Meetings Calendar

Maria Bartiromo has been a pioneer in business and a pioneer for women. She has covered every major news cycle in business, policy, and politics for the past three decades. In 1995, she became the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a daily basis. Today, this Emmy award-winning journalist has had a front row seat to global business and Washington policy and politics for three decades, interviewing the insiders, dealmakers and lawmakers at the heart of the issues that matter to viewers.

Maria Bartiromo is the anchor of Fox’s Sunday morning public affairs program, Sunday Morning Futures, on Fox News Channel (10 AM/ET), the top rated Sunday morning program on cable. She is also the anchor and global markets editor of Mornings with Maria (Monday to Friday 6-9 AM/ET) on Fox Business Network (FBN) and Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street, FBN’s weekly prime time investing program (Fridays at 7 PM/ET).

Bartiromo has hosted three presidential primary debates, first at CNBC and then In November 2015, where she, along with FBN’s Neil Cavuto, moderated the network’s inaugural Republican presidential primary debate. According to Nielsen data, the debate delivered 13.5 million total viewers and 3.7 million in the key 25-54 demo, making it the highest-rated program in network history. In January 2016, both Bartiromo and Cavuto reprised their role as debate moderators, delivering 11 million total viewers with 3 million in the key 25-54 demo, making it the second highest-rated program in network history according to Nielsen Media Research.

Honors include two Emmys and a Gracie Award. In 2009, the Financial Times named Bartiromo one of the "50 Faces That Shaped the Decade." She was the first female journalist inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame, and she has moderated three presidential debates.Bartiromo is currently on the board of trustees of The Trump-Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New York University (NYU), the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and formerly, New York City Ballet (NYCB). She is also on the advisory board of the Dubin Breast Center, the board of governors of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, and a member of the Economic Club of New York.

Kristalina Georgieva is the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF since its inception in 1944. Before joining the Fund, Ms. Georgieva was Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank and also served as Interim President for a time. Previously, she served at the European Commission as Vice President for Budget and Human Resources – and as Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response. She was named “European of the Year” and “Commissioner of the Year” by European Voice for her leadership in the European Union’s humanitarian response to crises.

Eswar Prasad is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy and Professor of Economics at Cornell University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a former head of the IMF’s China Division.

Prasad’s latest book is The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and Finance (Harvard University Press, 2021). He is also the author ofGaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi (Oxford, 2016) andThe Dollar Trap: How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance (Princeton, 2014). Prasad has testified before the Senate Finance Committee, the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is the creator of the Brookings-Financial Times world economy index (TIGER: Tracking Indices for the Global Economic Recovery). His op-ed articles have appeared in theFinancial Times, Foreign Policy, Harvard Business Review, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, andWashington Post.

Martina L. Cheung is President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors of S&P Global. Previously, Ms. Cheung was President of S&P Global Ratings and served as the Executive Lead of S&P Global Sustainable1. Earlier, she was President of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Ms. Cheung joined the Company in 2010 as Vice President of Operations for S&P Global Ratings and went on to serve as S&P Global’s Chief Strategy Officer. She also was Head of Risk Services for S&P Global Market Intelligence. Prior to joining S&P Global, Ms. Cheung worked for Accenture’s Financial Services Strategy group and later as a Partner at Mitchell Madison Consulting.

Mr. Ekniti Nitithanprapas was appointed Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Finance on September 22, 2025. Dr. Ekniti was director-general of the Revenue Department, Excise Department, and Treasury Department, after serving as director of the State Enterprise Policy Office. Before that, he was appointed as Ambassador for Economic and Fiscal Affairs to the United Kingdom and Europe, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director at the World Bank, Washington, D.C, and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance. In addition, he also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors in various organizations including Krung Thai Bank Public Company Ltd, Thai Airways International Public Company Ltd, National Credit Bureau of Thailand, and Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank, as well as Director of Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Ltd. Dr. Ekniti holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Thammasat.

François Villeroy de Galhau has been Governor of the Banque de France since November 2015 and was reappointed for a second term in November 2021. He is a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank and Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR – Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority). In 2022, he was also appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). After graduating from ENA as an Inspector of Finance, he went on to join the French Treasury in 1988. He subsequently held various positions in ministerial offices and in Brussels, before being appointed Chief of Staff for the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry in 1997, and Head of the French General Tax Directorate in 2000. In 2003 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cetelem, and in 2008 became Head of French Retail Banking at BNP Paribas. From December 2011 to May 2015 he served as Chief Operating Officer of BNP Paribas Group. He is the author of several books including L’Espérance d’un Européen (Odile Jacob, 2014) and Retrouver confiance en l’économie (Odile Jacob, 2021).

His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Aljadaan has served as the Saudi Minister of Finance since 2016. In this role, he leads the development of the Kingdom’s fiscal policies, and works to enhance fiscal sustainability, improve the efficiency of public resource management, and support economic growth.

Minister Aljadaan represents the Kingdom in a number of international economic and financial forums and institutions, including the G20, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank Group. He also holds membership and chairmanship roles in several national and international councils and committees related to financial and economic affairs. Since 2024, he has served as Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, which is the strategic policymaking body at the IMF.

Prior to his appointment as Minister of Finance, he served as Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Capital Market Authority, where he contributed to the development of regulatory frameworks and the enhancement of the efficiency of Saudi financial markets. He also served as Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning from 2020 to 2021.

Minister Aljadaan has an academic background in Islamic economics and legal studies, along with extensive professional experience in legal, financial, and regulatory fields. His expertise includes transaction structuring, project finance, financial market development, and public-private partnerships.