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Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization

Influential Economist and Immersive Storyteller Bringing Economics to Life for Curious Leaders; Adjunct Professor of Global Economics, Trinity College Dublin; Host of The David McWilliams Podcast; Founder, Kilkenomics, the Worldโ€™s Only Economics and Stand-Up Comedy Festival; Co-Founder, Dalkey Book Festival; Six-Time Bestselling Author, Including โ€œThe History of Money: A Story of Humanityโ€ (2025) and โ€œMoneyโ€ (2024)

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Natasha Sarin

Leading Economist and Expert on Tax Policy Who Helps Business Leaders Navigate the Increasing Challenges in Todayโ€™s Global Economy, From Tariffs to AI’s Impacts on the Labor Market; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Department; Professor, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management in the Finance Department; President and Co-Founder, The Budget Lab at Yale; Contributing Columnist, The Washington Post

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Former Senior Policymaker on the Middle East and Presidential Speechwriter on Foreign Affairs and National Security Who Helps Leaders Navigate Geopolitical Relationships; Former Top State Department Official Responsible for the Arabian Gulf Region; Fellow, Middle East Institute

 

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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 Schoolโ€™s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Senior Research Scholar, Columbia Institute of Global Politics and School of International and Public 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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Leading Political Economist Who Helps Organizations Scenario Plan for the Evolving Global Commerce Space Including Impacts From Tariffs and Supply Chain Disruptions; Expert on Trade Policy in China, the U.S. and Europe; Researcher Investigating the Intersection of Sustainability and Government Policy; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Former Senior Economist for Industrial Strategy, White House Council of Economic Advisors; Award-Winning Author, โ€œCollaborative Advantageโ€

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Influential, No-Holds-Barred Tech Industry Analyst Challenging the Broken “Growth at All Costs” Mindset and Revealing Practical Steps For Returning to Creating Products and Services People Love; Host, Award-Winning “Better Offline” Podcast; Author, “Why Everything Stopped Working” (Portfolio, 2026) and “Where’s Your Ed At” Newsletter; Founder and CEO, EZPR

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Award Winning Crisis Management and Homeland Security Expert Who Advises Businesses, Governments and Nonprofits on Creating Immediately Applicable Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Initiatives; Professor and Faculty Chair, Homeland Security and Global Crisis Resilience Projects, Harvard Kennedy School; Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary, Obama Administration; Homeland Security Advisor for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick; Senior National Security On-Air Analyst, CNN; Contributor, The Atlantic; Bestselling Author, โ€œThe Devil Never Sleepsโ€ and โ€œSecurity Momโ€

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Leading Economic Policy Adviser Shaping Modern Conservative Thought and the Future of Capitalism by Advocating for Policies Prioritizing Family, Community and Industry; Influential Public Commentator Helping Leaders Understand the Values and Priorities of Americans and the Challenges in Modern American Life; Founder and Chief Economist, American Compass; Contributing Opinion Writer, New York Times; Contributing Editor, Financial Times; Creator and Author, โ€œUnderstanding Americaโ€ Newsletter; Author, โ€œThe Once and Future Workerโ€ (2018); Editor, โ€œThe New Conservativesโ€ (2025); Domestic Policy Director for Governor Mitt Romneyโ€™s 2012 Presidential Campaign; Former Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

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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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Global Futurist and Strategist Whose Frameworks Address How Emerging Technologies Will Disrupt and Transform Economies, Industries, Enterprises and Lives; Founding CEO, Cambrian Futures and Cambrian Labs; Professional Faculty for Futures, Strategy, Policy and Technology, University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business; Adjunct Professor of Practice, Hult International Business School; Honorary Adjunct Professor, UT Malaysia; Lead Co-Author, โ€œThe Great Remobilizationโ€ (2023), โ€œThe A.I. Generationโ€ (2021) and the Forthcoming Book, โ€œData Warsโ€

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World Renowned Communication Practitioner Helping Executives and High Potentials Deploy Rich Storytelling Strategies to Craft Effective Internal and External Messaging; Versatile and Skilled Moderator on Complex Issues Ranging from Artificial Intelligence to Foreign Policy; Journalism Lecturer, Stanford University Department of Communication; Former Jerusalem Bureau Chief and Middle East Correspondent, Washington Post; Former State Department Correspondent, Bloomberg News; Co-Author, โ€œPolarization and the Pressโ€ (2024) and โ€œHow to Report Responsibly on Hacks and Disinformationโ€

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Leading Economist and Digital Strategist Who Helps Organizations Understand AIโ€™s Impacts on Business Economics, the Future of Work and Competitive Strategy; Assistant Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Co-Founder and CTO, Workhelix, Inc.; Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; AI2050 Early Career Fellow, Schmidt Sciences

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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 Schoolโ€™s Paul Tsai China Center; New York Times Bestselling Author, “Breakneck” (August 2025)

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Global Economist and Computer Scientist Helping Organizations Predict AIโ€™s Future and How New Technology Fits Into Strategic Planning; Authority on the Economics of Generative AI, the Impact of Technology on the Future of Work, Quantum Computing and Competitive Strategy; Director, MIT Computer Science & A.I. Lab FutureTech Research Project; Principal Investigator, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Artificial Intelligence / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Business Model Innovation / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Quantum Computing / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Futurists / Strategy / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity

International Authority on Strategy and Economics Helping Leaders Compete While Capitalizing on Current and Future Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Resilient Business Models and Sustainability; Harvard Social Scientist Affiliated with the Kennedy School CID, IQSS, Davis Center and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University; Global Expert, World Economic Forum; Co-Founder, Nexus FrontierTech; Co-Author, โ€œThe AI Republic,โ€ the Award-Winning โ€œThe Great Remobilizationโ€ (2023), and โ€œDigitalization in Emerging Economiesโ€ (2025)

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Acclaimed Author, Journalist and Leading Thinker on the Future Who Explores Advancements in Emerging Technologies, Public Health and Climate Change; Policy Practitioner Forging Partnerships Across the Private and Public Sectors to Advance the Health of People and the Planet; Senior Lecturer, MIT Program on Science, Technology, and Society; Advisory Board Member, Harvard Shorenstein Center on the Media; Former Columnist and Editor-At-Large for Strategy and Innovation, The Washington Post; Past Editorial Page Editor, Boston Globe; Former Senior Advisor for Climate Change Innovation, Obama White House; Author, โ€œThe Optimistโ€™s Telescopeโ€

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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, โ€œPrecarious Tiesโ€ (September 2023) and โ€œLand Bargains and Chinese Capitalismโ€; F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor in Business, Government and International Economy, Harvard Business School

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Award-Winning Organizational Economist Who Identifies Key Growth and Productivity Drivers by Measuring Management Practices and Leadership Behavior in Organizations Worldwide; Top Global Researcher Aligning Employee Reskilling Efforts with Business Strategy; Professor of Business Administration and Co-Chair, Project on Managing the Future of Work, Senior Associate Dean of Publishing, Harvard Business School; Co-Leader, Digital Reskilling Lab, Harvard Business School; Thinkers50 Radar, 2023; Co-Editor, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization

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Renowned International Journalist Analyzing Culture, Economics and Global Policy; Writer, The New Yorker; Lecturer, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism; Author, โ€œThe Alternative: How to Build a Just Economyโ€ (January 2024)

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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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Global Futurist, Exponential Thinker and Expert Investor; Founder, Exponential View; Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Digital Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Host, โ€œExponentially,โ€ Bloomberg TV; Co-Chair, Global Futures Council on Complex Risks, World Economic Forum; Award-Winning, Bestselling Author, โ€œThe Exponential Ageโ€; Named one of Voxโ€™s 2023 Future Perfect 50

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Erik Brynjolfsson

Foremost Authority on Generative AI and the Future of Work; Leading Expert on Technologyโ€™s Effect on Business Strategy, Productivity, Performance, Digital Commerce and Intangible Assets; NY Times Bestselling Co-Author, “The Second Machine Age” and “Machine, Platform, Crowd”; Economist, Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Co-Founder, Workhelix, Inc; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2021 and 2023, Thinkers50

Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Future of Work / Futurists / Platform Revolution / Policy & Government / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books
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Award-Winning, Globally Acclaimed Researcher, Writer and Thinker About Technological Progress and the Changes It Brings; Evidence-Driven Optimist and Practical Theorist Investigating Sources of Growth and Competitive Differentiation; Co-Founder and Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management; Inaugural Visiting Fellow, Google Technology and Society; 6x Thinkers50 Honoree; New York Times Bestselling Co-Author, โ€œMachine, Platform, Crowdโ€ and โ€œThe Second Machine Ageโ€; Author, โ€œMore From Lessโ€ and โ€œThe Geek Wayโ€

Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Leadership / Strategy / Futurists / Platform Revolution / Innovation & Design / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Business Model Innovation / Company Culture / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Quantum Computing / Financial Services / Executive Education / Experiential Programs / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers
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Renowned Authority on Group Dynamics Across Differences in Classes, Generations and Racial Groups Who Helps Leaders Create Workplaces Based on Recognition and Dignity; Professor of European Studies, Sociology and African and African American Studies, Harvard University; Winner, 2024 Kohli Prize for Sociology; Co-Chair, Advisory Board to the 2021-22 UN Human Development Report, โ€œUncertain Times, Unsettled Livesโ€; Author, โ€œSeeing Othersโ€ (2023) and “Recognition Globally” (Upcoming)

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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 Technologyโ€™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

Cybersecurity / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Moderators / TED Speakers
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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, โ€œThe Limits of Partnershipโ€ and โ€œPutinโ€™s Worldโ€

Leadership / Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Navigating Uncertainty / Energy & Renewables / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors
DANIEL YERGIN

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, โ€œThe New Mapโ€ (2020), โ€œThe Prizeโ€ (2011, Pulitzer Prize Winner), โ€œThe Questโ€ (2011) and โ€œThe Commanding Heightsโ€ (2002); 2020 Energy Writer of the Year

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Award-Winning Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Globally Recognized Expert on Business Strategy, Performance Management, and Impact; Pioneering Thought Leader on How Profitable Companies Drive Scalable Solutions to Societyโ€™s Biggest Challenges; Co-founder of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts; Board Director and Governance Expert; Author, “Purpose and Profit” (2022)

Leadership / Strategy / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Executive Education / Artificial Intelligence / Must-Read Books

HBR McKinsey Award-Winning Expert on Capitalism, Climate Change, and Corporate Reporting; Authority on Rebuilding Trust Within Both Private and Public Sector Organizations; Oxford Professor and Inaugural Director, Master of Public Policy Program; Co-Founder and Principal Investigator, E-Liability Institute; Former Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School; Author, โ€œThe Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a Polarized Worldโ€ (October 2024); Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025

Leadership / Company Culture / Resilience / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Policy & Government / Strategy / Financial Services / International Speakers & Advisors / Executive Education

Champion for Creating Economic Prosperity Through Innovation; Leading Authority on Market-Creating Innovations; Co-Author, โ€œThe Prosperity Paradoxโ€ (2019); Director, Global Prosperity, Christensen Institute; Adjunct Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2020; Co-Founder & President, Poverty Stops Here

Innovation & Design / Business Model Innovation / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / TED Speakers / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Strategy
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Foremost Expert on Digital Currencies and Blockchains; Financial Democratization Enthusiast; Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab

Financial Services / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Emerging Technology / Trust & Empathy / Platform Revolution / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors
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World-Renowned Economist and Financial Scholar Whose Evidence-Based Frameworks Offer Audiences a Deeper Understanding of Market Psychology and Modern Investment Strategies; Groundbreaking Researcher Developing AI Tools to Extend Human Ability in Financial Advising, Quantitative Trading, and Predicting Clinical Trial Outcomes; MIT Sloan School of Management Professor, Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, Principal Investigator at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; Serial Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the AlphaSimplex Group, QLS Advisors, Quantile Health, Uncommon Cures, and the Award-Winning BridgeBio Pharma; Author, โ€œAdaptive Marketsโ€; Co-Author, โ€œIn Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolioโ€; TIMEโ€™s 100 Most Influential People

Financial Services / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Artificial Intelligence / Health Care & Medicine / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Neuroscience / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books

Renowned International Finance and Tax Policy Expert; Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School; Law Professor, Harvard Law School; Bestselling Author, โ€œThe Wisdom of Financeโ€ (2017) and โ€œHow Finance Worksโ€ (2019)

Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Must-Read Books / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

Renowned Leadership Advisor, Digital Transformation Strategist and Behavioral Scientist Empowering Organizations to Realize AI As a Value Creator and Leadership Collaborator; Dean, Northeastern University Dโ€™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, โ€œLeadership by Algorithmโ€ (2020), โ€œThe Year in Tech, 2024โ€ (October 2023), and โ€œThe AI-Savvy Leaderโ€ (June 2024); Thinkers50โ€™s Radar Class of 2021

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Pioneering Authority on AI Strategies that Drive Competitive Advantage; Esteemed Consultant and Advisor Who Helps Organizations Implement and Augment New and Existing Technology Systems; Author of 23 Books at the Intersection of Company Culture and IT; Co-Founder, International Institute for Analytics; Professor, Babson College; Visiting Professor, Oxford Saรฏd Business School; Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Author, โ€œCompeting on Analytics,โ€ โ€œWorking With AIโ€ (2022) and โ€œAll-In On AIโ€ (2023)

Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Company Culture / Future of Work / Financial Services / Supply Chain Management / Platform Revolution / Leadership / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Health Care & Medicine / Strategy / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Must-Read Books

Renowned Global Economist Who Guides Fiscal Decisions Around Management Practices and Workplace Models, Particularly in Times of Uncertainty; Authority on Remote and Hybrid Work Models and the Future of Work; Professor of Economics, Stanford University; Professor, by Courtesy, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Co-director, Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, National Bureau of Economic Research; Senior Fellow, Centre for Economic Performance; Named to the 2022 Forbes Future of Work 50 list and 2022 Bloomberg 50 List

Future of Work / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Company Culture / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Navigating Uncertainty / TED Speakers / Executive Education
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Authority on Refugees and Human Migration; Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, University of Oxford; Pro-Vice-Chancellor for External Engagement, Sport and Community, University of Oxford; Fellow of the British Academy; Director, Refugee Studies Centre and Refugee Economies; Author, โ€œRefugeโ€

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Leadership / Resilience / Purpose / Policy & Government / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books / International Speakers & Advisors
Nava Ashraf

Evidence-Based Behavioral Economist and Field Researcher Helping Organizations Improve Workforce Performance and Employee Satisfaction by Evaluating the Impact of Policies, Practices and Incentives; Pioneering Authority on the Concept of Altruistic Capital; Expert on Gender Economics, Family Economics, Diversity and Inclusion, and Workplace Dynamics; Inaugural Director of Research, Marshall Institute; Co-Director, Psychology and Economics Program, STICERD; Founding Director of the Altruistic Capital Lab and Professor of Economics, London School of Economics

Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Inclusion & Belonging / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Financial Services / Wellness & Well-Being / Purpose / Company Culture / Trust & Empathy / Psychological Safety / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
RAWI ABDELAL

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

Navigating Uncertainty / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Policy & Government / Leadership / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Supply Chain Management / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Financial Services / Psychological Safety / Trust & Empathy / Executive Education