AI, Future Skills and Productivity: An International Conference

Thursday, May 7, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Signal Hill Campus, St. John's

AI, Future Skills, and Productivity: An International Conference (hybrid) will take place on May 7-8, 2026, at MUN.

Keynote speakers are: Anil Arora, Former Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada and Adjunct Professor at Harvard University; Wendy Cukier, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Founder of the Diversity Institute, Toronto Metropolitan University; Richard Freeman, Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics and Professor at Harvard University; Daniel S. Hamermesh, Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin.

Other speakers include: Tony Fang, Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Rob Greenwood, Former Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development and Engagement, and Chief Economic Development Officer, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; Shannon Lundquist, Vice Chair and Senior Client Partner, Deloitte

Please register here!

Presented by Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation; Department of Economics; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Event Listing 2026-05-07 8:30:00 2026-05-07 16:30:00 America/St_Johns AI, Future Skills and Productivity: An International Conference AI, Future Skills, and Productivity: An International Conference (hybrid) will take place on May 7-8, 2026, at MUN. Keynote speakers are: Anil Arora, Former Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada and Adjunct Professor at Harvard University; Wendy Cukier, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Founder of the Diversity Institute, Toronto Metropolitan University; Richard Freeman, Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics and Professor at Harvard University; Daniel S. Hamermesh, Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Other speakers include: Tony Fang, Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Rob Greenwood, Former Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development and Engagement, and Chief Economic Development Officer, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; Shannon Lundquist, Vice Chair and Senior Client Partner, Deloitte Please register here! Signal Hill Campus, St. John's Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation; Department of Economics; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences