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Rising Policy Regulation Speakers

24 credible, up-and-coming voices in policy regulation - active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

24 rising policy regulation speakers on Mezzo - including Rory Stewart, Mariana Mazzucato, and Kevin Rudd. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Rory Stewart

Rory Stewart

Former UK Secretary of State | Rethinking Global Affairs & Policy

3 recent talks · through 2026
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Mariana Mazzucato

Economist | Rethinking capitalism and government's role in innovation

1 recent talk · through 2026
Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd

Former Australian Prime Minister | Global Leadership & China Relations

1 recent talk · through 2024
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Margrethe Vestager

Former EU Commissioner for Competition | Regulated Big Tech for a Decade

1 recent talk · through 2026
Hon Julia Gillard

Hon Julia Gillard

Former Prime Minister of Australia | Global Leadership & Crisis Management

1 recent talk · through 2024
Henna Virkkunen

Henna Virkkunen

Executive Vice-President | Tech Sovereignty, Security & Democracy at European Commission

1 recent talk · through 2025
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

WTO Director-General | First woman and African to lead WTO, former Nigerian Finance Minister

3 talks · through 2016
Yamiche Alcindor

Yamiche Alcindor

Washington correspondent, NBC News | Former White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour

3 talks · through 2023
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Paul Romer

Economist & Researcher | Reimagining Capitalism for the 21st Century

3 talks · through 2022
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Rod Phillips

Historical researcher | Exploring social policies through the lens of prohibition and divorce

3 talks · through 2021
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Alison Killing

Pulitzer Prize architect | Exposed Xinjiang camps using satellite analysis

3 talks · through 2022
Noah Feldman

Noah Feldman

Legal Scholar | Emerging Technology's Ethical Challenges

2 talks · through 2017
Charmian Gooch

Charmian Gooch

Global Witness Co-Founder | Exposing Natural Resource Corruption

2 talks · through 2014
Benedetta Berti

Benedetta Berti

CEO & Conflict Expert | Emerging Technology Shaping Society

2 talks · through 2018
Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

#1 NYT Bestselling Author | Politics, Economics, and the Future of Work

2 talks · through 2023
Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Global Economic Expert | Chair of Economics at Geneva Graduate Institute

2 talks · through 2022
Del Harvey

Del Harvey

Safety & Security Director | Defining Policy for Modern Social Media

2 talks · through 2014
Van Jones

Van Jones

CNN Commentator | Social Impact & Criminal Justice Reform

2 talks · through 2020
James Comey

James Comey

Former FBI Director | Truth, Lies, and Leadership

2 talks · through 2023
Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

Two-Time Booker Prize Winner | Acclaimed Novelist & Social Activist

2 talks · through 2023
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Emma Belcher

Nuclear Nonproliferation Expert | Advocating for a Safer World

2 talks · through 2022
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Climate Action Tracker

Climate Action Tracker | Data-Driven Insights for Sustainable Transformation

2 talks · through 2021
David Cameron

David Cameron

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Foreign Secretary and global diplomacy expert

1 talk · through 2010
Michael Anti

Michael Anti

Chinese Journalist | Navigating Digital Censorship

1 talk · through 2012
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