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Alastair Iain Johnston (PhD University of Michigan, 1993) is the Gov. James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professor of China in World Affairs in the Government Department at Harvard University. He has written on socialization theory, identity and political behavior, … Continued

Dr. Jung H. Pak is a Distinguished Associate Fellow at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Dr. Pak was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, where she was responsible for overseeing relations with Australia, New Zealand, and the … Continued

- Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, NUS
- Founding Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
- Former President, UNSC (Jan 2001 and May 2002)
- Former Permanent Secretary (CEO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
- Honorary International Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Visiting Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

- David and Diane Steffy Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
- Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer in Public Policy, Stanford University
- Member, United States Social Security Advisory Board
- CNN Political Commentator
- Former Senior Adviser to the 2016 Presidential Campaign of Senator Marco Rubio
- Policy Director, Romney-Ryan 2012 Presidential Campaign

- Former White House Chief Floral Designer
- Author of the book Floral Diplomacy at the White House
- Distinguished Flower Ambassador (Royal Horticultural Society of Belgium)

Logan Wright is a Partner at Rhodium Group and leads the firm’s China Markets Research work. Logan is also a Senior Associate of the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Previously, … Continued

Maaike Doyer is a trailblazer in entrepreneurship, education, and investment with a unique passion for numbers. Starting her career in Mergers & Acquisitions, she swiftly rose to become the global CFO of a leading design firm, spearheading its successful expansion … Continued

- Academic: Chinese speaking Dutch Professor of Innovation and Strategy with decade long China research
- Author: Pioneers, Hidden Champions, Change Makers and Underdogs: Lessons from China’s Innovators (MIT Press, forthcoming); Business ecosystems in China: Alibaba and competing Baidu, Tencent, Xiaomi and LeEco (Routledge, 2018)
- Thinker: Selected on the 2017 Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 next generation business gurus

- Futurist and Founder of the 311 Institute
- “The Adviser Behind The Advisers”
- Award-winning International Keynote Speaker
- Member of Centrica’s Prestigious Technology and Innovation Committee

- Grief informed trauma therapist
- Writer, grief advocate, and educator
- MA, LICSW (Masters Degree in child development and Masters Degree Social Work)