UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy 2026

(London; January 12-15th, 2026)

Program Leader, Family Enterprises and Wealth, Columbia Business School, New York

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Chancellor of Austria 2007-2008

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-2022

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Member of the Senate of Spain

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President & Director of AI Strategy, Monetisation & Enterprise Value, CoreIntel

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Member of the House of Lords (UK)

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Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons 2013-2024

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Member of the House of Lords (UK)

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Member of the House of Lords (UK)

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Member of the Swedish Parliament

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15

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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

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Data Scientist, Entrepreneur, and Ecosystem Builder

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President of the Republic of Macedonia 2009-2019

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Prime Minister of Lebanon 2020-2021

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Member of the Finnish Parliament

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Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly; Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus

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10th Director-General of UNESCO 2009-2017

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Executive Chairman, International Center Alliance of Civilizations

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Member of the House of Lords (UK); First Minister of Scotland 2001-2007

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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Member of the Swedish Parliament

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Co-Founder at boop- Building Right-Protecting Digital and Physical Identity

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Fintech Speaker | Blockchain & Crypto Scholar | Advisor, British Blockchain Association

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CEO, Women in Blockchain Talks

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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom 2015-2024

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Member of the House of Lords (UK)

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Member of the House of Lords (UK)

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Former Federal Minister of Pakistan; Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan 2008-2018

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Ethereum Foundation

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United Nations Under-Secretary-General, High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

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Chairman of Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina 2014-15, 2016-17

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Prime Minister of Palestine 2019-2024

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1st Vice-Chair of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP); Member of the Finnish Parliament

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15th Prime Minister of Moldova 2021-2023

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Co-Founder at boop- Building Right-Protecting Digital and Physical Identity

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Director of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

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Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons

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Minister of Education and Foreign Affairs of Finland 1979–83

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Member of the Senate of Pakistan

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons 2017-2024

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Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons

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Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Global Head of XDC Network Enterprise Alliance and Ventures

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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Member of the Senate of Pakistan

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Former Federal Minister of Climate Change of Pakistan

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Head of the UK Forum; Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Member of the Finnish Parliament; Minister of Transport and Communications 2019-2023

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President of Estonia 2006-2016

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Founder and President, The Power Diaspora Forum

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Member of the Finnish Parliament; Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade 2019-2023

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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Prime Minister of Belgium 2009-2011

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