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Dambisa Moyo            

Global Economist, Member of the United Kingdom House of Lords, Executive at Versaca Investments, NYT Bestselling Author of "Edge of Chaos"

Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance of contrarian thinking with measured judgment, and her ability to turn economic insight into investible ideas.

Dr. Moyo is a co-principal of Versaca Investments, a family office focused on growth investing globally. She serves on a number of global corporate boards including 3M Corporation, Chevron and Conde Nast, as well as the Oxford University Endowment investment committee. Her areas of interest are in capital allocation, risk, and ESG matters. She holds a Doctorate in Economics from Oxford, a Masters from Harvard, and is recognized for fresh and innovative ideas as the author of four New York Times bestselling books. Her latest book, "How Boards Work," was ranked number five on the Wall Street Journal best business book list.

Dr. Moyo is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, member of the Bretton Woods Committee, and member of Trilateral Commission. She was named to the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, has published in the Financial Times, WSJ, Barrons, Harvard Business Review, and has traveled to over 65 countries.

Speech Topics


GLOBAL MACROECONOMICS

External Markets

  • Capital Account
  • Cross Border Flows
  • Current Account
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
  • Reserves
  • Trade

Fiscal Policy

  • Debt
  • Deficits
  • Government Spending
  • Taxes

Monetary Policy

  • Interests Rates
  • Money Supply & Demand
  • Quantitative Easing
  • Reserve Requirements

Real Economy

  • Capital Spending
  • Consumption
  • GDP
  • Growth
  • Inflation
  • Labor Markets
  • Unemployment
  • Wages & Wage Growth

GEOPOLITICS

  • Conflicts & Instability
  • Elections
  • International Regulations
  • Public Policy

GLOBAL MARKETS

  • Bonds & Stocks
  • Commodities
  • Housing Data
  • Investible Ideas
  • Risk & Premiums
  • Sentiment
  • Volatility

OUR FUTURE DEFINED

Technology: Opportunities, Risks, & Responses

  • Advances in Healthcare, Education, & Finance
  • Cybersecurity
  • Efficiency Gains
  • The Future of Work
  • Shifting Corporate Governance: The Board Room

Millennials

  • Demographics in a Historical Context
  • Investible Ideas: Impact on Markets & Sectors
  • Lifestyle & Preferences of the Future [Banking, Housing, Communication, Transportation]

The Future of 21st Century Corporations

  • Broader Mandate: Social Responsibility & Sustainability
  • Changing Regulatory Environment: Multi-jurisdiction Risks & Opportunities
  • Growing a Business in the Face of Competition
  • What Corporate Leaders Can Learn from Sports

News


Dambisa Moyo on income inequality
Earlier this year, an Oxfam report revealed that 62 people own the same amount of money as the poorer half of the world’s population.....
Automation questions should be ‘top of agenda’, says economics expert
“People are always looking for a neat answer to the automation question and there really isn’t one,” says macroeconomics expert, Dr Dambisa Moyo. She won’t specifically define how she thinks technology is going to shape the workforce of the future, but is in no doubt as to the scale of the impact automation will have....
Kitco News Interview: Gold Market Remains Constructive
Although gold prices dropped 23% in the second quarter, the appetite for gold still remains, said international economist Dambisa Moyo.

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