Is the World Getting Better or Worse? Trends in Technology, Wealth and Governance

As the year and decade come to a close, many of us are pondering the same question:  Is the world getting better or worse?  Noted scholar and leader on global issues, Dane Erickson, approaches this topic through the lens of three major drivers of today’s world – technology, wealth creation, and forms of governance – while also gleaning under-appreciated lessons from the past 30, 70, and 200 years.  A dynamic, interactive presentation. All ages, stages, and families welcome (e.g. children can play freely in adjacent area).  Talk is at Geek&Coffee Cafe in the Fabrica la Aurora. Free.

About the speaker:

Dane Erickson is a social impact executive and scholar currently on a sabbatical with his family in San Miguel.  Dane’s background includes serving as the chief executive of actor Ben Affleck’s philanthropic organization in central Africa.  Previous stints include a foreign policy advisor on Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, a strategy consultant at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a visiting scholar at Beijing University’s School of International Studies.  Currently a Lecturer at the University of Colorado Denver, Dane holds a BA from Davidson College, and Masters from Princeton University.  He has lived in 7 countries, with experience in another 60 countries on 5 continents.