D&I and Wellbeing
Zoom Interactive Event: Bringing Down the Walls: Lessons in Social Mobility
Looking at the issues as a series of walls – between generations, between rich and poor, between genders, between economic powers, between people and their leaders and between us and our planet – Bris will examine what it will take to break down the barriers that divide us.
Professor Bris will argue that we need a greater sense of urgency to tackle the blocks to our progress. Some walls, such as gender and climate, can only be broken down by a shift in mindset. Others, like trade wars and immigration, require action. Progress will require collaboration: governments, companies and society working together to solve our urgent problems. Underpinning all of this is the need to put technology at the service of people.
What’s the way forward? Bris will take a holistic view, with responsibility shared between individuals, governments, and corporate entities. We will have to move towards more inclusive prosperity, which ultimately is the backbone of competitiveness.
Who is it For?
Those looking to understand the macro factors influencing the development of the global economy, and explore the meaning for individuals, companies, and society.
Speakers
Prof. Arturo Bris
Professor of Finance, Institute for Management and Development (IMD)
Professor Arturo Bris leads the world-renowned World Competitiveness Centre at IMD Business School and is the organisation’s Professor of Finance. Prior to joining IMD, Arturo was the Robert B & Candice J. Haas Associate Professor of Corporate Finance at the Yale School of Management. A Research Associate of the European Corporate Governance Institute, and a member of the Yale International Institute for Corporate Governance, he has worked extensively on issues of corporate governance, financial regulation and international valuation.
