Contributors

The Summit brings together the world’s leading minds in the fields of culture, the sciences and politics to discuss issues which effect nations around the world.

Click through to a contributor’s page to see their extended interview for the Summit’s Special Edition 2020.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed
Nigeria
Antimo Cesaro
Italy
Asaduzzaman Noor MP
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
Chan Heng Chee
Singapore
Ciarán Devane
Special Messages
British Council
Daisuke Matsunaga
Japan
Egly Pantelakis
Cyprus
Emmanuel Mthethwa
Republic of South Africa
Fergus Linehan
Edinburgh International Festival
Fiona Hyslop
Scottish Government, UK
Fryad Rwandzi
Iraq
Ivan Grdešić
Republic of Croatia
Jean Claude Kugener
Luxembourg
Jonathan Mills
Edinburgh International Culture Summit
Julie James
Wales
Likeleli Tampane
Lesotho
Maggie Barry
New Zealand
Marie-Claude Champoux
Québec
Matt Hancock
United Kingdom
Michael Orlove
United States of America
Narcisse Mouelle Kombi
CAMEROON
Paul Givan MLA
Northern Ireland
Ramadan Shebani
Libya
Rupert Myer
Australia
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Sri Lanka
Salim Almahruqi
Oman
Sonia Mbarek
Tunisia
Sunil Wijesiriwardena
Sri Lanka
Tadej Rupel
Slovenia
Tim Crookall MLC
Isle of Man
Xiang Zhaolun
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Younggoog Park
Republic of Korea