Ajay Banga - Karin Rådström - Jesper Brodin | Panel discussion led by Roula Khalaf

Karin Rådström has been Chief Executive Officer of Daimler Truck since October 2024. She previously served as a Member of the Board of Management responsible for Mercedes-Benz Trucks from February 2021 until her appointment as CEO. She brings extensive international experience in the commercial vehicles industry and a strong track record in building customer-focused sales organisations. Prior to joining Daimler Truck, Karin spent 16 years at Scania, where she was most recently a member of the Executive Board responsible for sales and marketing. She held various managerial positions within Scania's sales and service organisation, including Head of the bus and coach business and leading the launch of the connected vehicle business. Karin serves as a Board Member of Atlas Copco since April 2024. She holds a Master of Engineering in Industrial Management from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. -- Jesper Brodin – Former Chief Executive Officer of Ingka Group Jesper Brodin served as Chief Executive Officer of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, from 2017 until November 2025, following a career with IKEA spanning more than 30 years. Before becoming CEO, Jesper was Managing Director at IKEA of Sweden, responsible for the development of the product range and supply chain of the IKEA brand. Jesper began his IKEA career in Pakistan in 1995 as a purchase manager, later becoming Regional Purchase Manager for Southeast Asia. In 1999, he served as assistant to both IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad and then-CEO Anders Dahlvig. Jesper serves as Chair of The B Team and Co-Chair of the UN Global Compact, advocating for a future where purpose and profit go hand in hand. In 2024, he was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people. Jesper holds a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. -- Ajay Banga has been President of the World Bank Group since June 2023, leading the institution's transformation with a new vision to create a world free of poverty on a liveable planet. Prior to joining the World Bank, Ajay was Vice Chairman at General Atlantic and, before that, President and CEO of Mastercard for 12 years, where he led a global workforce of nearly 24,000 and made financial inclusion a core part of the company's strategy. He founded the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to advance equitable and sustainable economic opportunity. Earlier in his career, Ajay spent 13 years at Nestlé India and held senior leadership positions at Citigroup, including CEO of the Asia-Pacific region. Ajay served as Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce from 2020 to 2022 and is a co-founder of the Cyber Readiness Institute. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India in 2016. Ajay holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. -- Roula Khalaf – Editor of the Financial Times Roula Khalaf has been Editor of the Financial Times since 2020. She previously served as Deputy Editor, overseeing a range of newsroom initiatives and award-winning editorial projects while leading a global network of over 100 foreign correspondents. Before becoming Deputy Editor, Roula was the FT's Foreign Editor, overseeing operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. As Middle East Editor, she launched a Middle East edition and led coverage of the Arab Spring. She joined the FT in 1995 as North Africa correspondent, having previously been a staff writer for Forbes magazine in New York. Roula is a Board Member of the Committee to Protect Journalists. She was named Foreign Commentator of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards in 2016.

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