12 thought-provoking global challenges speakers on Mezzo — including Christiana Figueres, Ian Goldin, and Pico Iyer. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
16 speakers · showing 1–16
Christiana Figueres
UN Climate Champion | Paris Agreement Architect and Climate Action Catalyst
Costa Rica2 talks
Climate Action & Net Zero
Global Challenges
PI
Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
🇬🇧United Kingdom8 talks
Creative Thinking
Global Challenges
Ian Goldin
Globalisation Expert | Oxford Professor and Former World Bank VP
🇬🇧United Kingdom3 talks
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges
Robert Muggah
Security and Development Expert | Emerging Tech & Geopolitics
🇨🇦Canada2 talks
Emerging Tech
Global Challenges
Thomas Friedman
Foreign affairs columnist | Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author
🇺🇸New York, United States1 talk
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges
Suki Kim
Investigative Journalist | Reporting from the Heart of North Korea
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges
Anil Gupta
Global Strategy Expert | Thinkers50 Top Management Thinker on Innovation
🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk
Competitive Strategy
Global Challenges
Alexander Dragonetti
Global Diplomacy Expert | TV Personality and Former British Diplomat
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Communication & Influence
Global Challenges
Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author | Public Relations & Cultural Dynamics
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Communication & Influence
Future Trends & Predictions
EA
Ella Al-Shamahi
Paleoanthropologist | Exploring Evolutionary History & Conservation
🇬🇧United Kingdom2 talks
Global Challenges
Storytelling & Narrative
PK
Parag Khanna
Global strategist | Expert on geopolitics and urban futures
4 talks
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges
JR
Johan Rockström
Environmental Scientist | Climate Change & Sustainability Thought Leader
🇩🇪Germany3 talks
Climate Action & Net Zero
Global Challenges
Adair Turner
Energy Transitions Commission Chairman | House of Lords Peer Driving the Path to Net Zero by 2050
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Global Challenges
Sustainability & Climate
Atul Singh
Founder of Fair Observer | Former Combat Officer Turned Global Media Entrepreneur
🇺🇸USA
Global Challenges
Social Impact
Enrico Letta
Former Prime Minister of Italy | Led Partito Democratico | EU Policy Architect
🇮🇹Italy
Board Governance
CEO & C Suite Leadership
Ali Aslan
International TV Journalist | Global Politics Expert and Experienced Moderator
🇩🇪Germany
Education
Future Trends & Predictions
RW
Richard Wilkinson
Professor Emeritus | Inequality and Global Health
🇬🇧United Kingdom2 talks
Global Challenges
Healthcare & Life Sciences
SS
Sonia Shah
Science Journalist | Revealing Hidden Truths About Pandemics
🇺🇸United States3 talks
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges