How can we better invest in people?

An Honest Conversation on the Hyper Connected and the Hyper Lonely

January 21, 2026
10:30–11:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Join this exchange on how a generation more digitally connected than ever can still feel more alone and what the rise of loneliness means for how we build connection in the future.

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

AG
Adam Grant
Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Psychology
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
JH
Jonathan Haidt
Professor of Ethical Leadership
NYU Stern School of Business
JK
Jenny Kim
Global Shaper, Seoul Hub
Global Shapers Community
BR
Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
Pinterest

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