Mezzo profiles 21 global challenges speakers, including Jean Todt, Prof. Klaus Schwab, and Bill Gates. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 32 talks across 18 events.
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21 speakers · showing 1–21
Jean Todt
former FIA President, UN SG's Special Envoy for Road Safety
Prof. Klaus Schwab
Founder & Chairman, World Economic Forum
Bill Gates
Microsoft Co-founder | Co-chair of the Gates Foundation
Melati Wijsen
Youth Activist | Tackling Global Challenges at 18
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Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
Alison Killing
Pulitzer Prize architect | Exposed Xinjiang camps using satellite analysis
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Senior Editor at The Economist | Global Innovation and China Strategy Expert
Ian Goldin
Globalisation Expert | Oxford Professor and Former World Bank VP
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
WTO Director-General | First woman and African to lead WTO, former Nigerian Finance Minister
Antonio Guterres
Former Portuguese Prime Minister | UN Secretary-General Leading Global Climate and Refugee Protection Efforts
Arturo Bris
Global Finance Expert | Director of IMD World Competitiveness Center
Nicholas A. Christakis
Sociologist & Physician | Advancing Scientific & Environmental Frontiers
Enrico Letta
Former Prime Minister of Italy | Led Partito Democratico | EU Policy Architect
Roger Cohen
New York Times Columnist | Global Affairs & International Journalism
Heribert Hofer
Environmental Scientist Driving Global Biodiversity Conservation Strategies
Deepa Narayan
Poverty Researcher | Transforming Global Development
Fredros Okumu
Malaria Researcher | Protecting Global Health Through Innovation
Raghuram Rajan
Economist & Former Central Bank Governor | Navigating Global Crises
António Guterres
Secretary-General at United Nations
Sheryl WuDunn
Speaker on Global Justice Issues | Addressing Century-Defining Inequities
Ségolène Royal
Chair of Désirs d'Avenir pour la Planète, Ségolène Royal Foundation, COP21 President
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Global Challenges - beyond the household names
Prof. Klaus Schwab
Founder & Chairman, World Economic Forum
Enrico Letta
Former Prime Minister of Italy | Led Partito Democratico | EU Policy Architect
António Guterres
Secretary-General at United Nations
Bill Gates
Microsoft Co-founder | Co-chair of the Gates Foundation
Ian Goldin
Globalisation Expert | Oxford Professor and Former World Bank VP
Antonio Guterres
Former Portuguese Prime Minister | UN Secretary-General Leading Global Climate and Refugee Protection Efforts
Arturo Bris
Global Finance Expert | Director of IMD World Competitiveness Center
Nicholas A. Christakis
Sociologist & Physician | Advancing Scientific & Environmental Frontiers