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November 2nd 2023
How to be a better boss
Are you too overwhelmed by emails to get stuff done? Do you struggle to hire the right people or get them to voice their opinions candidly?
Join Andrew Palmer, our Bartleby columnist and the host of Boss Class, a new podcast on management, in a discussion with Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School and Claire Hughes Johnson, the former chief operating officer of Stripe. Learn how to run a good meeting, how to give feedback and how to organise hybrid work.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the live event. You can also submit them in advance with this form.
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Play recordingOctober 19th 2023
The radical response to big economic shocks
Around the world, governments are taking a more assertive role in the economy, as it judders from war, climate change, AI and more. Will this make the world safer, fairer and greener—or do the opposite? Our editors will discuss whether liberal markets have failed and if, instead, “homeland economics” is the way forward.
Join our business affairs editor, Rachana Shanbhogue, economics editor, Henry Curr, European economics editor, Christian Odendahl, and Callum Williams, the author of the “homeland economics” cover story, to discuss this moment of global uncertainty and profound shift in policy. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the live event. You can also submit them in advance with this form.
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Play recordingOctober 12th 2023
Israel and Gaza: the attacks, politics and implications
The attacks in Israel could lead to more violence, further polarisation of Israeli politics and a breakdown of regional diplomacy. How should Israel continue to respond—both on the ground and diplomatically? What are the internal Palestinian politics behind the attacks? And what are the implications for regional security? To ask our speakers a question, please fill out this form.
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Play recordingOctober 5th 2023
Well red: inside The Economist’s language and style
“Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought.” So begins The Economist’s in-house style guide, issued to all its journalists and since the 1980s sold to the public. The new, updated edition loosens strictures yet retains tradition.
Join our editors to learn the basic dos and don’ts that help us improve our writing, that we hope may help you improve yours. To ask our speakers a question, please fill out this form.
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Play recordingSeptember 28th 2023
The impact of AI in society
As artificial intelligence is poised to change business, politics and science, explore the consequences with our editors.
Will the technology destroy jobs or make them more fulfilling? Can it uncover new aspects of the world that have eluded the human mind, to improve people’s lives? And will elections be swamped in misinformation or can AI be used to weed out the mistruths?
Join us for an in-depth, visionary-yet-pragmatic look at what AI means for society—and how you can be ready for it. To ask our speakers a question, please fill out this form.
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Play recordingSeptember 7th 2023
Ukraine at war: the conflict expands
Ukrainian drones are attacking Moscow and Russia's military. Russia is pounding Ukrainian cities, as Vladimir Putin appears to consolidate power by dispatching the disloyal. Join our editors and ask questions as they discuss the implications of a summer of fighting, the progress of Ukraine’s counter-offensive and how Mr Putin’s hold on power is changing.
Please submit your questions in advance at: economist.com/askthepanel
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Play recordingJuly 14th 2023
Ukraine at war: Russian uncertainties
As Ukraine’s counter-offensive continues, the authority of Vladimir Putin was undermined by a rift with the paramilitary Wagner Group. What does the dissent mean for Russia and the war?
Join our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes; deputy editor, Edward Carr; defence editor, Shashank Joshi; and Russia and eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky to discuss the situation in the Kremlin, the West’s response and potential NATO security guarantees for Ukraine. There will be the opportunity to ask questions during the live event. You can also submit them in advance to [email protected].
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Play recordingJune 16th 2023
Ukraine at war: the counter-offensive
After enduring months of brutal attacks, Ukraine forces have begun ground assaults on Russian positions in the south-east of the country. How prepared is Ukraine for a sustained offensive? Can Russia defend its positions? What is the impact of the humanitarian crisis following the Kakhovka dam collapse? And what additional military assistance from the West is needed?
Join our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes; deputy editor, Edward Carr; defence editor, Shashank Joshi; and Russia and eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky to discuss the war’s latest phase. There will be a chance to ask questions during the live event.
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