Joseph Stiglitz

Joseph Stiglitz

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Joseph Stiglitz Biography

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz is the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal. He is an international speaker of repute and in his keynote speeches, he offers an overview of the global economy.

Award-winning Economist

In 1979, Joseph Stiglitz was awarded the John Bates Clark Award, given by the American Economic Association to the economist under 40 who has made the most significant contribution to the field.

Academic Career

He is also the co-founder and Executive Director of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his analyses of markets with asymmetric information.Career

He has taught at Princeton, Stanford, MIT and was the Drummond Professor and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is now University Professor at Columbia University in New York and Chair of Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought.

Stiglitz holds a part-time appointment at the University of Manchester as Chair of the Management Board and Director of Graduate Summer Programs at the Brooks World Poverty Institute.

Economic Adviser

Stiglitz was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1993 to 1995, during the Clinton administration, and served as CEA chairman from 1995 to 1997. He then became Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank from 1997 to 2000.

Author

Joseph is the author of numerous book, including The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict which measures the war’s opportunity cost to Americans.

Keynote Speaker

Joseph Stiglitz is a world-recognised international speaker.

Example of his Speech Topics

Globalization - Making Globalization work
Managing Crisis & Recovery
Development & Aid - Socially responsible investment
Finance - Making Globalization work
The Environment and Natural Resources - Sharing the burden of saving the planet
Trade - Fair trade for all
Economics and Economic Theory

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Roger Martin Speaking at World Economic Forum

16th January 2013

Roger Martin is due to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, along with Joseph Stiglitz and Tim Berners-Lee.

Inaugral conference of the Institute for New Economic Thinking takes place at Kings College, Cambridge between the 8th and 11th April

8th April 2010

The Institute for New Economic Thinking is an organization which has been founded by a multi-million dollar grant from George Soros .It supports creative thought and open discourse to advance reform in economic thinking and policy worldwide. The Institute's invitation-only inaugral conference takes place on 8-11th April at Kings College Cambridge. Over 150 academic, business and government policy thought leaders from around the world are expected.

Talk of the Town: people are flocking to hear debates with top speakers

1st March 2010

Talks and lectures by interesting people on a wide range of topics are becoming hugely popular. Forget, dusty lecturers coughing through their notes for hours, people are flocking to hear speakers such as Luke Johnson, Ruby Wax, Stephen Fry, Ann Widdecombe and Robert Winston at events organised by the Louise T Blouin Foundation, Intelligence Squared, the Royal Geographical Society, the Tate and the ICA.

CBC’s 12 Most Influential People of 2012

24th December 2012

CBC News has released its list of the 12 most influential people of 2012, including politicians, activists and the South Korean singer who has recently taken the world by storm.

Ruby Wax on Speaker Lineup for TEDGlobal 2012

11th May 2012

The TED website has announced the list of innovative speakers who will inspire at this year’s conference, exploring the theme of Radical Openness, including comedian and corporate host Ruby Wax.

Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World

24th April 2012

Time magazine has announced its 100 most influential people in the word, in a list including entertainers, businesspeople, political leaders, sporting figures and controversial personalities.

Nouriel Roubini asks How Much Stress can the System Take?

17th February 2012

Nouriel Roubini, keynote speaker and head of RGE, the independent global economic and market strategy research firm, speaks to Patrick Chovanec about China, and how much stress the system can take.

Remembering 9/11 – A Decade On

12th September 2011

Speakers Corner holds a catalogue of corporate speakers with experience of the horrors of September 11th, or an insight into how the world has changed since.