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Global Thinkers - Rafael Reif - Technology's Impact on Education and the Global Economy

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 00:00 Google Calendar Outlook/Apple Calendar

Venue: Grand Hall, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, HKU Centennial Campus

Speaker(s): Michael Spence, Rafael Reif, Peter Mathieson, Victor K Fung

Abstract

Innovation has triggered rapid changes to the face of the global economy. Can we turn potential challenges created by advancing technology into creative learning and employment opportunities?

Discussions covered:

Technology: social enabler or inhibitor?
Is technology accelerating the divergence between generations in the workforce?
Harnessing technology as a positive force for change in education
Retraining the workforce

About the Speaker(s)

Michael Spence

Advisory Board Co-Chair, Asia Global Institute

Professor Michael Spence is advisory board co-chair of Asia Global Institute and a member of the AsiaGlobal Fellows Faculty Committee. His scholarship focuses on economic policy in emerging markets, growth patterns and issues in emerging and developed economies, the economics of information, and the impact of leadership on economic growth.

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Rafael Reif

President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Since July 2012, Dr. Rafael Reif has served as the 17th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is leading MIT’s pioneering efforts to help shape the future of higher education.

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Peter Mathieson

Former Vice-Chancellor and President, HKU

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Victor K Fung

Advisory Board Co-Chair, Asia Global Institute

Dr Victor K Fung is advisory board co-chair of Asia Global Institute. He's also group chairman of the Fung Group, a Hong Kong-based multinational with major subsidiaries in trading, logistics, distribution and retailing.

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Videos

Introduction and Welcome Remarks: Zhiwu Chen, AGI Director
Speaker Introduction: Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and AGI Academic Council Chairman
Panel discussion moderated by: Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and AGI Academic Council Chairman
Question and Answer Session with the Audience