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ESMT Open Lectures

The ESMT Open Lectures showcase speakers, who through their achievements and expertise are recognized leaders in their fields. The lectures cover a wide spectrum of fields ranging from business, economics, politics, and philosophy to the arts. Our esteemed speakers not only provide detailed knowledge on their specialized topics, but also provocative insights that have broad relevance and wide-range application. The lectures provide a forum in which their ideas can be communicated to and debated with a wider audience.

Format: 45-minute lecture (open to the public) followed by a compelling Q&A session with the moderator and an open discussion with the audience.

 

Upcoming lectures

There are currently no upcoming Open Lecture events planned.

Renowned past speakers

  • Ana Botín, Executive Chair, Santander Group 
  • Ottmar Edenhofer, Director and Chief Economist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 
  • Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University 
  • Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Founder of the Open Russia movement, former Head of Yukos 
  • Petri Kokko, Director Agency, Google Germany 
  • Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund 
  • Candice Morgan, Head of Diversity, Pinterest  
  • Lord Christopher Patten of Barnes, CH, Chancellor, Oxford University  
  • Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International 
  • Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft 
  • Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google 
  • Oliver E. Williamson, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science 

Past Open Lectures

Miss out on an Open Lecture? Video recordings of the ESMT Open Lectures series are uploaded to our YouTube channel after the event. 

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