A New World Order?

Today, the American-led global order faces a challenge. Not only because Trump has created geopolitical uncertainty due to his shift in foreign policy, but also because the rest of the world has fundamentally changed. What are the political and economic causes and consequences of our changing global order? What does this mean for the future of US-China relations? And what can we learn about the shifting balance between security and economics?

The State of Democracy

Over the past three decades we have lived through a quiet revolution: drifting from having a market economy to becoming market societies, almost without realizing it. Where money determines access to necessities such as health and education, inequality matters more than it would otherwise. Is too much for sale in our democracies?

The Brain and happiness

Experiencing happiness means the involvement of chemical substances in the brain, such as dopamine, (sexual) hormones, and oxytocin. Can we influence this feeling? Some psychologists challenge the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our ‘psychological immune system’ lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned.

Smart Cities

Google | April 5, 2017

Director NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress, Professor NYU Stern School of Business and former Under Secretary for President Obama

Connecting all systems in a city into one big data-network creates a smart city. What does this mean for our quality of life, sustainability, privacy, and other aspects of daily life? How can governments, universities, and industries contribute to smarter cities?

The Bigger Picture

Christie’s | May 11, 2017

President, Americas

Senior Specialist, Auctioneer

Christie’s will hold its flagship Impressionist and Modern Art and Post War and Contemporary Art auction which will include work by the giants of the period such as Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso to Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon and beyond. Prior to this we are invited to attend a tour in the world’s leading saleroom in the heart of New York’s art scene. Furthermore, insights are given into the international art market, the auction process and the economic issues related to the art world.

Artificial Intelligence: Science, not Fiction

Facebook | April 11, 2018

Director of AI Research at Facebook, Professor Computer Science, Neural Science and Data Science at NYU. Obtained his PhD in Computer Science at Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie in Paris.

Self-driving cars, the Internet of Things and customer intelligence are all part of ‘thinking machines’. The rise of these ‘smart’ computers brings along major challenges; what does it for example mean for our privacy and employment? And what happens if robots become smarter than us?