Prof. Sir Christopher A. Pissarides

2010 Nobel Laureate for Economics and Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics/UK

Sir Christopher is actively involved in securing the conditions for the creation of good work and well-being in the age of AI and automation.

Biography:

Prof. Sir Christopher Antoniou Pissarides is the Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and the Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus. He was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for Economics for his contributions to macroeconomics, notably labor, economic growth, economic policy and structural change. In the last decade he has worked on the employment implications of automation and artificial intelligence and on the emergence of China as a global economic power. He is a Professor-at-Large at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a member of several learner societies. His book “Equilibrium Unemployment Theory” is an influential reference in the economics of unemployment that has been translated into many languages. As co-founder and Co-Chair of the Institute for the Future of Work in London he is actively involved in securing the conditions for the creation of good work and well-being in the age of automation. He has advised the World Bank, the European Commission, the Bank of England and the OECD on employment policy and other macroeconomic issues, and he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013.

Topic of keynote speech:

• AI and the future of work and wellbeing

Schedule:

Tuesday, December 9, 2025:

14:00 Public keynote speech and dialogue at the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan

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