One of the 100 most influential people in the world according to TIME Magazine, Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a best-selling author and economist. Her work is focussed on the future of economic growth and placing living standards at the backbone of human progress. According to Moyo, the world is facing threatening economic headwinds including income inequality, the growing risk of a jobless underclass as digitalisation takes hold, unsustainable global debt and demographics shifts. All of these challenges require tackling the economic structures of work, health and education. In her recent book ‘How Boards Work’, Moyo addresses the levers and limitations boards have to create change across the business landscape. She poses questions around their purpose, around how they should balance profit motives with growing broader expectations of society and how they should approach quotas as they look to address diversity.

Against the backdrop of a global drive for inclusive economic recovery from the pandemic, the challenges of transitioning to net zero, a rise of protectionism and new and emerging technologies, this event will consider how the future of capitalism will be shaped in the coming years and what role corporations should play when it comes to levelling up.

Key questions include: To what extent has the pandemic created a ‘reset’ moment for global capitalism? What would it mean for businesses to ‘build back better’ and ‘level up’? What role has climate change and environmental sustainability played in changing corporate attitudes and behaviours? What are companies doing to address gender, income, race and health inequalities? What are the other underlying political, economic, social and consumer trends driving change and what impact might these have over the next decade and beyond? How can we ensure inclusive growth is at the heart of the future of capitalism?

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