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H.E. Mr. Angel Marin

H.E. Mr. Angel Marin

Vice-President, Bulgaria

H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping

H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping

Vice-President of China

H.E. Mr. John Kufuor

H.E. Mr. John Kufuor

President of Ghana

H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama

H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama

Vice-President, Ghana

H.E. Mr. Theodoros Pangalos

H.E. Mr. Theodoros Pangalos

Vice-President of Greece

H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

President of Iceland

H.E. Mr. Delroy Chuck

H.E. Mr. Delroy Chuck

Speaker, House of Representatives, Jamaica

H.E. Mr. Miyegombo Enkhbold

H.E. Mr. Miyegombo Enkhbold

Deputy Prime Minister, Mongolia

H.E. Mr. Aires Bonifacio Ali

H.E. Mr. Aires Bonifacio Ali

Prime Minister of Mozambique

H.E. Mr. Luis Giampietri Rojas

H.E. Mr. Luis Giampietri Rojas

Vice-President, Peru

H.E. Prof. Arthur G.O. Mutambara

H.E. Prof. Arthur G.O. Mutambara

Deputy Prime Minister, Zimbabwe

H.E. Mr. Anwar-Ul Haq Ahady

H.E. Mr. Anwar-Ul Haq Ahady

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Afghanistan

Mr. Noorullah Delawari

Mr. Noorullah Delawari

Minister Advisor to the President and CEO, Afghanistan Investment Support Agency, Afghanistan

H.E. Mr. Hernán Lorenzino

H.E. Mr. Hernán Lorenzino

Secretary of Finance, Argentina

H.E. Mr. Ontefetse K. Matambo

H.E. Mr. Ontefetse K. Matambo

Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Botswana

H.E. Mr. Evgeny Angelov

H.E. Mr. Evgeny Angelov

Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Bulgaria

H.E. Mr. Sok Chenda Sophea

H.E. Mr. Sok Chenda Sophea

Minister attached to the Prime Minister, Cambodia

H.E. Mr. Don Stephenson

H.E. Mr. Don Stephenson

Assistant Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada

H.E. Mr. Youssouf Abassalah

H.E. Mr. Youssouf Abassalah

Minister for Trade and Industry, Chad

H.E. Mr. Deming Chen

H.E. Mr. Deming Chen

Minister of Commerce, China

H.E. Mr. Fulin Shang

H.E. Mr. Fulin Shang

Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China

H.E. Mr. Wang Chao

H.E. Mr. Wang Chao

Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce, China

H.E. Mr. Yi Xiaozhun

H.E. Mr. Yi Xiaozhun

Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce, China

H.E. Mr. Gabriel Duque

H.E. Mr. Gabriel Duque

Vice Minister, International Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Colombia

H.E. Mr. Eddy M. Martinez

H.E. Mr. Eddy M. Martinez

Minister and Executive Director, Export and Investment Centre, Dominican Republic

H.E. Mr. Diego Garcia Carrion

H.E. Mr. Diego Garcia Carrion

Attorney General, Ecuador

H.E. Mr. Patricio Rivera

H.E. Mr. Patricio Rivera

Minister of Finance, Ecuador

H.E. Mr. Kwabena Duffour

H.E. Mr. Kwabena Duffour

Minister of Finance, Ghana

H.E. Mr. Mahama Ayariga

H.E. Mr. Mahama Ayariga

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ghana

H.E. Mr. Bayan Jab

H.E. Mr. Bayan Jab

Minister of Finance, Iraq

H.E. Dr. Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini

H.E. Dr. Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Islamic Republic of Iran

H. E. Dr. Bounthavy Sisouphanthong

H. E. Dr. Bounthavy Sisouphanthong

Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, Lao People's Democratic Republic

H.E. Mr. Timothy T. Thahane

H.E. Mr. Timothy T. Thahane

Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Lesotho

H.E. Mr. Mahmood Razee

H.E. Mr. Mahmood Razee

Minister of Economic Development, Maldives

H.E. Mr. Michael Bonello

H.E. Mr. Michael Bonello

Governor, Central Bank of Malta, Malta

H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob

H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob

Minister of Trade and Industry and Former Prime Minister, Namibia

H.E. Mr. Malan Lindeque

H.E. Mr. Malan Lindeque

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Namibia

H.E. Mr. Mamane Badamassi Annou Malam

H.E. Mr. Mamane Badamassi Annou Malam

Minister of Economy and Finance, Niger

H.E. Ms. Ingrid Fiskaa

H.E. Ms. Ingrid Fiskaa

State Minister for Environment and International Development, Norway

H.E. Mr. Waqar Ahmed Khan

H.E. Mr. Waqar Ahmed Khan

Federal Minister for Privatization, Pakistan

H.E. Mr. Tharcisse Karugarama

H.E. Mr. Tharcisse Karugarama

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Rwanda

H.E. Mr. David Carew

H.E. Mr. David Carew

Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone

H.E. Mr. Trevor Manuel

H.E. Mr. Trevor Manuel

Minister in the Presidency, South Africa

H.E. Mr. Rob Davies

H.E. Mr. Rob Davies

Minister of Trade and Industry, South Africa

H.E. Ms. Mary Nagu

H.E. Ms. Mary Nagu

Minister of Industry and Trade, United Republic of Tanzania

H.E. Mr. Aston Kajara

H.E. Mr. Aston Kajara

Minister of State for Investment, Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Uganda

H.E. Mr. Robert D. Hormats

H.E. Mr. Robert D. Hormats

Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, USA

H.E. Mr. Steven Beriaso Kalsakau

H.E. Mr. Steven Beriaso Kalsakau

Minister of Agriculture, Quarantine, Forestry & Livestock, Vanuatu

H.E. Mr. Nguyen The Phuong

H.E. Mr. Nguyen The Phuong

Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam

H.E. Mr. Felix Mutati

H.E. Mr. Felix Mutati

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia

H.E. Mr. Tendai Biti

H.E. Mr. Tendai Biti

Minister of Finance, Zimbabwe

H.E. Mr. Michael C. Bimha

H.E. Mr. Michael C. Bimha

Deputy Minister for Industry & Commerce, Zimbabwe

H.E. Mr. Obert Gutu

H.E. Mr. Obert Gutu

Vice Minister of Justice, Zimbabwe

H.E. Mr. Anmar Al Hmoud

H.E. Mr. Anmar Al Hmoud

Ambassador of Jordan to China

H.E.Mr. Abdullah Al-Muftah

H.E.Mr. Abdullah Al-Muftah

Ambassador of the State of Qatar to China

Prof. Raul Vinuesa

Prof. Raul Vinuesa

ad-hoc Judge, International Court of Justice, Argentina

H.E. Ms. Linah Mohohlo

H.E. Ms. Linah Mohohlo

Governor of the Central Bank of Botswana, Botswana

Ms. Ana Novik

Director of Multilateral Economics Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile

Ms. Li Ling

Director General, Department of Treaty & Law, MOFCOM, China

Ms. Elizabeth Cadena Fernández

Ms. Elizabeth Cadena Fernández

Secretary General, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia

Mr. Jochen Sanio

Mr. Jochen Sanio

President, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany

H.E. Dr. Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin

H.E. Dr. Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin

Chairman, Financial Supervisory Authority, Egypt

Mr. Prabodh Saxena

Mr. Prabodh Saxena

Joint Secretary, DEA, Ministry of Finance, India

Mr. Rizar Indomo

Mr. Rizar Indomo

Director for Regional Cooperation, The Investment Coordinating Board, Indonesia

Mr. Toru Shimizu

Mr. Toru Shimizu

Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Mr. Daisaku Sugihara

Mr. Daisaku Sugihara

Chief Negotiator on Investment, Ministry of Finance, Japan

H.E. Mr. Choong-Yong Ahn

H.E. Mr. Choong-Yong Ahn

Foreign Investment Ombudsman and Chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee, Republic of Korea

Dr. Houmpheng Souralay

Dr. Houmpheng Souralay

Director-General, Investment Promotion Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao People's Democratic Republic

H.E. Ms. Joke Brandt

H.E. Ms. Joke Brandt

Director General of Development Cooperation, the Netherlands

Ms. Zergul Özbilgiç

Ms. Zergul Özbilgiç

Head of Department, General Directorate of Foreign Investment, Treasury, Turkey

Mr. Siazongo Siakalenge

Mr. Siazongo Siakalenge

Director of Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia

Business Leaders

Mr. Gordon Noble

Mr. Gordon Noble

Director, Responsible Investment Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia

Mr. Lawirence H. Alberts

Mr. Lawirence H. Alberts

Acting CEO Suzlon China and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

Mr. Charles Tang

Mr. Charles Tang

Chairman, Brazil China Chamber of Commerce, Brazil

Mr. Andres Jana

Mr. Andres Jana

Partner, Bofill Mir & Alvarez Hinzpeter Jana, Chile

Mr. Liang Geng

Chairman, Shanghai Stock Exchange, China

Mr. Miao Gengshu

Mr. Miao Gengshu

President, China Council for International Investment Promotion, Chairman, Board of China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corp., China

Ms. Song Liping

Ms. Song Liping

President, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, China

Mr. Rajeev Singh-Molares

Mr. Rajeev Singh-Molares

President of Asia Pacific, Alcatel-Lucent, France

Mr. Peter Turner

Mr. Peter Turner

Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, France

Mr. Robert Hunter

Mr. Robert Hunter

Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Germany

Mr. Sri Joydev Sengupta

Mr. Sri Joydev Sengupta

General Manager, Tata Projects, India

Mr. Balasubramanian Muthuraman

Mr. Balasubramanian Muthuraman

Chairman, Tata International, India

Mr. Seiji Kawazoe

Mr. Seiji Kawazoe

Associate General Manager, Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Japan

Mr. Sakuma Soichiro

Mr. Sakuma Soichiro

Executive Director, Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan

Mr. Michel Maquil

Mr. Michel Maquil

President and CEO, Bourse de Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Ms. Selvarany Rasiah

Ms. Selvarany Rasiah

Chief Regulatory Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia

Mr. Vinod Sekhar

Mr. Vinod Sekhar

CEO, Petra Group, Malaysia

Mr. Kris Douma

Head of Responsible Investment & Active Ownership, Mn Services N.V., Netherlands

Mr. Makhdoom Ali Khan

Mr. Makhdoom Ali Khan

Former Attorney General of Pakistan and Partner Fazle Ghani Advocats, Pakistan

Ms. Lucy Carmody

Ms. Lucy Carmody

Executive Director, Responsible Research Pte Ltd., Singapore

Mr. Olivier Piccolin

Mr. Olivier Piccolin

CEO, Philips Lighting Asia, Singapore

Mr. Martin Taylor

Mr. Martin Taylor

Chairman, Syngenta, Switzerland

Mr. Huseyin Erkan

Mr. Huseyin Erkan

CEO, Istanbul Stock Exchange, Turkey

Mr. Stephen Phillips

Mr. Stephen Phillips

CEO, China Britain Business Council, United Kingdom

Mr. Paul Abberley

Mr. Paul Abberley

CEO, Aviva Investors, United Kingdom

Mr. Ed Chan

Global Vice President, Walmart, USA

Mr. Stephen A Maloy

Mr. Stephen A Maloy

General Counsel, Asia-Pacific, General Electric Company, USA

Mr. Barton Legum

Mr. Barton Legum

Head, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Salans LLP, USA

Mr. Jim Quigley

Mr. Jim Quigley

CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, USA

Mr. Alan Turley

Mr. Alan Turley

Vice President International Affairs, Fedex, USA

Mr. Stanimir Alexandrov

Mr. Stanimir Alexandrov

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Mr. Donald MacDonald

Mr. Donald MacDonald

Director of Trustee Board, BT Pension Scheme, and Chairman of the Board, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

International Organizations and Civil Society

Mr. Thierry Mutombo Kalonji

Mr. Thierry Mutombo Kalonji

Senior Investment Promotion Officer, COMESA Secretariat

Ms. Marianne Gumaelius

Ms. Marianne Gumaelius

Head, Trade Section, China Delegation of the European Union

Ms. Maria Linder

Ms. Maria Linder

Trade and Investment Officer, Delegation of the European Union in China, European Union

Mr. Philip Armstrong

Mr. Philip Armstrong

Head, Global Corporate Governance Forum

Ms. Cheng-Yee Khong

Ms. Cheng-Yee Khong

Director and Counsel, Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Asia Office

Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown

Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown

Deputy General Counsel, Legal Department, International Monetary Fund

Mr. Andrea Goldstein

Mr. Andrea Goldstein

Deputy Director of the Heiligendamm l’Aquila Process, OECD

Mr. Anders Aeroe

Mr. Anders Aeroe

Acting Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Center, United Nations

Ms. Patricia Francis

Ms. Patricia Francis

Executive Director, International Trade Centre

Ms. Maryse Robert

Ms. Maryse Robert

Chief, Trade Section, SEDI/DTTC General Secretariat, Organization of American States

Ms. Carolyn Ervin

Ms. Carolyn Ervin

Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Mr. James Gifford

Mr. James Gifford

Executive Director, Principles for Responsible Investment

Mr. Timothy Lemay

Mr. Timothy Lemay

Principal Legal Officer, UNCITRAL

Mr. Renaud Sorieul

Mr. Renaud Sorieul

Director, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs, UNCITRAL

Mr. Ban Ki-moon

Mr. Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General United Nations

Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi

Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi

Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Mr. James X. Zhan

Mr. James X. Zhan

Director, Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD

Mr. Jian Lin

CEO, South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchange, UNDP

Mr. Paul Clements-Hunt

Mr. Paul Clements-Hunt

Head, UNEP Finance Initiative

Mr. Georg Kell

Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact

Ms. Meg Kinnear

Ms. Meg Kinnear

Secretary General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), World Bank

Mr. Peter Clifford

Mr. Peter Clifford

Deputy Secretary General, World Federation of Exchanges

Mr. Pascal Lamy

Mr. Pascal Lamy

Director-General, World Trade Organization

Mr. Bill Clinton

Mr. Bill Clinton

Founder and Chairman of the William J. Clinton Foundation

Mr. Daniel Magraw

Mr. Daniel Magraw

President and CEO, Center for International Environmental Law

Mr. Roberto Echandi

Mr. Roberto Echandi

Senior Advisor, World Trade Institute

Ms. Jane Diplock

Ms. Jane Diplock

Chairman, International Organisation of Securities Commissions

Mr. Paul Druckman

Mr. Paul Druckman

Chairman, Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability, United Kingdom

Mr. Wesley Scholz

Mr. Wesley Scholz

Director, Office of Investment Affairs of the State Department, USA

Judge Prof. Mervyn King

Judge Prof. Mervyn King

Chairman of the Board, Global Reporting Initiative, Senior Counsel and former Judge on the Supreme Court of South Africa, South Africa

Investment Promotion

Mr. Emmanuel Ole Naiko

Mr. Emmanuel Ole Naiko

Vice-President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies

H.E. Mr. Chea Vuthy

H.E. Mr. Chea Vuthy

Deputy Secretary-General of the Cambodian Special Economic Zones Board, Cambodia

Mr. Steen Donner

Mr. Steen Donner

Managing Director, Copenhagen Capacity Denmark

Mr. Tuomo Airaksinen

Mr. Tuomo Airaksinen

CEO of Invest in Finland

Mr. George Aboagye

Mr. George Aboagye

Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre

H.E. Mr. Nasser Sunnaa

H.E. Mr. Nasser Sunnaa

CEO, Jordan Investment Board

Mr. Elias. S Farraj

Mr. Elias. S Farraj

Deputy CEO, Jordan Investment Board

Mr. Russell Curtis

Mr. Russell Curtis

Acting CEO, Durban Investment Promotion Agency, South Africa

Mr. Roberto Villamil Alvarez

Mr. Roberto Villamil Alvarez

Executive Director, Uruguay XXI

Academics

Prof. David Caron

Prof. David Caron

Chairman of the American Society of International Law

Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann

Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann

Founding Director, The Evian Group at IMD

Prof. Brigitte Stern

Prof. Brigitte Stern

Arbitrator and Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

Prof. Rudolf Dolzer

Prof. Rudolf Dolzer

Institute of International Law, University of Bonn

Prof. Jinsong Yu

Prof. Jinsong Yu

Renmin University of China

Prof. Gui Guo Wang

Prof. Gui Guo Wang

School of Law Hong Kong City University, Hong Kong

Prof. Patrick Juillard

Prof. Patrick Juillard

Emeritus Professor, Université Paris I Panetheon Sorbonne

Prof. Peter Buckley

Prof. Peter Buckley

Professor of International Business, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Moderators

Mr. Jonathan Charles

Mr. Jonathan Charles

Mr. Rui Chenggang

Mr. Rui Chenggang

Director and Anchor, China Central Television

Mr. Laza Kekic

Director, Economist Intelligence Unit