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Nathan Law, Founding Chairperson, Demosistō; Former Member, Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Claudio Orrego, Former Mayor, Peñalolén; Eduardo Paes, Former Mayor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Mauricio Rodas, Former Mayor, Quito
Rahm Emanuel, 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago
Rahm Emanuel, 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago
Mauricio Rodas, Distinguished Fellow, Global Cities; Michele Acuto, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Cities; Kris Hartley, Nonresident Fellow, Global Cities; Eugenie Birch, Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania; Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor of International Affairs, City of Los Angeles
Ivo Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs ; Victor Mallet, Paris Bureau Chief, Financial Times
