Harish Natarajan is the Head of Economic Risk Analysis at AKE International, an economic, political and security risk consultancy based in London and Singapore. Harish is an specialist in sovereign finance, debt restructuring, and international trade. He has almost a decade of experience consulting for insurance companies, private equity firms, hedge funds and major energy companies worldwide. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, and previously worked with UNESCO and for several economic consultancies. Harish defeated IBM's Watson powered Project Debater in a 'Grand Challenge' in February 2019, coached the Philippines national debating team, and has taught public speaking and debating in over 40 countries. He has had articles written about him in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, and dozens of other publications.