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Rebecca Henderson will explore the urgent need to rethink the current capitalist system in light of pressing global challenges, including climate change, widening inequalities, and threats to democracy, and will reflect on the crucial role of private sector in catalyzing systemic change. She will share her insights about reinventing capitalism to drive the innovation we need to build a just and sustainable economy. 

Rebecca Henderson is University Professor at Harvard Business School, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of both the British Academy and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her research explores the major role the private sector can play in building a more sustainable, equitable economy. Her publications include Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors (University of Chicago Press), Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective (Oxford University Press) and Political Economy and Justice (University of Chicago Press). She is also the author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire which was shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey 2020 Business Book of the Year Award.        

The Thought Leaders Series aims to provide a platform for leading minds in the social and human sciences to share their reflections on critical societal challenges and innovative ideas on overcoming them.

Through these discussions, we aim to inspire and empower policymakers, academics, and individuals to question and redefine societal paradigms, tackling global challenges with fresh perspectives. The Thought Leaders Series contributes to the recent mandate of the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme to support policymakers on rethinking socio-economic paradigms.     

Future speakers will include scientists, philosophers, climate activists, academics, writers, and policymakers. The Thought Leaders Series attracts an audience of UNESCO staff, permanent delegations, invited guests, and the general public.