John Defterios is veteran, award winning journalist and economic analyst with more than 35 years of experience at CNN, Reuters and PBS Television in the United States. John is the former CNN Business' Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor. He is a Strategic Senior Advisor APCO Worldwide, board member in media and the youth development arenas, Professor of Business at NYU-Abu Dhabi and a World Economic Forum Senior Energy Fellow. Defterios is a recipient of the Alfred Dupont Award at Columbia University, The Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation award for the Advancement of Energy Journalism and the International Association of Energy Economics Award for excellence in energy journalism. He is a sought-after fixture at high-level global events as both a speaker and moderator. He chairs sessions at the World Economic Forum, the OPEC Seminar, IMF Global Roundtable, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, ADIPEC, Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, U.A.E. World Government Summit, Global Manufacturing & Industrialization Summit, The Milken Institute, IRENA General Assembly, Euromoney Roundtables, U.S.-Saudi Arabia Investment Summit, Islamic Development Bank Annual Meeting, Global Women’s Forum, UNWTO Global Tourism Council, World Energy Council and Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative and many others.