An overview of the speakers at the 2011 Forum:
 

- Sheikha Mai, Minister of Culture and Communication (Bahrain)
- Francesco Bandarin, Assistant Director-General, UNESCO (Italy)
- Caio de Carvalho, President of São Paulo Turismo, former Minister (Brazil)
- Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, former Minister (France)
- Mercedes Erra, Executive President of Euro RSCG Worldwide (France)
- Murali Nair, filmmaker (India)
- Valérie Pécresse, Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and Administrative Reform and Government Spokesman (France)
- Carlo Petrini, Founder of the International Slow Food Movement (Italy)
- Bernard Ramanantsoa, HEC School of Management’s Dean (France)
- Hubert Védrine, former Minister (France)...