Opening Plenary Horasis Global Meeting 2019: Catalyzing Globalization’s Rebirth
Channel: Horasis Org
Date: 2019-05-01

• Esko Aho, Chairman, Cinia Oy; Former Prime Minister, Finland
• José Manuel Barroso, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Former President, European Commission, Portugal
• Ann Winblad, Managing Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, USA
• Deborah Wince-Smith, President, United States Council on Competitiveness, USA
Chaired by
• Nik Gowing, Founder and Director, Thinking the Unthinkable, United Kingdom

The globe’s trade is highly interconnected but benefits are unequal: populists are angry. How can globalization’s benefits be better distributed? Would this alone pacify populist demands? What changes might bring this about? This opening plenary will set the scene and provide intellectual rigor for the delegates to incorporate the inspirations to develop and sustain our future embracing everyone.
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• Esko Aho, Chairman, Cinia Oy; Former Prime Minister, Finland
• José Manuel Barroso, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Former President,
European Commission, Portugal
• Ann Winblad, Managing Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, USA
• Deborah Wince-Smith, President, United States Council on Competitiveness, USA
Chaired by
• Nik Gowing, Founder and Director, Thinking the Unthinkable, United Kingdom