2020 Speakers
The Forum unites hundreds of speakers from around the globe, representing a variety of sectors – local and national governments, international organizations, NGOs, large companies, philanthropy, academia, media, and more. This multi-stakeholder approach ensures a comprehensive balance of sectors, themes, and geographical areas. Everyone, from high profile personalities, project experts and actors of civil society, takes part in open dialogue, standing united in diversity as they discuss solutions rather than problems.
The Forum serves as a platform upon which state and non-state actors engage in transnational cooperation for collective action. Renowned speakers are brought together to lend their expertise in a dynamic program covering both precise questions as well as transversal topics.
HEADS
OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
A portion of the 2020 speakers directly represented state and local governments. Dialogue between heads of state and government, project leaders, and participants from all over the world took place in various formats, sharing governance ideas in their own countries, and exchanging with academics and experts.
LEADERS
OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
In 2020, speakers also represented international organizations, gathering to lend their expertise in close exchange on global governance issues.
OTHER ACTORS
OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
The third edition featured a rich variety of speaker profiles representing NGOs of all sizes, media, academia and research, philanthropy, global companies, trade unions and employers’ associations, and religious organizations, uniting to discuss and promote innovative solutions to global governance challenges.
Heads of State and Government
Alberto
Ángel Fernández
Aleksandar
Vučić
Alessandro
Cardelli
Alexander
de Croo
Andrej
Babiš
Andry
Rajoelina
Andrzej
Duda
Avdullah
Hoti
Azali
Assoumani
Borut
Pahor
Boïko
Borissov
Carlos
Alvarado Quesada
Egils
Levits
Emmanuel
Macron
Erna
Solberg
Felipe
VI
Félix
Ulloa
George
Manneh Weah
Ibrahim
Mohamed Solih
Ilir
Meta
Iván
Duque
Jacinda
Arden
Justin
Trudeau
Kersti
Kaljulaid
Kyriákos
Mitsotákis
Lazarus
McCarthy Chakwera
Macky
Sall
Marcelo
Rebelo de Sousa
Milo
Ðukanović
Mirko
Dolcini
Mohammad
Ashraf Ghani
Narendra
Modi
Nguyễn
Xuân Phúc
Nikos
Anastasiádis
Pedro
Sánchez
Pravind
Kumar Jugnauth
Prayut
Chan-o-Cha
Raquel
Peña de Antuña
Robert
Abela
Sahle-Work
Zewde
Salomé
Zourabichvili
Sauli
Niinistö
Sebastian
Kurz
Simonetta
Sommaruga
Xavier
Espot
Xavier
Bettel
Xi
Jinping
Yemi
Osinbajo
Zoran
Zaev
Šefik
Džaferović
Leaders of International Organizations
Achim
Steiner
Angel
Gurria
António
Vitorino
António
Guterres
Audrey
Azoulay
David
Beasley
Dr.
Fabiola
Gianotti
Dr.
Fatih
Birol
Guy
Ryder
Henrietta
H. Fore
John
W.H. Denton
Kristalina
Georgieva
Louise
Mushikiwabo
Mari
Pangestu
Marisol
Touraine
Michelle
Bachelet
Monique
Eloit
Octavio
B. Peralta
Peter
Maurer
Philippe
Mills
Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka
Dr.
Seth
Berkley
Tedros
Ghebreyesus
Thabo
Thamane
Dr.
Zsuzsanna
Jakab
Other actors of global governance
Abdoulaye
Sene
Adam S.
Boehler
Adar
Poonawalla
Adel
Al-Jubeir
Adelaide
Anno-Kumi
Admassu
Tadesse
Agnes
Soucat
Ajay
Banga
Akinwumi
Adesina
Alex
Soros
Alok
Sharma
Amadou
Gallo Fall
Ambroise
Fayolle
Amina J.
Mohammed
Andrea
Meza Murillo
Andrew
Parsons
Angela
Whitney
Anil
Kishora
Anjum
Rahman
Anne
Hidalgo
Anne
Le More
Dr.
Anne-Marie
Slaughter
Anne-Marie
Levesque
Anne-Marie
Trevemyan
Anne-Sylvaine
Chassany
Annick
Girardin
Antonella
Baldino
Asha
Sumputh
Asif
Saleh
Audrey
Rojkoff
Augustin
de Romanet
Ayman
Sejiny
Aziz
Mebarek
Ban
Ki-Moon
Dr.
Bandar
Hajjar
Barbara
Pompili
Benoit
Miribel
Bert
Koenders
Bertrand
Piccard
Bertrand
Braunschweig
Bindi
Karia
Brad
Smith
Bruno
Wenn
Bruno
Le Maire
Bérangère
Abba
Camille
Putois
Carlos
Linares
Carlos Manuel
Rodriguez
Carola
van Rijnsoever
Carolina
Guimarães
Caroline
Vuillemin
Casper
Klynge
Chiara
Corazza
Chris
Blackerby
Christina
OKELLO
Christine
Negra
Christine
Ockrent
Christophe
Deloire
Claudia
Lopez
Clément
Beaune
Courtney
Gregoire
Craig
Newmark
Daniel
Seymour
Danilo
Türk
David
Bertolotti
David
Turk
David
Miller
David
Miliband
David
Zweig
Delphine
Ô
Denis
Duverne
Denis Fred
Simon
Diane
Karusisi
Dolika
Banda
E. Tendayi
Achiume
Edna
Jaime
Edwin
Syahruzad
Edwin
Mulimi
Ekhosuehi
Iyahen
Elizabeth
Maruma Mrema
Eric
Lombard
Estrella "Esther"
Penunia
Fabrizio
Hochschild
Fatimata
Wane
Filip
Van Elsen
Fionnuala
Ní Aoláin
Fitriani
Bintang Timur
Francine
Lacqua
Franck
Riester
Frans
Timmermans
François
Petousis
Gabriela
Ramos
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Gayle
Smith
Gilbert F.
Houngbo
Gilles
Kleitz
Giovanni
Gorno Tempini
Giuseppe
Sala
Guilherme
Patriota
Gustavo
Montezano
Günther
Bräunig
Habib
Ammar
Hala
Elsaid
Hamid
Tawfiki
Helen
Clark
Hilde
Hardeman
Huiyao (Henry)
Wang
Iara
Pietricovsky
Ibrahim
Almojel
Ifeyinwa
Ugochukwu
Inger
Andersen
Ingrid
van Wees
Ingrid-Gabriela
Hoven
Isabel
Mota
Isabella
Pratesi
James
Mwangi
Javier
Manzanares
Javier
Diaz Fajardo
Jean François
Habeau
Jean-Baptiste
Lemoyne
Jean-Eric
Paquet
Jean-Marc
Ollagnier
Jean-Paul
Agon
Jean-Yves
Le Drian
Jean-Yves
Le Gall
Jeb
Bell
Jennifer
Morris
Jeremy
Farrar
Joachim
von Amsberg
Joanne
Kanaan
John
Kerry
John
Haley
Jorim
Schraven
Josep
Borrell Fontelles
José
Maria Figueres
Juan Pablo
Bonilla
Justin
Vaïsse
Jutta
Urpilainen
Jürg
Lauber
Jürgen
Rigterink
Karim
Arslan
Kate
Hampton
Katherine
Garrett-Cox
Kavaljit
Singh
Kevin
Kanina Kariuki
Khaled
Sherif
Koen
Doens
Kola
Masha
Kyril
Courboin
Lamia
Kamal-Chaoui
Latha
Reddy
Laurent
Zylberberg
Laxman
NARASIMHAN
Luis Awazu
Pereira da Silva
Luky
Alfirman
Dr.
Mabouba
Diagne
Mamadou Diagna
Ndiaye
Maman-Lawal
Mossi
Dr.
Mansur
Muhtar
Dr.
Maria
Flachsbarth
Maria
Tadeo
Maria
Ressa
Maria José
Romero
Marie
Sallois-Dembreville
Marietje
Schaake
Marion
Jansen
Mariya
Gabriel
Marjeta
Jager
Martha
Delgado
Martin
Tisné
Martin
Abregu
Martin
Geiger
Massan
D'Almeida
Matt
Reed
Mauricio
Claver-Carone
Mehri
Madarshahi
Meral
Murathan
Michael R.
Bloomberg
Mo
Ibrahim
Mohamed
Naciri
Dr.
Mohan
Kumar
Muhammad
Yunus
Muhammed
Sayed
Nadia
Murad
Nafissatou
Diouf
Nanjira
Sambuli
Natalie
Samarasinghe
Neil
Ferguson
Nicholas
Vinocur
Nick
O'Donohoe
Nicolas
Théry
Nisreen
Elsaim
Nora
Müller
Dr.
Obiageli "Oby"
Ezekwesili
Odile
Renaud-Basso
Olivier
Lavinal
Omar
El Hattab
Pascal
Lamy
Patrick
Dlamini
Patrick
Gaspard
Patrick
Pouyanné
Patrick
Ollier
Patrick
Verkooijen
Patryk
Pawlak
Paul
ASH
Paul
Adamson
Dr.
Rajiv
Shah
Her Excellency
Razan
KHALIFA AL MUBARAK
Rebecca
Miano
Rena
Lee
Rhian-Mari
Thomas
Sir
Richard
Branson
Robert
Kayihura
Dr.
Roman
Macaya Hayes
Rosa María
Sánchez-Yebra Alonso
Rémy
Rioux
Samir
Saran
Sana
de Courcelles
Sandra
Carvao
Sebastien
Treyer
Seblewongel
Negussie
Serge
Ekué
Sergio
Pimenta
Sergio
Suchodolski
Shada
Islam
Shinichi
Kitaoka
Shirin
Wheeler
Simone
Robbers
Simonetta
Di Pippo
Sophie
Bellon
Soren Peter
Andreasen
Sri Mulyani
Indrawati
Stefania
Giannini
Stefano
Manservisi
Stephanie
Laulhe-Shaelou
Stuart
Russell
Susana
Escária
Tanja
Gönner
Teddy
Mugabo
Thierry
Breton
Thomas
Gomart
Thomas
Bach
Tidjane
Thiam
Timothy
Adams
Tlaleng
Mofokeng
Togo
Shiraishi
Tony
Estanguet
Trisha
Shetty
Val
Dombrovskis
Dr.
Vanessa
Kerry
Vanessa
Moungar
Vi
Lyles
Virginijus
Sinkevičius
Vivian
Balakrishnan
Werner
Hoyer
Xianwang
Zhou
Yuki
Ota
Zara
Snapp
Zeenat
Sulaiman Khan
Zeinab
Badawi
Zhang
Wencai
Élisabeth
Moreno