International Business

International Affairs Expert & President of Eurasia Group

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  • Asia: £75,001 and up*
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.

Former Mexican Ambassador to the U.S.

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  • Local: £10,001 - £20,000*
  • US East: £10,001 - £20,000*
  • US West: £10,001 - £20,000*
  • Europe: £20,001 - £35,000*
  • Asia: £20,001 - £35,000*
Arturo Sarukhán is the former Mexican ambassador to the U.S, serving from 2007–2013. The grandson and son of conflict refugees to Mexico, he rose to become the youngest and longest-serving Mexican ambassador to Washington in recent history. He was also the first ambassador in Washington, DC, to have a personal Twitter account and has received several awards and honors for his incredible work. With a focus on geopolitics, Mexico-U.S. relations, immigration policy, and new security threats, he shares insights from his storied, 20-year career with the Mexican Foreign Service.

Global Economist, Author & Investor in the Future

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  • US East: £75,001 and up*
  • US West: £75,001 and up*
  • Europe: £75,001 and up*
  • Asia: £75,001 and up*
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.

Strategic Management Expert, World Renowned Professor, & Author

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  • US East: £55,001 - £75,000*
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  • Europe: £75,001 and up*
  • Asia: £75,001 and up*
One of the world's most gifted strategic thinkers, Vijay Govindarajan outlines 10 rules for strategic innovators and teaches corporations how to build breakthrough businesses. Cited as "among the world's hottest business gurus" by BusinessWeek, Govindarajan is is the author of Reverse Innovation and Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization. He is sought-after for his international perspective on how to build and lead a global corporation.

Best-Selling Author and Expert On China & The Asian Marketplace

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  • US East: £10,001 - £20,000*
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  • Europe: £10,001 - £20,000*
  • Asia: £10,001 - £20,000*
Joe Studwell is an expert on China and the emerging Asian marketplace and the best-selling author of ten books, including The China Dream, Asian Godfathers, and How Asia Works. He has worked as a writer, journalist, and broadcaster around the world, and his expertise has been featured in publications including The Economist, titles of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), The Financial Times, the Asian Wall Street Journal, the Far Eastern Economic Review, the Observer Magazine, Asia Inc., and the Evening Standard as well as on television and radio. Joe's talks are always lively and positive, filled with anecdotes and humour, and thought-provoking for policy-makers, management strategists, and portfolio investors alike.

Best-Selling Author of China, Inc. and Shock of Gray

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Ted Fishman is a veteran journalist and former commodities trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange who has emerged as a leading expert on two subjects: aging and China's development as a world power. He is known for taking complex topics – particularly how global economic trends influence people’s everyday experiences – and making them understandable and meaningful. He also customizes his talks to his audience so as to ensure his presentations contain the most relevant and dynamic content possible.

Author of Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling and Leadership Toolkit for Asians

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  • Asia: £35,001 - £55,000*
Jane Hyun is an internationally-renowned executive coach and global leadership strategist to Fortune 500 companies, top MBA programs, and non-profit organizations. The co-author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences, she advises senior management teams and diversity councils on building effective multicultural teams and the critical role of the global talent pipeline.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author; Respected Authority on International Politics, Economics, and Energy

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Daniel Yergin has executives rethinking their organizations' place in the world economy. His work on energy security and his perspective on globalization highlight the trends and challenges global businesses will face in the future.

Global Trends, Foreign Policy, and China Affairs Expert

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  • Europe: £20,001 - £35,000*
  • Asia: £20,001 - £35,000*
Michael Colopy is a global trends, foreign policy, and China affairs expert. He co-founded the International Commerce Consultants Incorporated, a firm specializing in trade issues in East Asia. He has advised major corporations on China’s political and economic agenda, and his record of accurate predictions stands out. He has served as staff in the U.S. House and Senate, a partner in a lobbying firm, and a consultant to foreign governments. His presentations are dynamic as he addresses global trends and the global challenges businesses face, especially in dealings with China.

News Anchor and Reporter, BBC World News

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Rico Hizon is the anchor of BBC World News’ Asia Business Report and the host of NewsDay. Hizon’s reports take him all across the Asia-Pacific region, and he discusses up-to-the-minute economic and market news and offers in-depth analysis of the latest business trends.

Co-President, Teneo Intelligence; Geopolitical Expert

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  • US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
  • Europe: £35,001 - £55,000*
  • Asia: £35,001 - £55,000*
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.

Journalist, Author & Global Innovation Expert

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Rebecca is a global innovation expert, journalist and renown author of three books on technology and investment in emerging markets. Her latest book is Tech Titans of China, published in September 2019. Rebecca is the founder of media and events platform Silicon Dragon Ventures, which she formed in 2010 shortly after her first book Silicon Dragon was published. Her books have received favorable reviews by The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, and translated for multiple markets internationally. Today, she is a correspondent at CNBC.com. Her work has been published in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company and thought leadership reports by multinational corporations. A frequent speaker and media commentator, Rebecca is regularly on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg TV and BBC, and her views quoted in the Economist and New York Times.