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 Chairman, Asia Global Institute
Professor Michael Spence is Advisory Board Chairman of Asia Global Institute and he is a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, and a world authority on growth in developing countries and on the convergence between advanced and developing economies.
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.