While Europe getting its first president and formal representative in the rest of the world could have a been a watershed moment - and might actually be with hindsight - the 27 European member states have for the time being sought for not-so powerful representatives in Europe, that would not come in the way of the very divided policies of 27 member states.
How does our November list of most-sought speakers fit into those considerations? When you see who is actually leading the China debate, you see that our three top-speakers, Kaiser Kuo, Shaun Rein and William Overholt are all Americans. Actually six out of our top-10 have at least roots in the US, three are European and on South-African. Notably, also none of the top-10 is Chinese, but we will address that issue in a different article.
So, who better than Barack Obama can head our top-10? Despite all the talk about changing relations, the debate is still a very US-centered, and that is perhaps something the rest of the world, including Europe, should worry.
In our top-10 we note that Kaiser Kuo not only has kept the no.1 position over Shaun Rein, but done so with a huge margin. Kaiser Kuo has been giving a range of notable speeches, addressing the influence of the internet on the US-China relations, as we see in our speakers corner.
Our November top-10 (October in brackets)
- Kaiser Kuo (1)
- Shaun Rein (2)
- William Overholt (3)
- Jasper Becker (-)
- Tom Doctoroff (6)
- Rupert Hoogewerf (9)
- Jeremy Goldkorn (8)
- William Bao Bean (7)
- Arthur Kroeber (-)
- Annette Nijs (4)
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