“Krugman and Banerjee will be at the Mar de Vigo Auditorium on June 27th and 28th, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Consortium.”

“Entrepreneurs Bisila Bokoko or Pedro Siza, former Minister of Economy of Portugal, will also be among the opinion leaders gathering at the congress, which will feature conferences and roundtable discussions analyzing the main global challenges.”

For the first time in Galicia, Zona Franca will bring together two Nobel laureates in Economics at Viglobal Summit 2023, under the theme ‘The Economy of the Future.’ Paul Krugman and Abhijit Banerjee will be at the Mar de Vigo Auditorium on June 27th and 28th, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Consortium. Entrepreneur Bisila Bokoko or Pedro Siza, former Minister of Economy of Portugal, will also be among the opinion leaders gathering at the congress, which will feature conferences and roundtable discussions analyzing the main global challenges. David Regades, the State Delegate in Zona Franca de Vigo; Mayor Abel Caballero; and Santiago Lago, Editorial Director of Vigo Global Summit 2023, presented the congress program that will bring together renowned global experts in economics for two days in the city.

David Regades explained that ‘in a time of so much uncertainty, we will be setting the roadmap for the economic future in Vigo with an internationally renowned congress, featuring the best experts, including two Nobel laureates. Vigo will address all the current challenges and their solutions at the end of June.

Abel Caballero highlighted that ‘Zona Franca is an engine for the economy, and the economy must go hand in hand with political action in democracy, along with businesses.’ He emphasized that this congress ‘will propose significant analyses that must lead to major transformations, such as Krugman’s vision aligned with Keynesianism and Banerjee’s wealth-poverty conception, combined with the necessary vision of the environment and the feminist revolution.

The objective of this meeting is to provide an appropriate framework for collective reflection, led by leaders of analysis and opinion, authentic references in the world of economics, business, and politics, who will propose solutions to address both unforeseen challenges and long-term challenges.

The authoritative voices participating in the Vigo economic congress will be led by two highly prestigious figures, both honored with the Nobel Prize in Economics, Paul Krugman and Abhijit Banerjee. Their confirmed participation in Viglobal Summit 2023 raises the significance of the event to international levels of influence, putting the names of Vigo and Galicia in the media worldwide.

PAUL KRUGMAN
To speak of Paul Krugman is to talk about one of the most important economists of the last decades, even before he received the Swedish Academy’s award in 2008. The award was granted for his contributions to New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography. Krugman has published over twenty books, including ‘International Economics: Theory and Policy,’ an essential work to understand the intricacies of international economics. His articles in The New York Times, written under the title ‘The Conscience of a Liberal,’ continue to be an indisputable reference for economists, businessmen, and high-level politicians around the world.