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• Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI
• Futurist and Artificial Intelligence Expert
• Philanthropist
• Chairman of 21C GIRLS, a charity that delivers free coding classes to girls in Singapore
• Co-Author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization
• Served on the Singapore Ministry of Education’s ASPIRE Steering Committee that developed a blueprint for transforming the national higher education system towards innovative industries
• An education, technology, and urbanization expert
• Co-Founder of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a research and advisory group established to analyze emerging technologies and their social, economic and political implications

• Current Chief International Advisor to former President Barack Obama
• President Obama’s National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speech Writing (2009-2017)

• Founder & President of Smadja & Smadja Strategic Advisory Inc. (2001 – present)
• Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (1995 – 2001)

• Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, NUS
• Founding Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
• Former President, UNSC (Jan 2001 and May 2002)
• Former Permanent Secretary (CEO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
• Honorary International Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Visiting Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

• David and Diane Steffy Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer in Public Policy, Stanford University
• Member, United States Social Security Advisory Board
• CNN Political Commentator
• Former Senior Adviser to the 2016 Presidential Campaign of Senator Marco Rubio
• Policy Director, Romney-Ryan 2012 Presidential Campaign

• Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019
• British Conservative Politician

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• Former White House Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition and Chef to the President
• Founding partner of TROVE, an organization helping sustainable companies grow
• Senior Food Analyst at NBC News
• Venture partner in Acre Venture Partners

• Cybersecurity Policy and China Digital Economy Fellow at New America. Her research focuses on emerging information and communication technology (ICT) policies globally, particularly in China
• Previously, Sacks launched the industrial cyber business for Siemens in Asia, focusing on energy sector cybersecurity markets in Japan, South Korea, and China. Prior to this, she led China technology sector analysis at the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group

• Founder and CEO of APAC Advisors
• Senior Advisor at McLarty Associates
• Serves as Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce Singapore
• A sought-after expert on US politics and trade
• A regular contributor to CNBC and Channel NewsAsia