Global Stage in Munich: Securing our Digital World

Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Ian Bremmer is a political scientist who helps business leaders, policy makers, and the general public make sense of the world around them. He is president and founder of Eurasia Group, the world's leading political risk research and consulting firm, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Ian is an independent voice on critical issues around the globe, offering clearheaded insights through speeches, written commentary, and even satirical puppets (really!). Ian is the host of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, a weekly show airing on US public television.

Roberta Metsola, President of European Parliament

Roberta Metsola was elected President of the European Parliament in January 2022, becoming the youngest ever person to occupy this role. In July 2024, she was re-elected to lead the institution for another term, as only the second person and first woman to serve as President for two terms. Prior to her election as a Member of the European Parliament, President Metsola served within the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union and later as the legal advisor to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Anne Neuberger, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies

Anne Neuberger is the former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies at the White House. Previously, she served at the National Security Agency (NSA) in a variety of senior intelligence and cybersecurity roles, most recently as director of NSA’s Cybersecurity organization and deputy director of NSA’s intelligence operations. Prior to NSA, she served as the Department of the Navy’s Deputy Chief Management Officer and a White House Fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft

As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith is responsible for spearheading the company’s work and representing it publicly on a wide variety of critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, environmental sustainability, human rights, digital safety, immigration, philanthropy, and products and business for non-profit customers. He leads a team of roughly 2,000 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals located in 54 countries and operating in more than 120 nations.

David E. Sanger (moderator), White House and National Security Correspondent, New York Times

David E. Sanger is a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, reporting on President Trump and his administration, with a particular focus on foreign policy and its intersection with technology, politics and superpower conflict. In a 42-year reporting career at The Times, he has played central roles on three teams that have won Pulitzer Prizes, most recently in 2017 for international reporting. Sanger also co-teaches a course at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government titled, “Central Challenges in American National Security, Strategy and the Press.”