Notable Speakers

HPAIR’s annual conferences have drawn prestigious speakers from across the globe. These speakers have included prominent business executives, distinguished faculty from preeminent universities, and renowned governmental leaders from across Asia and the world. Below is a list of some of our most notable past speakers:

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The Honorable Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General, United Nations
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea

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Samir Zaid al-Rifai
Former Prime Minister, Jordan

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Admiral Seri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Noor
Chief of Navy, Malaysia

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Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Foreign Policy’s No. 2 “Top 100 Global Thinkers”

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The Honorable Song Sang-Hyun
Justice, International Criminal Court

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Thierry Porte
President and CEO, Shinsei Bank; Chairman, Japan-US Friendship Commission

Surin Pitsuwan
Secretary General, the Secretary-General of ASEAN

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The Honorable Sasaki Takeshi
President, University of Tokyo

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Shigeharu Suzuki
President and CEO, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

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Raja Nazrin Shah
Crown Prince of Perak, Malaysia

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The Honorable Joseph Prueher
Former United States Ambassador to P.R. China

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Anne Krueger
First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF

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The Honorable Kevin Rudd
Former Prime Minister, Australia

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The Honorable Narongchai Akrasanee
Minister of Commerce, Thailand

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Ruimin Zhang
CEO, Haier

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His Excellency Kim Dae-jung
Former President, Republic of South Korea
Laureate, Nobel Peace Prize, 2000

The Honorable Dr Jesus Estanislao
Minister of Finance, Philippines

Ambassador Richard Solomon
President, Institute of Peace

Joan Chen
Internationally Celebrated Actress

The Honorable Alexander Downer
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Australia

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Former Director of the Center for International Development, Harvard University

Professor Carter Eckert
Director of the Korea Institute, Harvard University

Professor Wm. Theodore de Bary
John Mitchell Mason Professor and Provost Emeritus, Columbia University

Professor Ezra Vogel
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University

Professor Roderick Macfarquhar
Chairman, Department of Government, Harvard University

Professor Dwight Perkins
Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
Former Director of the Asia Center, Harvard University

Philip Murphy
Former President, Goldman Sachs Asia

Robin Chase
Co-Founder and Former CEO, Zipcar

Professor Susan Pharr
Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University

Charles Zhang
CEO, Sohu.com

His Excellency Rudolfo Severino
Director General, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Rear Admiral Teo Chee Hean
Minister of Education and Defense, Republic of Singapore

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Professor Richard Cooper
Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics, Harvard University

His Excellency S. R. Nathan
President, Singapore

His Excellency The Right Reverend Peter Hollingworth
Governor General, Australia

Foong Wai Fong
Founder and CEO, Megatrends Asia

His Excellency Kim Young-sam
Former President, Republic of South Korea

His Excellency Dato’ Ajit Singh
Secretary General, ASEAN

Victor Fung
Chairman, Prudential Asia

His Excellency Prince Norodom Ranariddh
Prime Minister, Cambodia

Constantijn Claessens
Principal Economist, World Bank

Vincent Lo
Chairman, Shui On Group

His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki
Japan Ambassador to the United States

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Frank-Jurgen Richter
Asia Director, World Economic Forum

David Ritter
CEO, Greenpeace Australia

The Honorable Swanee Grace Hunt
Former United States Ambassador to Austria

David Li
Chair and CEO, the Bank of East Asia

Fred Hu
Former Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asia, Founder of Primavera Capital Group

The Honorable J. Thomas Schieffer
Former United States Ambassador to Japan

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Professor Julio Frenk
Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health; Former Secretary of Health of Mexico

Bill Emmott
Chief Editor, The Economist

Professor Anthony Saich
Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University, Director of Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Professor Dale W. Jorgenson
Samuel W. Morris University Professor at Harvard University

Frank Friedman

CFO & COO, DELOITTE

Tawakkol Karman

JOURNALIST & HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE, 2011

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Kevin Sneader

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & GLOBAL MANAGING PARTNER, MCKINSEY & COMPANY

 

Andre Hoffmann

VICE-CHAIRMAN OF ROCHE PHARMACEUTICAL

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Cuong Do

FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, SAMSUNG, MERCK, TE CONNECTIVITY, LENOVO

FOUNDER, M6P THERAPEUTICS, CAREVISOR

Reza Baqir

GOVERNOR, STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN

FORMER HEAD, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND EGYPT

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom

DIRECTOR-GENERAL, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

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Lan Yang

FORBES 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

CHAIRPERSON & CO-FOUNDER, SUN MEDIA GROUP

TALK SHOW HOST,THE “OPRAH OF CHINA”

 

Tim Draper

RENOWNED VENTURE CAPITALIST

BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR IN TESLA, SPACEX, TWITTER, ROBINHOOD, BAIDU, SKYPE, ETC.

Lord Nat Wei

YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

CO-FOUNDER, SHAFTESBURY PARTNERSHIP

 

Todd Golub

CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER & DIRECTOR OF THE CANCER PROGRAM, HARVARD-MIT BROAD INSTITUTE

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His Excellency Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva

FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND

Lesly Goh

FORMER CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, THE WORLD BANK

PROFESSOR, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND NUS SINGAPORE

 

Adam Cheyer

INVENTOR & CO-FOUNDER, SIRI

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, APPLE

Ganhuyag Hutagt

FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE OF MONGOLIA

CEO, ARD FINANCIAL GROUP

 

Manny Maceda

Chief Executive Officer of Bain & CO.

Rich Lesser

Chief Executive Officer of BCG (Boston Consulting Group)

Bob Sternfels

Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company

Ambassador Katherine Tai

United States Trade Representative

Cabinet Member of the United States of America, Biden Administration