Global Initiative
The Economic Club’s Global Initiative offers members, many of whom represent businesses with extensive global interests, the opportunity to enjoy the best and most informative international programming. The Club presents from global companies based outside the United States and representatives of governments from other nations. (Pictured Above: H.E. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia, is interviewed by Economic Club President David Rubenstein on May 18, 2017.)
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Akio Toyoda, President and Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation
March 2019
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H.E. Juha Sipilä, Prime Minister of Finland
November 2018
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H.E. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel
March 2018
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Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
October 2017
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Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon, Vice Chairman and CEO, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
October 2017
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H.E. Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, President of the Republic of Panama
June 2017
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H.E. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of the Republic of Colombia
with David Rubenstein and Mary Brady
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H.E. Peter Wittig, Ambassador of Germany
May 2017
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H.E. Carlos Sada Solana, Ambassador of Mexico
October 2016
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H.E. Ashok Mirpuri, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore
September 2016
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Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive, BP plc
June 2016
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Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler and Head of Mercedes- Benz Cars Division
November 2015
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Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, The World Bank Group
December 2013
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Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation
September 2013
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The Right Honorable Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister, Quartet Representative to the Middle East
June 2011
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Past Speakers
Recent international speakers have included:
- Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Federal Republic of Germany
- David MacNaughton, Canadian Ambassador to the United States
- Akio Toyoda, President and Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation
- His Excellency Juha Sipilä, Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland
- His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel
- Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
- Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon, Vice Chairman & CEO, Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd.
- His Excellency Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez, President of the Republic of Panama
- His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of the Republic of Colombia
- Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive, BP plc
- Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Division
- Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, The World Bank Group
- Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation
- The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick, President, The World Bank Group
- The Right Honourable Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister
Diplomatic Advisory Council
A key part of the Global Initiative is cooperation with the diplomatic community. Ambassadors are regularly invited to attend Signature events and encouraged to host Executive Conversations. Ambassadors of Singapore, Mexico, Russia and Germany were featured speakers at Executive Conversations during the 2016-2017 season, and the Ambassador of the United Kingdom has been featured during the 2017-2018 season.
The Economic Club has established a Diplomatic Advisory Council to raise the Club’s international visibility and assist in reaching out to speakers from other countries. His Excellency Ashok Mirpuri, Ambassador of Singapore, is the inaugural Chair of the Council. (Pictured Above: Economic Club board members join the Ambassadors of Afghanistan, Finland, Italy, Kuwait, Singapore, and Russia.)
- Chair - H.E. Ashok Mirpuri, Ambassador of Singapore
- H.E. Roya Rahmani, Ambassador of Afghanistan
- H.E. Joe Hockey, Ambassador of Australia
- H.E. Wolfgang Waldner, Ambassador of Austria
- H.E. Yasser Reda, Ambassador of Egypt
- H.E. Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland
- H.E. Dr. Emily Haber, Ambassador of Germany
- H.E. Navtej Sarna, Ambassador of India
- H.E. Daniel Mulhall, Ambassador of Ireland
- H.E. Ron Dermer, Ambassador of Israel
- H.E. Armando Varricchio, Ambassador of Italy
- H.E. Shinsuke Sugiyama, Ambassador of Japan
- H.E. Salem Al-Sabah, Ambassador of Kuwait
- H.E. Martha Bárcena Coqui, Ambassador of Mexico
- H.E. Rosemary Banks, Ambassador of New Zealand
- H.E. Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla, Ambassador of Panama
- H.E. Carlos Pareja, Ambassador of Peru
- H.E. Martin Dahinden, Ambassador of Switzerland
Global Partner
The Club’s Global Initiative is supported by eight sponsors at the Global Partner level – Cartica Management, LLC, Chevron Corporation, CTIA, Daimler AG, Delta Air Lines, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott International Inc., and United Technologies Corporation.
