The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development had the pleasure to welcome Daron Acemoglu, MIT Professor of Economics and best-selling author of “Why nations fail”, to the Sammy Offer Centre where he shared his ground-breaking research on the social impact of technological change with a captivated audience. How will automation change work and economic opportunities in the world? This event took place on 11 July, 2018.
Acemoglu’s insights were followed by a high-profile panel discussion including:
- Stanley Pignal (Moderator) – The Economist, South Asia business and finance correspondent,
- Nieros Oyegun – CDC Group, Leader of The Africa List, and
- Andrew Scott – LBS Professor of Economics and co-author of “The 100-Year Life”.
