Speaker · 2025 · 2026

Ambassador Bernardino Regazzoni

Former Swiss Ambassador to China

Switzerland

Editions: 2025 · 2026
Themes: Geopolitics

A former Ambassador of Switzerland to China, Mongolia, and North Korea (2019–2022), with previous postings in France, Italy, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Ambassador Regazzoni brings deep, first-hand insight into European and Asian diplomacy and international relations at a time of shifting global power dynamics.

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