Growth in social inequality around the world remains a problem which is hard to tackle for leading economies and international organizations. With middle-income wages having stagnated for over a decade and a half and nearly 50% of global GDP concentrated in the hands of the 1%, income disparity has become as much a political as it is an economic issue. How can these long-standing and structural problems be addressed, particularly as technology, globalization, and political populism strain social and political systems? How can business and government collaborate more closely to avoid social instability?
Moderator:
Irina Rossius ,
Reporter, Russia 1 TV Channel
Panellists
Leonid Grigoryev ,
Chief Advisor to the Head, Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation
Anton Drozdov ,
Chairman of the Board, Pension Fund of the Russian Federation
Jim Costanzo ,
Global Health Advisory Leader, EY
Yaroslav Lissovolik ,
Chief Economist, Member of the Management Board, Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)
Joseph Muscat ,
Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta
Cyril Muller ,
Vice-President, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Group
Mark Farha ,
Professor, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Andreas Schaal ,
Director of Global Relations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); OECD G20 Sous Sherpa