Dr. Linda Yueh is a Fellow in Economics, St Edmund Hall, Oxford University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, London Business School. She is Visiting Senior Fellow at the IDEAS research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science and was Visiting Professor of Economics at Peking University. She is Editor of the Routledge Series on Economic Growth and Development, and her books include: The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today (What Would the Great Economists Do? How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today’s Biggest Problems) and China’s Growth: The Making of an Economic Superpower.

David Lipton assumed the position of First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund on September 1, 2011. On March 28, 2016, he was reappointed for a second five-year term beginning September 1, 2016. Before coming to the Fund, Mr. Lipton was Special Assistant to the President, and served as Senior Director for International Economic Affairs at the National Economic Council and National Security Council at the White House. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Citi, and also served in the Clinton administration as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs — and before that as Assistant Secretary. Mr. Lipton earned a Ph.D. and M.A. from Harvard University in 1982 and a B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1975.

Dr. Karnit Flug was appointed Governor of the Bank of Israel in November 2013. Dr. Flug holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, a Masters and a Bachelor’s degree (cum laude) in Economics from the Hebrew University. Prior to her current role, she held the positions of Deputy Governor, Acting Governor, Director of the Research Department and member of the Bank of Israel's senior management. Earlier in her career, Dr. Flug worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund and was a senior research economist at the Inter-American Development Bank. Dr. Flug published numerous papers on macroeconomics, the labor market and social policies.

Alicia García-Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at European think-tank BRUEGEL and Research Fellow at Real Instituto Elcano, and is currently Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Finally, Alicia is advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as well as a member of the board of the Hong Kong Forum.

Alicia holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books (see her publications in ResearchGate or Google Scholar . Alicia is also very active in international media (Bloomberg and CNBC among others) as well as social media ( Twitter , LinkedIn and Weibo ). As recognition of her leadership thoughts, Alicia has recently been nominated TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn .

rge Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books.

Ryozo Himino is the vice minister for international affairs of the Financial Services Agency. During the last two decades, he assumed various posts at the agency and supervised banks, insurance companies, broker dealers and audit firms and regulated capital markets. He also served as the secretary general of the BCBS and chaired IOSCO Asia Pacific Regional Committee and the IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board. Ryozo published in Japanese a biography of the French sculptor Aristide Maillol and a book applying the Chinese Book of Fortunes to Sophocles’ tragedies. He graduated from the University of Tokyo (LL.M.) and the Harvard Business School (MBA).

Davide Serra is the Founder and CEO of Algebris Investments, a global asset management boutique that manages Credit, Equity and Non-Performing Loans, with a focus on Global Financials. Founded in 2006, Algebris manages $13.5bn of assets and maintains offices in London, Boston, Singapore, Luxembourg, Milan and Tokyo. Davide is recognized as one of the world's leading experts on financial services and is often consulted by central bankers and regulators on policy matters. He has been awarded the Commendatore designation, a decoration of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Davide is a graduate cum laude of Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and holds a Master CEMS. He played volleyball professionally in Italy from 1985 until 1990 and reached Series A1, and is a keen alpinist.