Events

Keynote lecture by Mauro Guillén

Demographics, productivity and global hegemony: Can China unseat the United States?

The Rafael del Pino Foundation is organising, on 19 May 2026 at 7 p.m., the Master Lecture “Will China be able to unseat the United States? Demography, productivity and global hegemony:”, which will be delivered by Mauro Guillén.

Mauro F. Guillén William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management and Vice-Dean of the MBA Program for Executives in the Wharton School from the University of Pennsylvania and a recognised expert on global trends, international markets and economic transformation. Trained in sociology at Yale and in business economics in Spain, his work combines quantitative analysis and an interdisciplinary approach to identify the major opportunities and challenges that arise at the intersection of demographics, technological innovation and financial evolution.Author of the bestseller 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything -selected as Book of the Year by the Financial Times-He has received prestigious academic distinctions such as Fulbright, Rockefeller and Guggenheim fellowships. His research and ideas have been reported in media such as The New York Times, The Economist o Financial Times, and has been appointed Knight of the Order of Civil Merit by H.M. King Felipe VI.

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