Future: Combating Climate Change

Christiana Figueres, an internationally recognized leader on global climate change, is a founding partner of Global Optimism, a purpose-driven enterprise focused on social and environmental change.

Past: Macro History

Kenneth Pomeranz, University Professor of Modern Chinese History in the Department of History at University of Chicago.

Present: Defending Democracy

Prof. Michael Ignatieff is a vocal advocate of democracy as an historian, a reporter, a champion of human rights, and one of the first to warn against the rise of radical ethnic nationalism.

Past: Macro History

Distinguished Professor and Irving & Jean Stone Chair in Social Sciences in the Department of History at University of California, Los Angeles.

Present: Defending Democracy

Reporters Without Borders is an international organization that has emerged over the years as the major international force helping sustain the freedom of the press across national boundaries.