Book Reception: The Smartest Places on Earth

  • Mon, April 11, 2016 • 4:00 pm ET
  • Atlantic Council
  • 1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor (West Tower Elevator)
  • Washington, DC 20005

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST OF THIS EVENT. "The Smartest Places on Earth- Why Rustbelts are the emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation" A conversation with: Antoine van AgtmaelFormer principal founder and CEO Emerging Markets Management Co-author of The Smartest Places on Earth Fred BakkerFormer editor-in-chief and CEO Het Financieele DagbladCo-author The Smartest Places on Earth Introduced and Moderated […]

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST OF THIS EVENT.

"The Smartest Places on Earth- Why Rustbelts are the emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation"

A conversation with:

Antoine van Agtmael
Former principal founder and CEO 
Emerging Markets Management 
Co-author of 
The Smartest Places on Earth

Fred Bakker
Former editor-in-chief and CEO 
Het Financieele Dagblad
Co-author 
The Smartest Places on Earth

Introduced and Moderated by:

Frederick Kempe
President and CEO
Atlantic Council

Exploring how the rustbelts form yesterday can be the "brainbelts" of tomorrow, Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker counter recent conventional wisdom that American and northern European economies have lost their initiative in innovation and their competitive edge. Their book, The Smartest Places on Earth- Why Rustbelts are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation, focuses on an unexpected and hopeful trend: the emerging sources of economic strength coming from areas once known as "rustbelts" that had been written off as yesterday's story. 

Frederick Kempe will join authors Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker for a conversation on the book. A reception and book signing will follow the authors’ presentations.
 

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Atlantic Council
1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor (West Tower Elevator) 
Washington, DC 

This event is open to press and on the record. 

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