Andrew McAfee
MIT Sloan School of Management
Andrew McAfee is Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He studies how digital technologies are changing business, the economy, and society. He is the author of More from Less and The Second Machine Age (with Erik Brynjolfsson).
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DLD25 Fireside Chat
In their lively conversation at DLD Munich 2025, German Minister Robert Habeck and American economist Andrew McAfee discuss Europe’s economic challenges, technological lag, and the need for reform, with Habeck offering candid insights…
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A World Apart: Tech Ecosystems in the US and EU
Prominent MIT economist and best-selling author Andrew McAfee delivers a passionate critique of Europe’s innovation and productivity gaps compared with the United States. “The liberal democratic West has created levels of prosperity and…
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The EU-US Tech Gap
In 2014, MIT researchers Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee published their book The Second Machine Age, which takes an in-depth look at the impact of rapid technological advancement and automation on the economy,…
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How Emerging Tech Is Forging A Path To An Intelligent Future
What’s the next step of the digital transformation in business and society? That question is at the core of this engrossing DLD Munich session, which brings together Andrew McAfee (MIT Sloan School of…
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The Geek Way: How To Run A Company In the 21st Century
An acclaimed expert in change management, best-selling author and MIT researcher Andrew McAfee explains why corporate leaders need to get ready for their next big challenge: competing with geeks – people who “go…
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Building Business While Minding the Environment
“We have decided to look not at barriers but enablers – we want to be positive here”, moderator Cristiana Falcone says at the outset of this DLD Summer session about the circular economy.…
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Good or Evil? How AI Is Transforming Life, Work and Society
Will artificial intelligence turn out to be a blessing or a curse? DLD speakers from science, business and technology share expert opinions.
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“We’re Not Using Our Best Weapons To Fight Global Warming”
MIT researcher Andrew McAfee explains what should be done to battle climate change, how to regulate innovation and why intuition often leads us astray…
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“We Can Look Inside Heads!”
Ping-pong session at DLD Munich 18: Author and MIT scientist Andrew McAfee and Openwater founder Mary Lou Jepsen ask each other questions. Mary Lou Jepsen is an expert on cutting-edge digital displays and explains: “You can watch people’s thoughts on a screen.”...
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Take Responsibility!
Lack of trust is a central issue of our time. Without trust, institutions don’t work and people lose faith in their leaders. What should we do to rebuild trust? David Kirkpatrick (Techonomy) discussed this topic with Alexander Birken (Otto Group) and Andrew McAfee (MIT). Otto Group CEO Birken...
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DLD Munich 2025
Europe’s leading innovation conference celebrates its 20th anniversary from January 16-18, 2025, in Munich. Find out about speakers, location details and how to attend…
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DLD Munich 2023
Highlights of DLD Munich 2023: Find videos, images and speakers of Europe’s leading innovation conference in one place…
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