Doris Naisbitt
Doris Naisbitt is an observer of global social, economic and political trends and co-author of the bestseller ‘Megatrends China: Eight Pillars of a New Society’. She is also the Director of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin, China and a Professor at Nankai University and Yunnan University.
John Naisbitt
John Naisbitt is an American author and public speaker. He is the author of ‘Megatrends’, which was on the New York Times bestseller list for almost two years, selling more than 14 million copies in 57 countries. He is also a Professor at Nankai University and Tianjin University of Finance and Economics.
Nirupama Rao
Nirupama Rao is a retired Indian diplomat. She was India’s first woman spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, the first woman High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, and the first Indian woman ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. She served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2009-2011. She was also appointed as India’s Ambassador to the United States from 2011-2013.
Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda
Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, popularly known as Sam Pitroda, is an internationally respected telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who is credited for India’s telecommunications and technology revolution of the 1980s. He also served as Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
ZHANG ZHI PING
Zhang Zhi Ping is the Executive President at Finance Center for SouthSouth Cooperation, an NGO under the UN framework established for the promotion of South South Cooperation. He has over 30 years of experience in the international financial markets and has held senior positions in a number of institutions. He is also a member of the International Advisory Committees of the National Library of Russia
SUN YUXI
Sun Yuxi is one of China’s most senior diplomats and experienced experts in crisis and conflict management. He has served in the positions of Special Envoy to Afghanistan, and as Ambassador to India, Afghanistan, Italy, Poland, as Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, and now serves as President of the China-Poland Friendship Association. As senior diplomat he has played a key role as a member of China’s delegations to major international forums, including the UN General Assembly, G20 Summit, APEC, Asia-Europe Summit, ASEAN Regional Forum, SCO Prime Ministers’ Meeting, and the Prime Ministers’ Meeting of China and Central Europe.