Resilient Futures Summit - Keynote interview @WithTheEconomist
Resilient Futures Summit - Keynote interview  @WithTheEconomist
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Keynote interview. Prosperity under pressure: resilience in an age of shocks

As climate pressure, conflict, debt strain, technological disruption and energy insecurity collide, how should the global economy be rewired for resilience by 2050? Professor Sachs will examine the reforms in policy, finance and global governance needed to move beyond short-term firefighting and towards more inclusive, durable and sustainable growth.

Speakers:
Jeffrey Sachs, professor, director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
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