Adam Smith Distinguished Speaker series 2024 with Professor Daron Acemoglu
Published: 3 April 2024
15 May. Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity
15 May 2024, 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Lecture Theatre 438, James McCune Smith Learning Hub, University of Glasgow
We are delighted to welcome Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who will present this year’s lecture which will focus on his new book titled "Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity".
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.
Registration will be from 5:15pm.
This is event is free and open to all.
Further information: business-events@glasgow.ac.uk
First published: 3 April 2024
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