"Should We Fear the Robot Revolution?" Seminar

Tuesday, 12 December 2017
INSEAD Asia Campus, Amphi 102
1 Ayer Rajah Avenue, Singapore 138676

The INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) and IMF Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) are delighted to invite you to “Should We Fear the Robot Revolution?”, an invitation-only seminar on Tuesday 12 December 2017, at the INSEAD Asia Campus.

The seminar will feature Mr. Andrew Berg, Deputy Director, IMF Institute for Capacity Development. Andrew will deliver a short presentation on the economic implications of the “second industrial revolution”. The seminar will be followed by a Panel Discussion on the broader implications of robot technology for economic developments globally and in the region. The Panel will feature Mr. Randy Walker, CEO and Chairman, Asia Pacific, IBM, Mr. Taimur Baig, Chief Economist and Managing Director for Group Research, DBS and Professor Phanish Puranam, the Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy & Organisation Design and Academic Director of the PhD Programme, INSEAD, in conversation with Mr. Stephan Danniger, Director, IMF STI.

A snapshot of the event agenda is as follows:

10:00am: Registration & Networking Coffee

10:30am: Welcome Address by Vinika D. Rao, Executive Director, INSEAD EMI

10:35am: Presentation "Should We Fear the Robot Revolution?" by Andrew Berg, Deputy Director, IMF Institute for Capacity Development

11:20am: Panel Discussion

12:00pm The End

Do register online to participate in this event. We hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you soon.

Contact us at emi@insead.edu for further information.

About the EMI: The INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) is based at INSEAD’s Asia Campus in Singapore. It is a leading think tank on issues related to economic development and business management in the emerging economies. It creates knowledge through research and disseminates it for practical application by the corporations, governments and organizations that seek to leverage the opportunities offered by these growth markets. EMI develops cutting edge pedagogical material, research publications and data sets related to emerging markets.

About the STI: The IMF Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) located in Singapore, serves as the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) regional training center for the Asia-Pacific region. It provides training on macroeconomic and financial management, and related legal and statistical issues, to government officials from 37 countries.