Example Keynotes

“Silicon Statecraft: How Tech Titans Are Hacking Global Power”

In his provocative keynote on Technopolitics, Manas explores how technology giants are rewriting the rules of global influence, challenging the supremacy of traditional states and institutions. Unpacking real-world cases—from AI-driven diplomacy to corporate sovereignty over digital spaces—Manas illuminates how power is increasingly wielded through platforms, data flows, and algorithmic decisions. Participants gain vital insights into how technology shapes geopolitics, democracy, and security in ways both subtle and profound.

"The New World Disorder: Geopolitical Risk and Opportunity in 2026"

In his keynote on the 2026 Geopolitical Outlook, Manas decodes the year's defining shifts — from geoeconomic confrontation as the top systemic risk, to the race for critical minerals, to the contest over AI as the decisive technology of the century. Drawing on insider analysis and his PhD research into how Big Tech actors are reshaping the geopolitical order, he examines how the contest for technological supremacy, the return of industrial policy, and a fragmenting trade order are redrawing alliances, supply chains, and the architecture of global power.

Through concrete case studies, Manas turns to the questions that will define the year: whether a weakened Iran can hold its regional position or a second confrontation with Israel pulls the Middle East into open conflict; how the Trump administration's transactional statecraft is rewriting the rules of American power; what Europe's record defence spending can actually buy as political fragmentation deepens; and reflections on how the conflict in Ukraine is mutating.

Attendees leave with a working roadmap to anticipate these developments, protect their interests, and identify openings in a rapidly transforming geopolitical order.

Attendees will gain a roadmap to navigate and anticipate these pivotal developments, leaving better equipped to protect their interests and capitalise on emerging opportunities in a rapidly transforming geopolitical order. Attendees walk away equipped to navigate uncertainty and capitalize on emerging geopolitical opportunities.

“The Return of Realpolitik? How Great-Power Competition Shapes Emerging Markets”

In this keynote, geopolitical risk expert Manas Chawla examines how intensifying geopolitical friction among major powers is reshaping emerging markets. He explores how a more transactional U.S. foreign policy, Europe’s renewed emphasis on defense, and the scramble for critical minerals are influencing trade alliances and capital flows. Against the backdrop of an escalating U.S.–China rivalry, Chawla illuminates how supply chains are being redrawn, middle powers are recalibrating their strategies, and high-growth nations are navigating new security and economic imperatives. Through concrete examples and forward-looking analysis, this session offers a roadmap for leaders looking to understand the complexities of emerging markets against the geopolitical backdrop of 2026.

“Shockwaves & Tipping Points: Navigating the New Macroeconomic Reality”

In his incisive Macroeconomic Overview, London Politica CEO Manas Chawla breaks down the economic forces reshaping global stability—from debt crises and energy markets to shifting patterns of trade and investment. Drawing on deep analytical insights and clear-eyed forecasts, Chawla identifies the key trends, risks, and opportunities that businesses and policymakers must understand to thrive in an uncertain economic landscape. Audiences will leave with clarity on how macroeconomic currents will drive strategic decisions and impact global prosperity in the year ahead.