Keynote SpeakerParag Khanna

Biography

Popular Talks by Parag Khanna

• Winners and Losers in the New Global Macro

  Today’s macro landscape features a volatile mix of geopolitical fragmentation, trade distortions, interest rate gyrations and currency manipulation – as well as significant new drivers such as demographic shifts, technological disruptions and climate risk. What new regime is likely to emerge and how can investors find alpha across geographies and... Read more

  Today’s macro landscape features a volatile mix of geopolitical fragmentation, trade distortions, interest rate gyrations and currency manipulation – as well as significant new drivers such as demographic shifts, technological disruptions and climate risk. What new regime is likely to emerge and how can investors find alpha across geographies and asset classes? Dr. Khanna has spent a quarter century advising the largest and most prestigious institutional investors and asset managers from sovereign wealth funds and pensions to private equity and family offices. His deep and data-rich analysis paints an interdisciplinary picture of key megatrends, confidently forecasting which markets and sectors will outperform in the complex and turbulent years ahead.

• Navigating the Geopolitical Marketplace

  America no longer runs the world, nor will a “new Cold War” between the US and China determine global order. Instead, we find ourselves in a hyper-competitive “geopolitical marketplace,” the term Dr. Khanna coined two decades ago to capture how a half-dozen major powers are vying to be the trusted... Read more

  America no longer runs the world, nor will a “new Cold War” between the US and China determine global order. Instead, we find ourselves in a hyper-competitive “geopolitical marketplace,” the term Dr. Khanna coined two decades ago to capture how a half-dozen major powers are vying to be the trusted providers of vital services across the military, financial, energy, industrial, technological, infrastructure and other domains. Meanwhile, rather than choose sides, smart countries practice a deft “multi-alignment,” doing business in all directions to get the best deal for themselves. Based on his pioneering research and extensive experience advising heads of state and global corporations, Dr. Khanna guides you in navigating this complex new global system.

• The Global War for Young Talent

  Our species is rapidly reaching “peak humanity.” The global population may cross nine billion people during the 2030s, but many aging societies from Europe to East Asia are already depopulating due to collapsing fertility and low immigration. But most of the world’s people are still young — and as they... Read more

  Our species is rapidly reaching “peak humanity.” The global population may cross nine billion people during the 2030s, but many aging societies from Europe to East Asia are already depopulating due to collapsing fertility and low immigration. But most of the world’s people are still young — and as they vote with their feet, they determine the winners and losers of the 21st century. Countries are now vigorously competing in a global war for young talent to attract the taxpayers and homeowners, laborers and caregivers, students and entrepreneurs of the future. Companies must do the same – even though in a remote working world, millennials and Gen-Z are moving targets as they abandon national loyalty in favor of the most affordable and liberal lifestyle. Dr. Khanna presents the world from the standpoint of the mobile young generation, guiding your talent strategies for the years ahead.

• How to Climate-Proof Your Company

  The climate will not adapt to us – we have to adapt to it. Climate disasters are intensifying, with hurricanes, floods, droughts, wildfires, heatwaves and other catastrophes are causing ever greater costs to societies everywhere. Climate refugees now outnumber political and economic migrants, and conflicts over food and water are... Read more

  The climate will not adapt to us – we have to adapt to it. Climate disasters are intensifying, with hurricanes, floods, droughts, wildfires, heatwaves and other catastrophes are causing ever greater costs to societies everywhere. Climate refugees now outnumber political and economic migrants, and conflicts over food and water are sparking uncontrolled mass migrations across the continents. Net zero goals are clearly not enough. That is why climate adaptation must be every country and company’s foremost priority. This includes fortifying and redesigning our cities and buildings, accelerating renewable energy, boosting food production, and relocating our businesses, citizens, and workers to more resilient habitats. Dr. Khanna leverages his access to AlphaGeo’s proprietary software to provide detailed analysis of the locations across the globe best suited to your business requirements, customizing your resilient investment strategy to thrive in the volatile era ahead.

• The Future is Asian

  With billions of people and trillions of dollars of economic growth generated each year, Asia is the world’s undisputed economic core and strategic cockpit. Most of the world’s population and more than a third of its GDP are contained within this increasingly dense zone of trade and investment agreements. Asia... Read more

  With billions of people and trillions of dollars of economic growth generated each year, Asia is the world’s undisputed economic core and strategic cockpit. Most of the world’s population and more than a third of its GDP are contained within this increasingly dense zone of trade and investment agreements. Asia used to produce for the world, now the world produces for Asia. After Japan and China, the next chapter of Asia’s economic story is being written by the “fourth wave” regions of South and Southeast Asia as countries such as India and Vietnam become key destinations for high-tech manufacturing as they capture value chains and lead the world in minting unicorns. Yet navigating Asia’s dizzying diversity of cultures and regulations requires both macro and micro expertise, as well as a keen understanding of current geopolitical tensions. There is no better guide than Dr. Khanna to the region that is defining the 21st century.

• Citizen of Everywhere

  What does it mean to be a worldly person? How should you raise kids with skills necessary for tomorrow’s world? What are the best places to live and retire? Born in India, raised in the UAE, New York and Germany, and having lived in Switzerland, London and Singapore, Dr. Khanna... Read more

  What does it mean to be a worldly person? How should you raise kids with skills necessary for tomorrow’s world? What are the best places to live and retire? Born in India, raised in the UAE, New York and Germany, and having lived in Switzerland, London and Singapore, Dr. Khanna has cultivated a lifestyle as a “citizen of everywhere.” This approach has yielded profound insights captured in his many books spanning geopolitics, technology, governance and travel – and elevated him to the status of a trusted advisor to many world leaders and corporate figures. Executives will savor this philosophical yet grounded conversation drawing on Parag’s unique life experiences as an adventurous scholar who’s visited more than 150 countries and been compared to Henry Kissinger and Alvin Toffler, and whose worldview presents the essential middle ground between the forces of nationalism and globalism.