Global Economy

Our global economy & finance speakers represent the leading voices in domestic economics and global finance, policymaking and its impacts on industries, companies, and consumers, and beyond. From world leaders to titans of finance to Nobel Prize Winners, these global economy speakers will illuminate trends, offer invaluable insights, and leave your audience feeling more confident about what lies ahead. Whether you’re looking for a keynote speaker, a moderated conversation, or a dynamic counterpoint debate format, these experts consistently deliver entertaining and unforgettable programs.

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Jake Sullivan

  • U.S. National Security Advisor (2021-2024), Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State (2011-2013), Deputy Chief of Staff,  US Department of State (2009-2011)
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Ron Klain

  • Chief of Staff to President Biden (2021-2023) & Longest Serving First Chief of Staff for Any Democratic President
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Olivier Blanchard

  • Former Chief Economist for IMF; Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
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Ed Balls

  • UK Shadow Chancellor and Chief Economic Advisor to the UK Treasury (2010-2015)
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Elizabeth Duke

  • Governor of the Federal Reserve (2008-2013), First Female Chairman of a Top U.S. Bank, and Expert on Monetary Policy
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Philipp Hildebrand

  • Former Chairman of Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, Member of G30, and Vice Chairman of Blackrock, Inc.
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Vicente Fox

  • Fmr. President of Mexico; Co-President of Centrist Democrat International; Advisory Board Member at Inolife Sciences
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Mohamed El-Erian

  • Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz; President of Queens’ College, University of Cambridge; Board Member (Under Armor); Author of Permacrisis
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Richard Thaler

  • Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Field-Defining Pioneer of Behavioral Economics, and Bestselling Author
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Jack Lew

  • Secretary of the Treasury (2013-2016), White House Chief of Staff (2012-2013), Director Office Management & Budget (2010-2012), Citigroup Senior Executive, COO, New York University & United States Ambassador to Israel (2023-2025)   
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Patrick McHenry

  • Congressman (NC-R, 2005-2025), Deputy Republican Whip (2014-2019), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (2023–205)
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Gary Gensler

  • Professor of the Practice, MIT Sloan School of Management, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2021-2025)
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John Lipsky

  • Former Director of the IMF (2006-2011), Co-Chair of Aspen Institute's Program on the World Economy, and Executive Director of NBER
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Kevin Warsh

  • Fmr. Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Executive Secretary, National Economic Council, & Member of G31
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Joshua Angrist

  • Nobel Prize-Winning Economist; Co-Founder & Director, MIT's Blueprint Labs; Co-Author of 'Mostly Harmless Economics' & 'Mastering 'Metrics'
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Felipe Calderon

  • Fmr. President of Mexico (2006-2012); Founder of The Global Commission on the Economy & Climate
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Lawrence Summers

  • Fmr. Treasury Secretary; Fmr. White House National Economic Council; OpenAI Board Member
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Gary Cohn

  • Vice Chairman of IBM; Fmr. Director of National Economic Council; Fmr. President & COO of Goldman Sachs
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Joyce Banda

  • Fmr. President of Malawi; Africa's Second Female President; Member of the UN Council of Women Leaders
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Rostin Behnam

  • Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Distinguished Fellow at the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University
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Rahm Emanuel

  • U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2021-2025), 55th Mayor of Chicago (2011-2019), White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama (2008-2010), U.S. Congressman (D-IL) (2002-2008)
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Guido Imbens

  • Nobel Prize-Winning Economist
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Steve Forbes

  • Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, Expert on Global Economy and Monetary Policy, and Bestselling Author
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Lael Brainard

  • 14th Director of the National Economic Council (2023-2025), Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (2022-2023) & Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2014-2023), Former Under Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (2009-2013)
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Paul Tucker

  • Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (2009-2013); Author of 'Unelected Power', and Chair of the Systemic Risk Council
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Steven T. Mnuchin

  • Former Secretary of Treasury, Founder of Dune Capital Management and Liberty Strategic Capital, and Expert in Global Finance Markets
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Michael Spence

  • Nobel Laureate, Economic Sciences; Stanford Business School Professor; Hoover Institute Senior Fellow; Author: 'Permacrisis' & More
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Dambisa Moyo

  • Member of the United Kingdom House of Lords; Executive: Versaca Investments; NYT Bestselling Author: 'Edge of Chaos'
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Jim Yong Kim

  • Former President of World Bank Group, Co-Founder of Partners in Health, and Activist Physician
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Jean-Claude Trichet

  • Current President of the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, President of European Central Bank (2003-2011); Honorary Chairman for Group of 30 (G30)
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Max Baucus

  • U.S. Ambassador to China; Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Board of Ingram Micro
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Ban Ki-moon

  • Secretary-General of the UN; President & Chair of Global Green Growth Institute; & Founder of Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens

Rostin Behnam & Patrick McHenry

Andrew Busch

  • Economic Futurist; 1st Chief Market Intelligence Officer, US Government

Lionel Barber

  • Editor, Financial Times (2005-2020)

Muhammad Yunus

  • Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Economist and Author

Allen Sinai

  • President and Chief Global Economist, Decision Economics, Inc.

Norm Champ

  • Former Director, Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission

Todd Buchholz

  • Former White House Director of Economic Policy, Best-selling Author, Economist & Trend Forecaster

David M. Blitzer

  • Chairman & Managing Director, S&P Dow Jones Indices (1995-2019)

Moises Naim

  • Senior Associate in the International Economics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Jason Schenker

  • President of Prestige Economics, Top Forecaster by Bloomberg in 47 Categories, Bestselling Author of 15 Books on Future Trends, Forbes Contributor and LinkedIn Top Voice

Ian Bremmer

  • President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Nouriel Roubini

  • Professor of Economics & International Business, Stern School of Business, New York University

Timothy Geithner & David Miliband

Agnia Grigas

  • Energy and Political Risk Expert

David Daokui Li

  • Director, Center for China in the World Economy

Jamie Metzl

  • Expert on Asian Economics and Politics, Genetics Revolution

Leo Tilman

  • Executive Chairman, Capitol Peak Asset Management

Raghuram Rajan

  • 23rd Governor of The Reserve Bank of India

Gina Sanchez

  • Market Strategist, Economist & Television Commentator

Anirban Basu

  • Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group

Laura Tyson

  • First Female Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors (1993-1995); Director of the National Economic Council (1995-1996)

Jason Ma

  • Founder, CEO and Chief Mentor of ThreeEQ; Leading Member of The B20 for The G20

Daniel Yergin

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Pippa Malmgren

  • Former Presidential Economic Advisor and Bestselling Author

Geoff Colvin

  • Senior Editor-at-Large at Fortune, and Bestselling Author Arming Leaders to Confront Disruptive Change and Win

Fred Hochberg

  • Longest-serving Chairman in Export-Import Bank history; High-ranking business leader in the Obama Administration

Edward Fishman

  • Leading Authority on Economic Statecraft, Author of 'Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare', Former Top Sanctions Official at the U.S. State Department, Senior Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University

Ron Insana

  • CNBC Senior Analyst and Commentator, Trailblazing Financial Journalist, Bestselling Author, and CEO of iFi AI

Jeremy Rifkin

  • Author, Economic and Social Theorist, Advisor to the European Union and Heads of State, and President of the Foundation on Economic Trends

Joseph Stiglitz

  • Recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics

George Papandreou

  • Prime Minister of Greece (2009-2011)

Betty Liu

  • Former Executive Vice Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange & Award-Winning Journalist

Ben Harris

  • Vice President, Brookings Institution; Former Chief Economist of the Treasury Department & Advisor to President Biden; Author

Juan Manuel Santos

  • President of Colombia (2010-2018), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2016), and Advocate for ESG Investing & Sustainable Development

Harry G. Broadman

  • Emergin Markets Guru; Strategic Advisor to Investment Houses; Renowned Business Columnist; White House Trade Negotiator

Peter R. Orszag

  • Member of President Obama’s Cabinet and Director, Office of Management and Budget (2009-2010)