Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook; Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s Chief International Correspondent and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and CTO of Inrupt, were today announced as new headline speakers for Reuters Next one of the biggest and most ambitious leadership summits in the world.
With just days until the virtual conference kicks off, Reuters Next will deliver the most senior, inspiring, diverse and truly global range of voices to be featured at any event in 2021. Reuters Next draws on Reuters reach to host diverse voices from around the world who will examine topics from different perspectives, bringing their passion, experience and expertise to find new ways forward.
The conference will bring together more than 25,000 executives over four days to examine topics such as how companies and countries plan to fuel a post-pandemic recovery, climate change and sustainability, geopolitical shifts after the U.S. election and Brexit, new work models, public health and press freedom, providing professionals with essential insights and information to make smart decisions.
Led by Reuters editors, Reuters Next will address the most critical issues of the day across five distinct themes:
Radical Redesign will tackle the challenges and opportunities of a distributed workplace, the future of travel and the reliance on vaccines to create a new normal. Speakers include:
– Brian Chesky, Chief Executive Officer, AirBnB
– Tony Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia
– Alan Joyce, Chief Executive Officer, Qantas
– Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Google and Alphabet
– Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook
Policy & Progress will explore how policy makers are navigating COVID-19, the energy transition, inequality and the rise of populism, and the fallout from Brexit and the U.S. election Speakers include:
– Vera Daves de Sousa, Finance Minister of Angola
– Benjamin Diokno, President, Philippines Central Bank
– Ivan Duque, President of Colombia
– S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, India
– Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank
– Olaf Scholz, Federal Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor, German Federal Ministry of Finance
Recovering Growth will address how businesses around the world are finding ways back from the economic hit of COVID-19, how to unleash spending power and the future of innovation. Speakers include:
– N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Group
– Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
– Joe Kaeser, President & Chief Executive Officer, Siemens AG
– Stephen Pagliuca, Chairman, Bain Capital
– Kristin Peck, Chief Executive Officer, Zoetis
– Bahren Shaari, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Singapore
A Sustainable Future will tackle an inclusive, green recovery, leading the way to a carbon-neutral future and global supply chains and the circular economy. Speakers include:
– Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association
– João Paulo Ferreira, Chief Executive Officer, Natura & Co Latin America
– John Flint, Former Group Chief Executive, HSBC
– Janet Redman, Climate Campaign Director, Greenpeace USA
– Michael Wirth, Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Media and Free Speech will explore freedom of speech versus regulation, the evolving role of social media in the digital news ecosystem and press freedom and the rise of authoritarianism. Speakers include:
– Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent, CNN
– Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of World Wide Web and CTO, Inrupt
– Tim Davie, Director General, BBC
– Richard Edelman, Chief Executive Officer, Edelman
– Maria Ressa, Founder, Rappler
– Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
Josh London, Reuters Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Reuters Professional, said: “After the extraordinary upheavals of 2020, the biggest global leaders and influential thinkers in the world will come together at Reuters Next to discuss opportunities for change and growth, as well as how to deal with the rifts and problems that our world and our societies face. This conference will address the most critical global issues of our age, offering first-hand insights and innovative solutions and opportunities that will define the world in 2021. I can’t wait for the discussion to begin.”
Reuters Next draws on the strength of the world’s biggest news provider – with 2,500 journalists in 200 locations – and its unrivalled ability to provide professionals with both business and general news from every part of the world.
The summit follows the launch of Reuters Professional – a new, unified offer of global news coverage, commentary and industry-leading events to help professionals make smart decisions.
The full agenda and further details for Reuters Next can be found here.
The full list of speakers includes:
Jihan Abass, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Lami
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Tech Entrepreneur Co-Founder, Andela
Mo Abudu, Chief Executive Officer, Ebonylife Media & Ebonylife Place
Stephen J. Adler, Editor-in-chief, Reuters
Mohamed Adow, Director, Power Shift Africa
Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ola
Waad al-Kateab, Filmmaker, Activist & Founder, Action For Sama
Elizabeth Allen, Head of Asian Fixed Income, HSBC Global Asset Management
Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s Chief International Anchor, Host of Amanpour, CNNi and Amanpour & Co., PBS in the US
Christina Anagnostopoulos, Senior Producer, Reuters Fact Check Reuters
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Founder & Publisher, Cassava Republic Press
Clare Baldwin, Special Correspondent, Reuters
Ma Baoli, Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, BlueCity
Dr. Reza Baqir, Governor State Bank Pakistan
Jane Barrett, Global Editor Media News Strategy , Reuters
Mark Bendeich, Europe News Editor, Reuters
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of World Wide Web and CTO, Inrupt
Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association
George Borovas, Head of Nuclear and Tokyo Office Managing Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Graham Brookie, Director and Managing Editor, Atlantic Council
John Bruce, Co-founder & CEO, Inrupt
Juan Carlos Jobet E. Ministry of Energy and Mining, Chile
N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Group
Brian Chesky, Chief Executive Officer, AirBnB
Nina Chestney, Head of EMEA Power, Gas, Coal and Carbon, Reuters
Rob Cox, Global Editor, Reuters Breakingviews
Anshuman Daga, Senior Financial Correspondent, Reuters
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Award-winning Zimbabwean Author
Ann Daniels, Polar Explorer
Vera Daves de Sousa, Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance of Angola
Tim Davie, Director General, BBC
Benjamin Diokno, Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Iván Duque Márquez, President, Colombia
Richard Edelman, Chief Executive Officer, Edelman
Peter Erickson, Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute
Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Fola Fagbule, Senior Vice President, Africa Finance Corporation
Tony Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia
Dale Fisher, Professor of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Steve Fisher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novelis
John Flint, Former Group Chief Executive, HSBC
Sabina Fluxa, Chief Executive Officer, Iberostar
Michael Friedenberg, President, Reuters
Jared Friedman, Group Partner, Y-Combinator
Alessandra Galloni, Global Managing Editor, Reuters
Steve Gan, Editor-in-chief, Malaysiakini.com
Cherian George Professor of Media Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Preston Golson, Director, Brunswick Group
Justice Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
Matthew Green , Climate Change Correspondent, Reuters
Jitse Groen, Chief Executive Officer, JustEat
Mohd Haris Mohd Arshad, Managing Director, Sime Darby Oils
Irma Hidayana, Co-Founder & Co-Leader, LaporCovid19
Jennifer Hiller, Oil & Gas Reporter, Reuters
David Hone, Chief Climate Change Adviser, Shell
Dr. Fred Hu, Chairman, Primavera Capital Group
Chris Hyams, Chief Executive Officer, Indeed
Hamid Ibrahim, Co-Founder & Head of Creative Operations, Kugali Media
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
Lanaya Irvin, President, Coqual
Dr. S. Jaishankar , External Affairs Minister of India
Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
Alan Joyce, Chief Executive Officer, Qantas
Joe Kaeser, President & Chief Executive Officer, Siemens AG
Deep Kalra, Founder & Group Executive Chairman, MakeMyTrip Limited
Salman Khan, Founder and CEO, Khan Academy
Sean Kidney, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative
Jack Kim, Correspondent, Reuters
Miyoung Kim, Breaking News Editor, Asia, Reuters
Taro Kono, Minister of State for Administrative Reform, Japan
Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank
Heidi J Larson Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science Vaccine Confidence Project
Karen Lema, Bureau Chief Philippines, Reuters
Yash Lohia, Chief Sustainability Officer, Indorama Ventures
David R. Malpass, President, The World Bank
Sandeep Mathrani, Chief Executive Officer, WeWork
Adam Matthews, Director of Ethics and Engagement, Church of England Pensions Board
Dwayne Matthews, Education Strategist & Founder, TomorrowNow Learning Labs
Calvin McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, Lululemon
Ilarion Merculieff, President, Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways
Mahathir Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia
Dr. Dambisa Moyo, Global Economist & Author, Versaca Investments
Ravi Muthayah, Secretary-General, Malaysia Plantation & Commodities Ministry
Thant Myint-U, Writer, Historian and Former Presidential Adviser
Brian Niccol, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Chipotle
Takeshi Niinami, Chief Executive Officer, Suntory
Eric Norris, President, Lithium GBU Albemarle Corporation
Silver Ojakol, Commissioner External Trade, Ghana
Khin Omar, Burmese Democracy Activist
Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International
Dr. Friederike Otto, Associate Director, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Steve Pagliuca, Co-Chairman, Bain Capital
João Paulo Ferreira, Chief Executive Officer, Natura & Co Latin America
John Pearson, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express
Kristin Peck, Chief Executive Officer, Zoetis
Hephzi Pemberton, CEO, Equality Group
Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Google and Alphabet
Dan Poneman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Centrus Energy Corp.
Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer, India’s Serum Institute
Dominic Price, Work Futurist, Atlassian
Nidhi Razdan, Associate Professor of Journalism, Harvard University
Janet Redman, Climate Campaign Director, Greenpeace USA
Sven Reinke, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service
Maria Ressa, Founder, Rappler
John Rice, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor University of Oxford
Dr. Pandu Riono, Epidemiologist & Senior Staff, University of Indonesia, Faculty of Public Health
Anne-Marie Roantree, Bureau Chief, Reuters
Neil Roberts, Head of Marine & Aviation, Lloyd’s of London Market Association
Anne Robinson, Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Vanguard
Simon Robinson, Global Managing Editor, Reuters
Ismael Roig, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, ADM
Juliana Rotich, Venture Partner, Atlantica Ventures
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Economist & Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University
Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook
Vergel O. Santos, Member, Board of Trustees, Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
Ann Saphir, Financial Reporter, Reuters
Ernest Scheyder, Correspondent, Reuters
Olaf Scholz, Federal Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor, German Federal Ministry of Finance
Michael Seibel, Group Partner and Managing Director, Y-Combinator
Bahren Shaari, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Singapore
K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs & Minister for Law
Mudassir Sheikha, Chief Executive Officer, Careem
Vijay Shekar Sharma, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Paytm
Najwa Shihab, Newscaster & Founder, Narasi Newsroom
Kassie Siegel, Director, Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute
Lauren Silva Laughlin, Global Deals Editor, Reuters
Lorenzo Simonelli, Chief Executive Officer, Baker Hughes
Rod Sims, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Dev Stahlkopf, Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Affairs, Microsoft
Nick Stansbury, Head of Commodity Research, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
Toby Sterling, Amsterdam Senior Correspondent, Reuters
Laura Storm, Founder, Regenerators
Sonny Swe, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Myanmar
Dr. Anders, Tegnell State Epidemiologist, Sweden
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, President & CEO, VietJet
Nellwyn Thomas, Chief Technology Officer, Democratic National Committee
Axel Threlfall, Editor-at-Large, Reuters
Sebastian Thrun, Founder, President & Executive Chairman, Udacity
Olivier Tichit, Leader of Sustainability, Musim Mas
Alicia Tillman, Global Chief Marketing Officer, SAP
Valerie Volcovici, Correspondent, Reuters
Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
Jane Wardell, Global Desk Editor, Reuters
Claire Wardle PhD, US Director, First Draft
Shan Weijian, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, PAG
Peter Wennink, President & Chief Executive Officer, ASML
Jay Wileman, President & Chief Executive Officer, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Professor Michelle Williams, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Michael Wirth, Chief Executive Officer, Chevron
Ryan Woo, Beijing Bureau Chief, Reuters
Kane Wu, Senior Correspondent, Reuters
Edward Yau Tang-wah, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Hong Kong Special Administrative regions region Government
Tae Yongho, The Member of the National Assembly of The Republic of Korea
Hugh Young, Managing Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments
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