World-Renowned Leaders Discuss What 2050 Will Look Like

As we kicked off Chicago Innovation’s 25th-anniversary year, we celebrated the past quarter-century of innovation in Chicago while looking far into the future. That's why we hosted The Innovation Forecast: The Next 25 Years — a new event designed to look beyond what’s next and explore what’s possible. Our star-studded panel featured: Brad Henderson, CEO, P33 Professor Joel Mokyr, 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Professor of Economics and History, Northwestern University Janice Jackson, Executive Director, Education and Society Program at The Aspen Institute Phil Clement, CEO and President, World Business Chicago Andrea Sáenz, President & CEO, The Chicago Community Trust Moderator: Luke Tanen, President & CEO, Chicago Innovation The panelists addressed the following topics: What will be the most transformative drivers of innovation over the next 25 years? What global challenges do we think innovation must prioritize solving first? What sectors will see the greatest disruption? Top innovation minds will discuss these questions and more as we examine the forces, technologies, and human impact that will define the decades ahead. #entrepreneurship #innovation #chicagoinnovation #ci25 #economy #ai #nobelpeaceprize #education