Speakers
Forum speakers from around the world will participate in meaningful dialogue and debate on urgent challenges. View the agenda to explore the topics and solutions-driving conversations that will take place at the forum.
Speakers

Gary Cohn
Former Assistant to the U.S. President for Economic Policy; Former Director of the National Economic Council
Mohamed El-Erian
Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz
Laurence Fink
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
Anwar Ibrahim
President of the People’s Justice Party; Prime Minister in waiting, Malaysia
Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Minister of Finance, The Republic of Indonesia
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Former Foreign Secretary of India; President of Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Sons Limited
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Kai-Fu Lee
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sinovation Ventures
Zhang Lei
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Hillhouse Capital Management Group
Charles Li
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
Mark Machin
President and CEO, Canada Pension Plan
Peter Mandelson
Former European Trade Commissioner and Co-Founder and Chairman, Global Counsel
Strive Masiyiwa
Founder and Group Executive Chairman, Econet Group
Ravi Menon
Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Luis Alberto Moreno
President, Inter-American Development Bank
Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder and Chairman, Infosys Limited
David M. Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group
Kevin Rudd
26th Prime Minister of Australia and President, Asia Society Policy Institute
Minouche Shafik
Former Deputy Governor, Bank of England; Director, London School of Economics and Political Science
David M. Solomon
Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs
Anthony Tan
Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, Grab
Marjorie Yang
Chairman, Esquel Group
Janet Yellen
Former Chair, U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Distinguished Fellow, The Brookings InstitutionAilish Campbell
Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister for International Business Development, Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada
Yoriko Kawaguchi
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Environment, Japan; Visiting Professor and Fellow, Musashino Institute for Global AffairsOscar Munoz
President and Chief Executive Officer, United AirlinesHeng Chee Chan
Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Chair, Republic of Singapore; Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities in the Singapore University of Technology and DesignMichael Froman
Vice Chairman and President, MastercardPiyush Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, DBS Bank Ltd.Haslinda Amin
Chief International Correspondent, Bloomberg Television
Ajay Banga
Mastercard President and Chief Executive Officer
Frederick W. Smith
FedEx Chairman and CEO
Stephanie Flanders
Head, Bloomberg Economics
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder Eurasia Group
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Honorary Chair of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum; Former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor
John Micklethwait
Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg
John M. Flint
HSBC Group Chief Executive
Mike Roman
Chief Executive Officer, 3MFrancine Lacqua
Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg Television
Aliko Dangote
Dangote Industries Limited President and Chief Executive
His Excellency Dr. Sultan Al Jaber
Minister of State, United Arab Emirates; Group CEO, ADNOCJosephine Wapakabulo
CEO, Uganda National Oil Company
Darren W. Woods
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ExxonMobilNat Bullard
Head of Content, Bloomberg New Energy FinanceDiana Choyleva
Enodo Economics Chief EconomistStephen King
Senior Economic Advisor, HSBCParag Khanna
Managing Partner, FutureMapKevin Sneader
McKinsey & Company Global Managing PartnerMatthew Slaughter
Paul Danos Dean and Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business, Tuck School of BusinessZha Daojiong
Professor of International Studies, Peking UniversityNisid Hajari
Columnist, Bloomberg OpinionRobert Blackwill
Former U.S. Ambassador to India; Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign RelationsLeslie Maasdorp
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, New Development BankAndrew Small
Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United StatesSahar Nasr
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, EgyptAbul Hassan Mahmud Ali
Foreign Minister, Bangladesh
Zhang Xiaoqiang
Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE)Peggy Johnson
Executive Vice President, Business Development, MicrosoftTim Murphy
General Counsel, MastercardPablo Isla
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, InditexNoel Quinn
Chief Executive, Global Commercial Banking, HSBCHak Cheol Shin
Vice Chair, 3MDina Powell
Managing Director, Goldman SachsRichard Haythornthwaite
Chairman, Mastercard Board of DirectorsArianna Huffington
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Thrive GlobalTakumi Shibata
President & Chief Executive Officer of Nikko Asset ManagementHamdi Ulukaya
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ChobaniJosette Sheeran
President and Chief Executive Officer, Asia Society GlobalLee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of the Republic of SingaporeDavid Shipley
Executive Editor, Bloomberg OpinionAnu Madgavkar
Partner & Leader in Labor Markets and Talent Management, McKinsey & CompanyThomas Rosamilia
Senior Vice President, IBM SystemsMarietje Schaake
Member of the European ParliamentAndrew Browne
Editorial Director, Bloomberg New Economy ForumLi Xin
Managing Director, Caixin GlobalJames McGregor
Chairman of Greater China, APCO Worldwide and Author, "One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China"Orville Schell
Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia SocietyTaiya Smith
Director of China Program, Climate Leadership CouncilWang Huiyao
Founder and President, Center for China & GlobalizationWang Jisi
President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies & Professor, School of International Studies, Peking UniversityYoungcho Chi
Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Hyundai Motor CompanyCarlo Ratti
Director of SENSEable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGary Rieschel
Founding Managing Partner, Qiming Venture PartnersWang Qishan
Vice President, People's Republic of China
Hank Paulson
Chairman of the Paulson Institute, Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury and Chair of the Bloomberg New Economy ForumClive Crook
Columnist, Bloomberg OpinionNadiem Makarim
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GO-JEKHenry Kravis
Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.Erik Schatzker
Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg TelevisionMichael R. Bloomberg
Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and 108th Mayor of New York City