When:

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Where:

IMF HQ1 Atrium - 700 19th Street NW, Washington DC 20431

About:

Innovation shapes our work, private life, and social networks. It creates opportunities for new sources of growth and new kinds of jobs, affecting societies, labor markets, and institutions. The benefits are tangible, but so is the reality that not all demographic groups and societies can adapt to new technologies at the same rate. This raises some important questions: What drives or hinders innovation? How can technological progress be used in advanced and emerging market economies to foster inclusive growth? How can policymakers foster innovation while also responding to major changes, including increased job automation? How do we maintain a qualified, competitive workforce in this fast-paced environment? Properly addressing these questions will ensure that innovation yields dividends for all.

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MODERATOR & PANELISTS

 

Christine Lagarde, MD, IMF

Christine Lagarde has been Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund since July 2011. She held various ministerial positions within the French government, including Finance and Economy Minister (2007–11), Minister for Foreign Trade, and Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. She was also Chairman of the Global Exchange Committee and Global Strategic Committee of Baker & McKenzie.

 

Walter Isaacson, President and CEO Aspen Institute

Walter Isaacson is the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies institute based in Washington, DC. He has been the chairman and CEO of CNN and the editor of TIME magazine. Isaacson’s most recent book, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution(2014) is a biographical tale of the people who invented the computer, Internet, and the other great innovations of the digital age. He is also the author of Steve Jobs (2011), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), and Kissinger: A Biography (1992), and coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986).

When:

Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Where:

IMF HQ1 Events Hall 

About:

Technological breakthroughs make possible the construction of two global platforms: one for renewable power and one for Fifth Generation communications. These two electromagnetic wave systems both depend upon storage and high bandwidth. Together they offer several decades of major increases in private and public investment, that in turn promise to increase global GDP by significant amounts. The era of secular stagnation can be ended, if politics and business models welcome the change.

SPEAKER

 

Mr. Reed Hundt

Author

When:

Thursday, April 20, 2017, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Where:

IMF Events Hall, HQ1-1-660

About:

A fire-side chat with Christopher M. Schroeder, US-based Venture Investor, Entrepreneur and author of the best selling:  Startup Rising:  The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East”

The Next Billion is a metaphor for the future of the internet—both the exponential growth in connectivity in emerging markets and the growth of next-level technology in mature markets. Christopher Schroeder has extensive experience in the rise of technology in the Middle East and beyond (Most recently Africa, South East Asia and Latin America) with a view on the potential and pitfalls.

This session will be moderated by Ana Rold, Editor and Chief and Founder of Diplomatic Courier.

SPEAKER

 

Mr. Christopher Schroeder

Author

When:

Friday, April 21, 2017, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Where:

IMF Events Hall, HQ1-1-660

About:

John Rice, Vice-Chairman, GE, will share his views on why innovation and localization is key for future job growth in both developing and advanced economies. With a presence in over 180 countries, GE is on the ground helping to define the future of manufacturing and leading the digital transformation of industry around the world.

Siddharth Tiwari, Director of the Strategy, Policy and Review Department will give opening remarks.

SPEAKER

 

Mr. John Rice

Vice-Chairman, GE