Dawson Law Keynote Speaker

Dawson Law is a veteran geopolitical advisor and former U.S. diplomat who operates at the intersection of economic statecraft, diplomacy, and corporate strategy. As the Founder of Conseil Global Advisors, he leads an elite team of former government officials advising global companies, institutional investors, and compliance professionals on navigating geopolitical risk, investment opportunity, market entry, sanctions, export controls, investment screening, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Dawson’s career is defined by his time inside the rooms where foreign policy is designed and executed. He most recently served as the U.S. Department of the Treasury Representative to the United Kingdom, playing a pivotal role at the centre of critical U.S.-UK, G7, and EU multilateral coordination on economic security and global sanctions. Previously, he served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)—the United States sanctions authority—where he represented the U.S. Treasury at hundreds of White House meetings, bridging the gap between high-stakes intelligence and real-world policy execution.

Over a diplomatic career spanning more than a decade, Dawson’s front-line postings included strategic assignments at U.S. Embassies in Sudan, Poland, Vietnam, and Australia. This deep, boots-on-the-ground international experience gives him a uniquely global perspective.

Today, Dawson is a highly sought-after commentator on global economic and security issues. He is a frequent commentator on the BBC—most recently providing live, critical analysis on the active Iran crisis and the evolving economic battlegrounds of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. His sharp assessments are regularly featured and quoted by leading global outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, and he frequently publishes strategic briefs for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and Oxford Analytica. He regularly briefs U.S., UK, and EU government officials.

On stage, Dawson strips away academic theory and government speak to offer corporate boards and C-suite executives a pragmatic, insider’s view of how governments develop policy to help companies interpret shifting regulations, plan for disruption, and turn complex global shifts into calculated commercial advantages.

He specializes in connecting high-level diplomatic manoeuvres and economic tools with practical boardroom strategy, utilizing his extensive national security background to lead immersive, scenario-based wargaming and simulations that help multinational organizations prepare their operations against sudden global shocks.