Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee & Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is one of the world’s leading experts on global monetary systems, financial crises, and economic history. His research spans exchange rates, capital flows, and the evolution of international institutions such as the IMF. Eichengreen has held visiting positions at the IMF, the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and chairs the Academic Advisory Committee of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He has published widely cited books, including Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses – and Misuses – of History, and most recently In Defense of Public Debt (2021). His monthly columns on global macroeconomic issues appear regularly in Project Syndicate.

Raghuram G. Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. From 2013 to 2016, he served as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, where he was widely credited with stabilizing the Indian economy during turbulent global conditions. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund. Professor Rajan has authored several acclaimed books, including Fault Lines, which won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award, and The Third Pillar, a finalist for the same prize. His recent research has focused on sovereign debt, climate resilience, and liquidity dynamics in modern financial systems. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and currently chairs both the Group of Thirty and the Per Jacobsson Foundation. Rajan’s insights continue to shape the global conversation on financial regulation and inclusive growth.

Paul Bulcke is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nestlé S.A., a position he has held since 2017. He has been with the Nestlé Group since 1979, starting as a marketing trainee and subsequently holding key leadership roles across Latin America and Europe. From 2008 to 2016, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé S.A., after leading the company’s operations in the Americas as Executive Vice President and Zone Director. Earlier in his career, he was Market Head in Portugal, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Germany. Bulcke holds a degree in Commercial Engineering from the University of Louvain and completed postgraduate studies in management at the Vlerick Business School as well as executive training at IMD in Switzerland. Paul Bulcke holds dual Belgian and Swiss citizenship and serves on several international advisory bodies, including the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chairpersons and the J.P. Morgan International Council, while also acting as Vice-Chairman of the Board of L’Oréal.

Paul Donovan is the Chief Economist of UBS Global Wealth Management. He leads the firm’s economic analysis and is a member of the Global Investment Committee. Donovan is known for focusing on the human aspects of economic systems and regularly communicates insights on inflation, sustainability, and economic inequality. He is actively involved in UBS initiatives promoting diversity, economics education, and sustainable finance.  Donovan has a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London. He is also an Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford and sits on their investment committee and development board.