Background
Over the past decades, we have seen a significant economic growth, increasing GDP and incredible innovation in technology and business. However, this progress has led to negative externalities on people and the planet, contributing to faster climate change and growing inequality. The negative effects have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected millions of people, with the poor and vulnerable being hit the hardest.

To tackle the wicked problems of climate change and inequality, and to ensure that we build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic, we need a fundamental and systemic change to how economies work.

This special session, co-hosted with the British Embassy in Prague, will focus on how to 'rewire economies' for low carbon, sustainable and inclusive growth.

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SPEAKERS
The keynote speaker, Dr Jake Reynolds, will share insights from his work at Cambridge University. Prof Reynolds is the Executive Director, Sustainable Economy, at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) where he is responsible for CISL’s research, including the pioneering Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme. He acts as a senior advisor to CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance which develops practical thought leadership through long-running collaborations with the investment, banking and insurance industries. As architect of CISL’s 10-year vision and plan, Rewiring the Economy, his team offers robust analysis, tools and evidence for leaders seeking action on sustainability.

We will also be joined by Dr Yannis Dafermos, a Lecturer in Economics at SOAS University of London and a member of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, where he focuses his research on financial macroeconomics, climate change and finance, ecological macroeconomics and inequality. He has also co-developed a novel ecological macroeconomic model that analyses the interactions between the ecosystem, the financial system and the macroeconomy.

Questions we will seek to explore during the event:
- What can be done to ensure that the economy works for all?
- What are the key actions governments & the private sector can take now?
- How can we improve the allocation of capital so that it contributes to building inclusive, resilient & sustainable economies?
- How can we “rewire” the global economy so that it encourages long-termism and rewards positive impact?