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Leading Geopolitical Expert, Founder of AlphaGeo, and Bestselling Author

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    Parag Khanna: Biography at a Glance

    • Dr. Parag Khanna is the Founder & CEO of AlphaGeo, the leading AI-powered geospatial analytics platform that forecasts asset values to future-proof global investing.
    • He is also the Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario-based strategic advisory firm that works with the world’s leading governments and most innovative companies. 
    • Khanna is the bestselling author of Move: Where People Are Going for a Better Future, as well as The Future is Asian, Connectography, and other renowned books translated into more than 20 languages.
    • In his books and on the stage, he explores how megatrends related to geopolitics, economics, demographics, technology, and climate are driving mass migrations and how corporations should position themselves in the global war for young talent.
    • He previously served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Senior Geopolitical Adviser to the United States Special Operations Forces.
    • A geographical futurist and world traveler to more than 150 countries, Khanna has provided expertise and tailored briefings on global trends and scenarios, systemic risks and technological disruptions, and market entry strategies and economic master planning to many governments around the globe.

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    Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveler, and bestselling author. He is the Founder & CEO of AlphaGeo, the leading AI-powered geospatial location analytics platform. AlphaGeo's mission is to future-proof global investing in an age of rising volatility.

    Dr. Khanna is the internationally bestselling author of seven books including MOVE: Where People Are Going for a Better Future (2021), preceded by The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century (2019), as well as a trilogy of books on the future of world order beginning with The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (2008), followed by How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance (2011) and concluding with Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization (2016). He is also the author of Technocracy in America: Rise of the Info-State (2017) and co-author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization (2012). His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Parag was named one of Esquire’s “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century,” and featured in WIRED magazine’s “Smart List.”

    During 2022-23, Parag was named an inaugural YPO Leadership Fellow, providing strategic guidance to numerous chapters and communities of the 30,000-member YPO global network. During the early 2010s, he served as an adviser to the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends program. From 2013-2018 he was a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. From 2006-2015, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation. During 2007, he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a senior geopolitical adviser to the United States Special Operations Forces. From 2002-5, he was the Global Governance Fellow at the Brookings Institution; from 2000-2002, he worked at the World Economic Forum in Geneva; and from 1999-2000, he was a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

    A widely cited global intellectual, Dr. Khanna provides regular commentaries for international media. His 2008 cover essay for the New York Times Magazine titled “Waving Goodbye to Hegemony,” is one of the most globally debated and influential essays since the end of the Cold War. Khanna’s essays, reportage, and columns have appeared in major international publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, National Geographic, TIME, Foreign Affairs, Scientific American, Popular Science, Axios, Forbes, The Atlantic, Quartz, Foreign Policy, Noema, Harper’s, BusinessWeek, The Guardian, The National Interest, McKinsey Quarterly, The American Interest, Global Policy, Stratfor, Esquire, Slate.com, and Die Zeit.

    Dr. Khanna also appears frequently in media around the world such as CNN, BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, and other broadcasters. In 2010, he became the first video blogger for ForeignPolicy.com and from 2010-12, co-authored the Hybrid Reality blog on BigThink. From 2008-9, Parag was the host of “InnerView” on MTV. He was a consultant to the National Geographic series Origins. Khanna spoke at TED in 2016, TED Global 2009, was a guest host of TED Global 2012, and was a lead speaker at TEDxGateway in 2018. His TED talks have been viewed more than three million times. The maps customized for Dr. Khanna’s books have been displayed in numerous prestigious international art exhibitions.

    Parag lectures frequently at international conferences and gives tailored briefings to government leaders and corporate executives on global trends and scenarios, systemic risks and technological disruptions, and market entry strategies and economic master planning. He has provided expertise to many governments including the US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, UK, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Italy, Estonia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mongolia, Bhutan, Chile, Malta, and numerous others. In 2016, he served on the Singapore government's Committee on the Future Economy and currently sits on the UAE Ministry of Economy's International Advisory Council. He also currently serves as a senior advisor to Gulf Capital, sits on the board of directors of the Out of Eden Walk, and as a member of the advisory board of Henley & Partners and previously on the Innovation Advisory Board of DBS Bank and Globality.

    Dr. Khanna holds a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics, and Bachelors and Masters degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. In 2017, he was awarded a Richard von Weizsaecker fellowship at the Robert Bosch Academy. He has been a Senior Fellow of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, Visiting Fellow at LSE IDEAS, a Senior Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, a Distinguished Visitor at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, a Distinguished Visitor at the American Academy in Berlin, Next Generation Fellow of the American Assembly, Visiting Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Non-Resident Associate of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, and a Visiting Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. He has received grants from the United Nations Foundation, Smith Richardson Foundation, and Ford Foundation.

    Born in India, Parag grew up in the United Arab Emirates, New York, and Germany. He is an accomplished adventurer who has traveled to more than 150 countries on all continents. Some of his lengthy journeys include driving from the Baltic Sea through the Balkans and across Turkey and the Caucasus to the Caspian Sea, across the rugged terrain of Tibet and Xinjiang provinces in western China, and ten thousand kilometers from London to Ulaanbaatar in the Mongolia Charity Rally. He has climbed numerous 20,000-foot-plus peaks and trekked in the Alps, Himalayas, and Tien Shan mountain ranges. Parag is also a competitive tennis player.

    Parag has been honored as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and has served on the WEF’s Global Future Council on Mobility, Global Agenda Council on Geoeconomics, and advisory board of its Future of Urban Development Initiative. He also serves on the board of trustees of the New Cities Foundation, the Council of the American Geographical Society, and the advisory board of Independent Diplomat. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, International Institute for Strategic Studies, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 2002, he was awarded the OECD Future Leaders Prize. He speaks German, Hindi, French, Spanish, and basic Arabic.

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    Certainties in an Uncertain World: Megatrends Shaping Our Futurearrow-down

    In a world obsessed with volatility, Dr. Parag Khanna offers something rare: clarity.

    While headlines fixate on instability, Parag zeros in on high-conviction predictions that can anchor your strategic decisions. From the unstoppable rise of Asia and shifting trade corridors to AI-powered innovations and the urgency of climate adaptation, he reveals the megatrends already shaping the future of geopolitics, economics, and society.

    A globally renowned futurist with real-world experience in more than 150 countries, Parag brings a distinctly international vantage point as a trusted advisor regularly immersed with top corporate and government leaders. With a confident voice grounded in data and rich with insight, he maps the structural forces driving capital, technology, and influence across the planet.

    How to Future-Proof Your Company: Adaptation Strategies to Cope with Climate Chaosarrow-down

    The climate will not adapt to us; we must adapt to it. As extreme weather events accelerate and disrupt supply chains, labor markets, and infrastructure, adaptation is no longer optional — it’s urgent.

    In this powerful and solutions-focused keynote, global futurist Dr. Parag Khanna makes the business case for investing in climate resilience. Drawing on the global data and proprietary insights of his geospatial software AlphaGeo, Parag delivers customized analysis for organizations to identify how and where to future-proof their operations, investments, and people in a rapidly changing environment.

    Hurricanes, floods, fires, and droughts are spiking insurance premiums and provoking mass migrations, creating a new map divided into resilient and uninvestable zones. Companies that ignore climate hazards risk being left behind. Parag offers a unique and cutting-edge lens on how to redesign your business for long-term sustainability and growth.

    The Global War for Young Talent: Winning in the New Geography of Workarrow-down

    As the world approaches “peak humanity,” a seismic shift is underway. Aging populations across the North are shrinking, while the global South remains young, mobile, and ambitious. In this provocative and eye-opening keynote, Dr. Parag Khanna reframes the future of work through the lens of demographics, mobility, and generational values, challenging companies to rethink how, where, and for whom they compete.

    Today’s millennials and Gen-Z are global digital nomads unbound by borders, loyal to flexibility, and drawn to affordable, inclusive societies. As nations race to attract the next generation of workers, taxpayers, and innovators, businesses must join the competition. This is not just about recruiting talent — it requires understanding evolving expectations, mobility patterns, and lifestyle priorities.

    Drawing from his extensive global fieldwork, Parag offers a compelling roadmap for corporate leaders: how to align hiring, retention, and remote work strategies with the realities of a borderless workforce.

    The Future is Asian: Competing in the World’s Economic Epicenterarrow-down

    Asia is not just the future — it is the present. Home to over half the world’s population and generating the largest share of global GDP, Asia has become the strategic and economic core of the 21st century. With decades of experience living and working across Asia, Dr. Parag Khanna brings unmatched insight into the region’s economic evolution — and where it’s heading next.

    In this high-impact keynote, Parag draws on his background as a global strategy advisor, economic geographer, and trusted voice to governments and top-tier companies to confidently present the next chapter in the region’s rise. Once the world’s manufacturing hub, Asia is now also its innovation engine, with countries like India, Vietnam, and Indonesia coming out of China’s shadow and emerging as vital players in global value chains, tech ecosystems, and investment flows.

    Parag combines deep economic fluency with on-the-ground intelligence, providing corporate leaders with both the macro frameworks and micro-market understanding required to succeed in Asia’s diverse and complex landscape. He explains how trade agreements, industrial policies, and intra-Asian capital flows are redrawing the global economic map and what Western companies must do to stay competitive.

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    The presentation was well attended and Khanna really held the room. There was a great energy throughout the night and the talk focused so much on young people.

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