Jeremy Rifkin

Founder and President, Foundation on Economic Trends

Jeremy Rifkin is an economic and social theorist, writer, political advisor, and activist, known for his groundbreaking work on the impacts of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment.

“One of the leading big-picture thinkers of our day”

Topics

The Third Industrial Revolution
The European Dream
The Hydrogen Economy
The Age of Access
Genetic Commerce
The Biotech Century
Shaping Public Policy
Global Economic Trends
Climate Change

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Highly engaging and fluid, his style is nonetheless very well punctuated allowing time to absorb his powerful messages.

Publications

2024
Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe
2023
The Age of Resilience
2019
The Green New Deal: Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth
2014
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
2011
The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World
2010
The Empathic Civilization
2004
The European Dream

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In Detail

As a leading thinker in sustainability and the green economy, Rifkin has been advising governments, global corporations, and leaders worldwide on the transition to a low-carbon economy and the urgent need for systemic change. He has served as an economic advisor to the European Union since 2000, designing the Third Industrial Revolution plan to transition Europe to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. His influence has reached the leadership of China as well, advising them on building the infrastructure for a sustainable future. He is the Founder and President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, where he explores the economic, environmental, and social implications of new technologies. Former lecturer at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he educated CEOs and senior executives on the importance of transitioning to a sustainable economy.

What he offers you

A master of speech, he addresses the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, workforce, society and the environment. Unprecedented consequences are emerging out of the shift from industrial to cultural production, and his informed insight on this is unparalleled.