Live from the United Nations: The 80th UN General Assembly

Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Ian Bremmer is a political scientist who helps business leaders, policy makers, and the general public make sense of the world around them. He is president and founder of Eurasia Group, the world's leading political risk research and consulting firm, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Ian is an independent voice on critical issues around the globe, offering clearheaded insights through speeches, written commentary, and even satirical puppets (really!). Ian is the host of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, a weekly show airing on US public television.

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Rebeca Grynspan, former vice president of Costa Rica, was appointed the eighth Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 13 September 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the organization.

She is also coordinator of the Task Team of the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance set up by the UN Secretary-General to help support developed and developing countries face the economic shocks related to the war in Ukraine.

S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India

S. Krishnan has been posted as Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, New Delhi since 11th September 2023. MeitY’s vision is the e-development of India using technology as the engine for transition to a developed nation and an empowered society. MeitY’s mission is to promote e-governance, Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing, IT & ITeS industries, Internet Governance, development of human resources, R&D and innovation, Emerging Technologies, digital services and ensuring a secure cyberspace.

Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft

As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith is responsible for spearheading the company’s work and representing it publicly on a wide variety of critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, environmental sustainability, human rights, digital safety, immigration, philanthropy, and products and business for non-profit customers. He leads a team of roughly 2,000 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals located in 54 countries and operating in more than 120 nations.

Ambassador Philip Thigo, Special Envoy for Technology for the Republic of Kenya

Ambassador Philip Thigo is the Special Envoy for Technology for the Republic of Kenya, the first such role in Africa. He is an award-winning technology and public policy expert, recognized by Apolitical as one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government and by Mozilla with the RISE25 Award for ethical AI leadership. He sits on the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on AI, the Supervisory Committee of the Tech Diplomacy Forum, and the Executive Steering Group of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development. He also serves on boards including NASA’s EO4SDGs and the Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES).

Julia Chatterley (moderator), Emmy-nominated journalist and moderator

Julia Chatterley is a former anchor and correspondent for CNN International based in New York. She anchored First Move with Julia Chatterley weekdays on CNN International.

Chatterley was instrumental in CNN's coverage of major global business stories, including the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has interviewed numerous world and business leaders, such as Prime Ministers, the UN Secretary General, the head of the IMF, Richard Branson, and the CEOs of Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber.