Keynote Speakers
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President
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States of America and Founder of the George W. Bush Foundation
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Katie Couric
Award-Winning Journalist and Author of The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lesson From Extraordinary Lives
Featured Speakers
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Ed Crooks
U.S. INDUSTRY AND ENERGY EDITOR, FINANCIAL TIMES
Ed Crooks is US industry and energy editor for the Financial Times, based in New York. Since joining the FT in 1999, Crooks has served as energy editor, UK news editor and economics editor based in London.
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Julie Dana
SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICER OF BANKING AND DEBT MANAGEMENT, WORLD BANK TREASURY
Julie Dana has more than 15 years experience in risk management. For six years, she worked as a commodity trader and risk manager in the metals industry in the private sector. Before joining...
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Sen. Tom Daschle
FORMER SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND AUTHOR OF GETTING IT DONE
Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Tom Daschle graduated from South Dakota State University in 1969. Upon graduation, he entered the United States Air Force where he served as an intelligence officer in the Strategic Air Command...
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Donald Paul
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, CHEVRON CORPORATION
Donald Paul is the executive director of the University of Southern California Energy Institute, where he also holds the William M. Keck Chair in Energy Resources. The USC Energy Institute...
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Niall Ferguson
ECONOMIC HISTORIAN, PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR, THE ASCENT OF MONEY: A FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School...
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Dan Glickman
FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASPEN INSTITUTE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM
Dan Glickman is currently the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, which was started by former Senator Dick Clark...
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Jeremy Grant
EDITOR, FT TRADING ROOM,
FINANCIAL TIMES
Jeremy Grant edits and writes for the FT Trading Room, the FT's new web offering providing a single source of intelligence for trading, exchanges, clearing, settlement, financial markets regulation and trading technology...
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Arianna Huffington
PRESIDENT AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, HUFFINTON POST MEDIA GROUP
Arianna Huffington is among the most influential players shaping the national conversation on politics, the economy, the media and public policy. An entrepreneur and business leader, Huffington provides an informed view on the...
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Matthew Jansen
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT, GLOBAL OILSEEDS, ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
Matthew J. Jansen is president of Archer Daniels Midland Company's Oilseeds business unit and an officer of the corporation. He also serves on the company's Strategic Planning Committee...
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Emery Koenig
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF RISK OFFICER, CARGILL
Emery Koenig is executive vice president and chief risk officer of Cargill. He was elected to Cargill's Board of Directors in 2010 and is a member of the Cargill Corporate Leadership Team, the core executive group in charge of...
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Robert Merton
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF FINANCE, MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT; NOBEL LAUREATE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan...
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Andy Milnes
HEAD OF SUPPLY AND TRADING, BP NORTH AMERICA INC.
Andy Milnes is the BP Americas Head of Supply and Trading and responsible for Crude Oil globally. He transitioned to this role in July 2008, from his previous role of Regional Business Unit Leader for BP IST Oil Americas...
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Bill Richardson
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO (2003-2010), FORMER U.S. ENERGY SECRETARY, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND MEMBER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bill Richardson completed his second term as Governor of New Mexico in December 2010...
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Myron Scholes
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF FINANCE, MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT; NOBEL LAUREATE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Myron S. Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School...
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Cheng Siwei
CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE FORUM OF BEIJING
Cheng Siwei is a renowned economist and former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, former Chairman of the China National Democratic Construction Association. He currently serves...
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Biz Stone
CO-FOUNDER, TWITTER
Biz Stone is an American entrepreneur best known for founding Twitter, Inc. A progenitor of social networking and blogging, Stone has been developing large scale systems that facilitate the open exchange of information for more than a decade. Having started out as an artist...
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Gillian Tett
US MANAGING EDITOR,
FINANCIAL TIMES
Gillian Tett is the US managing editor of the Financial Times. She leads the editorial development of the paper's US edition and of US news on FT.com. Previously, Tett was assistant editor responsible for the FT's markets...
Gala Dinner Speakers
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President and Mrs. George W. Bush
This year, SFO's American Hero Series presents President George W. Bush and Laura Bush as honored guests at GFLC 2011’s opening night gala dinner. Together, President and Mrs. Bush will discuss their involvement in numerous humanitarian initiatives along with personal anecdotes from their years in the White House.
