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• CNN’s chief national security analyst and anchor of The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Throughout his career, he has reported from more than 50 countries across the globe
• Author of four books, including the New York Times Bestseller, The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China and the Next World War, published in 2024 by Dutton Books
• Served as chief of staff and senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke

• Co-Founder of the Center for China Analysis (CCA) at the Asia Society Policy Institute alongside the Hon. Dr. Kevin Rudd, to whom he served as a Senior Advisor for almost a decade
• Serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum
• Co-founder of the Bloomberg New Economy International Cancer Coalition and a founding member of the AstraZeneca Global Health Equity Advisory Board

• Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group
• Served as the Chief Representative of BASF in China for 27 years, where he was responsible for guiding the company’s investment strategies for China, negotiating large projects and leading the company’s government relations
• Served as President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China three times

• Distinguished Associate Fellow at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, where she was responsible for overseeing relations with Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands
• Served as the top U.S. official on North Korea policy, working closely with the Republic of Korea and Japan on global outreach, counterproliferation, sanctions, and countering North Korea’s cyber activities

Kate Andersen Brower recently co-authored the New York Times bestseller We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America with Norah O’Donnell. She is also the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Residence, which was made into a television series produced by Shonda Rhimes for … 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)

• Partner at Rhodium Group and leads the firm’s China Markets Research work
• Senior Associate of the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Served as head of China research for Medley Global Advisors and a China analyst with Stone & McCarthy Research Associates

• Founder of Epic, the largest female-only angel network in the APAC region
• Started her career in Mergers & Acquisitions, she swiftly rose to become the global CFO of a leading design firm, spearheading its successful expansion from Europe to the U.S.