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Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society
Renowned Diplomat, Historian, Poet and Former Senior Government Official Helping Leaders Understand China, U.S.-China Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy; Former Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs, White House National Security Council (NSC) and Deputy China Coordinator, State Department; Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Author of Several Books on China Including “Never Turn Back” (2022)
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Renowned Journalist and Geopolitical Analyst Who Offers Leaders a Nuanced and Thought-Provoking Perspective on Current Affairs; Host, Breaking History Podcast; Contributing Editor and Columnist, The Free Press; Former Columnist, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast and Newsweek
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Award-Winning Political Economist and Expert on Trade and Economic Policy in China, the US and Europe Who Brings a Multidimensional Lens to How Global Trade and Economic Competition Affect Firms and Sectors; Global Researcher and Advisor Working at the Intersection of Energy, Economic and Industrial Policy; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Former Senior Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisors; Author, “Collaborative Advantage”
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Globally Recognized Expert on the Adaptive Challenges of Disruptive Change Who Helps Organizations Thrive in Today’s Constantly Evolving World; Clinical Professor of Strategy, Dartmouth Tuck School of Business; Senior Advisor and Managing Partner Emeritus, Innosight; Ranked Four Times as One of the Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World and 2017 Innovation Award Winner, Thinkers50; Author of Nine Books Including “Epic Disruptions” (Sept 2025), “Eat, Sleep, Innovate” (2020) and “Dual Transformation” (2017)
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World Renowned Expert on Economic Development, Finance, Education, Political Economy and More Helping Governments and Businesses Apply Microeconomic Theory to Answer Challenging Policy Questions; Director, Harvard Center for International Development; Professor of International Finance and Development, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-Founder, Center for Economic Research in Pakistan
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Top-Cited Expert on China, its Technology Capabilities Today and How They Will Evolve in the Future; Economics Researcher Studying US and China Innovation, Sustainability and Regulatory Actions With a Focus on Export Controls and Multinational Investment Activities; Research Fellow, Hoover History Lab, Stanford University; Former Chief Technology Analyst, Gavekal Dragonomics and Fellow, Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center; Author, “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” (Fall 2025)
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Globally Recognized Technology and Strategy Expert Who Helps Companies Future-Proof Themselves at the Intersection of AI, Data, and Human Insight; CEO, Advanced AI Society; Co-Founder, Sudden Compass; Member, World Economic Forum Global Futures Data Council; Fulbright Fellow and National Science Foundation Fellow; Advisor, Dangerous Ventures, ReSeed.Farm, SKU
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Award-Winning Authority on the Reform and Expansion of Chinese Capitalism and its Interaction with the Rest of the World; Expert on the Future of US-China Competition; Author, “Precarious Ties” (September 2023) and “Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism”; F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor in Business, Government and International Economy, Harvard Business School
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Global Authority on AI Strategy and Digital Transformation Who Teaches Leaders How to Combine People and Technology to Catalyze Innovation and Growth; Dean, Saïd Business School and Fellow, Balliol College, University of Oxford; Founding Dean, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business; Co-Founder and President, Portulans Institute; Chair, Global Business School Network; Founding Advisor, Green Frontier Capital; Chair, OECD Taskforce of Experts on AI; Author, “Global Innovation Index”, “Network Readiness Index”, “Ask, Measure, Learn” and “Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom”
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Nobel Laureate Economist and World-Renowned Authority on Leveraging Technology and Innovation to Drive Long-Term Growth; Pioneer of Endogenous Growth Theory and Leading Advocate for Charter Cities; Seidner University Professor and Leader, Center for the Economics of Ideas, Carroll School of Management, Boston College; Senior Fellow, Marron Institute of Urban Management; Covid-19 Economic Policy Advisor; Former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank
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One of the World’s Leading Experts in Leadership, Strategy, Change and Innovation Who Helps Organizations Build Breakout Strategies, Bust Bureaucracy, Unleash Innovation and Accelerate Change; Wall Street Journal World’s #1 Business Thinker; Visiting Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School; Director, The Management Lab; Fellow, The Strategic Management Society; Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame; Bestselling Author, “Humanocracy”
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Award-Winning Inclusion Strategist Who Guides Leaders on the Path to Creating Collaborative, Innovative Teams and Cultures of Belonging; Founder and CEO, Candour; Thinkers50 Radar List; Bestselling Author, “Inclusion on Purpose” (2022), “Uncompete” (2025)
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Award-Winning, Globally Recognized Expert on Cybersecurity Helping Organizations Understand Cyber Threats, Assess Cyber Risks and Establish Cyber Policies; Board Member and Chair of the Risk Committee at the Center for Internet Security; Non-resident Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic & International Studies; Associate Fellow, Chatham House; Co-Chair of the Institute of Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task Force; Former Senior Official at the Department of Justice, F.B.I.; Former White House Senior Director for Cyber Policy and Acting Cyber Coordinator in the National Security Council; Former (and First) Top Cyber Diplomat at the U.S. State Department
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Globally Recognized Authority on U.S.-Russian Relations Who Advises Governments and the Private Sector on Challenges From Russia to Global Security in the Coming New Cold War; Former Director, Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, Georgetown University; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Former National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia; Award-winning Author, “The Limits of Partnership” and “Putin’s World”
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Pioneering Climate and Data Scientist Focused on Increasing Transparency and Transforming Environmental Decision-Making and Policy; Expert on Climate Policy in China and the Global South; Founding Director, Data-Driven EnviroLab; Member of the National Committee on US-China Relations; Inaugural Grist 50 Leader; Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Global Authority on Energy, Geopolitics and the Business, Economic and Societal Impacts of the Changing Energy World; Pulitzer Prize-Winning, Bestselling Author; Vice Chairman, S&P Global; Chairman, CERAWeek; Director, Council on Foreign Relations; Trustee, Brookings Institution; Author, “The New Map” (2020), “The Prize” (2011, Pulitzer Prize Winner), “The Quest” (2011) and “The Commanding Heights” (2002); 2020 Energy Writer of the Year
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Renowned Architect and Urban Planner; Visionary on the Future of City Living; Influential Theorist, Author, Educator on Social-Activist Architecture; Recipient of Israel’s 2019 Wolf Prize for Architecture
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Renowned Authority on Power and Influence, Turning Knowledge into Action, Evidence-Based Management, and Building Cultures that Achieve Competitive Advantage Through People; Professor of Organizational Behavior, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; Author, “7 Rules of Power” (2022) and “Dying for a Paycheck” (2018)
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Leading Voice on Emerging Technologies Who Equips Leaders with Practical Tools to Build Toward the Futures They Envision; Digital Visionary Preparing Organizations for Multiple Possible Technological Landscapes with Actionable Scenario Planning and Strategic Foresight; New York Times Bestselling Author, “The Inevitable”; Co-Founder and Senior Maverick, WIRED
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Renowned Brand Marketing Strategist Whose Retailing Success Matrix Offers Companies Winning Strategies for Surviving Disruption; Expert on Brand Loyalty, Management and Consumer Decision-Making; Bestselling, Award-Winning Author, “The Shopping Revolution” (2021); Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School; Executive Director, Marketing Science Institute
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Renowned Global Economist and Pioneer in Measuring “Beyond GDP” Offering Decision-Makers a New Perspective of a Nation’s Prosperity and Stability; Expert on Quantifying and Implementing Socially Responsible Business Practices and Investments; CEO, Social Progress Imperative
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Renowned Leadership Advisor, Digital Transformation Strategist and Behavioral Scientist Empowering Organizations to Realize AI As a Value Creator and Leadership Collaborator; Dean, Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business; Director and Founder, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind; Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School and St. Edmunds College, Cambridge University; Research Fellow, Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT; Advisory Board Member, EY; Author, “Leadership by Algorithm” (2020), “The Year in Tech, 2024” (October 2023), and “The AI-Savvy Leader” (June 2024); Thinkers50’s Radar Class of 2021
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Foremost Authority on Geopolitical Trends Affecting Businesses, Economies, Supply Chains and Social Structures; Transformative Strategist and Advisor Helping Leaders Position Their Organizations for a Sustainable Future; Former Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Award-winning Professor of International Management, Harvard Business School
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