The Global Boardroom: 8th Edition 2024 | Financial Times Live | 3 December 2024 | Virtual

To debate strategies for growth amid continued geopolitical, economic and technological disruption.

The event takes place as businesses adjust to the repercussions of a critical year for democracy, with half of the world’s population going to the polls. Meanwhile, armed conflict continues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The avoidance of a global recession has fuelled a more optimistic economic outlook, but debt burdens remain high and the path to looser monetary policy is beset by inflation uncertainty. Trade tensions persist as competition mounts over emerging technologies and greener supply chains. Artificial intelligence is disrupting business models, but scrutiny is shifting from innovation to regulation. Climate action continues, yet there is still a sizable gap between net zero pledges and a successful energy transition.

The event will gather more than 100 leading voices from business, finance, government and academia, in conversation with top FT journalists, to discuss these issues and much more, and consider the key actions required to manage disruption and strengthen industries and economies worldwide.

Why Attend?
Crucial business information:
• Hear directly from leading policy-makers on the steps they are taking to support economies and business

Get inspiration for next steps:
• Find out how leading CEOs from a range of industries are tackling sustained geopolitical, economic and technological disruption

Quality content you cannot find elsewhere:
• Go beyond the news to explore the most effective strategies for growth through carefully curated, in-depth discussions

2024 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Matthew Garrahan
Head of Digital Platforms and Columnist, Financial Times

Robin Harding
Asia Editor, Financial Times

Alec Russell
Foreign Editor, Financial Times

Peter Spiegel
US Managing Editor, Financial Times

Ortenca Aliaj
Banking Editor, Financial Times

Claer Barrett
Consumer Editor, Financial Times

Stephen Bush
Associate Editor, Financial Times

Pilita Clark
Associate Editor and Columnist, Financial Times

Andrew England
Middle East Editor, Financial Times

Lucy Fisher
Whitehall Editor, Financial Times

Rana Foroohar
Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor, Financial Times

Peter Foster
Public Policy Editor, Financial Times

Ben Hall
Europe Editor, Financial Times

Leslie Hook
Natural Resources Editor, Financial Times

Edward Luce
US National Editor and Columnist, Financial Times

Malcolm Moore
Energy Editor, Financial Times

Simon Mundy
Moral Money Editor, Financial Times

Emiliya Mychasuk
Climate Editor, Financial Times

Sarah Neville
Global Health Editor, Financial Times

Michael Stott
Latin America Editor, Financial Times

Robin Wigglesworth
Alphaville Editor, Financial Times

Robert Armstrong
US Financial Commentator, Financial Times

Chris Giles
Economics Commentator, Financial Times

Henry Mance
Chief Features Writer, Financial Times

Henry Foy
Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times

John Reed
South Asia Bureau Chief, Financial Times

Alan Beattie
Senior Trade Writer, Financial Times

Andrew Hill
Senior Business Writer, Financial Times

Ian Smith
Senior Markets Correspondent, Financial Times

Thomas Hale
Shanghai Correspondent, Financial Times

Raya Jalabi
Middle East Correspondent, Financial Times

Michael Pooler
Brazil Correspondent, Financial Times

James Shotter
Jerusalem Correspondent, Financial Times

Ivan Levingston
European Deals Reporter, Financial Times

Aiden Reiter
Unhedged Reporter, Financial Times

Patrick Temple-West
Governance Reporter, Financial Times

SPEAKERS:

Alexander Stubb
President, Republic of Finland

Andrew Bailey
Governor, Bank of England

Luis Abinader
President, Dominican Republic

Luc Frieden
Prime Minister, Government of Luxembourg

José Manuel Albares Bueno
Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Spain

Baiba Braže
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of Latvia

Jörg Kukies
Federal Minister of Finance, Government of Germany

Leonore Gewessler
Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Government of Austria

Hanno Pevkur
Minister of Defence, Government of the Republic of Estonia

Alexandre Silveira
Minister of Mines and Energy, Government of Brazil

Jared Bernstein
Chair, Council of Economic Advisers, US Government

André Aranha Corrêa do Lago
Secretary for Climate, Energy, and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Brazil

Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Alexandre de Moraes
Justice, Brazil Supreme Federal Court

Jenny Harries
Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency

Ahmed Abdelaal
Group CEO, Mashreq

Andreas Berger
Group CEO, Swiss Re

Estelle Brachlianoff
CEO, Veolia

Margherita Della Valle
CEO, Vodafone Group

Belén Garijo
Chair of the Executive Board and CEO, Merck KGaA

Thierry Garnier
CEO, Kingfisher

Aidan Gomez
Co-Founder and CEO, Cohere

Roy Jakobs
CEO, Royal Philips

Georgia Levenson Keohane
CEO, Soros Economic Development Fund

Milena Mondini de Focatiis
CEO, Admiral Group

Ricardo Mussa
Chair, Energy Transition and Climate, B20, G20 and CEO, Cosan Investimentos

Máximo Pacheco
Chairman of the Board, Codelco

Vibha Padalkar
CEO, HDFC Life

Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal
President and CEO, Statkraft

Miles Roberts
CEO, DS Smith

Nick Rohatyn
Founder and CEO, The Rohatyn Group (TRG)

Ahmed Saeed
CEO, Allied Climate Partners

Christian Sewing
CEO, Deutsche Bank

Vaishali Nigam Sinha
Co-Founder, ReNew

Pascal Soriot
CEO, AstraZeneca

Katarina Staaf
CEO, AP6

Jane Sun
CEO, Trip.com Group

Connor Teskey
President, Brookfield Asset Management

John Ridding
CEO, Financial Times

Roula Khalaf
Editor, Financial Times

Martin Wolf
Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

Phillip Swagel
Director, Congressional Budget Office

Megan Greene
External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England

Arvind Subramanian
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Sven Smit
Senior Partner, and Chair of McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Company

Gideon Rachman
Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times

Karin von Hippel
Director-General, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Alexander Gabuev
Director, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Constanze Stelzenmüller
Director - Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution

Anu Aiyengar
Global Head of Advisory and Mergers & Acquisitions, JP Morgan

Steven Alan Barnett
Senior Resident Representative in China, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Pramod Bhasin
Chairman, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

Ken Bisconti
Senior Vice President, Co-General Manager, SS&C Intralinks

Perianne Boring
Founder and CEO, The Digital Chamber

Anne-Christine Champion
Co-Head of Global Banking and Investor Solutions, Societe Generale

Sachin Chaturvedi
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Luciana Costa
Managing Director, Infrastructure, Energy Transition, Climate Change, BNDES

Katie Dain
CEO, NCD Alliance

Deborah Elms
Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation

David Garfield
Board Director, AlixPartners LLP

Jennifer Harris
Director, Economy and Society Initiative, Hewlett Foundation and Co-Chair, BuildUS

Irina Hemmers
Partner and Head of London office, Thoma Bravo

Naoko Ishii
Professor and Director, Center for Global Commons, University of Tokyo

David Kleimann
Senior Research Associate, International Economic Development Group, ODI Europe

Molly Laegeler
Vice President, Strategy & Sustainability, Chevron

Nikolaus S. Lang
Managing Director and Senior Partner, Chair, Center for Geopolitics, BCG

Li Cheng
Professor and Founding Director, Centre on Contemporary China and the World, University of Hong Kong

Josh Lipsky
Senior Director, GeoEconomics Centre, Atlantic Council

Catherine McKenna
Founder and CEO, Climate and Nature Solutions

Vikram Mehta
Chairman and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress

Ryoji Noritake
Chair, Health and Global Policy Institute

Eric Pollackov
Global Head of ETF Capital Markets, Invesco

Simeon Preston
Managing Director and Group Chief Operating Officer, FWD Group

Jan Yves Remy
Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, University of the West Indies

Peter van der Poel
Managing Director, Ingka Investments

2024 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Chevron
• Luxembourg For Finance

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Alix Partners
• Mashreq
• McKinsey Global Institute
• Soros Economic Development Fund
• SS&C Intra Links