With growing unrest in the eurozone, rising tensions between national economies and increasing uncertainty on the global markets, we are living in a period of far-reaching change.
The celebrated Czech economist Tomáš Sedláček will be proposing a new view of the global economy at the GDI. His analysis of the roots of our cultural history will identify outdated concepts and archetypes that, for centuries, have shaped our thinking and therefore our economic activities as well. According to Sedlácek, a society's economic activities are the best indicators of where it stands.
«A time of diminishing raw materials and satisfied basic needs» is what the best-selling author calls our ever changing era. Sedlácek will show us what this could mean for our understanding of affluence and growth – und thus for our economy as well.
Speakers
David Bosshart
Switzerland
Dr. David Bosshart was CEO of the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for consumption, economic and social studies from 1999 to 2020. Since 2020 he has been President of the G. and A. Duttweiler Foundation.
Tomáš Sedlácek
Czech Republic
Tomáš Sedlácek changed our understanding of of economy. In the international bestseller «The Economics of Good and Evil» he offers a new outlook by applying a cultural analysis to he economy. Sedlácek was advisor to Václav Havel and is a member of the advisory board tot he Czech Prime Minister.
Programme
18.30 Uhr David Bosshart Begrüßung und Einführung
18.45 Uhr Tomáš Sedlácek «Redefining prosperity – towards a new concept of economics»
19.30 Uhr Tomáš Sedlácek im Gespräch mit David Bosshart «Wie ein neuer Wohlstand für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft und im ’Age of Less’ aussehen kann»
20.00 Uhr Flying Dinner und Networking
Information
Date 10. Januar 2013
Price 230.- CHF
The fee has to be paid in advance. It includes all food and beverages (including VAT). Participants registering less than two weeks before the event can pay by credit card only.