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Former President and COO of Nintendo of America Inc.

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An award-winning innovator and disruptor, Reggie Fils-Aimé is a proven expert on transforming companies, re-vitalizing brands, and reshaping industries to solve daunting challenges and achieve ‘the impossible.’ Most recently, he was the president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America – the first American and African-American to hold this position. Revered by business leaders and gaming fans alike, Fils-Aimé helped bring Nintendo’s greatest successes – including the Nintendo DS, the Wii, the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and the Nintendo Switch – to the global marketplace. Using his personal story as an example, he shares with audiences his principles for effective and innovative leadership, including defining a vision, courage in decision-making, and “irrefutable integrity.”

Expert on Global Strategy, Co-Author of Getting China and India Right and The Quest for Global Dominance

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Haiyan Wang is an expert on global business strategy, the managing partner of China India Institute, and the author of Getting China and India Right and the Quest for Global Dominance. Noted the world over for her vast expertise, she was among the first Chinese to study international business after China opened its doors to the outside world. She shares insights on the biggest global trends affecting business and how organizations can leverage the market and the resource opportunities presented by the China and India phenomenon to achieve global dominance within their industries.

Expert on Strategy & Globalization

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Anil Gupta is one of the world’s leading experts on globalization and business strategy in Asia. The author of Getting China and India Right, his strategies help managers excel through his deep, on-the-ground understanding of the growing global economies, with a focus on market development and long-term thinking. His presentations include case studies of companies that are on the right track, and he explores methods of changing mindsets, adapting organizations, and reinventing strategy. When CEO’s need to know how to prepare for an Asia-centric future, they turn to Gupta.

Expert on Business Strategy

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  • Asia: $75,001 and up*
Ram Charan is a world-renowned business advisor, author, and speaker who has spent the past 35 years working with top companies, CEOs, and boards. He is the best-selling author of 17 books – including Boards that Lead and Execution – that have sold more than two million copies He discusses growth, innovation, corporate governance, succession planning, and leadership; and has been called a “top 10 resource for in-house executive development” by BusinessWeek. A sought-after advisor for his ability to guide boards and CEOs, Charan provides practical, take-home strategies.

Former Mexican Ambassador to the U.S.

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Arturo Sarukhán is the former Mexican ambassador to the U.S, serving from 2007–2013. The grandson and son of conflict refugees to Mexico, he rose to become the youngest and longest-serving Mexican ambassador to Washington in recent history. He was also the first ambassador in Washington, DC, to have a personal Twitter account and has received several awards and honors for his incredible work. With a focus on geopolitics, Mexico-U.S. relations, immigration policy, and new security threats, he shares insights from his storied, 20-year career with the Mexican Foreign Service.

Global Economist, Author & Investor in the Future

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Dr. Dambisa Moyo is an international economist who analyzes the macroeconomy and global affairs. She has travelled to more than 80 countries over the last decade, during which time she has developed a unique knowledge base on the political, economic, and financial workings of emerging economies, in particular the BRICs and the frontier economies in Asia, South America, Africa, and the Middle East. Her work examines the interplay between rapidly developing countries, international business, and the global economy, while highlighting the key opportunities for investment. She is the author of multiple New York Times best-selling books, including Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth - and How to Fix It, Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, How The West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly - And the Stark Choices Ahead, and Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World. Moyo was recognized as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by TIME magazine, and was named to the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders Forum. Her work regularly appears in economic and finance-related publications, such as the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Strategic Management Expert, World Renowned Professor, & Author

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One of the world's most gifted strategic thinkers, Vijay Govindarajan outlines 10 rules for strategic innovators and teaches corporations how to build breakthrough businesses. Cited as "among the world's hottest business gurus" by BusinessWeek, Govindarajan is is the author of Reverse Innovation and Beyond the Idea: How to Execute Innovation in Any Organization. He is sought-after for his international perspective on how to build and lead a global corporation.

Author of Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling and Leadership Toolkit for Asians

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Jane Hyun is an internationally-renowned executive coach and global leadership strategist to Fortune 500 companies, top MBA programs, and non-profit organizations. The co-author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences, she advises senior management teams and diversity councils on building effective multicultural teams and the critical role of the global talent pipeline.

Co-President, Teneo Intelligence; Geopolitical Expert

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Prior to joining Teneo, Mr. Kajiwara was the director of Strategic Clients at Eurasia Group and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. In this role, he led the firm’s business development efforts with strategic financial markets and corporate clients and managed relationships with some of the world’s largest hedge funds, private equity groups, wealth management firms, sovereign wealth funds, securities exchanges and family offices. Mr. Kajiwara played an active role in promoting the firm’s research agenda and developing its macro views. A sought-after public speaker, Mr. Kajiwara regularly presents to a wide range of audiences worldwide on geopolitical risks and trends and their implications for markets and corporate strategies. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Mr. Kajiwara was a director and head of institutional equity sales in the New York office of the Spanish bank BBVA. Earlier, he spent eight years in international institutional equity sales with Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York and San Francisco focusing on global emerging markets. Mr. Kajiwara received a BA in Economics from Vassar College.

Leading Experts on Global Trends and Strategy

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Dr. Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang are world-revered experts on global trends and business strategy, and co-authors of the new book The Silk Road Rediscovered: How Indian and Chinese Companies Are Becoming Globally Stronger by Winning in Each Other’s Markets. A roadmap for understanding the business challenges and opportunities in China, Dr. Gupta and Wang’s new book breaks down how businesses should view and respond to shifting power centers and foreign policy strategies, as well as how organizations can prime themselves for global expansion and benefit from emerging markets.

Advisor, Advocate, Author, Teacher, Memoir: Dancing in the Dash: My Story of Empowerment, Diplomacy, and Resilience

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Cultural and commercial diplomacy are the hallmarks of Lauri Fitz-Pegado’s career. She has worked at the Voice of America and the U.S. Information Agency, Lauri served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer in the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Appointed by President Clinton, she was Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service at the Department of Commerce led by Secretary Ronald H. Brown. In the private sector she advised countries, corporations, individuals, and non-profits as a senior executive at Hill and Knowlton and Gray and Company, and as a partner at The Livingston Group. Lauri also was an executive at Iridium, the global mobile satellite communications company. With a history of ballet training and performing with the Capitol Ballet, Vassar Dance Theatre, and Ballet Santo Domingo, she now has returned to her passions by teaching ballet and mentoring. She applies her communications and public relations skills to promoting artists, and her business and leadership experience to advising dance institutions sharing her commitment to social change, empowerment, and inclusion. Her memoir, Dancing in the Dash: My Story of Empowerment, Diplomacy, and Resilience, was released in the fall of 2021.
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