Ambassador Rahul Chhabra holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from the prestigious St. Stephen's College, an M.A. in Economics from the renowned Delhi School of Economics, and a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, (oldest Business school) where he was placed on the Roll of Honour. A distinguished diplomat and economist with over four decades of experience, he retired as Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, where he led India's USD 40 billion Development Partnership Programme, guided EXIM Bank policy as a Board Member, and coordinated India's engagement with major multilateral economic institutions. During his diplomatic career, he served as High Commissioner to Kenya, Ambassador to Somalia, Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat, Ambassador to Hungary and Bosnia & Herzegovina, and held senior assignments in China, the United States, France, Senegal, Belgium, and New Delhi.

Since retiring from the Indian Foreign Service in 2021, Amb Chhabra has served on the boards of leading Indian companies and advises organisations on international business, economic policy, and corporate strategy. A sought-after speaker on geopolitics, economic diplomacy, trade, investment, and the evolving global economic order, he has delivered keynote addresses and policy discussions at leading institutions including Harvard Kennedy School, Columbia Business School, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Trinity College Dublin, and the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston.

Fanny Benedetti is a French international lawyer, gender expert, and adjunct professor specializing in international law, human rights, and global governance. With over twenty-five years of experience, her work bridges multilateral diplomacy, international legal development, and feminist advocacy.

She has contributed to key milestones in international law, notably participating in the 1997–1998 negotiations that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court, as well as in the drafting of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention).

Her expertise has been deployed in diverse conflict and post-conflict contexts, including Haiti, Bosnia and Herzegovina, West Africa, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fanny Benedetti currently serves as Senior Advisor on Gender and Diversity at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva.

She previously served as Executive Director of UN Women France and has also worked with the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations, and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on issues related to gender equality, international justice, and multilateral cooperation. In academia, she has held teaching positions including Associate Professor at Sciences Po Paris (Paris School of International Affairs), where she tought courses on international law and gender, including “What has the UN done for women’s rights and gender equality?”

A recognized public intellectual and speaker, she is regularly invited to contribute to international conferences, academic forums, and media debates on gender equality, feminist movements, international justice, and global governance.

Lars joined A.P. Moller-Maersk in Denmark in 1992 as a management trainee. From 1995 to 2003, he held various commercial and general management roles in Sri Lanka, Denmark, New Zealand and The Philippines. In 2004, he took his first Country Manager role in Uruguay followed by a similar role in 2006 for Colombia, Suriname and Guyana.

In 2008 he moved to APM Terminals in the role as CCO, Asia Pacific based in Shanghai. From 2009 to 2014 he was Managing Director for the UAE cluster based in Dubai. In July 2014, Lars took over as the Manging Director of Black Sea cluster in Istanbul.

As of 2017 Lars was regional President of Maersk in Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Panama. He began his current role in August 2020.

Lars holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD.