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Chief Minister of Telangana · Government of Telangana
Chief Minister of Telangana, leading the state's investment and development agenda with a particular focus on Hyderabad's technology base, manufacturing, infrastructure and global capability centres.
Chief People Officer · Workday
Workday people leader focused on workforce strategy, skills, organizational systems and AI adoption.
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt · Presidency of Egypt
President of Egypt since 2014 and former military leader. His government has prioritized large infrastructure projects, energy, industrial development and attracting foreign capital while navigating regional security challenges.
Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Professor of Psychology · The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Organizational psychologist, author and professor focused on motivation, culture, collaboration, leadership and workplace behavior.
Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History; Director, European Institute · Columbia University
Economic historian focused on crises, political economy, Europe, global finance and geopolitics. He directs Columbia University's European Institute. Geographic context: United Kingdom / United States.
Founder, Executive Director and Group Chief Executive · Discovery
Actuary and entrepreneur who founded Discovery in 1992 and built it into a multinational financial-services group centered on the Vitality behavioural-change model across health, life, insurance, investment and banking.
Secretary General · Amnesty International
Human-rights leader and scholar who heads Amnesty International. Previously served as UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, led Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression initiative and was Executive Director of ARTICLE 19. Geographic context: France / United Kingdom-based global organisation.
President of the Syrian Arab Republic · Presidency of Syria
Syrian political leader who became transitional president in January 2025 after the collapse of the Assad government. His presidency has focused on state consolidation, security integration, reconstruction, sanctions relief and re-establishing international relations.
Dancer, choreographer and public speaker; dancer with Golden State Ballet · Golden State Ballet / independent
Dutch-Syrian ballet dancer, choreographer, author and human-rights advocate raised as a stateless refugee in Yarmouk Camp. He moved to Amsterdam in 2016 with support from Dutch National Ballet and later joined Golden State Ballet. Geographic context: Netherlands / Syria / United States.
Minister of Finance · Arab Republic of Egypt
Egyptian finance minister since July 2024 and former vice minister for fiscal policies and institutional reform. Has served as a lead architect of macro-fiscal reform and chief government negotiator with the IMF.
Minister of Finance · Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia
Ethiopian finance minister leading economic reform aimed at increasing private participation and efficiency, with earlier transport, communications and economic-cooperation portfolios.
President · Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Philanthropic executive who became president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation after more than two decades at the organization. She joined as a program officer in 2002 and later served as chief of programs, overseeing grantmaking across science, environmental conservation and the San Francisco Bay Area.
President · World Bank Group
President of the World Bank Group since June 2023. Previously Vice Chairman of General Atlantic and President and CEO of Mastercard, where he advanced financial inclusion and digital payments. Geographic context: United States / India-born global development leader.
Founding Partner and Chairman · Generation Investment Management
Former US Vice President, climate advocate, author and sustainable-investment leader. He co-founded Generation Investment Management and has spent decades linking climate risk, policy and capital markets. Geographic context: United States / global.
President · The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute
Business journalist and executive leadership convener focused on CEOs, corporate purpose and institutional change.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Pfizer
Veterinarian and pharmaceutical executive who has spent more than three decades at Pfizer, becoming CEO in 2019 and Chairman in 2020. His tenure has combined large-scale vaccine commercialization with a strategic shift toward oncology and next-generation medicines. Geographic context: United States / Greece-born.
Senior Partner and Managing Partner, Southeast Asia · McKinsey & Company
Leads McKinsey Southeast Asia and advises high-tech and advanced-industry companies on strategy, growth, operations and digital transformation.
President of the Republic of Serbia · Presidency of Serbia
President of Serbia since 2017, after serving as Prime Minister and in other senior government roles. His economic policy has emphasized foreign investment, industrial development and infrastructure.
Former professional footballer; sports media personality · Independent / Sky Sport Italia
World Cup-winning former Italian footballer and Juventus icon with a global profile spanning sport, media and brand partnerships. Geographic context: Italy / global.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Palantir Technologies
Co-founded Palantir and has served as CEO since 2005. He has led the company through expansion across government, defence, intelligence and commercial enterprise software, with increasing focus on AI-enabled operational systems.
Administrator · United Nations Development Programme
Administrator of UNDP since December 2025. Former Prime Minister of Belgium, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance/Development/Digital Agenda minister; earlier entrepreneur and strategy adviser. Geographic context: Belgium / global.
President of the Republic of Finland · Office of the President of Finland
President of Finland since March 2024. Former Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Finance Minister, MEP and European Investment Bank Vice-President.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · BetterUp
Technology entrepreneur building a digital coaching and human-transformation platform for enterprises.
Member, Supervisory Board · Bayer AG
Industrial executive with a career spanning DuPont, Borealis and OMV. He led OMV from 2021 through August 2026 and previously served as CEO of Borealis, with deep experience in chemicals, materials, energy transition and portfolio transformation.
Senior Lecturer · King's College London
Social scientist studying gender equality, social norms, workers' rights and global development, with a comparative approach to institutional and cultural change. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
President · AGRA
Development and sustainability leader with nearly three decades of experience across environmental policy, conservation, climate and sustainable finance. Before becoming AGRA President, she was WWF Regional Director for Africa and previously held leadership roles at Conservation International and UNDP. Geographic context: Africa / Uganda.
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources · Government of Mexico (SEMARNAT)
Senior Mexican diplomat and public-policy leader with decades of experience in sustainable development, multilateral institutions, foreign affairs and environmental policy.
President and Chief Executive Officer · World Economic Forum
Senior international executive with more than a decade of WEF leadership after a long career at Holcim spanning finance, operations, business transformation and regional management.
Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer · Fortune
Business journalist and media executive leading Fortune's global editorial strategy, digital expansion and executive-event franchises. Geographic context: United States / global.
President and Chief Executive Officer · Saudi Aramco
Four-decade Aramco veteran who leads the world's largest integrated energy company, with deep operating experience in upstream and corporate strategy.
Executive Director · Oxfam International
Executive Director of Oxfam International and long-time civil-society leader focused on inequality, governance, democracy and social justice. Previously led Oxfam India and the National Foundation for India. Geographic context: India / global.
Chairman, Senior Partner and Controlling Shareholder · BTG Pactual
Brazilian financier who built BTG Pactual into a leading Latin American investment bank and asset/wealth manager, with a career spanning technology, fixed income, banking leadership and ownership. Geographic context: Brazil / Latin America.
Vice-Chairman, Roche Holding; Co-Chair, World Economic Forum Board of Trustees · Roche / World Economic Forum
Swiss business leader and sustainability advocate. Vice-Chairman of Roche Holding and representative of the controlling shareholder group; has extensive experience in corporate governance, sustainability and long-term value creation.
Prime Minister of Croatia · Government of the Republic of Croatia
Croatian lawyer, diplomat and politician who has served as Prime Minister since 2016. His earlier career included Croatia’s foreign ministry, diplomatic postings, the Croatian parliament and the European Parliament.
Executive Chairman and Founder · Fortescue
Australian mining and energy entrepreneur who built Fortescue into a major iron-ore and infrastructure group and now champions fossil-fuel displacement in heavy industry. Geographic context: Australia / global.
Financial journalist; Founder and Editor at Large, DealBook; Co-anchor, Squawk Box · The New York Times / CNBC
Financial journalist, author and broadcaster. He founded The New York Times DealBook, co-anchors CNBC's Squawk Box, wrote 'Too Big to Fail' and published '1929' in 2025; he also co-created the television drama 'Billions'.
President and Chief Executive Officer · Amazon
Amazon veteran of nearly three decades and former founder/leader of AWS before becoming Amazon CEO. His remit spans stores, logistics, AWS, advertising, devices, entertainment and other long-horizon bets.
Executive Director · Ushahidi
Technology executive who rose through Ushahidi’s engineering organization and now leads its open-source civic-technology work using community-generated data for crisis response and public accountability.
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Mahindra Group / Mahindra & Mahindra
Mahindra Group CEO and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra, responsible for group strategy and performance across automotive, farm equipment, financial services, technology and other businesses. Geographic context: India / global.
Director · The Leverhulme Trust
Economist and educationalist whose research and funding leadership focus on the value and equity of education, social mobility and skills.
Global Chair · Deloitte
Global chair of Deloitte, focused on governance, global strategy and the professional-services network.
Chief Government Officer · Teach For All
Leads government and multilateral partnerships across more than 60 countries to strengthen education systems.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · United Nations
Ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017. Previously served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005 to 2015 and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, following a long parliamentary career. Geographic context: Portugal / global.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Distyl AI
Enterprise-AI founder focused on embedding AI into mission-critical organizations. Previously helped build Palantir's commercial business and held roles spanning AI/ML, finance and industrial research.
Chief of Global Football Development · FIFA
Former elite football manager now leading FIFA's global football-development agenda. Geographic context: France / global.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Mistral AI
Co-founded Mistral AI in 2023 and leads the European frontier-AI company. Mistral focuses on open/customizable models, enterprise deployment and sovereign/industrial AI use cases.
Anchor and Senior Producer · Arise News
Business television anchor covering macroeconomic policy, technology, equity and fixed-income markets, with repeated WEF coverage experience.
Chairman · Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Indian energy executive and chemical engineer who joined IndianOil in 1993 and rose through refinery operations, technical services, petrochemicals, health/safety/environment and major capital projects before becoming Chairman in November 2024.
Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology · Government of India
Indian cabinet minister and former IAS officer with experience in infrastructure, public policy, manufacturing and technology. Previously worked in the Prime Minister's Office and later in corporate and entrepreneurial roles.
Chief Executive Officer · Nia Tero
CEO of Nia Tero since January 2025. Indigenous Kanaka ʻŌiwi leader with decades of experience bridging community, culture and science in ocean and conservation policy. Geographic context: United States / Hawai‘i / Indigenous Pacific.
Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco · Government of Morocco
Head of Government of Morocco and a long-standing business and political figure with experience spanning private enterprise, agriculture and government.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · UNHCR
12th UN High Commissioner for Refugees since January 2026. Former President of Iraq, former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq. Geographic context: Iraq / Geneva, Switzerland.
Prime Minister of Belgium · Federal Government of Belgium
Prime Minister of Belgium since February 2025. Previously Mayor of Antwerp and long-time chairman of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), after beginning his career in academic history.
Senior Partner and Global Leader, Capabilities · McKinsey & Company
Leads McKinsey Client Capabilities globally; former Global Consumer Practice leader with deep retail, consumer, transformation and design experience.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Good Inside
Clinical psychologist and entrepreneur who built a large digital parenting platform around emotional regulation, attachment and family mental health.
President, Fundación Pachamama; Vice President, Pachamama Alliance · Fundación Pachamama / Pachamama Alliance
Amazon conservation leader with more than 28 years of work linking biodiversity protection, Indigenous rights, climate policy and regenerative economic models. Geographic context: Ecuador / Amazon region.
Chief Executive Officer · Siemens Healthineers
Physicist and long-serving Siemens Healthineers executive with deep operating experience in CT, MRI, diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapies. Geographic context: Germany / global.
Chair and Board Member · Gates Foundation
Co-founder of Microsoft and chair of the Gates Foundation. Since transitioning from day-to-day Microsoft leadership, he has focused on global health, development, climate, clean-energy innovation and technology through the foundation, Gates Ventures and Breakthrough Energy. Geographic context: United States / global.
Chief Executive Officer · Pinterest
Technology and payments executive leading Pinterest since 2022. Previously led commerce at Google and served as COO of PayPal and CEO of Braintree and Venmo.
Global Chairman · KPMG International
Bill Thomas is the Global Chairman of KPMG International, a leading global professional services firm.
Group Chief Executive · Standard Chartered
Global banker leading Standard Chartered since 2015, with deep experience in investment banking, emerging markets, financial regulation and climate finance. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global emerging markets.
Global Managing Partner · McKinsey & Company
Leads McKinsey globally; advises across technology, industrials, operations, private capital and transformation.
Chief Executive Officer · Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)
CEO of HKEX since March 2024 and a capital-markets executive with legal and exchange-management experience.
Former President and CEO, World Economic Forum; international affairs leader · Independent / former World Economic Forum
Norwegian former politician and former President and CEO of the World Economic Forum. Earlier served as Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs and held other cabinet roles. Geographic context: Norway / Switzerland.
Chief Executive Officer · Ripple
Technology and fintech executive leading Ripple's blockchain-based payments and digital-asset strategy. Geographic context: United States / global.
Vice Chair and President · Microsoft
Microsoft's Vice Chair and President, responsible for corporate affairs, policy, legal strategy and engagement on AI, cybersecurity, privacy and digital regulation.
Co-Founder · Sierra
Co-founder of Sierra, focused on enterprise AI agents. Previously Co-CEO of Salesforce, founder of Quip, CTO of Facebook and an early Google engineer who co-created Google Maps. Also serves on OpenAI's board.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Coinbase
Crypto entrepreneur who co-founded Coinbase and has become a major advocate for regulated digital-asset markets and greater economic freedom through blockchain technology. Geographic context: United States / global.
Founder and Executive Director · Equal Justice Initiative
Public-interest lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, known for landmark litigation on excessive punishment, wrongful convictions and juvenile sentencing.
Strategic Adviser to the CEO; former Chief Executive Officer · Workday
Technology operator and investor with extensive experience scaling enterprise-software businesses and advising growth companies.
Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety · Federal Government of Germany
German politician with long parliamentary and budget-policy experience. He became federal environment minister in May 2025 after serving as Minister of State and Federal Commissioner for Eastern Germany.
Former Executive Director · Europol
Senior European law-enforcement leader with experience spanning local policing, Belgium's federal police and eight years leading Europol. Geographic context: Belgium / European Union.
Secretary-General · World Meteorological Organization
Argentine meteorologist and academic who became WMO Secretary-General in January 2024, the first woman and first South American to hold the position. She previously led Argentina's National Meteorological Service and served as WMO First Vice-President. Geographic context: Global / Argentina.
Director General · CII
Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director General of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry).
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Wells Fargo
Senior banking and payments executive who led Wells Fargo through a multi-year regulatory remediation and into a renewed growth phase.
CEO & Co-Founder · Learning Economy Foundation
Technology architect and social innovator building interoperable digital learning ecosystems.
Secretary of Energy · U.S. Department of Energy
Energy entrepreneur and engineer with experience in oilfield technology, shale development, geothermal and advanced nuclear-related investment ecosystems.
Vice-Director General; Head, Thematic Cooperation · Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Swiss development and humanitarian executive overseeing thematic cooperation across economic development, education, health, food systems, migration, water, peace, governance and equality. Geographic context: Switzerland / global.
President · European Central Bank
President of the European Central Bank since November 2019. Previously Managing Director of the IMF and France's Minister of Economy and Finance, after an earlier international legal career. Geographic context: France / Germany / European Union.
Chief Executive Officer · Boston Consulting Group
Global consulting executive advising companies on transformation, growth, AI/GenAI, private equity, healthcare, M&A and post-merger integration. Geographic context: Germany / global.
General Secretary · UNI Global Union
International labour leader and lawyer with decades of union-organizing and worker-rights experience in the United States and globally. Geographic context: Switzerland / global.
Founder and Executive Chair · We Are All Human
Global brand strategist and social-impact entrepreneur with senior experience at the World Economic Forum, United Nations, UNICEF, UNHCR and Global Fund. She founded We Are All Human and its Hispanic Star initiative. Geographic context: United States / Mexico / Switzerland.
President and Chief Executive Officer · International Crisis Group
Conflict analyst and policy leader serving as President and CEO of International Crisis Group since December 2021. She previously held senior Africa roles at Crisis Group and worked at the UN Mission in Liberia and the International Center for Transitional Justice. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
Founder, FOREST HERO; Co-Founder, Qala AI; Curator, Global Shapers Astana Hub · FOREST HERO / Qala AI / Global Shapers
ESG professional, impact entrepreneur and ecologist working on sustainable urban development, climate technology and AI-enabled urban solutions.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · ProQR Therapeutics
Biotech founder and serial entrepreneur focused on RNA-editing medicines for genetic diseases, with prior experience founding technology companies. Geographic context: Netherlands / United States.
President of the Republic of Mozambique · Presidency of Mozambique
President of Mozambique, with prior provincial and political leadership experience, pursuing an agenda of stability, jobs and sustainable socioeconomic development.
Chief Scientific and Product Officer; President, Lilly Research Laboratories · Eli Lilly and Company
Physician-scientist and pharmaceutical R&D executive responsible for Lilly's research organization and commercial product leadership across major therapeutic areas. Geographic context: United States / global.
President of the Republic of Ecuador · Government of Ecuador
President of Ecuador. His administration has focused on security, economic stabilization, investment attraction and implementation of a 2025–2029 national development programme.
Senior Partner; Leader, McKinsey Leadership Factory · McKinsey & Company
Senior partner advising defense, technology, software and industrial clients; leads McKinsey Leadership Factory and the firm WEF partnership.
Director, MIT CSAIL; Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of EECS; Deputy Dean of Research, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robotics and AI researcher who leads MIT CSAIL. Her work spans distributed and soft robotics, autonomous systems, explainable machine intelligence and efficient liquid neural networks; research from her lab helped lead to the creation of Liquid AI. Geographic context: United States / Romania-born.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Anthropic
Co-founded Anthropic and leads its research direction and strategic vision for reliable, interpretable and steerable AI systems. He previously held senior AI research leadership roles before founding Anthropic.
Former Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer · Deloitte
Former Deloitte Asia Pacific chief executive whose term ended on 31 May 2026.
President and Chief Executive Officer · Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Banking executive who rose from computer programming at RBC to lead Canada’s largest bank, with a strategy emphasizing digital transformation, data, technology and international growth. Geographic context: Canada / global.
President and Chief Executive Officer · International Rescue Committee
Former UK Foreign Secretary who has led the International Rescue Committee since 2013. He oversees humanitarian operations in more than 40 crisis-affected countries and refugee resettlement and assistance programmes across Europe and the Americas. Geographic context: United States / United Kingdom.
Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; General Partner · PCAST; Craft Ventures
Technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist with operating experience at PayPal, Yammer and enterprise software, and a major role in U.S. AI and crypto policy during 2025-2026. Geographic context: United States / South Africa-born.
Chief Executive Officer · Smith+Nephew
Global medtech executive and scientist with operating leadership across diagnostics, vascular devices, medical technology and healthcare strategy. Geographic context: United Kingdom / United States.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Google DeepMind
Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, leading frontier AI research and deployment. He is also associated with Isomorphic Labs and shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold-related work.
Chief Executive Officer · The Adecco Group
International business-services executive with leadership experience across staffing, engineering/technology consulting and facilities/services businesses. Geographic context: Switzerland / France / global.
Executive Vice President and Global Head, Banking and Financial Services · Infosys
Leads Infosys' Banking and Financial Services business and its global commercial and financial performance.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra · Government of Maharashtra
Chief Minister of Maharashtra and senior Indian political leader with multiple terms in the state's top office. His economic agenda emphasizes investment attraction, infrastructure, manufacturing, urban development and technology-enabled governance.
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands; career senior civil servant · Independent / Netherlands public service
Dutch senior civil servant and former prime minister. His career has centred on justice, intelligence, counterterrorism, immigration and national security. He led the Netherlands from July 2024 until February 2026, including as caretaker after the coalition collapsed.
Chief Executive Officer · dsm-firmenich
Long-tenured DSM/dsm-firmenich executive who joined DSM in 1990, rose through finance and global business leadership, joined the Managing Board in 2013 and became CEO of dsm-firmenich in 2023. He helped execute DSM’s transformation toward health, nutrition and bioscience and now leads the combined dsm-firmenich group. Geographic context: Netherlands / Switzerland.
President and Vice Chairman · Meta
Joined Meta as President and Vice Chairman in January 2026. Has more than 25 years across global finance, national security and economic development, including senior roles at Goldman Sachs, BDT & MSD Partners and the US government.
President of the United States · United States Government
45th and 47th President of the United States. Before national politics, he led a large private business and media/real-estate brand; his second presidential administration began in January 2025.
Secretary-General · International Telecommunication Union
ITU Secretary-General since January 2023 and the first woman to lead the organization. Has more than three decades in global telecommunications policy and ITU leadership. Geographic context: United States / Geneva, Switzerland.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Voyager Technologies
Space entrepreneur, investor and commercial astronaut who leads Voyager Technologies. His background combines Fortune 1000 operating leadership, private space investing and advocacy for expanding human access to space.
Chief Strategic Engagement Officer · Circle
Technology and operating executive focused on partnerships, strategic engagement and expanding digital financial infrastructure. Geographic context: United States / global.
President · AFL-CIO
First woman to lead the AFL-CIO; long-time union executive with a focus on worker power, skills, technological change and inclusive economic policy.
Professor of International Political Economy; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project · UNSW Sydney
Political economist researching the role of the state in technological and industrial transformation, with particular emphasis on green-energy statecraft, trade, investment and East Asian development.
Chief Executive Officer, Tesla; Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SpaceX; senior leader across additional technology ventures · Tesla / SpaceX
Technology entrepreneur who leads Tesla and SpaceX and has founded or led multiple technology companies spanning electric vehicles, space launch, satellite broadband, neurotechnology, tunnelling and AI-related ventures. Geographic context: United States / South Africa-born global technology executive.
Multidisciplinary artist; Chief Executive Officer and Founder · Fictionera Co., Ltd.
Tokyo-born multidisciplinary artist whose practice uses AI and other emerging technologies to explore nostalgia, pop culture and collective memory. Her work has been shown internationally at museums, galleries and major art fairs.
President of the French Republic · French Republic
President of France since 2017, re-elected in 2022. Previously served as Minister for Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, Deputy General Secretary of the Presidency, worked in France's Inspectorate General of Finance and later the banking sector.
Anchor, En Punto; Co-anchor, Esta Semana con Ilia Calderón y Enrique Acevedo · TelevisaUnivision
Two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than two decades covering politics and world affairs across Mexico and the United States. He has worked for Televisa, Univision and CBS News. Geographic context: Mexico / United States.
President and Chief Executive Officer · PayPal
Technology executive with a long Hewlett-Packard career who led HP through services, subscriptions and AI initiatives before moving to PayPal. Geographic context: United States / Spain; global.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member · Workhuman
Founder and chief executive of Workhuman, focused on employee recognition, people data and human intelligence. Geographic context: Ireland / United States.
President and University Professor · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)
First president of MBZUAI and a globally cited computer scientist in machine learning and statistical methodology. Also professor at Carnegie Mellon University and co-founder/chief scientist of GenBio AI according to MBZUAI's 2026 commencement biography. Geographic context: United Arab Emirates / United States / China-born academic.
President and Chief Executive Officer · Novonesis
Global biotechnology executive leading Novonesis, formed from Novozymes and Chr. Hansen. Her career spans chemicals, industrial solutions, biotechnology and sustainability-led innovation. Geographic context: Spain / Denmark / global.
Senior Partner and Member, Shareholders Council · McKinsey & Company
Global board member focused on transformations, operating models, growth, M&A, telecom, high tech and industrials; managing partner Germany and Austria through 2026.
Minister of Economy and Planning · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi economic policymaker overseeing national planning and key Vision 2030 coordination responsibilities, with earlier experience at Saudi Aramco in development and M&A-related roles.
Executive Director · International Energy Agency
Energy economist who has led the IEA since 2015 after joining the agency in 1995 and serving as Chief Economist. He has broadened the IEA's energy-security mandate across electricity, gas, renewables and critical minerals. Geographic context: Türkiye / France-based international organisation.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Presidency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leading a resource-rich country central to global critical-mineral supply chains and regional infrastructure and security discussions.
Director, Research Division · NATO Defense College
French-German strategist specializing in strategic foresight, geopolitics, defence and security. She previously served as foresight adviser at the Council of the EU, special adviser to the European Commissioner for strategic foresight and deputy director of the EU Institute for Security Studies. Geographic context: Italy / France / Germany.
President · Fondation Apprentis d’Auteuil
French public-sector and banking leader with experience in monetary policy, financial regulation, government administration and commercial banking.
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Sourcing Director · VEJA
Co-founded VEJA in Paris in 2004 and has helped build the footwear brand around traceable materials, Brazilian production and a low-advertising model. His sourcing remit connects brand strategy directly to organic cotton, Amazonian rubber, recycled materials and supplier relationships. Geographic context: France / Brazil-linked operations.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · FountainVest Partners
Private-equity investor and founder/leader of FountainVest Partners, an Asia-focused investment firm. WEF identified him in Davos 2026 as Chairman and CEO of FountainVest Partners. Geographic context: China / Asia.
Co-founder and President · Carester
Rare-earths specialist with experience across Rhône-Poulenc, Rhodia and Solvay and in France and China; leads Carester responsible rare-earth processing work.
Federal Chancellor of Germany · Federal Government of Germany
Federal Chancellor since 6 May 2025. Long-time CDU politician, former leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, former Member of the European Parliament and Bundestag, and a lawyer who spent years at Mayer Brown.
President, Global Policy and Advocacy · Gates Foundation
Leads government affairs, economic policy, advocacy, philanthropic partnerships and the Gates Foundation’s strategic regional presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Earlier roles included leadership of development-policy, finance and advocacy teams; she previously worked at McKinsey, Google and the Center for Global Development. Geographic context: United States / global.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Water.org
Engineer and social entrepreneur who co-founded Water.org and pioneered WaterCredit, a market-based financing model for household water and sanitation. He also helped create WaterEquity and WaterConnect to mobilize investment and infrastructure capital. Geographic context: United States / global.
Chief Executive Officer · H Company
CEO of Paris-headquartered H Company, building agentic AI systems for enterprise deployment with a focus on trusted real-world execution.
President · FIFA
Global football administrator who has led FIFA since 2016 and overseen major competition expansion, development funding and commercial growth. Geographic context: Switzerland / global.
Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator · Financial Times
Senior foreign-affairs journalist and author. At the Financial Times since 2006, he previously spent many years at The Economist across Brussels, Bangkok and Washington and in editorial roles focused on business and Asia.
Chief People Officer and Labour Director; Member of the Executive Board · SAP
SAP executive board member responsible for people strategy, workforce transformation and labour relations.
Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics; Professor of Public Policy · Harvard University / Harvard Kennedy School
International macroeconomist and former IMF First Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist. Returned to Harvard in 2025 and founded the Global Economics Lab. Geographic context: United States / India-born economist.
President of the Republic of Lithuania · Office of the President of Lithuania
Economist, former central banker and commercial-bank economist who has served as President of Lithuania since 2019 and won a second term in 2024. Earlier roles included Director of Monetary Policy at the Bank of Lithuania and chief economist at SEB bankas.
Governor of Michigan · State of Michigan
US state governor, lawyer and former legislator/prosecutor whose administration has focused on infrastructure, manufacturing, education, workforce and economic development.
Commissioner for Industrial Development and Director of Industries and Commerce · Government of Karnataka
Karnataka investment-promotion official overseeing industrial development and commerce implementation.
President of the Republic of Colombia · Presidency of Colombia
Economist and Colombian political leader serving as President since 2022. Previously served as Mayor of Bogotá, senator and member of the Chamber of Representatives, with a long public career focused on social reform, inequality, climate and economic transformation.
President of the Swiss Confederation 2026; Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research · Swiss Federal Council
Swiss Federal Councillor since 2016, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research since 2019 and President of the Swiss Confederation for 2026.
External Relations Officer and Emergency Response Room leader · Emergency Response Rooms of Sudan (ERR)
Sudanese activist and mutual-aid leader who established the Old Omdurman Emergency Response Room during Sudan's conflict, helping organize food, medicine, gender-based-violence support and evacuations. She also works on advocacy for Sudan's ERR network.
Artistic Director, Serpentine · Serpentine Galleries
Swiss curator, critic and art historian serving as Artistic Director of Serpentine in London. Since his first exhibition in 1991, he has curated hundreds of shows and developed a major interview archive spanning art, architecture, science and culture. Geographic context: Switzerland / United Kingdom / global.
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education · Government of Sri Lanka
Sociologist, academic and politician who became Prime Minister in September 2024. Before entering parliament she spent years in academia and civil-society work and was associated with the Open University of Sri Lanka.
Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister · Government of Gujarat, India
Harsh Rameshkumar Sanghavi is the Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister of the Government of Gujarat, India.
Chief Executive Officer · Recording Academy
Music producer, songwriter and executive who leads the Recording Academy. He became interim chief executive in 2020 and permanent CEO in 2021, steering governance, diversity, creator advocacy and global expansion.
Former Group Chief Executive Officer · e&
Telecommunications executive who helped transform e& from a traditional telco into a broader technology, digital-services, fintech and enterprise group. Geographic context: United Arab Emirates / Egypt; global.
Vice Premier of the State Council; Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee · State Council of the People's Republic of China
Senior Chinese economic policymaker serving as Vice Premier, with a portfolio spanning macroeconomic policy, financial affairs, foreign investment and major economic coordination.
Chair, Lancet Countdown Board; former Prime Minister of New Zealand · Lancet Countdown
Former three-term New Zealand prime minister and former UNDP Administrator with decades of leadership in sustainable development, health, climate and multilateral affairs. Geographic context: New Zealand / global.
Director General · Consumers International
International policy and network leader who previously spent more than a decade at the World Economic Forum, where she led membership, government engagement, business development and initiatives in agriculture and manufacturing before becoming Director General of Consumers International in 2019. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · The Exploration Company
European aerospace entrepreneur building reusable orbital spacecraft through The Exploration Company. She previously held senior strategy and innovation roles at Airbus Defence & Space and ArianeGroup. Geographic context: France / Germany / Europe.
Senior Partner; Global Leader, McKinsey Health Institute; Global Co-leader, Sustainability · McKinsey & Company
Physician and senior partner leading health and sustainability work spanning decarbonization, climate technology, health systems and life sciences.
Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer · Flora Food Group
Corporate-affairs and sustainability executive with experience across reputation, government relations, financial communications, crisis management and sustainability strategy. Geographic context: Netherlands / global.
NTT DATA Group Corporation Leaders · NTT DATA Group Corporation
HIDEKI MATSUYAMA is a leader in the NTT DATA Group Corporation, focusing on various services including AI, application, business process, cloud connectivity, consulting, CX and digital products, cybersecurity, data and analytics, digital workplace, edge, enterprise application platforms, enterprise networking, global data centers, infrastructure solutions, and sustainability.
Chief Minister of Assam · Government of Assam
Chief Minister of Assam and senior Indian political leader overseeing a fast-growing northeastern state with increasing emphasis on industrialisation, infrastructure, healthcare, tourism and technology-led development.
Global keynote speaker and sailor · HIRO's CHOICE / independent
Blind Japanese sailor and speaker who in 2019 completed a non-stop Pacific crossing of roughly 13,000 kilometres from San Diego to Fukushima after an earlier failed attempt in 2013. Geographic context: Japan / United States.
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member · Commercial International Bank (CIB)
Veteran banker who returned to lead CIB after previously serving as chairman and managing director for nearly two decades, during which the bank expanded its franchise and regional footprint.
Secretary of Commerce · U.S. Department of Commerce
Long-time Wall Street executive who led Cantor Fitzgerald and related public companies before entering government.
Founder and Chairman · DAMAC Group
Emirati entrepreneur who founded DAMAC and built a diversified private group spanning property, hospitality, data centres, fashion and investments.
Founder and President · Eurasia Group / GZERO Media
Political scientist and founder of Eurasia Group, a global political-risk consultancy, and GZERO Media. Known for analysis of great-power competition, geopolitical fragmentation and business risk.
President · Inter-American Development Bank
Economist and former central banker leading the IDB, with experience across monetary policy, international financial institutions, private-sector economics and financial-sector modernization. Geographic context: Brazil / Latin America and Caribbean.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan · Presidency of Azerbaijan
President of Azerbaijan since 2003, overseeing a resource-rich economy positioned between Europe and Asia and increasingly focused on transport connectivity, energy transition and sovereign investment partnerships.
Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer · Infosys
Infosys executive responsible for global legal affairs, compliance, privacy and data protection. Geographic context: India / United States.
Lawyer and environmental/energy policy professional; former Minister of Environment and Energy · Independent / Ecuador
Ecuadorian lawyer and environmental specialist who served in senior ministerial roles spanning environment, water, ecological transition, energy and mines, and the combined Environment and Energy ministry. Her earlier private-sector work included environmental law and consulting.
Vice-Chancellor · University of Oxford
Neuroscientist and university leader known for research on pain, neuroimaging and anaesthesia, with extensive academic leadership across Oxford.
Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Co-Director, Women and Public Policy Program · Harvard Kennedy School
Behavioral economist whose research applies economics and psychology to organizational and societal decision-making, with emphasis on gender equity, behavioural design and fair workplaces. She previously served six years as academic dean of Harvard Kennedy School. Geographic context: United States / Switzerland-born.
President of the State of Israel · Office of the President of Israel
President of Israel since July 2021. Lawyer and former parliamentarian, cabinet minister, opposition leader and Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
President of the Republic of Djibouti · Presidency of Djibouti
President of Djibouti since 1999 and a central political figure in the strategically located Horn of Africa state. Djibouti hosts major international military facilities and is a key maritime and logistics gateway near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer · UPL
Indian business leader who has spent more than three decades building UPL into a global agricultural-solutions platform spanning crop protection, seeds, biologicals, nutrition and post-harvest offerings. Geographic context: India / global.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Gecko Robotics
Founded Gecko Robotics after building a wall-climbing inspection robot while an engineering student. Gecko combines robotics, sensing and software to inspect and model critical infrastructure across energy, manufacturing and defence.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · JPMorganChase
Long-serving chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase. He previously led Bank One and held senior roles at Citigroup, Travelers, Commercial Credit and American Express.
Editor-in-Chief · Business Insider
Business journalist and editor who became Editor-in-Chief of Business Insider after more than two decades at The Wall Street Journal, where she held senior editorial roles and oversaw business and technology coverage.
Secretary General · Gulf Cooperation Council
Kuwaiti diplomat serving as GCC Secretary General. Previously Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States, Belgium and South Korea and head of Kuwait’s missions to the EU and NATO. Geographic context: Kuwait / GCC region.
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · TAQA (Abu Dhabi National Energy Company)
UAE energy and utilities executive leading TAQA since July 2020. He oversees a large integrated power, water, transmission/distribution and energy portfolio with strategic importance to Abu Dhabi and regional infrastructure.
Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor · Columbia University
Energy and climate-policy scholar and former senior US government adviser. He founded Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy and works across energy economics, national security, climate and geopolitics.
Chief Executive Officer · Deloitte US
Chief executive of Deloitte US, leading the firm's strategy, operations and client service.
President of Argentina · Government of Argentina
President of Argentina and economist known for a market-liberal reform agenda focused on fiscal consolidation, deregulation and private-sector-led growth.
Chief Executive Officer · Eutelsat Group
Telecom executive leading Eutelsat since June 2025 after CEO roles at Orange France, Spain, Poland and Romania; experienced in fiber, 5G and large-scale integrations.
Co-founder and CEO · Exotrail
Co-founder and CEO of Exotrail, which develops space mobility and in-orbit services, propulsion and related space infrastructure.
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs · Government of France
French foreign minister, economist and former academic with a background spanning finance, production networks, digital policy and European affairs. Geographic context: France / European Union.
Chairman · Schneider Electric
Jean-Pascal Tricoire, the Chairman of Schneider Electric, participated in the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, advocating and demonstrating how electrification, automation, and digital innovation unlock immediate impact for business, people, and the planet.
Co-founder and CEO · Bioptimus
AI-for-biology scientist and entrepreneur building biological foundation models; formerly Chief R&D Officer at Owkin and research lead at Google Brain.
Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science · Columbia University
Political economist specializing in international economic relations, exchange-rate politics, global capitalism, debt and the political economy of Latin America.
Chief Executive Officer · Franklin Templeton
Investment-management executive with more than 35 years at Franklin Templeton, becoming CEO in 2020 after leading investment management, distribution, technology, operations and wealth functions.
Chief Executive Officer · The Nature Conservancy
Global conservation leader with expertise in conservation finance, economic development, impact finance and enterprise approaches to environmental protection. Geographic context: United States / global.
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer · NVIDIA
Founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has led it since inception. Previously worked at LSI Logic and AMD. Under his leadership NVIDIA pioneered the GPU and became a central platform company for accelerated computing and generative AI. Geographic context: United States / Taiwan-born global technology executive.
European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy · European Commission
Swedish lawyer and politician serving in the European Commission for the 2024-2029 term. Her portfolio covers circular-economy policy, waste and secondary materials, sustainable products, chemicals, biodiversity and water resilience. Geographic context: European Union / Sweden.
Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Professor of Earth System Science · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Swedish climate scientist and leading figure in global sustainability science, best known for co-developing the planetary boundaries framework. He directs PIK and works across earth-system science, water, resilience and climate-risk research. Geographic context: Sweden / Germany.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Astranis
Aerospace entrepreneur building small geostationary communications satellites aimed at lowering the cost and time required to bring broadband capacity to underserved markets.
Professor of Physics; Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Qolab · University of California, Santa Barbara / Qolab
Experimental physicist and quantum-computing pioneer. Led a major Google Quantum AI hardware effort that produced a 53-qubit processor and later co-founded Qolab. He shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for foundational work on macroscopic quantum effects in electrical circuits.
Musician, composer and creative director · Independent / The Atlantic / National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Grammy-, Oscar-, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-winning musician, composer and bandleader known for bridging jazz, soul, gospel, pop and classical traditions. He formerly served as bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and has composed for film and large-scale performance.
Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership · NYU Stern School of Business
Social psychologist known for research on morality, polarization, institutional culture and the effects of smartphones and social media on youth mental health.
President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste · Presidency of Timor-Leste
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, diplomat and statesman who returned to the presidency of Timor-Leste in 2022. His career spans independence diplomacy, foreign affairs, prime-ministerial leadership, UN peacebuilding and mediation.
President of the Republic of Panama · Presidency of Panama
Lawyer, diplomat and politician elected President of Panama in 2024. Earlier served as Foreign Minister, Minister of Government and Justice and Minister of Public Security, with extensive legal work in maritime and international commercial matters.
Director General · European Space Agency
Austrian space executive and scientist leading ESA since 2021, with a second four-year mandate beginning March 2025. His career spans ESA, the European Commission Joint Research Centre, academia and Earth-observation leadership, including a major role in Copernicus. Geographic context: Europe / Austria.
Global Chief Executive Officer · Deloitte
Global professional-services leader overseeing Deloitte's consulting, audit, tax, risk and advisory network. Geographic context: United States / global.
President and CEO · Axon Cable
Leads Axon Cable, a specialist in high-performance interconnect and cable systems serving demanding industrial and technology markets.
Minister for Digital Development and Information · Government of Singapore
Singaporean cabinet minister responsible for digital development, public communications, Smart Nation strategy and cybersecurity. Previously served as Minister for Manpower and held roles across the Prime Minister’s Office and the finance, transport, foreign affairs and home affairs portfolios.
Anchor, Horizons Middle East and Africa · Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television anchor and Middle East correspondent with prior CNBC journalism experience and 11 years in London markets roles at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. Geographic context: United Arab Emirates / UK-Lebanese.
Artist, photographer and public-art practitioner · JR Studio / independent practice
French photographer and street artist known for monumental black-and-white photographic installations in public space and participatory projects that examine identity, visibility, migration and community. Geographic context: France / global.
Global Head, CEO Advisory · Boston Consulting Group
BCG senior leader heading the firm's global CEO Advisory programme.
Chair and Chief Executive Officer · Accenture
Chair and CEO of Accenture, leading one of the world's largest professional-services companies through cloud, data and generative-AI transformation.
President of Sierra Leone · Office of the President of Sierra Leone
President of Sierra Leone since 2018, former military officer and former head of state in 1996. His civilian presidency has emphasized human-capital development, food security, education, governance reform and economic transformation.
Chief Executive Officer and President · Ingka Group
Global retail executive with more than two decades at IKEA, combining store operations, India market leadership, finance and group-wide strategic management. Geographic context: Netherlands / Spain / global.
President of the Republic of Poland · Presidency of Poland
President of Poland since August 2025. Historian and former head of the Institute of National Remembrance and director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk.
Founder and CEO · Amini
AI and geospatial-data entrepreneur building data infrastructure for the Global South after more than a decade in AI leadership roles at NVIDIA, Intel and Arm. Geographic context: Kenya / Africa; global.
Founder, author, broadcaster and public speaker · Katie Piper Foundation / ITV / BBC
British author, broadcaster and burns survivor who founded the Katie Piper Foundation in 2009 to support people living with burns and traumatic scarring through specialist long-term rehabilitation.
Senior people and transformation executive · Microsoft
Senior executive working on organizational transformation, manufacturing, AI and the future of work.
Dean, The Fletcher School; Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy · Tufts University
Scholar and policy practitioner specializing in energy technology innovation, green industrialization, US-China relations and climate policy. She has led Fletcher as dean and previously served in the Obama administration on climate and China policy.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer · Citadel
Founder and CEO of Citadel and founder/non-executive chairman of Citadel Securities. He began trading while at Harvard and founded Citadel in 1990, building one of the world's largest alternative investment firms.
Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics · Harvard University
Prominent international macroeconomist whose work spans financial crises, sovereign debt, currencies, central-bank credibility and global economic policy.
Chief Human Experience Officer · Workhuman
Workhuman executive responsible for human-experience strategy and human-centered leadership.
Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer · Mubadala Investment Company
Leads Mubadala, a globally diversified Abu Dhabi sovereign investor. Has led the institution since its early formation and holds major UAE policy, strategic investment and board responsibilities across finance, AI, energy and international partnerships.
Minister of Investment · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi minister leading the Kingdom's investment agenda. Previously served as Minister of Energy and as President and CEO of Saudi Aramco.
Minister of Commerce and Industry · Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait
Kuwaiti cabinet minister responsible for commerce and industry policy, with direct relevance to investment climate, business regulation and private-sector development.
Founder and CEO · Workera
AI educator and entrepreneur focused on measuring workforce capabilities and using AI to scale expert mentorship and skills intelligence. Geographic context: United States / France; global.
Senior Partner and Global Leader, Tech & AI · McKinsey & Company
Leads McKinsey Tech & AI; advises corporations, financial institutions, private equity, institutional investors and family offices on technology, M&A and transformation.
Director · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Physicist and national-laboratory executive who became LLNL’s 13th director in 2021 after leadership assignments across weapons, global security, the National Ignition Facility, physical sciences and the University of California’s national-laboratory system.
Hon'ble Minister of Civil Aviation · Government of India
Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu is the Hon'ble Minister of Civil Aviation in the Government of India.
Director General, WWF International · WWF International
Dutch conservation and economics leader who became Director General of WWF International in 2023 after leading WWF Netherlands. Her career combines conservation, environmental economics and work with local communities in Africa. Geographic context: Netherlands / Switzerland-based global organization.
Chief Executive Officer · Reckitt
Consumer-health executive with more than two decades of leadership across consumer goods, health, retail strategy and corporate transformation. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
Managing Director · International Monetary Fund
Managing Director of the IMF since 2019 and serving a second term that began in October 2024. Previously CEO of the World Bank and European Commission Vice President/Commissioner. Geographic context: Bulgaria / global.
Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
International macroeconomist focused on monetary policy, capital flows, exchange rates, inflation, macroprudential regulation and financial contagion.
Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic · Government of Greece
Prime Minister of Greece, first elected in 2019 and returned to office in 2023. Earlier private-sector experience included investment banking, consulting, private equity and venture capital.
Chair · Deloitte US
Senior accounting and professional-services executive who chairs Deloitte US. Her leadership experience spans audit and assurance, governance, innovation, trust in capital markets and technology-enabled transformation.
Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Economist and former senior US presidential adviser specializing in trade, competitiveness, economic policy and business-government relations.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum · BlackRock
Co-founder, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, founded in 1988. He previously served as managing director and management committee member at First Boston and built BlackRock into the world's largest asset-management platform.
EVP Europe Operations · Schneider Electric
Laurent Bataille is the EVP Europe Operations at Schneider Electric.
Chief Scientific Officer, Planetary Science and Technology · Novo Nordisk Foundation
Physicist who joined the Novo Nordisk Foundation in 2019 to build its natural and technical sciences activities and became Chief Scientific Officer for Planetary Science and Technology in 2025. Previously a professor of physics at the Niels Bohr Institute.
President · New York University
University president, scholar and social worker whose work spans trauma, domestic violence, bias, public health and higher-education leadership.
Chief Sustainability Officer · iFood
Brazilian sustainability executive leading iFood's environmental and social agenda, including inclusion, delivery-partner issues and corporate sustainability within one of Latin America's largest technology platforms.
General Secretary · International Trade Union Confederation
ITUC General Secretary since October 2023 after serving as acting General Secretary. Long-time international trade-union leader focused on workers’ rights and social justice. Geographic context: Belgium / global labour movement.
Chief Executive Officer · Novo Nordisk Foundation
Veterinary scientist and former long-serving Novo Nordisk R&D leader. He joined Novo Nordisk in 1991, became Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, oversaw development and approval of more than 20 medicines, and became CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation in 2021.
Visionaries
Editor in Chief · Nature / Springer Nature
Geneticist and science editor who leads Nature’s magazine and research editorial teams. She previously led Nature Communications and Nature Reviews Genetics and has extensive experience in genetics, genomics and research publishing.
Minister of Commerce · Government of Saudi Arabia
Saudi cabinet minister overseeing commerce, business regulation and market modernization during the Kingdom's Vision 2030 transformation.
Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder · Salesforce
Founder and CEO of Salesforce and a pioneer of cloud computing. Before founding Salesforce in 1999, he spent 13 years at Oracle, becoming one of its youngest vice presidents. He is also an investor, philanthropist and owner/co-chair of TIME.
Secretary of State · U.S. Department of State
Senior U.S. foreign-policy official and former Florida senator whose portfolio spans diplomacy, alliances, trade-linked statecraft and national security.
Group Chief Executive Officer · Pan American Energy Group
Argentine energy executive leading Pan American Energy Group, one of the country's largest private energy companies. He joined the group in 2012 and became Group CEO after the integration of PAE and AXION.
Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board · ABN AMRO
European banking executive who became ABN AMRO CEO in April 2025 after senior roles at BNP Paribas, Groupe BPCE and the French public sector. Her career spans retail/commercial banking, digital transformation, public finance and economic policy. Geographic context: France / Netherlands.
President · European Research Council
Developmental biologist and senior European science-policy leader overseeing the EU's premier frontier-research funding institution. Geographic context: European Union / Germany.
Executive Director · Safe Online
Global child-protection executive managing a large international investment portfolio focused on combating online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Geographic context: Global / Europe.
Performance artist; Founder, Marina Abramović Institute · Marina Abramović Institute
Pioneering performance and conceptual artist whose practice since the early 1970s has explored endurance, the body, audience participation, consciousness and long-duration performance. She founded the Marina Abramović Institute to support performance and interdisciplinary collaboration. Geographic context: Serbia / United States / global.
Entrepreneur, content creator and podcast host · Silicon Valley Girl / creator ventures
Entrepreneur and digital creator known for Silicon Valley Girl and technology/business interview content, with a focus on entrepreneurship, AI and education. Geographic context: United States / Russia-born.
Prime Minister of Canada · Government of Canada
Canada's 24th Prime Minister, sworn in in March 2025. Former Governor of the Bank of Canada and Governor of the Bank of England; later served as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance.
Chief Executive Officer · IFS
Technology executive leading enterprise-software company IFS since January 2024. He joined IFS as Chief Customer Officer after more than two decades at PwC, where his senior roles included CTO and technology-consulting leadership for the UK and EMEA.
Secretary General · NATO
NATO Secretary General since October 2024. Previously Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024, with extensive experience in European and transatlantic policymaking. Geographic context: Netherlands / Belgium-based international organization.
Editor in Chief · MIT Technology Review
Technology journalist with more than two decades of experience who leads editorial direction across MIT Technology Review's digital, print, newsletter and podcast portfolio.
Secretary-General · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD Secretary-General since 2021. Former Australian Minister for Finance and senior federal parliamentarian. His second and final OECD term began in June 2026 and runs to 2031. Geographic context: Australia / France-based international organization.
Actor, producer and Co-Founder · Water.org
Academy Award-winning actor and producer who co-founded Water.org with Gary White in 2009 after establishing H2O Africa. He has become a prominent advocate for market-based solutions to the global water and sanitation crisis. Geographic context: United States / global.
Content creator and entrepreneur · Independent / creator ventures
Ukrainian-born, UK-based creator known for the Career Ladder interview format and short-form educational/business content reaching millions of viewers. Geographic context: United Kingdom / Ukraine-born.
Professor of Physics, MIT; Founder and Chair, Future of Life Institute · Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Future of Life Institute
MIT physicist whose current research focuses heavily on the physics of intelligence, mechanistic interpretability and provably safer AI. He founded the Future of Life Institute and has become a prominent advocate for governance of advanced AI risk. Geographic context: United States / Sweden-born.
Charles F. Kennel Director; Vice Chancellor and Dean for Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences · Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Award-winning planetary scientist specializing in formation and evolution of the solar system. She became the 12th director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in October 2025 and also serves as UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences and dean of the School of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Geographic context: United States / India-born.
Director, Belfer Center; Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs · Harvard Kennedy School
Foreign-policy scholar and former senior U.S. national-security official specializing in geopolitics, energy, economic statecraft and international security.
President; Member, Board of Directors · Signal / Signal Foundation
Technology-policy leader with experience across industry, academia and government. Before Signal she was a research professor at NYU and co-founded the AI Now Institute; earlier she spent more than a decade at Google, where she led product and engineering work and co-founded M-Lab.
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan · Government of Pakistan
Pakistani political leader serving a second term as Prime Minister since March 2024. He previously served as Prime Minister in 2022-2023 and as Chief Minister of Punjab for multiple terms, building a reputation around infrastructure delivery and administrative execution.
Senior Adviser / Consultant; former Global Chair · Egon Zehnder
Leadership adviser working with CEOs, boards and senior teams, particularly across technology, media and board effectiveness. Geographic context: Switzerland / Germany; global.
President · Council on Foreign Relations
Former US Trade Representative and senior national-security economic official who now leads a major foreign-policy institution. Geographic context: United States / global.
Chief Executive Officer · Mastercard
Global payments executive leading Mastercard's expansion beyond cards into real-time payments, open banking, digital identity, cyber services and data-driven services. Geographic context: United States / Germany; global.
Taoiseach · Government of Ireland
Taoiseach of Ireland with extensive cabinet experience including Foreign Affairs, Defence, Health, Enterprise and Education, and an earlier term as Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Medable
Stanford-trained physician-scientist who co-founded Medable in 2015 after encountering barriers to patient access in clinical research. She has led the company’s development of decentralized and digital clinical-trial technology used by major pharmaceutical companies.
Co-Founder, President and Co-Chair · Cloudflare
Technology entrepreneur who co-founded Cloudflare and has helped scale it into a major connectivity, security and developer-platform company. Geographic context: United States / Canada; global.
Former Chief Executive Officer; transition support through 30 November 2026 · BHP
Resources executive who led BHP through major portfolio simplification, operational improvement and increased exposure to future-facing commodities. Geographic context: Canada / Australia / global.
Editor-in-Chief · The National
Journalist and editor with deep coverage of Iraq, Gulf politics and US foreign policy. She has led The National since 2017, previously served as a senior fellow at the Institute for State Effectiveness and as Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat. Geographic context: United Arab Emirates / Iraq-born.
Managing Director, Chief Business Officer and Head of Global Programming · World Economic Forum
WEF Managing Director who leads partner-company engagement globally and heads the Forum's Global Programming Group, steering strategy and delivery of large-scale gatherings including the Annual Meeting in Davos. Geographic context: Czech Republic / Switzerland / global.
Secretary General, Muslim World League · Muslim World League
Saudi religious and legal scholar serving as Secretary General of the Muslim World League. He is known internationally for interfaith engagement, countering extremist ideology and promoting dialogue among religious and cultural communities. Geographic context: Saudi Arabia / global.
Prime Minister of the State of Palestine · Palestinian Government
Prime Minister since March 2024. Economist and institution-builder with prior leadership of the Palestine Investment Fund, service as Deputy Prime Minister and 15 years at the World Bank across governance, development and infrastructure.
Minister of Finance · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi finance minister and senior economic policymaker central to Vision 2030 financing, fiscal reform and engagement with multilateral financial institutions.
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar · Government of Qatar
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, combining senior diplomatic leadership with involvement in the country's international economic and strategic relationships.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh · Government of Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh leading a state agenda around industrialisation, investment attraction, technology-enabled governance, infrastructure and clean energy.
Vice-Chancellor and Principal · University of Cape Town
Medical doctor, public-health researcher and university leader specializing in implementation science, primary health care, HIV/TB, health systems and equitable access in Africa.
Co-Founder and CEO · Hippocratic AI
Serial AI entrepreneur building safety-focused generative AI for non-diagnostic healthcare services and workforce augmentation.
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh · Government of Andhra Pradesh
Long-serving Andhra Pradesh political leader known for technology-led development, urban infrastructure and investment promotion. He returned as Chief Minister in 2024 after prior terms leading the state.
Executive Chairman · Tata Sons
Executive Chairman of Tata Sons since 2017 and former CEO of Tata Consultancy Services. He oversees one of India's largest business groups spanning technology, automotive, steel, power, consumer businesses, aviation, electronics and semiconductors. Geographic context: India / global.
President of the EIB Group · European Investment Bank
Economist, lawyer and former Spanish deputy prime minister who has led the European Investment Bank since January 2024. Her career spans the Spanish government, European Commission, IMF governance and EU budget, competition and financial-services policy. Geographic context: Spain / Luxembourg / European Union.
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board · Infosys
Infosys co-founder and chairman, former founding chairman of India's UIDAI and a major architect of India's digital public infrastructure. He also co-founded EkStep Foundation.
Co-Founder and Chairman · Infosys
Co-founder and chairman of Infosys and architect of major Indian digital public infrastructure initiatives. Served as founding chairman of UIDAI, overseeing Aadhaar's early implementation.
Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Real Time Governance and Human Resources Development · Government of Andhra Pradesh
Indian politician and Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister with responsibility for IT, electronics, communications, real-time governance and human resources development. Previously served in state cabinet roles covering IT, panchayat raj and rural development.
Founding Dean; Professor of Global Economic Governance · Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Oxford scholar and institution-builder focused on global economic governance, international institutions, development and how organizations manage geopolitical and regulatory complexity. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
Director-General · World Trade Organization
Seventh Director-General of the WTO and first woman and first African to hold the post. Former Nigerian Finance Minister and long-serving World Bank executive, including Managing Director with oversight of a large operational portfolio. Geographic context: Nigeria / Switzerland-based international organization.
Chief Executive Officer · The Atlantic
Media executive and journalist leading The Atlantic. His career spans digital publishing, technology journalism and editorial leadership, with a strong public focus on how AI and emerging technologies reshape institutions, work and society.
Federal Minister for Special Tasks and Head of the Federal Chancellery · Federal Government of Germany
German lawyer and senior CDU politician with federal parliamentary, party and ministerial experience, including health-system leadership before moving to the Chancellery.
Chief Executive Officer · Bridgewater Associates
Macro-investing executive leading Bridgewater after its founder transition, with a background in investment research, technology and organizational transformation. Geographic context: United States / Israel; global.
VP Growth Strategy · IndCap
VP Growth Strategy at IndCap, working across debt syndication and structured finance, private capital and fundraising, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, IPOs and merchant banking, corporate finance, stressed-asset and turnaround situations, and transaction execution. Geographic context: India / Kolkata.
Minister of Sustainable Development; Chief Executive · Bahrain Economic Development Board
Bahraini minister and investment-promotion leader whose career spans economic policy and private-sector audit and assurance. She became Minister of Sustainable Development in 2022 and Bahrain EDB CEO in 2024.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Flagship Pioneering
Biochemical engineer, inventor and venture-creation pioneer who founded Flagship Pioneering and co-founded Moderna. Has helped create dozens of science-based companies. Geographic context: United States / Armenia-born.
Organizer · NVIDIA
Schneider Electric attended NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 as a partner, showcasing innovations for next-generation AI infrastructure.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Farmatrix Agro Allied and Technology Company
Nigerian agritech entrepreneur using digital tools, market linkages, finance and training to improve outcomes for smallholder farmers and reduce post-harvest losses.
Minister of Foreign Affairs · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Romanian politician and policy leader with experience spanning foreign affairs, parliament, labour and social protection, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.
Advisor on Investment and Business Engagement · Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine
Ukrainian investment-policy and international-relations professional with experience in European institutions, embassies, regional government and private-sector project execution.
Head · Center for Civil Liberties
Ukrainian human-rights lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties, the Ukrainian organization awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Chief Executive Officer · Schneider Electric
Olivier Blum, the Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric, participated in the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, advocating and demonstrating how electrification, automation, and digital innovation unlock immediate impact for business, people, and the planet.
Chief Executive Officer · Pearson
Technology and transformation executive leading Pearson's shift toward lifelong learning, workforce skills and AI-enabled education. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
Minister of Health of Italy · Government of Italy
Physician, nuclear-medicine specialist, professor and former rector of the University of Rome Tor Vergata who became Italy’s Minister of Health in October 2022.
Commissioner · Bangalore Development Authority
Senior Karnataka official leading the Bangalore Development Authority.
Chairman, Business France; French Ambassador for International Investments; President, C4 Industries · Business France / C4 Industries
Leads Business France board and France international-investment promotion; former Apple EMEIA GM/VP; founder of C4 platform spanning venture and industrial investments.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · TotalEnergies
French energy executive and engineer who has led TotalEnergies since 2014. His career spans upstream, refining, chemicals, government industry policy and global energy strategy. Geographic context: France / global.
President; John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor · University of Chicago
Pioneering nanoscientist and university leader. Before becoming the University of Chicago’s 14th president in 2021, he served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at UC Berkeley and led Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Former Chief Executive Officer, Sanofi · Independent / former Sanofi
Global pharmaceutical executive who led Sanofi from 2019 until 2026, after senior leadership roles at Novartis, AstraZeneca and Schering-Plough.
Minister of ICT and Innovation · Government of Rwanda
Rwandan technology-policy leader directing national ICT and innovation policy with prior roles in investment promotion, Smart Africa and Kigali Innovation City.
President of the Government of Spain · Government of Spain
President of the Government of Spain since June 2018 and Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Earlier roles include member of parliament, opposition leader and local government service.
Chief Executive Officer · Agility Robotics
Technology executive leading Agility Robotics' commercialization of humanoid robots. Previously CEO of Magic Leap, EVP of Business Development at Microsoft where she launched M12, and spent 24 years in leadership roles at Qualcomm.
Group Chief Executive Officer · G42
Leads Abu Dhabi-based G42 and is responsible for group strategy, product strategy and operating companies across multiple technology verticals. Previously spent a decade at MicroStrategy as a senior executive including CTO and CIO roles.
Professor Emeritus of Economics · Brown University
2025 Nobel laureate in economic sciences known for work with Philippe Aghion on sustained growth through creative destruction. Geographic context: United States / Canada-born.
Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade; former Secretary of State for Business and Trade · UK Parliament
British politician with experience leading the business, trade, science, innovation and technology portfolios.
Executive Director · The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Executive Director of the Global Fund since 2018. Former CEO of Standard Chartered and former McKinsey consultant with deep experience in finance and global health. Geographic context: United Kingdom / Geneva, Switzerland.
Executive Director · Human Rights Watch
Executive Director of Human Rights Watch with extensive advocacy and crisis-response experience. Previously led HRW’s UN advocacy, worked as a Le Monde UN correspondent and later as a managing director at asset manager TOBAM, where he helped launch a democracy-focused investment strategy. Geographic context: France / United States.
President · Conference of European Rabbis
President of the Conference of European Rabbis since 2011 and long-time rabbinic leader. Founded and heads the Moscow Rabbinical Court for the CIS. Geographic context: Switzerland-born / Europe.
President of the Republic of Indonesia · Government of Indonesia
President of Indonesia since 2024. Previously served as Minister of Defence and had a long military and political career before assuming the presidency.
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; New and Renewable Energy; additional charge of Education · Government of India
Senior Indian cabinet minister and long-serving Lok Sabha member from Dharwad. Since 2024 he has led the consumer affairs/food and new & renewable energy portfolios, and in July 2026 assumed additional charge of Education.
Executive Vice Chairperson · Apollo Hospitals Enterprise
Senior healthcare executive at Apollo Hospitals and a leading voice in India's private healthcare sector, focused on clinical scale, hospital operations, healthcare investment and access.
Joseph S. and Sophia S. Fruton Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Physics · Yale University
Theoretical astrophysicist known for work on dark matter, gravitational lensing, galaxy formation and the formation and growth of black holes. Geographic context: United States / India.
Author, Artist and Trust Expert · Independent / Rachel Botsman
Author and lecturer whose work examines how trust changes across technology, institutions, work and society. She is a former Trust Fellow at Oxford and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Geographic context: United Kingdom / Australia-born.
President · Center for Global Development
Development economist and institution-builder known for scaling evidence-based policy, randomized evaluations and work on health, education, women’s empowerment, climate and market-shaping. Geographic context: United States / United Kingdom.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · PepsiCo
Global consumer-products executive who joined PepsiCo in 1996 and became CEO in 2018 and chairman in 2019, after leading major international businesses. Geographic context: United States / Spain-born.
President · American Federation of Teachers
National labour leader representing educators, higher-education staff, healthcare professionals and public employees; trained as a lawyer and worked as a history teacher.
Assistant Executive Director, Partnerships and Innovation · United Nations World Food Programme
Senior WFP executive leading global partner engagement, resource mobilization with governments and international financial institutions, and the organization’s innovation agenda. Geographic context: Global / United Nations.
Founder and CIO Mentor · Bridgewater Associates / Dalio family initiatives
Founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge-fund firms. Stepped down from day-to-day investment leadership and has focused increasingly on macroeconomic research, writing and philanthropy.
Head, Swiss Space Office · State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), Switzerland
Swiss public official leading the federal competence centre for space affairs and representing Switzerland in European space governance, including ESA-related policy.
Violinist; Artistic Director, Festival de Pâques d'Aix-en-Provence · Independent / Festival de Pâques d'Aix-en-Provence
French violinist with an international solo and chamber-music career. He trained in Paris, worked with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under Claudio Abbado and has collaborated with leading orchestras, conductors and chamber musicians worldwide. Geographic context: France / Switzerland / global.
Director, Harvard Growth Lab; Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy · Harvard Kennedy School
Economist and founder of Harvard's Growth Lab, known for Growth Diagnostics and Economic Complexity. He previously served as Venezuela's Minister of Planning and as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank. Geographic context: United States / Venezuela.
President and Chief Executive Officer · Gap Inc.
Consumer and brand executive known for large-scale portfolio transformation, innovation, franchise management and cultural brand-building. Geographic context: United States / global.
Chief Executive Officer · Trafigura
Commodity-trading executive who became Trafigura CEO in January 2025. He built much of his career in gas, LNG, power and renewables after earlier service in the British Army and work at Glencore. Geographic context: United Kingdom / Switzerland / Singapore global footprint.
Partner, Lead - Board Leadership Center, KPMG in India · KPMG in India
Ritesh Tiwari is a Partner at KPMG in India, leading the Board Leadership Center. He is involved in the Independent Director Certification Programme and provides insights into corporate governance and board directorship.
Visionaries
Founder and Chairperson · Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
Indian philanthropist, author and former journalist whose work spans civil society, water and sanitation, education, environment and citizen-first governance.
Chairman · EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS)
Rohit Kapoor is the Chairman of EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS).
Co-founder and CEO · Aldoria
Space-tech entrepreneur leading orbital safety and space situational awareness; plasma physicist and École Polytechnique engineer with prior JAXA and Airbus work.
Co-founder and CEO · Exotec
Co-founder and CEO of warehouse robotics company Exotec, scaling integrated automation systems across global logistics and fulfillment markets.
Contemporary artist; Founder/lead, Phenomena Labs · Phenomena Labs / independent artistic practice
Contemporary computational artist whose large-scale public works combine machine perception, environmental data and human presence. His practice treats AI, sensors and live data as artistic material rather than as illustration. Geographic context: Israel / global.
Chief Executive Officer · Royal Philips
Global health-technology executive who became Philips CEO in 2022 after leadership roles across connected care, personal health, domestic appliances and regional businesses.
Head, Snow and Atmosphere Research Unit · WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF)
Climate and snow scientist leading research on snow-atmosphere interactions, with a strong focus on how cryosphere changes affect ecosystems and society.
Chief Executive Officer · Visa
Payments executive serving as Visa CEO since February 2023, after a decade at Visa including as President. Earlier led consumer banking at JPMorgan Chase and worked at McKinsey.
Senior industries and commerce official · Government of Karnataka
Senior Karnataka official involved in industries, commerce and investment facilitation.
Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board (through October 2026); appointed incoming Director General of IATA effective 1 November 2026 · World Economic Forum / incoming International Air Transport Association
Economist and long-serving WEF executive who founded and leads the Centre for the New Economy and Society and has overseen major research including the Future of Jobs, Future of Growth and Global Gender Gap reports. In July 2026 she was appointed to become IATA Director General from 1 November 2026. Geographic context: Switzerland / Pakistan.
Co-Founder, S’ABLE Labs and Elba Hope Foundation; IFAD Goodwill Ambassador · S’ABLE Labs / Elba Hope Foundation / IFAD
Entrepreneur, model and activist working across inclusive beauty, rural development, gender equality and food security. She co-founded S’ABLE Labs and the Elba Hope Foundation and has served as an IFAD Goodwill Ambassador since 2020. Geographic context: Canada / Somali heritage / global.
Contact Person · KPMG
Contact person for the 'Finance for non finance executives' training programme.
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · Infosys
CEO and MD of Infosys since January 2018. He previously spent 25 years across Capgemini and Ernst & Young, including membership of Capgemini's management board and leadership roles across multiple geographies. Geographic context: India / global.
Former Chief Human Resources Officer; transitioning to retirement in 2026 · Regeneron
Former Regeneron human-resources leader with extensive experience in talent, culture and biotechnology workforce strategy.
Partner · Acre Venture Partners
Investor, food entrepreneur and former White House nutrition-policy adviser. He combines food-system policy, culinary experience and venture investing in businesses intended to improve human and environmental health.
Astronaut · European Space Agency
ESA astronaut, engineer and former Italian Air Force fighter pilot. She has flown two long-duration missions to the International Space Station, became the first European woman to command the ISS and conducted a spacewalk. Geographic context: Italy / Europe.
President · Observer Research Foundation
Indian policy entrepreneur and think-tank leader working across geopolitics, technology policy, global governance, climate and energy.
Co-President and Executive Director · LawZero
Technology entrepreneur, investor and lawyer now co-leading LawZero with AI researcher Yoshua Bengio. He previously founded BrainBox AI, a climate-tech company applying autonomous AI to building efficiency, and worked in private equity at Walter Capital Partners and Brookfield Asset Management. Geographic context: Canada / global.
Chartered Accountant; Leader and Designated Partner · Prolex Advisory LLP
Publicly listed by Prolex Advisory as CA Sandip Khemka. Corporate-registry-derived profiles identify Sandip Khemka (DIN 03355044) as a designated partner of Prolex Advisory LLP and associated with other Kolkata entities including Khemka Buildtech LLP. Geographic context: India / Kolkata.
Chief Executive Officer · Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
CEO of Gavi since March 2024. Physician and global health leader with three decades across government, civil society and international organizations. Geographic context: Pakistan / Geneva, Switzerland.
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director · GIFT City
Leads GIFT City, India's international financial-services centre and special economic zone.
Minister of Education · Ministry of Education, United Arab Emirates
UAE technology and public-policy leader overseeing education transformation, with earlier leadership in advanced technology and the country’s space programme.
Chief Financial Officer · OpenAI
OpenAI CFO responsible for financial strategy and operations. Previously CEO of Nextdoor, CFO of Square/Block, and held roles at Goldman Sachs, McKinsey and Salesforce; she has also served on major corporate boards and co-chaired Stanford's Digital Economy Lab. Geographic context: United States / Northern Ireland-born executive.
Anchor-at-Large; Host, Conflict Zone · Deutsche Welle
Berlin-based journalist and moderator focused on high-level political interviews, breaking news and global policy debates. She began her career at Bloomberg Television. Geographic context: Germany / United States.
Co-founder and CEO · Dioxycle
Scientist-entrepreneur scaling CO2 electrolysis to convert industrial emissions into chemicals; Breakthrough Energy Innovator Fellow. Geographic context: France / United States.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Microsoft
Joined Microsoft in 1992 and became CEO in 2014. Before becoming CEO he led Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group and earlier held leadership roles across online services and business software. Prior to Microsoft he worked at Sun Microsystems. Geographic context: United States / India-born global technology executive.
Secretary of the Treasury · U.S. Department of the Treasury
Investor-turned-policy leader with roughly four decades in global investment management, especially macro, currencies and fixed income.
Chairman of the Board of Directors · Roche Holding AG
Long-time Roche executive who joined the group in 1993, led Roche Diagnostics, served as Roche Group CEO from 2008 to 2023 and became chairman in 2023. Geographic context: Switzerland / Austria / Germany.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Mech-Mind Robotics
Founder of Mech-Mind Robotics, which develops industrial 3D cameras, machine-vision software and intelligent robot programming systems for AI-enabled manufacturing and logistics. Geographic context: China / global.
Governor · Qatar Central Bank
Qatari central banker with a career spanning banking supervision, investment management, credit infrastructure and financial-sector development.
Senior Partner and Global Leader, Insights, Reputation & Engagement · McKinsey & Company
Global McKinsey leader overseeing insights and reputation; founder and chair of the McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility; background in financial services and private investment.
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology; Founding Director, MIT Initiative on Technology and Self · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT scholar and clinical psychologist known for decades of research on how computers, mobile technology, social networks, robotics and now generative AI shape identity, relationships and social life.
Entrepreneur, sports executive, producer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador · Inter Miami CF / Studio 99 / UNICEF
Former England football captain who has developed a post-playing career spanning sports ownership, media production, brand partnerships and philanthropy. He is a co-owner of Inter Miami CF, founded Studio 99 and has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2005. Geographic context: United Kingdom / United States / global.
Milbank Family Senior Fellow · Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Historian and author specializing in economic, financial and geopolitical history. He is a senior fellow at Hoover, a senior faculty fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, founder of advisory firm Greenmantle and co-founder of fintech Ualá. Geographic context: United Kingdom / United States.
Warden, New College, University of Oxford; Distinguished Fellow, Chatham House · New College, University of Oxford / Chatham House
British international-affairs strategist focused on geopolitical risk, transatlantic relations, China, Europe and how companies navigate political fragmentation. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
Global Chief Growth Officer · Deloitte
Deloitte global growth leader responsible for strategic growth priorities and major client relationships.
Chairman of the Board · Henry Schein
Long-serving healthcare executive who led Henry Schein for more than 35 years as CEO and oversaw its expansion into a global healthcare-products, software and services company.
Senior Partner and Global Managing Partner · Roland Berger
Strategy consultant specializing in digitalization, large-scale transformation, public sector, financial services and infrastructure-intensive industries. Geographic context: Germany / Europe.
Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy; Founder and Director, Social Economics Lab · Harvard University
Economist whose research studies taxation of firms and individuals, perceptions of economic policy, innovation incentives, trade, immigration, climate and social mobility. Geographic context: United States / France.
Journalist, author, artist and advocate · Independent / The Isolation Journals
Emmy Award-winning journalist, bestselling author, visual artist and advocate. She built a public career around writing on illness, healing and creativity, including the memoir Between Two Kingdoms, The Book of Alchemy and the Isolation Journals community. Geographic context: United States / Tunisia / Switzerland heritage.
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · ReNew
Founder, Chairman and CEO of Nasdaq-listed ReNew, which he founded in 2011. He has built ReNew into a major clean-energy and decarbonisation platform spanning wind, solar, storage, manufacturing, carbon markets and green hydrogen. Geographic context: India / global.
Founder and Chairman · Bharti Enterprises
Founder of Bharti Enterprises and one of India's most prominent telecommunications entrepreneurs. He built Airtel into a major telecom platform spanning India and Africa and has long been active in global industry and policy forums. Geographic context: India / global.
Skills Passport · Standard Chartered
Tanuj Kapilashrami is a member of the Standard Chartered team working on the Skills Passport initiative.
Co-Founder and Managing Director · Foundations for Tomorrow
Australian advocate and leadership specialist focused on future generations, long-term policymaking, foresight and intergenerational collaboration.
Director-General · World Health Organization
WHO Director-General since 2017 and serving a second term ending in August 2027. Former Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Health. Geographic context: Ethiopia / Geneva, Switzerland.
President of the Republic of Singapore · Presidency of Singapore
President of Singapore since September 2023. Former Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Monetary Authority of Singapore chairman and senior international economic-policy figure.
Institut auf dem Rosenberg
The Rosenberg House Davos is an initiative developed by Institut auf dem Rosenberg, located at Schatzalp, Davos, an international venue designed around shared responsibility, where ideas move forward through participation, not hierarchy.
Eco-artist, climate-data storyteller and Founder, Woven Foundation · Woven Foundation / independent artistic practice
Dutch eco-artist and science communicator whose immersive installations turn environmental datasets into physical and emotional experiences. His practice combines AI, sensors, big data, biodiversity research and kinetic or living artworks. Geographic context: Netherlands / global.
Co-founder and CEO · Baracoda
Co-founder and CEO of Baracoda, an innovation group developing connected health, wellness and IoT products.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator · United Nations OCHA
British diplomat and humanitarian leader serving as the UN's top humanitarian official. Former UK Ambassador to Lebanon and adviser to multiple UK prime ministers. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
President · Workhuman
President of Workhuman, linking performance, culture and workforce intelligence to business growth.
Senior Partner and Managing Partner, Latin America · McKinsey & Company
Leads McKinsey Latin America; advises consumer, retail and healthcare leaders on growth, digital transformation and performance.
Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister; Urban Development responsibilities · Government of Karnataka
Senior Karnataka official working across chief-ministerial coordination and urban development.
President of the European Commission · European Commission
President of the European Commission since 2019 and first woman to hold the office; elected to a second five-year term through 2029. Previously Germany's Federal Minister of Defence and Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, among other cabinet roles. Geographic context: European Union / Germany.
President of the Republic of Armenia · Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia
Economist and Armenian statesman elected as the fifth President of Armenia in March 2022. Earlier roles include Mayor of Yerevan, Member of Parliament, presidential adviser, board member of Armeconombank and Minister of High-Tech Industry.
Co-Founder and Chairperson – Sustainability · ReNew
Co-founder of ReNew and sustainability leader responsible for ESG, net-zero and social-impact strategy. She is Founding Chair of the ReNew Foundation and has a prior background in investment banking. Geographic context: India / global.
Chief Executive Officer · Euroclear
Long-serving financial-market-infrastructure executive with expertise in securities settlement, custody, collateral, banking and post-trade infrastructure. Geographic context: Belgium / Europe; global.
Chief Public Health & Government Affairs Officer · Institut Mérieux / bioMérieux
Healthcare public-policy executive and lawyer working at the intersection of diagnostics, public health, government affairs, philanthropy and vaccine/access policy. Geographic context: France / global.
Chief Executive Officer · Novartis
Physician-executive who has transformed Novartis into a focused innovative-medicines company centered on advanced therapeutic platforms and R&D productivity. Geographic context: Switzerland / United States; global.
Professor of Molecular Medicine · UMass Chan Medical School
Developmental biologist best known for discovering the first microRNA. His work helped establish the importance of microRNA-mediated gene regulation and earned him the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Prime Minister · Government of Hungary
Hungarian political leader who has served as prime minister since 2010 and previously from 1998-2002, with a long-running role in European political and economic debates.
President of Ukraine · Office of the President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine since 2019. Former actor, producer and media entrepreneur who became the country's wartime president following Russia's full-scale invasion.
Secretary-General · African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
Trade negotiator and policy leader serving as the first Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, focused on moving Africa’s continental trade framework from negotiation to implementation. Geographic context: Africa / South Africa.
Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary · Pinterest
Senior legal and business executive with nearly three decades of experience. At Pinterest she oversees legal, compliance, government affairs, social responsibility, philanthropy, ESG/sustainability and trust and safety.
Musician, producer and technology entrepreneur · Black Eyed Peas / i.am+ and related technology ventures
Grammy-winning musician, producer and founding member of the Black Eyed Peas who has built a parallel career in technology, entrepreneurship, education and AI. His work frequently bridges entertainment, consumer products and emerging technology. Geographic context: United States / global.
Chancellor · University of Oxford
Former UK Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party leader now serving as Oxford University's Chancellor, with extensive experience in diplomacy, government, business and writing.
Dieter Schwarz Foundation Professor of Computer Science and Senior Fellow, Stanford HAI · Stanford University
AI researcher at Stanford focused on large-language-model capabilities and limits, reasoning, pluralistic alignment, AI safety, and smaller yet powerful language models. Geographic context: United States / South Korea.
Former Trade Minister / former chief trade negotiator · Republic of Korea
Career trade negotiator with deep experience in free-trade agreements, US-Korea economic relations and industrial policy.
Chief Executive Officer · KPMG in India
Yezdi Nagporewalla is the Chief Executive Officer of KPMG in India.
Cellist, cultural advocate and Founder, Silkroad · Independent / Silkroad
Globally renowned cellist whose career spans classical performance, cross-cultural collaboration and public engagement. He founded the global music collective Silkroad and has used cultural projects to connect communities, nature and shared human experience. Geographic context: United States / France-born / Chinese heritage / global.
Professor, Université de Montréal; Founder and Scientific Advisor, Mila · Université de Montréal / Mila
One of the pioneers of deep learning and a 2018 Turing Award recipient. Founder and scientific advisor of Mila, full professor at Université de Montréal, senior fellow at CIFAR and prominent advocate for reducing catastrophic AI risks.
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Yunyi Huang is a member of the Rosenberg House at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2027. She is involved in AI and sustainability initiatives.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria; diplomat and policy leader
Nigerian diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister from 2023 until resigning in March 2026; previously served as ambassador to Germany and in the House of Representatives.
Historian, philosopher and author; Distinguished Research Fellow · University of Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk / Sapienship
Historian, philosopher and bestselling author whose work focuses on long-run human history, information networks, AI and existential risk. Co-founded Sapienship in 2019. Geographic context: Israel / United Kingdom.
Curator, Kabul Hub; contractual and programme management specialist · World Economic Forum Global Shapers / independent professional work
Afghan policy and programme professional with a background in law, public policy and international development, active in youth leadership, strategic foresight and education. Geographic context: Afghanistan / international.
Editor-in-Chief · The Economist
Editor-in-Chief of The Economist and a prominent global economics commentator. Previously worked at the IMF and advised Poland's finance ministry. Geographic context: United Kingdom / global.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Envision Group
Chinese clean-technology entrepreneur who founded Envision in 2007. The group spans wind turbines, energy storage, batteries, green hydrogen/ammonia and AI-enabled energy systems, with a strategy built around net-zero industrial ecosystems. Geographic context: China / global.
Co-Founder · Pivotal
PhD ecologist and entrepreneur with decades of experience in biodiversity, conservation, corporate nature strategy, environmental diplomacy and quantitative nature accounting.