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Changing power relationships between Asia and the West through the perspective of a Singaporean diplomat and academic working on East-West relations and the global order.
The interaction of organised crime, corruption, state fragility and political power in unstable regions, grounded in journalistic reporting across the Balkans and beyond.
Geopolitical strategist and AI expert Nina Schick works at the intersection of technology, global affairs and strategic decision-making. Her work examines how AI, national security and geopolitical competition are reshaping global power and economic strategy
Policy advocacy on debt and aid through the experience of a campaigner who turned famine relief into a sustained effort to influence government and public policy.
Political risk and state stability, and what they mean for organisations operating across international markets, from the founder of a consultancy built around assessing state stability for institutional investors.
EU negotiation, national leadership and political decision-making during regional uncertainty through the experience of a former Taoiseach who led Ireland through financial crisis and the opening of Brexit negotiations.
Multipolarity, state power and technology sovereignty, with particular attention to China's technological ambition, from the perspective of a sinologist and tech entrepreneur.
Transatlantic relations, trade and technology policy from a career diplomat and former US Ambassador to the European Union, grounded in government negotiation and international diplomacy.
A political strategist, broadcaster, and former Downing Street communications director, analysing the intersection of global governance, international statecraft, and media strategy to explore how political communication and power dynamics influence modern geopolitical alliances.
The structural forces beneath geopolitical events, including globalisation, migration, development and international interdependence, from an Oxford economist working across those areas.
Trade leverage, bloc-level negotiation and the geopolitical role of economic relationships through the experience of a former EU Commissioner for Trade.
Political developments, market signals and economic policy from an economist and former Special Assistant to the US President for economic policy, linking geopolitical risk with business and investment decisions.
Geopolitical shifts within the wider context of technology, business and long-term global change from a futurist and author on technology-driven change.
Conflict strategy, humanitarian consequences and the effects of international decision-making in crisis settings through the experience of a former Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Political and economic volatility in emerging markets, informed by an economist's work advising multinationals and deep experience across Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.
European foreign policy, coalition diplomacy and international political relationships through the experience of a former German Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor.
Trade rules, regulation and the economic relationships shaping power across Asia and beyond from an academic specialising in global trade policy and Asia's place in the world economy.
Geopolitics within broader shifts in economics, technology, society and business from a business futurist covering global trends across sectors.
Energy transition, infrastructure and the policy choices behind large-scale economic change from an economic and social theorist who has advised the EU and heads of state.
The domestic political forces shaping the UK's international decisions through the perspective of a political journalist and broadcaster focused on British politics and its institutions.
A Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist, Columbia University professor, and former World Bank chief economist, analysing how globalisation, international trade frameworks, and fractured multilateral policies influence state sovereign power and cascading macroeconomic risks.
Geo-economics through national competitiveness and economic performance from the founder of a world competitiveness ranking comparing countries within the global system.
Long-term shifts in global affairs and the world order through the perspective of a former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist.
China and India's growing economic power and its effect on trade, competition and the international system from a global strategist focused on the two markets.
Geopolitics keynotes can range from a broad view of power and international relations to a focused discussion of trade, sanctions, conflict, political risk or one country or region.
A global leadership conference may benefit from a speaker who can connect developments across several regions. If the brief centres on one country or market, deeper regional experience may be more useful. Former diplomats, journalists, economists, academics and policy specialists each bring a different method of interpreting international events.
Arancha González Laya
Trade, diplomacy and international cooperation informed by experience as Spanish Foreign Minister and UN Assistant Secretary-General across both government and multilateral institutions.