What Kind of Growth Do We Need to Sustain Our Future?

October 17, 2023
10:15–11:00 (Asia/Dubai time zone)

About this session

Underpinning prosperity with economic growth has been a recurrent feature of the modern world, but the complexities of global issues are beginning to challenge these long-held assumptions. What does economic growth really mean in the current context and what kind of growth should we be striving for?

Simultaneous interpretation in English and Arabic.

Speakers

MA
Masood Ahmed
President Emeritus
Center for Global Development
AE
Alex Edmans
Professor of Finance
London Business School
KK
Kumi Kitamori
Deputy Director, Environment Directorate
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
SM
Sandor Mulsow
Tenure Professor
Austral University of Chile
VV
Vijay Vythianathan Vaitheeswaran
Editor, Global Energy and Climate Innovation
The Economist

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