Martin Wolf is world-class every time he opens his mouth, plus he's just a blast to hang around. Real thrill. Minxin Pei remains the most reasonable and intelligent thinker on China. Steve Kobrin from Wharton is very impressive. Simon Tay from Singapore is also very impressive. Ronnie Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Property in Hong Kong, simply blew me away. This guy is Warren Buffet-like smart, and hugely entertaining. Schelling lived up to his Nobel billing--natch. He heads to Iran soon to see if he can find anyone who knows anything there about what it means to have nukes. No matter. He plans on telling them a thing or two. Keep an eye on that one. I was less impressed by a bunch of other big names, whom I've only know by reputation. Since I have nothing nice to say about them, I'll leave it at that.