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Past Speakers
 Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah- |  The Ecumenical Patriarch BartholomewHis All-Holiness Archbishop of Constantinople |  HE Ellen Johnson SirleafNobel Peace Prize Laureate |  Muhtar KentChairman, Coca-Cola Company |
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 Kate Elizabeth Winslet, CBEActress |  The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MPUK Minister for Defence People & Veterans |  HRH Princess Sumaya bint El HassanPresident, Royal Scientific Society |  Joel H. RosenthalPresident, Carnegie Council for Ethics |
 Baroness Onora O’NeillPhilosopher |  HE Sheikha Lubna Al QasimiFormer Minister, UAE |  The Rt. Hon. Rory Stewart OBE MPAuthor, Member of Parliament UK |  Fadi GhandourFounder & CEO, Aramex |
 Arianna HuffingtonPresident, AOL Huffington Post Media Group |  The Rt. Hon. the Lord AlderdiceChairman, The Centre for Democracy & Peace Building |  Dr. Sheikha Al MaskariChairperson, Al Maskari Holding |  Dr. Parag KhannaAuthor |
 Stryker McGuireSenior Editor, Bloomberg Markets |  Tawakkol KarmanNobel Peace Prize Laureate |  Saskia SassenRobert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology |  Khalid AlkhudairCEO, Glowork.net |
 Didem AltopCo-Founder, 2C Project House |  Ayesha Hazarika MBEPolitical Commentator UK |  Ali AslanTV Presenter, Deutsche Welle |  Nawal El SaadawiAuthor & Activist |
 Carne RossAuthor & Analyst |  Usama FayyadEntrepreneur & Investor |  HRH Princess Beatrice of YorkVP Partnerships & Strategy, Afiniti |  Professor Dimitris V. NanopoulosPresident, Athens Academy |
 HE Raja Easa Al GurgManaging Director, The Easa Saleh Al Group LLC |  Mary Nazzal-BataynehPartner, 17 Asset Management |  David RodinGlobal Ethics Fellow, Carnegie Council |  Margery KrausFounder & CEO, APCO Worldwide |
 Tu WeimingProfessor of Philosophy, Peking University |  Sir Dirk BrosseMusic Director, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia |  Alicia HatchCMO, Deloitte Digital |  Shelley ZalisCEO, The Female Quotient |
 Shermine DajaniCEO, Panmed Energy |  Kate Smith, CMGBritish Ambassador, Hellenic Republic |  Lorraine HaritonCEO, Catalyst |  Marco VicenzinoGlobal Strategist |
 Mania AkbariFilm Director |  Yannis BoutarisMayor of Thessaloniki (Greece) |  Attiya MahmoudCareer Diplomat |  Rishm NajmAlternate Director, Lahore Grammar School |
 Dr Shamshad AkhtarFormer Under-Secretary-General, United Nations |  Seema AzizFounder & Managing Director, Sefam |  Omer AftabSocial Entrepreneur |  Maria UmarFounder & President, Women’s Digital League |
 Roshaneh ZafarManaging Director, Kashf Foundation |  Simay DincCo-founder & Game Producer, Recontact |  Tim BrightPartner, One World Consulting |  Lale CanManaging Director, Afiniti Turkey |
 Ebru OzderimChairwoman, Limak Investments |  Begum Cana OzgurDesigner |  Nurdeniz Tuncer_1Owner, Law firm of Nurdeniz Tuncer |  Dr Salma NimsSecretary-General, Jordanian National Commission Women |
 Samar NassarBoard Member, United Arab Football Association |  Dr Wafa Al KhadraDean, American University of Madaba |  Olga StavropoulouFounding Member, Knowl Social Enterprise |  Natalia Katifori - KolotouraCo-founder & MD, OPUS Integrated Communication |
 Katia StathakiDirector Vodafone Business, Vodafone Greece |  Myladie StoumbouDirector, Commercial Partner Programs, Microsoft Corp |  Lefteris TrechasChief Operations Officer, APIVITA SA |  Lisa BaldwinChief Information Officer, Tiffany & Co. |
 Dana StrongPresident, Consumer Services, Comcast Cable |  Bridget McIntyreFormer Chief Executive Officer, RSA Insurance |  Neishaa GharatDesigner & Founder, House Of Gharats |  Julia de BoinvilleVP Business Development, Afiniti |
 Michael E EconomakisExecutive Chairman, Petros Petropoulos SAIC (Plc) |  Christopher GauntChairman, British Chamber of Commerce Turkey |  Edward Oakden CMGBritish Ambassador, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |  Nighat Said KhanExecutive Director at ASR Resource Centre (ASR) |
 Giles WatkinsCEO, Giles Watkins |  Adam CooperChief Architect, ID2020 |  Geoffrey GoodellDeputy ED, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies |  Steve GotzDistinguished Entrepreneur, University of Oxford |
 Valerie KhanIndependent Consultant |  Dr Yvonne Thompson CBEManaging Director, ASAP |  Sarah HallPresident, Chartered Institute of Public Relations​ (CIPR) |  Justine Lutterodt FRSADirector, Centre for Synchronous Leadership​ |
 Susana Frazao PinheiroDirector, Healthcare Initiative School, Un. College London |  Abeer Al-BawabGeneral Director, Scientific Research Support Fund (SRF) |  Dr Rana DajaniAssociate Professor, Biology, Hashemite University |  Dr Ganmaa Davaasambuu, MD, PhDAssistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School |
 Sally JordanProfessor Physics Education, The Open University |  Fernando Salvetti, PhD, Esq.Founder & Managing Partner, Logosnet |  Stephen ColeGlobal Broadcaster & Communications Consultant |  Dr Abdullah KhataibehProfessor in Science Education, Yarmouk University |
 Anjum MalikManaging Partner, Alhambra U.S. Chamber |  Professor Hanan MalkawiVP for Science Engagement, Royal Scientific Society-RSS |  Amin NehmePresident, Lebanese Development Network (LDN) |  Dr Neven BondokjiSenior Researcher, West Asia North Africa Institute |
 Dr Dalia Ghanem-YazbeckEl Erian Fellow, The Carnegie Middle East Center (CMEC) |  Mike Hardy CMG OBE FRSAChair, Intercultural Relations, Coventry University |  Eva GrosmanCEO, Centre for Democracy & Peace Building |  Marc VentrescaFellow & University Lecturer, University of Oxford |
 Susan Foley RoccoFounder, Women to Watchâ„¢ Media, LLC |  Devin T. StewartSenior Programme Director, Carnegie Council |  Yannis KoutsomitisTV Producer, Eurozone Expert |  Anthony BartzokasBoard Director, Eur.Bank Reconstruction & Development |
 Iliana SchmatelkaManaging Director, International Leadership Institute |  Phaidon TamvakakisVice President & Managing Director, Alpha Trust |  Agni Vlavianos-ArvanitisPresident, Biopolitics International Organisation |  Yiorgos KaminisMayor, Athens |
 George PagoulatosProfessor, Athens University of Economics & Business |  Panagiotis MihalosHonorary President, Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association |  Dr Dia AnagnostouAssistant Professor, Politics, Panteion University |  Helle PorsdamProfessor, American Studies,University of Copenhagen |
 Shahira AminJournalist |  Dr. Bartlomiej E. NowakPolitical Scientist |  Michael SpanosManaging Partner, Global Sustain |  Kostas MarinosPhD, Government & Constitutional Ethics |
 Socratis PloussasPresident, Hellenic Startups Association |  Dimitris TsingosPresident, YES |  George GritzalasManaging Partner, Hangover Media |  Dimitris ZafeiriadisVice President, Knowl Social Enterprise |
 Gregory FarmakisCEO - Agilis SA Statistics & Informatics |  Paschos MandravelisJournalist |  Nikos PhilippasProfessor, Finance Department, University of Piraeus |  Dr Dimitris KeridisAss. Professor, International Politics, Panteion University |
 Maha AboueleneinHead, Global Communications, Google ME & NA |  Saira KhanPresenter & Managing Director, Miamoo |  Souad Talsi MBEFounder, Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women Centre |  Hakan AltinayPresident, The Global Civics Academy |
 Dr Heinrich KreftAmbassador |  Lindsey OliverInternational Commercial Director, Bloomberg Television |  Christiana LambrinidisScholar |  Marco VeremisCEO, Upstream |
 Georgia KartsanisCEO, Sargia Partners & President, CEO Clubs See Europe |  Marianna V. VardinoyannisUnesco Goodwill Ambassador |  Hani MasriPresident Tomorrow's Youth Organization (TYO) |  H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-NasserHigh Representative, The UN Alliance of Civilizations |
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