Global theorist Parag Khanna travels the world with his eyes open -- seeing patterns emerging from the chaos of today’s complex world. In his book Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization, he redraws the way humanity is organized according to lines of infrastructure and connectivity rather than our antiquated political borders.

At TEDGlobal 2009, Khanna spoke about mapping the future of countries, and he curated and guest-hosted the session "The Upside of Transparency" at TEDGlobal 2012. On the mainstage at TED2016, he presented glowing maps of our hyper-connected global network civilization, and at TEDxGateway 2018, he shared "Why Asia is the center of the world (again)." Listen to Khanna's discussion with head of TED Chris Anderson on The TED Interview.