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:
The Honorable Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General, United Nations
Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea
Samir Zaid al-Rifai
Former Prime Minister, Jordan
Admiral Seri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Noor
Chief of Navy, Malaysia
Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Foreign Policy’s No. 2 “Top 100 Global Thinkers”
The Honorable Song Sang-Hyun
Justice, International Criminal Court
Thierry Porte
President and CEO, Shinsei Bank; Chairman, Japan-US Friendship Commission
Surin Pitsuwan
Secretary General, the Secretary-General of ASEAN
The Honorable Sasaki Takeshi
President, University of Tokyo
Shigeharu Suzuki
President and CEO, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Raja Nazrin Shah
Crown Prince of Perak, Malaysia
The Honorable Joseph Prueher
Former United States Ambassador to P.R. China
Anne Krueger
First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF
The Honorable Kevin Rudd
Former Prime Minister, Australia
The Honorable Narongchai Akrasanee
Minister of Commerce, Thailand
Ruimin Zhang
CEO, Haier
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Tedros Adhanom
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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
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