John Defterios is veteran, award winning journalist, economics, and energy analyst with 30 years of experience at CNN, Reuters, and PBS Television in the United States. Defterios is the former CNN Emerging Markets Editor, Energy Correspondent and Anchor. In his current portfolio, he is Chairman, MENA for APCO Worldwide and serves on the governance/advisory boards of the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), the Stern Stewart Institute in Germany and the Centre for Cyber Economics (GCF & WEF). He is also Senior Fellow at the Centre for Energy & Materials at the World Economic Forum, where he was a media leader for two decades. His specialities include energy, geo-economics, global trade/supply chains, cybersecurity and tourism development. Defterios is a recipient of numerous awards including the Alfred Dupont Award at Columbia University for coverage of the GCC, The Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation Award and the International Association of Energy Economics both for excellence in energy journalism. He was also visiting professor at NYU Abu Dhabi on the “21st Century Gulf Economy”. Beyond his advisory roles, Defterios chairs Tier 1 public forums and private roundtables including: IEA, IMF, OECD, UNIDO and UNWTO Ministerial Forums, the World Economic Forum, OPEC Seminar, UAE World Governments Summit, Future Investment Initiative, Global Cybersecurity Forum, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, IRENA General Assembly, ADIPEC, Gastech, World Energy Council, Islamic Development Bank, Atlantic Council and the Milken Institute. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Journalism and Political Economics and was a fellow at the USC's Institute of Politics and Government in Washington DC. Defterios resides in London, but splits his time on assignment in the Middle East, Asia and U.S.