10 Eminent Global Thinkers of 2012

By siliconindia | Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 11:16 Hrs

3 Bill & Hillary Clinton
Bill and Hillary Clinton are seen as the ultimate power couple and are also the most efficient supporters for liberal internationalism. It’s an idea that a government can create prosperity at home and encourage democracy and development globally without overstating success and alienating other nations. Hilary Clinton has emerged as one of Obama’s most powerful promoter of human rights and democracy. Bill Clinton’s ardent speech on Obama’s behalf had silenced the skeptics at the Democratic National Convention.

4 Sebastian Thrun
Sebastian Thrun is a man who wears many hats. He is an educator, programmer, computer scientist and robotics developer from Germany. Apart from being a Google VP and fellow, he also is a part time research professor of computer science at Stanford University. The development of the robotic vehicle ‘Stanley’, which won the 2005 DARPA grand challenge was led by Thrun. The eccentric idea he is chasing is the future of cars, more in terms of software than hardware. Counting on artificial intelligence and high powered sensors that can imitate human decisions, Thrun’s cars will carry the potential to self drive through rush-hour traffic and maneuver on and off highways.