The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore | 2 November

 

Speakers

Barclays Asia Forum 2017

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David Cameron

David Cameron served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Under his leadership, the country’s deficit was reduced by over two-thirds, one million businesses were set up and Britain became the fastest-growing major advanced economy in the world. Since leaving office, he has continued to focus on issues he advanced while Prime Minister – supporting life chances for young people and building a bigger, stronger society.

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Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016, Ban Ki-moon is credited with implementing significant reforms to the UN’s peacekeeping and employment practices as well as pushing international efforts to address climate change. His UN role was preceded by many years in the South Korean Foreign Service at home and abroad, and he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2004 to 2006.

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Raghuram Rajan

Currently the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth School of Business, Raghuram Rajan was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India between 2013 and 2016. He was the Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund between 2003 and 2006. The author of several award-winning books, he was named Euromoney Central Bank Governor of the Year 2014 and Banker Magazine (FT Group) Central Bank Governor of the Year 2016.

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Mohamed El-Erian

Mohammed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE and a Bloomberg View columnist. He was Chairman of President Obama’s Global Development Council and is contributing editor at the Financial Times. The author of several bestselling and award-winning books and the former CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, a subsidiary of Allianz, as well as previously holding senior roles at the International Monetary Fund and Harvard Management Group.

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Fareed Zakaria

Known as one of the most influential foreign policy advisors of his generation, Fareed Zakaria is host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, the network’s flagship international affairs programme which tackles the big ideas and global challenges of our time. The author of several bestselling books, he is also contributing editor at The Atlantic, a columnist for the Washington Post and previously edited both Newsweek International and TIME.

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Anne-Marie Slaughter

Named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers four years in a row, Anne-Marie Slaughter is President and CEO of New America, a public policy institute and idea incubator, where she leads a team of scientists, technologists and political and economic thinkers in Washington and New York. The author of seven books and a Princeton University foreign policy expert, she was a former top official at the US State Department and advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Paul Collier

One of the world’s leading experts on developing markets and financial opportunities within the poorest countries, Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Oxford University. He is currently advisor to the International Monetary Fund and the Africa Region of the World Bank, as well as advisor to the British Government on economic development policy. The author of several bestselling books, he writes regularly for the Financial Times.

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Jami Miscik

Jami Miscik is CEO and Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, the New York-based strategic international consulting firm that assesses and navigates emerging market geopolitical and macroeconomic risks for its clients. Prior to joining Kissinger Associates in 2009, Miscik served as the global head of sovereign risk at Lehman Brothers. She serves as a senior advisor to Barclays. Prior to entering the private sector, Ms. Miscik had a distinguished 20-year career in intelligence, ultimately serving as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Deputy Director for Intelligence from 2002-2005. She was chair of President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board.

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Tim Throsby

Tim Throsby is President of Barclays International and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate and Investment Bank at Barclays. In May 2017, Tim took on the additional role of interim Head of Markets. Based in London, he is a member of the Group Executive Committee.

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Jaideep Khanna

Jaideep Khanna is Head of Barclays in Asia Pacific. He is a member of the Barclays International Executive Committee.

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Sir David Wright

Sir David became a Senior Advisor to Barclays in April 2017. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of Barclays since June 2011 and Vice Chairman of Barclays Capital since January 2003. Based in London, his role covers senior client relationships, with special emphasis on the UK and Asia Pacific.

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Christian Keller

Christian Keller is a Managing Director and Head of Economics Research at Barclays, leading the coverage of both developed and emerging markets.

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Marvin Barth

Marvin Barth is a Managing Director and Head of FX & Emerging Markets Macro Strategy, leading the firm’s global FX research product from London.

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