KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Nobel Prize Winner; American Economist; Professor at Columbia University

Political Scientist, Foreign Affairs Columnist & NYT Bestselling Author; President & Founder of Eurasia Group & GZERO Media

Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation; Bestselling Author; Named One of The World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Global Economist; Dean Emeritus at Yale School of Management; Former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce

Founder of Room to Read, Author, Social Entrepreneur

Global Chief Economist, Head of Macro-strategy Renaissance Capital; Author, lead author of The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution

Reporter & Videographer Covering International Finance, Economics, and Politics

Pollster, Author, Political Analyst

Organizational Theorist, Disruptive Innovation Expert, Management Consultant & Author

Social Entrepreneur Fighting Poverty, Founder & CEO of Acumen Fund; Author, "The Blue Sweater" & "Manifesto for a Moral Revolution"

Consumer Advocate, Lawyer & Author; Former Independent Presidential Candidate

Economics Professor at Columbia, Chief Economic Advisor at WEF, Creator of GCI

Professor of Strategy & Globalization at the University of Maryland & Bestselling Author; Leading Expert on Strategy, Globalization & Emerging Markets

Businessman & Founder of Virgin Group

Former CEO & Co-founder of PayPal; Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist

Founder of Wikipedia & Wikitribune

Economics Professor, Poverty Alleviation Expert, Nonprofit Founder

Director, Oxford University's 21st Century School, Visionary Economist and Former Vice President, The World Bank

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker