On April 17th, 2018 at 16:30 in room 205 there will be an open lecture of an economics professor at IE Business School, Madrid, Dr. Gayle Allard on topic Are you ready for the new tomorrow?

Political, economic, financial and technological changes are disrupting the global economy in a way that may have large and unanticipated results in our near future. Unemployment, aging population, immigration, globalization and new technologies are dramatically changing the global landscape and profoundly affecting our everyday life. What will the new tomorrow look like? How do we find our place in this new world? And how should we prepare for the new tomorrow already now?

Our speaker for this session is Dr. Gayle Allard, who is a leading authority and frequent commentator on the global economics issues, will discuss some of the game-changers and provide her thoughts about the road ahead.

About the speaker:

Dr. Gayle Allard

Dr. Gayle Allard has been an economics professor at IE Business School in Madrid for more than a decade and previously served as Vice Rector of Research at IE University. She is a pioneer in online and virtual education, teaching in "blended" programs at IE since they were launched and developing numerous interactive exercises, games and simulators to enhance student learning. As with her research, Professor Allard’s teaching of economic environment and international economics is always done in reference to what is happening in the real world.

Dr. Allard has previously worked as an economic researcher and analyst for prestigious institutions, including JP Morgan and The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Professor Allard holds PhD in Economics from University of California Davis, as well as Masters in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and M.A. in Hispanic Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She is a native of California, but has spent most of her adult life working in Europe, particularly in Spain.