Meet our diverse roster of international experts, thought leaders, and practitioners. Discover the unique insights and experiences each guest brings to our discussions on global risk, security, and geopolitics.
Lisa Sachs is the Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) at Columbia University’s Climate School, where she is also an Associate Professor and Director of the M.S. in Climate Finance program. She is a globally recognised expert on climate finance, sustainable investment and natural resource governance, and a leading voice on how laws,…
Andrew J. Adams is Practice Leader of the Labor & Employment Practice Group at DarrowEverett LLP, where he also serves as a member of the firm’s Business Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution and Regulatory & Compliance Practice Groups. He advises organisations on employment law, workplace investigations, regulatory compliance, and government enforcement, representing clients ranging from…
Jennifer Parker is one of Australia’s leading voices on maritime security and defence strategy, drawing on more than 20 years’ service as a warfare officer in the Royal Australian Navy. She is an Adjunct Fellow in Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra and an Expert Associate at the National Security College at the Australian National University,…
Ibrahim Aboubacar HAMA is an Environmentalist and Communication Specialist working on climate change adaptation, community engagement, and knowledge management across West Africa. His work focuses on designing and managing climate change adaptation projects and promoting sustainable practices and resilience in vulnerable communities. His career has spanned agriculture extension and livestock management, gender equity, and stakeholder…
Lord Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO is a crossbench member of the House of Lords and one of Britain’s most experienced former diplomats, having spent more than 40 years in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He served as the United Kingdom’s first National Security Adviser from 2010 to 2012 under Prime Minister David Cameron, establishing the National…
Professor Michele Goodwin is the Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law, where she also serves as co-faculty director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. She is an acclaimed bioethicist, constitutional law scholar, and prolific author, previously a Chancellor’s Professor at…
Duncan Depledge is a British researcher working on climate security, defence policy and the geopolitics of the Arctic. He is Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security at Loughborough University. His research focuses on the implications of climate change for the changing and future character of war. It also examines the shifting geopolitics of the Arctic, and…
Simon Chadwick is a Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, with three decades of experience in the global sport industry. He is co-editor of The Geopolitical Economy of Sport: Power, Politics, Money and The Geopolitical Economy of Football: Where Power Meets Politics and Business, and he co-founded and co-directs the China Soccer Observatory at the University of…
Nicholas Enrich is a former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations. He served as the Bureau of Global Health’s director of policy, programs, and planning until January 2025, when he was designated as USAID’s acting assistant administrator for global health. On March 2, 2025, he was placed on administrative leave for exposing the Trump…
David Daley is a senior fellow at FairVote, where his work focuses on electoral reform, voting rights, and the structural dynamics of American democracy. He is the author of the national bestseller Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count, a widely cited examination of partisan gerrymandering that helped catalyse renewed public debate on redistricting reform. His…
