Note: Registration is free but required to view the event live.
On May 19, the UW Now Live will step back from the headlines to examine the major forces reshaping economic growth, trade, and innovation. From conflict in the Middle East and its ripple effects on energy markets to the rapid advance of artificial intelligence, today’s economy is being shaped by powerful and often interconnected dynamics.
Some key questions we’ll discuss include:
- How are geopolitical conflicts and energy disruptions changing the trajectory of the global economy?
- How are global tensions changing trade and spending around the world?
- How will the AI revolution reshape economic growth, jobs, and global competition?
Join fellow UW alumni and friends online for a livestream and Q & A with a panel of experts who will discuss this evolving topic. The talk will be moderated by Mike Knetter, from the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association.
Speakers
Patrick McDaniel is the Tsun-Ming Shih Professor of Computer Sciences in the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences at UW–Madison. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. McDaniel’s research focuses on a wide range of topics in computer and network security and technical public policy, with particular interests in mobile and “internet of things” device security, adversarial machine learning, systems security, program analysis, and the integrity and security of election systems. Prior to joining the UW in 2002, he was the William L. Weiss Professor of Information and Communications Technology and director of the Institute for Networking and Security Research at the Pennsylvania State University.
Kim Ruhl is the Curt and Sue Culver Chair of Economics and codirector of the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE). Most recently, Ruhl served as a member and the acting vice chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers for President Donald Trump. Ruhl’s research focuses on international economics, models of firm heterogeneity, and national income accounting. He is currently a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a special sworn employee of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, where he studies the ways that multinational firms produce and sell goods and services around the world.
This event is hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association®.
