to a wide range of audiences worldwide on geopolitical risks and trends and their implications for markets and corporate strategies. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Mr. Kajiwara was a director and head of institutional equity sales in the New York office of the Spanish bank BBVA. Earlier, he spent eight years in international institutional equity sales with Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York and San Francisco focusing on global emerging markets. Mr. Kajiwara received a BA in Economics from Vassar College.

Raghida Dergham, the senior diplomatic correspondent for Al-Hayat – the leading Arabic daily – and an analyst for NBC, MSNBC, and the Arab satellite LBC, is tuned into both the U.S. and Arab/Muslim worlds. She has broken major news stories, interviewed world leaders, been featured on myriad news programs, and contributed to major publications. She was also the only journalist to interview Ramzi Youssef, the alleged mastermind of the World Trade Center bombing. Dergham addresses the Middle East, the West’s relationship with the region, politics, and women in the world.

A master impersonator, Darrell Hammond's uncanny renditions of Bill Clinton, Geraldo Rivera, Chris Matthews, Sean Connery, and others leave audiences roaring with laughter. His dead-on depictions of some of America's most famous faces are smart, poignant, and, of course, hilarious.

In the early 1970s, Bernstein and Bob Woodward broke the Watergate story for The Washington Post, leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon and setting the standard for modern investigative reporting, for which they and The Post were awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Since then, Bernstein has continued to build on the theme he and Woodward first explored in the Nixon years – the use and abuse of power: political, media, financial, cultural and spiritual power. Renowned as a prose stylist, he has also written a classic biography of Pope John Paul II, served as the founding editor of the first major political website, and been a rock critic.

Former Wall Street lawyer, investment banker and now rising star on the comedy scene, Mecurio combines his quick wit and intelligence with his innovative improv abilities to create a hilarious and unique comedy experience.

As a corporate put-on comedian and emcee, Harry Freedman has performed for hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies, and is frequently rated ‘best speaker’ at their conferences and perhaps the only individual ever to have been profiled in the business sections of The New York Times, Miami Herald, Newsday, and the International Herald Tribune. As a stand-up comedian, Harry is a regular opening act for Ray Romano, and as an actor, he has appeared on shows like CBS's hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and TNT's Men Of a Certain Age. With over three decades experience from the clubs of Las Vegas to the corporate boardroom, Harry Freedman is a comic you can trust and that audiences across all industries will love. Harry will create the perfect fake industry expert or executive for your group and will have everyone fooled with his outrageous quips until they realize they have been had and they are roaring with laughter!

Dr. Dambisa Moyo is an international economist who analyzes the macroeconomy and global affairs. She has travelled to more than 80 countries over the last decade, during which time she has developed a unique knowledge base on the political, economic, and financial workings of emerging economies, in particular the BRICs and the frontier economies in Asia, South America, Africa, and the Middle East. Her work examines the interplay between rapidly developing countries, international business, and the global economy, while highlighting the key opportunities for investment. She is the author of multiple New York Times best-selling books, including Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth - and How to Fix It, Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, How The West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly - And the Stark Choices Ahead, and Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World. Moyo was recognized as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by TIME magazine, and was named to the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders Forum. Her work regularly appears in economic and finance-related publications, such as the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Benn Steil is senior fellow and director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He is also the founding editor of International Finance, a scholarly economics journal, the lead writer of the Council’s Geo-Graphics economics blog, and creator of three web-based interactives tracking Sovereign Risk, Global Monetary Policy, and Central Bank Currency Swaps. Dr. Steil has written and spoken widely on international finance, monetary policy, financial markets, and economic and diplomatic history. He is also the author of the critically-acclaimed book, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War, as well as the previous book, The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order.

Conceived by one of the creators of the long-running New York hit Tony and Tina's Wedding, The Water Coolers employ original songs, musical parodies and comic sketches to gently poke fun at the rituals and routines of our daily grind so we can all work together "happily ever laughter."

Nikki Greenberg is an innovation strategist and thought-leader for the real estate industry. She helps real estate owners, investors and developers build a better future by uncovering opportunities that exist at the convergence of real space and cyber space. Through her consultancy Real Estate of the Future, Nikki works with real estate executives to bring their assets into alignment with the increasingly digitised way that people live, work and communicate, by creating a culture of innovation. Nikki entered the property industry through her established career in architecture, having worked with Lend Lease and Koichi Takada Architects with a focus on luxury developments and mixed-used masterplans, in USA, Australia and China. Her ability to think laterally to find smart design solutions is complemented by her strong business acumen. She previously lead the marketing team of the Fortune-500 global developer Greenland Holdings in Australia where she launched Park Sydney, a $US1.2 billion mixed-use project in inner-Sydney. In 2017 she moved to New York to work with Brown Harris Stevens on luxury new development campaigns. Nikki is passionate and devoted to charitable and not-for-profit endeavours. She is co-chair of ULI New York's Technology and Innovation Council. She also leads Women in PropTech the leading global PropTech education and networking organization, which she founded in 2018. In 2021 she was recognised as a Top 25 Most Influential CRE Innovators, and in 2020 as a Top 100 Real Estate Professional. In 2005 Nikki could be found in Thailand rebuilding villages affected by the South East Asian Tsunami. Nikki holds a Master of Commerce (International Business), Master of Architecture, and Bachelor of Architecture with Honours, all from the UNSW in Sydney, Australia. She has received numerous honours and accolades for her work and is a frequent contributor in the media and keynote speaker at leading industry conferences around the globe.