BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cambridge Festival: "\;Post-Covid Recovery and the Future of G lobal Economics"\; - Dr Augusto Lopez-Claros DTSTART:20210330T190000Z DTEND:20210330T200000Z UID:TALK157687@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Cambridge University Bahá'í Society DESCRIPTION:By late-September 2020 the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center had tracked more than 33 million confirmed cases of the virus globa lly\, causing close to 1 million deaths. The remarkable speed\, global rea ch\, and ease with which the virus crossed borders and is being transmitte d between people has sent stock markets tumbling worldwide\, with the Worl d Bank projecting the deepest global recession since World War II. This ex cessive volatility\, the sudden drop in confidence by consumers\, and seve re knock-on economic and social effects have resulted overnight in a swift contraction in cross-border finance\, trade\, air travel\, and most other sectors of our interconnected global economy\, as well as millions of job losses. This talk and discussion will examine measures to overhaul our sy stem of global economic and social governance\, both to respond to the imm ediate challenge of recovery from COVID-19 and to redouble efforts to adva nce the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The talk draws on the tea chings of the Baha'i Faith. \n\nDr Augusto Lopez-Claros is a Cambridge alu mnus\, and an international economist with over 30 years of experience in international organisations\, including most recently the World Bank where he was director of the Global Indicators Group. Previously he was Chief E conomist and Director of the Global Competitiveness Program at the World E conomic Forum in Geneva\, and Professor of Economics at the University of Chile. In May 2018\, he was co-awarded the New Shape Prize for his work on Global Governance and has recently co-authored two books: 'Equality for W omen = Prosperity for All' and 'Global Governance and the Emergence of Glo bal Institutions for the 21st Century' published by Cambridge University P ress.\n\nBooking/Registration page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-co vid-recovery-and-the-future-of-global-economics-tickets-131767998631 LOCATION:Online (register on Eventbrite for link) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR