Our economist and finance speakers bring a deeper understanding of world economic news and its impact on the global economy. These economists and financial experts provide analysis on everything from fiscal policy to the influence of globalization.

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Andrew Busch

<p>Economic Futurist Andrew Busch converts today’s chaos into tomorrow’s growth opportunities. Drawing from his in-depth research, he covers the economy, public policy and elections, and supercharged trends including AI, future of work, and climate, to help businesses stay resilient and achieve optimal growth.  </p><p>Andrew Busch is the former 1st Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the US government, and an economic futurist at AndrewBusch.com. For the CFTC, he was charged with improving and enhancing the government’s understanding of the markets and the economy.

Stacey Tisdale

<p>Award-winning financial journalist, behavior expert and author, Stacey Tisdale, discusses the new realities of the post Covid-19 economy helping audiences navigate the financial and psychological challenges that so many are facing, due to factors such as job and income loss, loss of healthcare coverage, financial stress, and the gender and racial inequalities the virus is amplifying. </p><p>When she was a journalist with Wall Street Journal Television, Stacey became one of the first women—and the first African American—to report from the New York Stock Exchange.

Ron Insana

<p>From the pandemic and cryptocurrency to inflation and the war in Ukraine, esteemed financial journalist Ron Insana offers a clear view of our economic future through the lens of the issues of the day.</p><p>Currently a senior analyst and commentator with CNBC, Insana also hosts the nationally syndicated radio program <i>The Market Score Board Report</i>. As a financial journalist, he stands alone as someone who ran his own hedge fund–experience that makes his insights all the more valuable.

Vijay Vaitheeswaran

<p>Drawing from his remarkable scope of geopolitical and global economic expertise, Vijay Vaitheeswaran provides insight on how businesses can strategize, innovate, and find opportunity in today’s disruptive landscape.</p><p>With a career that has taken him from Mexico City to London to Shanghai, Vijay Vaitheeswaran brings an impressive breadth and depth of expertise to topics ranging from globalization, politics and economics to international trade, supply chain and labor disruptions.

Maria Contreras-Sweet

<p>Maria Contreras-Sweet is an expert in economic growth, job creation, corporate governance (ESG) and competitiveness.</p><p>Internationally acclaimed for her insights on growth, innovation, and corporate governance, or Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Contreras-Sweet serves on multiple boards of directors, including infrastructure firm Sempra Energy, TriNet, Regional Management Corp., and Zions Bancorporation.

Peter Leyden

<p>A thought leader at the very epicenter of today’s technological revolutions in Silicon Valley, Peter Leyden brilliantly explains new technologies like generative artificial intelligence and other megatrends driving fundamental system changes through the 2020s, so businesses can confidently and responsibly enter this new era. </p><p>As <em>WIRED</em> magazine’s managing editor and the author of two highly influential big idea books about the future—<em>The Long Boom and What’s Next</em>—Peter Leyden helped introduce the world to every stage of the

Ian Bremmer

<p>Ian Bremmer is a political scientist who helps business leaders, policymakers, and the general public make sense of the world around them. He is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, the leading geopolitical risk advisory firm, and GZERO Media, a company providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Ian is an independent voice on critical issues around the globe, offering clearheaded insights through speeches, written commentary, and even satirical puppets (really!).

Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett

<p>A leading authority on globalization and global conflict, Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett offers insight on how converging forces of geopolitical realities, climate change, technology, and demographic shifts will affect every field and industry over the next century.</p><p>Thomas P.M. Barnett is a leading security geopolitical strategist and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author, who has worked in U.S. national security circles since the end of the Cold War.

Todd Buchholz

<p>Former White House director of economic policy, Harvard professor and hedge fund guru Todd Buchholz is a leading expert on global economic trends, finance, and market volatility. </p><p>He has predicted trends with astonishing accuracy. Buchholz&#39;s editorials in the <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> correctly forecasted the 2001 slowdown in the U.S.