Payal Dalal
Payal currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Global Programs at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. She joined the Center in April 2018, oversees the Center’s philanthropic investments around the globe, manages the Center’s programmatic team across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States, directs the Center’s Thought Leadership […]
Frank Luntz
In a career spanning almost four decades, Frank Luntz has become “the world’s most influential person in politics” according to the New York Post, and he remains one of the most honored communication professionals in America today. Frank is a three-time New York Times best-selling author, a sought-after political, business and media consultant, a revered […]
John Giusti
As Chief Regulatory Officer for the GSMA, John Giusti is responsible for leading the organization’s public policy and industry advocacy agenda with governments, regulators and international institutions worldwide. He also oversees the GSMA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, that brings together mobile operators, donors and the international development community to harness the power of mobile to […]
Laura Evans Manatos
Laura Evans Manatos is President and Founder of Laura Evans Media, a media consulting company helping changemakers who work on the side of social good. Her mission is to break through the noise of the bad news and ensure national audiences hear about the organizations and individuals working to make our communities healthier and more […]
Dara Khosrowshahi
Dara Khosrowshahi is the CEO of Uber, where he has managed the company’s business in more than 70 countries around the world since 2017. Dara was previously CEO of Expedia, which he grew into one of the world’s largest online travel companies. A seasoned executive with a background in both engineering and finance, Dara oversaw […]
Dr. Lucica Ditiu
Dr Lucica Ditiu is a Romanian physician and public health expert who has acted as the Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership since May 2011. Under her leadership, the organization has acquired a clear identity as one of the most influential advocates of universal health coverage and a world without TB. Dr Ditiu has […]
Rafael De la Cruz
Rafael de la Cruz serves as Director of the office of Maria Corina Machado and the President-elect Edmundo Gonzales Urrutia in the United States. He is also a Senior Economic and Foreign Policy Advisor to their presidential campaign. Previously, Rafael held several distinguished positions, including General Manager for the Andean Countries at the Inter-American Development […]
Andrea Bernal
Journalist with more than 20 years of experience in radio and television. Has worked at Ecuavisa TV network in Ecuador, as an anchor, reporter and director. She directed the political opinion and debate program Zoom a la Noticia on the international network NTN24, and is currently the principal anchor of the prime news program on […]
H.E. Iván Duque Márquez
Iván Duque was the youngest elected President in Colombia’s history at the age of 41 in 2018. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Transformational Distinguished Fellow at Oxford University, a Distinguished Fellow at WRI, a Leadership Fellow at FIU, a Distinguished Fellow at the Bezos Earth Fund, and an Ambassador for the World Coalition for Nature. […]
Gustau Alegret
Gustau Alegret is an internationally acclaimed journalist, honored with multiple Capital Emmy Awards and a Napolitan Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, among other accolades. Recognized as a “media leader” by the World Economic Forum, he is based in Washington, D.C. With over 25 years of professional experience, Alegret has worked across various media outlets […]
Dr. Mekala Krishnan
Leads the McKinsey Global Institute’s research on various topics related to sustainable and inclusive growth, including climate risk and the net-zero transition, globalization, productivity, and gender economics Dr. Mekala Krishnan is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey & Company’s business and economics research arm, based in Boston, MA. Her research focuses on […]