International Affairs & Security speakers
General Sir Patrick Sanders
Highly respected military Strategist
Gregg Carlstrom
Middle East correspondent, journalist & author
Christof Bluth
International Relations and security expert
Grant Shapps
British politician & Cabinet member in the UK Government (2012-24)
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2017-20 & 2022-24)
James Heappey
British politician & Minister of State for the Armed Forces ( 2020-24)
Tom Fletcher
Diplomat and author
Moises Naim
Global Affairs Expert and Author
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Casey Michel
Award-winning Investigative Author & Journalist
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
French journalist and writer on international affairs.
Édouard Philippe
Mayor of Le Havre and Former Prime Minister of France (2017-20)
António Costa
Prime Minister of Portugal (2015-2024)
Abdullah Gul
Politican and former President of Turkey
Benedikt Franke
Co-Founder and CEO of the Munich Security Conference Foundation
Lucy Fisher
Political journalist & Whitehall Editor at the Financial Times
Ben Wallace
British politician and expert in national security
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William Wintercross
Renowned foreign correspondent & producer
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David V. Gioe
Professor of Intelligence & International Security in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London
Graham Stacey
Former Chief of Staff of NATO Transformation
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Bates Gill
Specialist on China & Indo-Pacific affairs