World
Affairs
Council
of
Charlotte
-
Speaker
Series
(January
24th,
2013)
Philip
Auerswald
Author
of
"The
Coming
Prosperity:
How
Entrepreneurs
are
Transforming
the
Global
Economy"
In
"The
Coming
Prosperity",
Philip
E.
Auerswald
argues
that
it
is
time
to
overcome
the
outdated
narratives
of
fear
that
dominate
public
discourse
and
to
grasp
the
powerful
momentum
of
progress.
Acknowledging
the
gravity
of
today’s
greatest
global
challenges-like
climate
change,
water
scarcity,
and
rapid
urbanization
-
Auerswald
emphasizes
that
the
choices
we
make
today
will
determine
the
extent
and
reach
of
the
coming
prosperity.
To
make
the
most
of
this
epochal
transition,
he
writes,
the
key
is
entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs
introduce
new
products
and
services,
expand
the
range
of
global
knowledge
networks,
and,
most
importantly,
challenge
established
business
interests,
maintaining
the
vitality
of
mature
capitalist
economies
and
enhancing
the
viability
of
emerging
ones.
Auerswald
frames
narratives
of
inspiring
entrepreneurs
within
the
sweep
of
human
history.
The
book’s
deft
analysis
of
economic
trends
is
enlivened
by
stories
of
entrepreneurs
making
an
outsize
difference
in
their
communities
and
the
world-people
like
Karim
Khoja,
who
led
the
creation
of
the
first
mobile
phone
company
in
Afghanistan;
Leila
Janah,
who
is
bringing
digital-age
opportunity
to
talented
people
trapped
in
refugee
camps;
and
Victoria
Hale,
whose
non-profit
pharmaceutical
company
turned
an
orphan
drug
into
a
cure
for
black
fever.
Engagingly
written
and
bracingly
realistic
about
the
prospects
of
our
historical
moment,
The
Coming
Prosperity
disarms
the
current
narratives
of
fear
and
brings
to
light
the
vast
new
opportunities
in
the
expanding
global
economy.
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Biography:
Philip
Auerswald
believes
we're
living
in
the
most
exciting
period
of
human
history.
Over
the
next
quarter
century,
three
billion
people
will
join
the
global
economy
-
the
most
dramatic
transformation
in
all
civilization.
While
most
thinkers
today
see
the
century
ahead
as a
time
of
disasters
and
challenges,
Phil
sees
it
as a
time
of
great
opportunity.
The
real
story
of
the
21st
century
isn't
a
dark
story
of
scarcity.
It's
a
thrilling
adventure
in
prosperity
and
growth.
It's
the
story
of
his
book,
The
Coming
Prosperity:
How
Entrepreneurs
are
Transforming
the
Global
Economy.
Phil sees opportunity where others see despair. His work in Beijing and in Seoul, watching men and women jump ahead centuries' worth of technological progress in a single generation, has filled him with hope for a dynamic and profitable age, in the U.S. as abroad. He speaks about the power of entrepreneurship and innovation, fueled by the growth of the world economy, to increase living standards around the world, open new technological horizons, and even address the problems of energy and environment that do lie ahead. It's an inspiring message that touches all of us, whether our focus is innovation, entrepreneurship, the economy, technology, or the future.
Philip Auerswald is an Economist at George Mason University and a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation. He co-founded and co-edits Innovations, a quarterly journal from MIT Press about entrepreneurial solutions to global challenges. He is an associate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and a former lecturer and assistant director at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He has served as a consultant to the National Academies of Science, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and as an advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative. His other books include Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability and Taking Technical Risk: How Innovators, Executives, and Investors Manage High-Tech Risks.
