Events
If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then?
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 19, 2025, 12:30 pm
Join Associate Professor Ben Spies-Butcher as he explores how artificial intelligence could reshape our economies. Will AI deliver abundance, drive unemployment — or both?
Drawing on lessons from past technological shifts and recent policy experiments, this talk examines how AI is transforming money, work and value — and whether its impact is technological or deeply social.
This is a hybrid event - join in-person at 123 Pitt St, Sydney or Online.
Please let us know how you plan to attend when registering.
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The timing of this event is AEDT (SYD/CBR/MEL).
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WEN x RBA Gender Equity ERG Panel: Career Insights from Leading Women in Economics
Event Type: Women in Economics Event
Date: Wednesday Nov 26, 2025, 4:15 pm
Join the Women in Economics Network (WEN) and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Gender Equity Employee Resource Group for a discussion with four leading economists — Dr Renée Fry-McKibbin, Sarina Lacey, Diana Mousina and Dr Pauline Grosjean.
Hear their stories, insights, and perspectives on the changing landscape of economics as a profession. The conversation will be moderated by Nalini Agarwal, Lead Analyst at the RBA.
📍 Reserve Bank of Australia, 8 Chifley Square, Sydney & Online
This hybrid event is exclusive to WEN members, with limited in-person places available. Networking and refreshments will follow the panel discussion.
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics: A Conversation on Innovation, Technological Progress and Creative Destruction
Event Type: ESA Event
Date: Wednesday Dec 3, 2025, 6:00 pm
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recognises Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth”. Their work illuminates how technological progress and creative destruction underpin sustained improvements in productivity and living standards.
Join Professors Hugh Harley and Petr Sedláček for a conversation on the ideas behind this year’s award and what they reveal about the forces driving long-run economic growth.
We invite you to stay for drinks and canapés, and the chance to chat informally with our speakers, guests and other attendees.
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IEA World Congress, Belgrade
Event Type: Partner Event
Date: Monday Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 am
