Gates Lecture Annual Lecture 2024

Gates Cambridge Scholar Reid Lidow, Nobel Laureate Michael Spence and Dr Mohamed El-Erian, President, Queens’ College gave the Gates Cambridge Annual Lecture 2024. They discussed their new book, co-authored with former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. At the heart of today’s permacrisis are broken approaches to growth, economic management, and governance. While these approaches are broken, they are not beyond repair. "Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World" is an explanation of where we’ve gone wrong, and a provocative, inspiring plan to do nothing less than change the world. The authors set out how we can prevent crises and better manage the future for the benefit of the many and not the few. This is their answer to what change should look like. The Gates Cambridge Trust is delighted that all three speakers were part of this event and that - for the very first time - a Gates Cambridge Scholar gave the Annual Lecture.