International Affairs & Security speakers


Michael Sheldrick
Co-Founder of Global Citizen


Mohamed ElBaradei
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2005),
Director General - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (1997 - 2009),
Vice president of Egypt (2013)

Bruno Maçães
Geopolitical Strategist and Author


Willis Sparks
Expert on US politics and Foreign Policy,
Director - Global Macro practice at Eurasia Group,
Senior Editor - Signal,

Marc Goodman
Global Security Strategies and Technology Expert

Robert Service
One of the world's foremost authorities on modern Russia

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Former Head of NATO


Ian Morris
Historian and Archaeologist - Stanford Professor


Ivo Daalder
U.S. Ambassador to NATO (2009-2013)

Aldo Kane
World Record Adventurer, Explorer and TV Presenter

Andrei Kozyrev
Former Foreign Minister of Russia


Federica Mogherini
Rector of the College of Europe (2020-present) and former Member of Italian Parliament

Jason Schenker
Top Economic Forecaster & Futurist


Eliot Higgins
Founder of Investigative Journalism Platform 'Bellingcat'

Shazeda Ahmed
Expert on China's social credit system


Elbridge Colby
Speaker on foreign policy, international security, and their impact on geoeconomics


Zeno Leoni
Leading expert and commentator on US-China relations

Martin Richards
Hostage and crisis negotiator, and kidnap management expert


George Friedman
New York Times bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster


Nick Carter
Chief of the Defence Staff (2018-21) and Head of the British Army (2014-18)