Global Economy

The rise of emerging markets is increasing the globalization of the world's economy. A thriving global economy offers many benefits, including free trade, increased economies of scale, more investment opportunities while also promoting the movement of labor. Gravity Speakers’ roster of economists, influential journalists, political experts, and best-selling authors can help advise and prepare you for upcoming market challenges and potential scenarios for the future of global markets.

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Brian Banmiller
Brian
Banmiller
National Broadcast Journalist, Host of “Banmiller on Business”

Brian Banmiller is a national business journalist and public speaker who has spent more than 40 years in the news industry, covering business, politics and the economy on television, radio and in print. Currently, his “Banmiller on Business” reports and speeches are delivered to an audience of millions nationwide.

Brian Banmiller
Geoff Colvin
Geoff
Colvin
Senior Editor-at-Large for Fortune, Award-winning Journalist for Fortune & CBS Radio, Bestselling Author, Broadcaster

As Fortune magazine’s senior editor-at-large, Geoff Colvin is now in his fourth decade at Fortune. He is one of business journalism’s sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, management, globalization, government regulation, corporate governance, competition, the economy, the InfoTech revolution, human performance and related issues.

Geoff Colvin
Clara Durodié
Clara
Durodié
Author, Speaker, Technology Strategist, Finance & AI Expert

Clara Durodié is a technology strategist specialising in the business and governance of artificial intelligence in financial services. Internationally recognised for her expertise, she advises boards of major financial institutions, think-tanks, governments, and academic organisations, and mentors AI startups on governance, funding, and growth strategy. A frequent speaker at leading global conferences—including SIBOS, Money 20/20, AI World, and Innovate Finance—Clara has also lectured at top universities such as Oxford, MIT, and London Business School. She is the author of the acclaimed Decoding AI in Financial Services, and publishes the DecodingAI® newsletter, which explores AI’s business and governance implications for financial services. Clara is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (UK) and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford.

Clara Durodié
Troy Hazard
Troy
Hazard
Franchise Expert, TV Host, Global Business Leader

The entrepreneurial genius, Troy Hazard, has founded and nurtured twelve businesses over two decades, has turned around businesses that were making enormous losses, and has consulted to countless successful companies including Goodyear, Baskin Robbins, Subway, Fisher & Paykel and many more.

Troy Hazard
Todd Hirsch
Todd
Hirsch
Navigator of Economic Disruption | Speaker | Author

Todd Hirsch is an internationally renowned economist, speaker, and author. He worked for the Bank of Canada, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Canada West Foundation, before serving as vice president and chief economist for ATB Financial for 15 years. He also previously taught economics at the University of Calgary and for the executive education program at the University of Alberta.

Todd Hirsch
Ron Insana
Ron
Insana
CNBC Senior Analyst and Commentator, Trailblazing Financial Journalist, Bestselling Author, and CEO of iFi AI

In the midst of the chaotic forces impacting business and the economy, Ron Insana delivers clear insights business leaders and financial professionals can use to make smarter decisions. A pioneer in television financial news reporting, Ron is currently senior analyst and commentator at CNBC. He also hosts The Market Score Board Report, a daily nationally syndicated radio program. Ron had a front row seat to the transformative AI revolution during his time as CEO of iFi AI, an AI-powered stock research platform created in partnership with IBM watsonx. He is also founder and CEO of The Insana Entertainment Group, a film and TV production company. Ron is author of four books on investing and financial markets dynamics. In his speeches, Ron makes sense of the business, economic, technological, and political news – distilling it into actionable insights his audience can use to navigate change, protect what they have, and spot fresh opportunities. Besides keynoting, he is also an outstanding moderator and interviewer.

Ron Insana
Linda Nazareth
Linda
Nazareth
Economist, Futurist, Author

Linda Nazareth is an economist, a futurist, and a respected authority on the future of work.  As a newspaper columnist and an author, she knows how to frame things in ways that both educate and entertain, and as the Senior Fellow for Economics and Population Change at think-tank the Macdonald Laurier Institute she knows what she is talking about.

Linda Nazareth
John Sitilides
John
Sitilides
Geopolitical Strategist, Global Affairs, and American Politics Expert

John Sitilides, a Washington D.C. government affairs specialist and diplomacy consultant to the U.S. Department of State, shares his insights into the U.S. and global risk trends, international security flashpoints and geopolitical strategies. He explores the complex geopolitical decisions that impact markets in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, helping clients better understand and mitigate risk.

John Sitilides
Bob Woodward
Bob
Woodward
Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist, Associate Editor at The Washington Post, and Author of 23 Bestsellers

Bob Woodward rose to international fame when he and Carl Bernstein exposed the Watergate scandal in 1973. Since then, he has illuminated secret government operations and the evolution of presidential power through his writing. As the author of 23 bestselling books, with 17 reaching #1, he offers unique insights in his speeches about the presidency and media's role. Currently, he serves as associate editor for The Washington Post and has won nearly every American journalism award, including two Pulitzers.

Bob Woodward
Prof. Henrik von Scheel
Henrik
von Scheel
Industry 4.0 Originator | Strategist | Futurist | Keynote Speaker

Learning to live with a severe form of double deficit dyslexia and stuttering, Henrik unknowingly turned his disability into a gift to recognize patterns. Hence he devoted 20 years to the study and research of strategy in the scientific disciplines of Patternicity, Statistical Analysis, and Probabilistic Analysis. Best known as one of the most influential futurists of our century, who ignited the digital and 4th Industrial Revolution (aka Godfather) themes of today.

Prof. Henrik von Scheel
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