Kenneth Rogoff

The current and sustained economic headwinds affecting the global economy struck many by surprise after a long stretch of unbridled growth. Kenneth Rogoff argues that quantitatively, the global economy is driving down the tracks of previous deep financial crises. A universally respected economist, advisor to governments and Harvard professor of economics, Rogoff lends his unparalleled insights to help organizations understand the multifaceted problems we face as a global economy. In a highly accessible presentation that draws on the research and findings behind his widely celebrated, best-selling book This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, he and his co-author Carmen Reinhart leverage more than eight hundred years' worth of trends to demonstrate what businesses should have seen on the horizon. He challenges his audience to consider that the solution we're currently implementing may in fact be the catalyst for tomorrow's financial crisis. Recovering from today's financial crisis involves more than revitalizing our economy for the moment; it also means addressing the structural impediments to long-term growth and stability.