Dr Martyn Davies
Africa and Emerging Markets Martyn Davies is a leading economist, business analyst and commentator on Africa and the world's emerging markets.

Dr Daniel Franklin
Executive Editor & Business Affairs
Editor, The Economist, Editor, The World in
Co-Editor, Megachange: The World in 2050 He has spent the past 23 years observing, analysing and forecasting global economic developments and interpreting the impact of political and economic forces on business.

Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong
Independent Economist & Business Strategist, Chief Economist, the MasterCard Centre for Inclusive Growth Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong's combination of rigorous economic analysis and effective communication is a potent cocktail; he identifies the key developments that matter and interprets their implications in terms that business leaders can understand.

Dr Parag Khanna
Geo-Strategist & Best-Selling Author of The Future is Asian and Connectography

One of the world's leading geo-strategists, melding the worlds of global politics, economics and technology.

Victor Mallet
Paris Bureau Chief,
The Financial Times Victor Mallet has been a foreign correspondent for more than two decades covering wars, famines, corporate scandals and more across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Graeme Maxton
Author of The End of Progress
Freelance Correspondent
Fellow of the International Center of the Club of Rome When Graeme Maxton speaks, people listen. He is a lively, thought-provoking presenter who engages his audiences in a way that challenges them to think about the future.

Mark Mobius
Executive Chairman Templeton
Emerging Markets Group Regarded by many in the financial industry as one of the most successful emerging markets investors over the last 20 years.

Nenad Pacek
Founder and president of Global Success Advisors
Advisor on Business Strategies and Economic Outlooks
Author and Speaker on Global Emerging Markets Nenad Pacek is one of the world's leading authorities on emerging markets, advising business leaders on key opportunities and challenges and helping them to craft successful strategies.

Jim Rogers
Investment Expert & Author Jim Rogers is one of the world's most famously successful financial investors

Martin Roll
Author of Asian Brand Strategist
Business & Brand Strategist Martin Roll is a leading global expert on leadership, strategy and branding. As a business strategist, he advises top executives and corporate boards across the globe, including several companies in Asia and the Fortune 500 list worldwide.

Professor Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics
Professor - Columbia University Graduate Schools of Business Joseph Stiglitz is one of the most frequently cited economists in the world and is one of the most sought-after thinkers about the future of the world economy.

Dr Jim Walker
Founder & Managing Director
Asianomics "Dr Jim" is considered by Asian financial and business circles as one of the region's leading independent economists and is particularly well known for his candid presentations and for taking a position and defending it!

Robert Ward
Editorial Director
The Economist Intelligence Unit Robert Ward is the head of the Economist Intelligence Unit's highly respected editorial team and its most seasoned speaker.

Stephen King
Senior Economic Advisor to HSBC
Author of We Need to Talk about Inflation, A Grave New World and When the Money Runs Out   He has the unique ability to explain how the world economy 'adds-up', and skilfully places key economic developments in their rightful political and historical context.