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Daron Acemoglu
Economics
Global Economy
AI Ethics & Governance
Daron Acemoglu helps organisations navigate AI adoption and economic transformation as a Nobel Prize-winning economist and MIT Institute Professor. He works with leaders on institutional design, technology policy, and inclusive growth, delivering insights as the world's third most cited economist.
Economist
Nobel Prize
MIT
Futurist
Daron Acemoglu is an economist whose research on institutions, technology, and prosperity has reshaped how governments and businesses think about progress and artificial intelligence. He holds the rank of Institute Professor at MIT, the university's highest faculty honour, and received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. The third most cited economist in the world, Daron is the co-author of three major books: Why Nations Fail, Power and Progress, and the recently published What Happened to Liberal Democracy?, which Thomas Piketty called "a very important work and a must-read." Daron's research sits at the intersection of AI, economic growth, and democratic governance. He offers audiences a rare combination: rigorous evidence on how technology reshapes labour markets and inequality, paired with actionable frameworks for directing innovation toward broad prosperity. His work helps leaders understand not just where AI is heading, but how policy choices made today will determine whether these tools concentrate power or distribute it. Audiences leave Daron's sessions with a clearer grasp of why institutional design matters more than technological capability, practical insight into steering AI adoption so it complements rather than replaces human work, and a historically grounded perspective on what separates societies that thrive from those that stagnate. Book Daron Acemoglu to give your audience the intellectual foundation they need to lead through the AI transition.
Acemoglu brings Nobel-level rigor on how AI reshapes labor markets and power structures, giving leadership teams the institutional frameworks to steer technology adoption toward productivity gains rather than displacement. His work connects democratic governance to innovation outcomes in ways that help boards and executives make defensible long-term decisions about automation investment.
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Daron Acemoglu structures his sessions around evidence-based frameworks drawn from his institutional economics research, using historical comparisons across societies to illustrate how policy and governance decisions — rather than technology alone — determine economic outcomes.
Daron Acemoglu speaks on the intersection of artificial intelligence and labour markets, institutional design and economic growth, and the relationship between technology, inequality, and democratic governance. He holds the rank of Institute Professor at MIT and received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics.
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