Ali Aslan

International Moderator & Journalist, Ali Aslan

Ali Aslan is an internationally renowned TV presenter, moderator, and journalist with a global career spanning over 25 years, including at CNN in Washington, D.C., ABC News in New York, and Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin.

A highly acclaimed global moderator and MC, Aslan brings his vast experience and expertise to some of the world’s most significant events, including high-level international conferences and summits for the UN, G20, EU, World Bank, IMF, NATO, WEF, and OECD.

Throughout his global media career, Aslan has interviewed and shared the stage with numerous world leaders, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, French President Emmanuel Macron, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former U.S. Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger, King Felipe VI of Spain, former U.K. Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and philanthropist Melinda Gates.

Aslan holds master’s degrees in International Affairs and Journalism from Columbia University in New York, as well as a bachelor’s degree in International Politics from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

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