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.
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.
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.