International Insight, Intelligence, and Experts

Covering topics ranging from emerging markets and globalization to foreign policy and international security, Leading Authorities' global community includes world leaders, diplomats, seasoned journalists, and military and security specialists. Find the right fit for you next event.

Global Economy:

Technological innovation has fueled a growing global economy where business transcends borders. LAI experts discuss the economic trends, the partnerships and alliances necessary to succeed, and the political significance of growing the economy for today's businesses.

• Robert Portman, Former Congressman, OMB Director, and U.S. Trade Representative
• John Breaux, Former Senator and Co-chair of the Oil and Gas Caucus
• Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Jeffrey Garten, Professor, Yale School of Management and Expert on Global Business Strategy
• Jeffrey Rosensweig, Global Economics Forecaster and Expert on International Investing and Business Strategy
• George Mitchell, Former Senate Majority Leader and Chairman of the Board of the Walt Disney Company
• Michael Porter, Authority of Competitve Strategy and International Competition
• Erik Peterson, Senior Vice President of CSIS and Director of the Seven Revolutions Initiative

Energy:

As the cost of energy continues to rise, and the ramifications become apparent on the world economy -- as well as on the environment -- Leading Authorities' roster of energy experts focus on how myriad industries are innovating, maximizing, and finding alternative sources of energy now and for the future.

• Dan Christman, Senior Vice President of International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• John Breaux, Former Senator and Co-chair of the Oil and Gas Caucus
• Nick Burns, Former Undersecretary of State
• James Jones, Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
• Daniel Yergin, Authority on International Politics, Economics, and Energy
• Jeffrey Garten, Professor, Yale School of Management and Expert on Global Business Strategy
• Erik Peterson, Senior Vice President of CSIS and Director of the Seven Revolutions Initiative

Foreign Policy:

How America interacts with other countries across the globe relates directly to economic, political, social, and military ideas. Discover how these ideas will affect the economic prosperity, ideological goals, and national interests of America and other nations by booking one of LAI's seasoned authorities.

• Shashi Tharoor, Former United Nations Under-Secretary General
• Nick Burns, Former Undersecretary of State
• James Jones, Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
• Bob Dole, Former Senate Majority Leader and Presidential Candidate
• David Ignatius, Washington Post Columnist and Legendary Novelist
• Porter Goss, Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• Tom Ridge, Former Governor of Pennsylvania and First Secretary of Homeland Security
• Paul Wolfowitz, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense
• Anthony Zinni, Former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Central Command
• George Mitchell, Former Senate Majority Leader and Chairman if the Board of the Walt Disney Company

Globalization:

As the world becomes flatter, individuals, communities, businesses, governments, and economies are developing complex connections across the globe. Hear from experts whose experience provides a clear window into understanding what the emergence of global societies means for economic, political, environmental, and cultural events.

• Dan Christman, Senior Vice President of International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Shashi Tharoor, Former United Nations Under-Secretary General
• Nick Burns, Former Undersecretary of State
• Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• David Ignatius, Washington Post Columnist and Legendary Novelist
• Tom Ridge, Former Governor of Pennsylvania and First Secretary of Homeland Security
• Anthony Zinni, Former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Central Command
• Michael Porter, Authority of Competitve Strategy and International Competition

Emerging Markets:

China, India, and Brazil are countries whose politics factor as significantly as their economics to the global marketplace. Look to some of Leading Authorities' specialists on these emerging power players to provide the latest trends and the deepest insights into the impact each will have on the world economy.

• Liz Cheney, Former Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
• Dan Christman, Senior Vice President of International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Raghida Dergham, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for Al-Hayat and Analyst for NBC and MSNBC
• Shashi Tharoor, Former United Nations Under-Secretary General
• Nick Burns, Former Undersecretary of State
• Porter Goss, Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• Paul Wolfowitz, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense
• Erik Peterson, Senior Vice President of CSIS and Director of the Seven Revolutions Initiative

International Business Trends:

The blending of people and ideas to encourage growth stimulates and encourages every nation's entrepreneurial activity. Find out from a Leading Authorities expert how such innovation and education leads to technological change and investments, and to policy making for the nation in progress, and its global partners.

• Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Jeffrey Garten, Professor, Yale School of Management and Expert on Global Business Strategy
• Jeffrey Rosensweig, Global Economics Forecaster and Expert on International Investing and Business Strategy
• Michael Porter, Authority of Competitve Strategy and International Competition
• Erik Peterson, Senior Vice President of CSIS and Director of the Seven Revolutions Initiative

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