Bagwell Center’s Annual Dinner

Organized by the Bagwell Center or the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity

Friday, March 21, 2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Georgia Aquarium
 225 Baker St NW
Atlanta, GA
30313

Attire: Business

Speaker: Johan Norberg, Author and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.

Title: "How the free market saves the world."

Speaker Biography:

The news is dominated by civil unrest, conflict and war. Every day we read about humanitarian disasters, refugees and widening social divides. But if you can rise above the media noise, you will see that science, technology and innovation provides us with more opportunities every day.

With all the unrest that has characterized our world in the 2020s, there is no doubt that we are in an unpredictable time with worrying questions about the future. But with his usual optimism, Johan Norberg reminds us that no matter how shaky geopolitics and world markets may seem, it is neither easy nor safe to turn inwards and put all your eggs in the same geographic basket. Businesses can still gain opportunity and security from a global focus. There is still security to be gained by spreading your business around the world. However dramatic the conflicts, history teaches us that nothing is as short-lived as the notion that everything has changed forever.

Johan Norberg is the lecturer, documentary filmmaker, writer and historian of ideas who knows how to separate facts from assumptions and anecdotal storytelling. He has lectured all over the world, from Stockholm to Sydney, Buenos Aires to Beijing, Cairo to Capitol Hill. Celebrated for his ability to simplify complex ideas, he has made a name for himself among students as well as politicians and leaders of major corporations.

Drawing on his broad interests and deep knowledge, Johan lectures on everything from global economics to popular science. He serves up grand narratives of human history to help you to understand the past, present and future. In a rapidly changing world, in which hundreds of countries and thousands of business areas are intertwined, we must nurture our ability to think through complex problems and allow ourselves to be challenged. And remember: the wisest military and economic leaders know how important it is to have a plan that you can deviate from, a plan that is flexible enough for improvisation and adaptation, because the only thing we know we can expect is the unexpected.

Anyone who sees Johan Norberg speak is guaranteed lessons for life – lessons that will help your company see the big picture. His qualities as a lecturer are valued by large corporations and major institutions. Johan’s positive energy radiates from the stage and through the screen.

If you have any questions or if your plans change and you are unable to attend, please contact us at econopp@kennesaw.edu.

Please RSVP by Friday, February 28, 2025