Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post where he has worked for 49 years and reported on every American president from Nixon to Trump. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, first for the Post’s coverage of the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein, and second 20 years later as the lead Post […]
Anna Yakubova
Anna Yakubova is the Executive Director of Certification in the Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity (DEFO) at the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Anna is responsible for overseeing a team of Certification Analysts and Field Auditors in processing and evaluating applications from businesses applying for the City’s Minority and Women-owned […]
Steve Bennett
As the Global Public Sector Practice Director, Dr. Bennett is passionate about helping governments around the world put their data to work for the citizens they serve. In his current role, he drives strategic industry positioning and messaging in global government markets. A thought leader in decision science and the application of analytics in government, […]
Lois Auta Sr.
Lois Auta has over five years of experience advocating for the betterment of persons with disabilities. She was born on April 29, 1980 in Plateau State. She hails from Kagoro, Kaura Local Government of Kaduna State, Nigeria. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Cedar Seed Foundation, Nigeria. The NGO’s objective is to […]
Heiko Schipper
Heiko Schipper is a member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and President of the Consumer Health Division. Heiko is a Dutch national, with a Master’s degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He joined Bayer from Nestlé where he worked for over twenty years in roles of increasing […]
Peter Sands
Peter Sands has been the Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria since March 2018. Since June 2015 Peter has been a Research Fellow at Harvard University, dividing his time between the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Global Health Institute. Peter was […]
Laura Liswood
LAURA A. LISWOOD Secretary General, Council of Women World Leaders Former Senior Advisor, Goldman, Sachs & Co. In August 1996, Laura Liswood co-founded the Council of Women World Leaders with President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland located in Washington, DC. Ms. Liswood is the Secretary General of the Council, which is composed of women presidents, prime […]
Nicole Monson
Nicole S. Monson is Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Ms. Monson leads the Company’s labor and employment, ethics and data privacy functions. Her responsibilities also include managing employment litigation globally. […]
Albert Xie
Albert Xie was appointed vice president, Public Policy and Government Relations, for GM China, effective February 7, 2014. Based in Beijing, he is responsible for building and maintaining GM’s strong relationship with key government agencies, interpreting China’s political environment to support management decisions, promoting GM’s corporate image, and fostering strong relationships with GM’s partners to […]
Gloria Xu
Gloria Xu is Public and Government Affairs General Manager, Greater China, the Dow Chemical Company, responsible for the company’s policy advocacy, government engagement, and strategic communications in the Greater China region. Prior to joining Dow, she led the China government affairs functions of DuPont and Standard Chartered Bank respectively for over 10 years with rich […]
Fernando Vallina
Born in Spain, Fernando Vallina is a graduate of the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Instituto de Empresa (IE), Spain. Mr. Vallina joined ExxonMobil Chemical in 1987. He has held a wide range of management positions […]