Parag Khanna

Global strategist and esteemed speaker, Parag Khanna, infuses his speeches with anecdotes from his world travels, making for a truly thrilling experience for audiences. As the founder and Managing Partner of FutureMap, a consultancy firm that specialises in "data-driven scenario planning and strategic advisory" for high-profile clients. Parag is also a respected author, having published such globally celebrated books as The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century in 2019 and Technocracy in America: Rise of the Info-State in 2017. When booked for events, Parag provides an expert analysis of corporate strategies, essential for business leaders to stay ahead of the curve.

As a TED Talk speaker, his presentation, Mapping the Future of Countries, used both historical and present-day maps to explain international border conflicts. Audiences were privileged to Parag's solutions for such conflicts, which he proposed in an eloquent and witty manner. His speech has been viewed over three million times. He is also a respected advisor to the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030 program, a testament to Parag's sustained influence on international industries. As a speaker, Parag's anecdotes and actionable insights stem from his incredibly influential career at the forefront of global strategy.

In 1999, Parag was a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, before being appointed a Global Governance Fellow at the Brookings Institution. After thriving at the World Economic Forum from 2000 to 2002, Parag served as a Senior Geopolitical Adviser to United States Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a Senior Research Fellow, he has worked at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and the New America Foundation. He is a pioneer of business and education, so an event featuring Parag benefits from his relevant, topical knowledge of finance, politics and strategy.

No stranger to the media, this influential figure has appeared in the New York Times Magazine's cover story, Waving Goodbye to Hegemony. To this day, the article is widely considered as the most influential and debated since the Cold War. From the Wall Street Journal to The Guardian, CNN to TedXGateway, Parag has thrived on stage, screen and in print. Winner of the 2002 OECD Future Leaders Prize and honoured as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, Parag has travelled to over 150 countries, as both a fearless adventurer and a highly sought after speaker, who specialises in global trends, systemic risk, market entry strategies and technological disruption.