Government & Politics speakers

Justin Yifu Lin
China’s most prominent and influential economist, former chief economist and senior vice-president of the World Bank

Minxin Pei
Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College


Michael Omoniyi
Award-winning social entrepreneur, political commentator, and academic


Anand Menon
Former Special Adviser to the House of Lords EU

Patrick McLoughlin
UK Transport Secretary (2012-16) and member of the House of Lords

Yuen Yuen Ang
Globally renowned expert on Chinese political economy

Scott Kennedy
Leading authority on Chinese economic policy


Cecilia Malmstrom
Swedish politician

Robert J. Jackson Jr.
Pierrepont Professor of Law at NYU School of Law


Chloe Smith
MP for Norwich North since 2009


Martha Coven
Author of "Writing on the Job"

Maria Repnikova
Associate Professor in Global Communication at Georgia State University

Samir Puri
Former UK diplomat

Yanzhong Huang
Global Health Specialist and Senior Fellow for Global Health at Council on Foreign Relations

Mark Fullbrook
Former Chief of Staff at 10 Downing Street


Wolfgang Ischinger
Former Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (2008-22),
Former German Ambassador to the US and UK (2001-08),
Former Berlin Deputy Foreign Minister (1998-2001)

Exclusive
Javier Espinoza
Europe Executive Editor of The Capital Forum


Naftali Bennett
13th Prime Minister of Israel (2021-22),
Defense Minister of Israel (2019-20),
Leader - Jewish Home (2012-18) and the New Right (2018-22)


Shlomo Ben-Ami
Israeli historian, former politician, and diplomat.

Sophal Ear
Political Scientist and Senior Associate Dean