Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies Dean Discussion featuring Jeremy Rifkin
Venue: Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements, Business Related
Cost: Free

Description:
The Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies presents a Dean Discussion featuring economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Moss Arts Center.

Influential economic theorist, Jeremy Rifkin, will visit Virginia Tech for a lecture addressing key global challenges and the benefits of potentially shifting the Roanoke and New River Valleys into the next Industrial Age. President Tim sands will provide feedback from the perspective of Virginia Tech.

Jeremy Rifkin is the author of 20 books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the global economy and the environment. His most recent works include "The Zero Marginal Cost Society" (2014), "The Third Industrial Revolution" (2011), "The Empathic Civilization" (2010), and "The European Dream" (2004).

Rifkin has been an advisor to the European Union since 2000 and has counseled the three most recent presidents of the European Commission. In addition, he has served as an advisor to the leadership of the European Parliament and prominent European heads of state on issues related to the economy, climate change, and energy security. Most recently, he has advised the leadership of the People’s Republic of China on similar topics.

Since 1995, Rifkin has taught at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he instructs corporate CEOs and senior business managers on how to transition business operations into sustainable economies.

In 2015, Rifkin was listed among the top 10 most influential economic thinkers in the WorldPost/HuffingtonPost survey of “the world’s most influential voices.”

The discussion will be hosted by College of Architecture and Urban Studies Dean Richard Blythe.

Admission is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

For more information, visit: https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2019/01/unirel_rifkin.html or https://www.facebook.com/VTCAUS/.

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