Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity
Adam Smith Distinguished Speaker Series 2024
Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Venue: Lecture Theatre 438, James McCune Smith Learning Hub
Category: Ceremonial events, Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, World Changing Glasgow Conversation
Speaker: Daron Acemoglu
Website: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business/events/headline_1061612_en.html
The Distinguished Speakers Series welcomes speakers to the Adam Smith Business School to discuss and tackle a wide range of contemporary topics in the world of business.
As the School’s flagship speaker series, Distinguished Speakers builds on the legacy of Smith, inviting prestigious academics, business leaders, politicians and researchers to share their experiences and specialisms and to offer reflections on / challenges to conventional wisdom, addressing the current and emerging economic, political and social realities of our times.
In addition to the Adam Smith Distinguished Series, and in recognition of his contribution to research on economics and public policy, Professor Acemoglu will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University.
Regsitration is from 5:15pm with the lecture beginning at 6pm.
This is event is free and open to all.