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Iain Johnston - USA

Gov. James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professor of China in World Affairs in the Government Department at Harvard University

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

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

The first Chinese woman to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents and to ski to both the North Pole and the South Pole.
Expert and Coach on Mental Strength training, Setting Right Goals, Sustainable Motivations, Building a Passionate Team.

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

Professor at NYU’s International Relations MA program
She is a leading voice in global risk and future trends, and one of the few women in this male-dominated field
She serves as an advisor to the World Economic Forum on its Global Foresight Network
Co-chair in AI Policy at think tank The Digital Economist overseeing research on tech risks and opportunity

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

Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Former director of Asian affairs at National Security Council (NSC)
Member of the American Council on Foreign Relations

Strategic Advisor to C10 Labs, the MIT Media Lab based AI Venture Studio
She served President George W. Bush in the White House as Special Assistant to the President and on The National Economic Council
After 9/11 she was also assessed Terrorism Risks to the Economy and Pentagon procurement from tech startups
Her most recent bestseller, The Infinite Leader, won the International Press Award for the Best Book on Leadership for 2021

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