Past Lectures

Mr. Rifkin has been called upon by many of the world's leading Fortune 500 companies, and hundreds of governments, civil society organizations, and universities over the past thirty five years. Mr. Rifkin's presentations are interdisciplinary in nature, and cover a wide range of topics pertaining to the challenges and opportunities of globalization in the 21st century.

Mega Trends in Globalization

Lecture Topics:

• The Third Industrial Revolution: Leading the way to a green energy era and a hydrogen economy
• The Global Environmental Crisis:The path to sustainable development
• The European Dream: How Europe's vision of the future is changing the global economy
• The Age of Access: Understanding the historic shift in economic models, from traditional capitalist markets to emerging global commercial networks
• The Future of Work: Rethinking the nature of employment in an increasingly automated, borderless and highly mobile global economy
• The Hi-tech Revolutions of the 21st Century: Harnessing the scientific and technological fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, advanced IT, and cognitive science in ways that advance the process of globalization
• Rethinking the Global Health Paradigm: Making the shift from managing disease to promoting wellness
• Living in a Three Sector World: Building new partnerships between the global business community, civil society, and governments to create a sustainable approach to globalization
• Deep Globalization: Deepening and expanding the global economy by bringing the remaining 60% of the human race into the 21st century marketplace
• Educating Youth for a Global Era: Introducing service learning and experiential education into schools and colleges to prepare youth for working and living in a diverse, multicultural world

• Immigration in a Globally Connected World: Addressing the challenges of migration in an era of cultural diasporas

• Beyond the Nation State: Examining the future prospects of transnational political spaces in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa