Bill Hanway

Global Overview: Navigating a World in Transition

Gillian Tett, Thomas Barrack, Lord Mandelson, Hiro Mizuno, Ed Royce, Peter Mandelson, Bill Hanway, Richard Blum

Global leaders Tom Barrack, Lord Mandelson, and Ed Royce convened to analyze existential threats including systemic cyber vulnerability, nuclear proliferation, and political fragmentation eroding the post-WWII order. Panelist Hiro Mizuno and others highlighted divergent strategies ranging from "dynamite diplomacy" to target rule violators against calls for systemic reform, while also noting a historic pivot in the Japanese pension fund away from government bonds toward global equities. The discussion culminated in a focus on legislative countermeasures like the BUILD Act and new African development initiatives to counter China's predatory trade models and mitigate long-term human capital failures.