Becky Anderson (Moderator)

Becky Anderson is one of CNN International’s highest profile anchors. She hosts “Connect the World with Becky Anderson.” Anderson is based in CNN’s Abu Dhabi bureau, allowing her a distinctive regional perspective on some of today’s most important news stories, including the deepening humanitarian crisis in Syria and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Anderson is a skilled interviewer, adept at close questioning and has interviewed many of the world’s leading politicians, decision-makers &

thought-leaders, including Desmond Tutu, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. She is equally at home quizzing the world’s A-listers, including George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey. Anderson has extensive business journalism experience including posts with the UK’s ITN, CNBC Europe and Bloomberg. She began her career in journalism as a print reporter with various business publications, after gaining a Master of Mass Communication from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.