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The world meets in Delphi

Delphi is a magical place. I was delighted to visit the city for the first time this year for the Delphi Economic Forum (DEF). Being part…

May 2, 2022

The world meets in Delphi

May 2, 2022

Roberto Alvarez

Korea did it, again.

Japan was the first advanced economy that I visited. In Asia, Korea and Taiwan came later, but they were not as advanced as Japan, right? I…

Feb 16, 2022

Korea did it, again.

Feb 16, 2022

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Competitive Edge

Living (and working) in COVID-19 times. What have I learned?

In May 2020, we launched the GFCC Now. Bridge. Reboot. conversation series — please check the launch session here. A year has passed, but…

May 26, 2021

Living (and working) in COVID-19 times. What have I learned?

May 26, 2021

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Innovation in Brazil: looking beyond the surface

Innovation and Brazil are two words that rarely appear together in global news. Being the twelfth largest economy on the world (down from…

Apr 4, 2021

Innovation in Brazil: looking beyond the surface

Apr 4, 2021

Roberto Alvarez

The Future

A new year has begun — 2020, in case you still need to adjust your watch — and brought with it a myriad of predictions, forecasts, bets…

Jan 27, 2020

The Future

Jan 27, 2020

Roberto Alvarez

A new manufacturing era

A few decades ago, manufacturing was fleeing to Asia, mainly to China — the globalization of the 1990’s and early 2000’s was much about…

Feb 28, 2019

A new manufacturing era

Feb 28, 2019

Roberto Alvarez

The world is not flat… and that creates many opportunities!

In his famous book “The World is Flat: a Brief History of the Twenty-First Century”, Thomas Friedman highlights ten forces that are shaping…

May 14, 2017

The world is not flat… and that creates many opportunities!

May 14, 2017

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Competitive Edge

Living on the edge

We live in a time of transition and great uncertainty. But one thing is crystal clear: citizens around the globe increasingly expect and…

Feb 14, 2017

Living on the edge

Feb 14, 2017

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SingularityU

The Age of Disruption

Almost four years ago I was accepted for Singularity University’s GSP. The 10 weeks I spent in Mountain View in 2013 were memorable. I…

Feb 10, 2017

The Age of Disruption

Feb 10, 2017

Roberto Alvarez

The age of disruption

Almost four years ago I was accepted for Singularity University’s GSP. The 10 weeks I spent in Mountain View in 2013 were memorable. I…

Feb 2, 2017

The age of disruption

Feb 2, 2017

Roberto Alvarez

Roberto Alvarez

Curious, interested in technology, business, economic development, innovation, creativity, people & beyond. http://robertoalvarez.net

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