Technology
December 2023 – January 2024 | Toronto, London, New York
The LRI recently held a series of three invitation-only roundtables in partnership with the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, Ivey Business School. The series focused on the challenges facing executives and policy makers vis-à-vis purpose, character and leadership in relation to ESG and the future of work, with the LRI contributing insights from the long-run experience.
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A roundtable discussion on the unravelling of globalization, xenophobic resentment stoked by domestic inequality and rising costs of living, and national policy makers campaigning to “take back control” of borders. Political and economic experts from Canada and Ireland examined how to make sense of these developments, and how policy makers, businesses, and citizens could respond.
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A day of discussion on the events and cycles underpinning risk with keynote guests General Stanley McChrystal, former Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Professor Juliette Kayyem, Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and leading international economist Dr. Nouriel Roubini of NYU’s Stern School of Business.
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June 2023 | Montreal, QC
An in-depth discussion on Environmental, Social and Governance matters with keynote guests the Right Honourable Stephen J. Harper, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and Professor Geoffrey Jones, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School.
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January 2023 | London, UK
A roundtable analysis of the long-run historical view of women’s economic activity with a view to informing contemporary issues. Keynote guests included Dr. Amy Louise Erickson, Professor of Feminist History at Cambridge University, and Dr. Jennifer Aston, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Institute of Humanities at Northumbria University.
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19 May 2022 | Queen’s Park, Toronto
A convergence of factors – climate change, geopolitical conflict and inflationary pressures – has brought the debate on how to balance sustainability with security, prosperity and social impact into much sharper focus.
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17 February 2022 | In Conversation Series
In this fireside chat, LRI director John Turner interviews Russell Napier about his new book and the outlook for the global economy.
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The Past|Future of the Public Corporation Series
15 October 2021 | Online Conference
The public corporation and the world of work are changing dramatically. What role could/ should the corporation play as societies turn to building economic and social resilience?
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24 September 2021 | Online Conference
From financial crises to the Great Pandemic, to climate change and rising inequality, how should risk be managed in an increasingly volatile world?
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23 July 2021 | Online Briefing
Something peculiar has been happening in financial markets. Despite the worst pandemic in a century, stock markets have been booming. Why?
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