Keynote speaker Jeremy Rifkin is a successful social and economic theorist. He wrote 20 bestselling books addressing the economic, demographic, and environmental impacts of scientific and technological developments. The Third Industrial Revolution, The Zero Marginal Cost Society, and The European Dream are only some of his most popular titles.

Since 2000, Rifkin has guided the EU leadership in their affairs. He has also worked as a personal adviser to three European Commission presidents, as well as to several heads of state inside the European Parliament. Jeremy is the European Union’s primary architect of a three-decade-long Third Industrial Revolution concept and development plan. Such a plan will help Europe become a more sustainable society and economy while being a global trade hub.

As part of his advisory role, Rifkin is also assisting the Peoples Republic of China’s leadership on the development of the Internet Plus Third Industrial Revolution infrastructure. The purpose of this infrastructure is to establish a sustainable low-carbon economy.

Rifkin consults with major corporations on a variety of topics, including electricity transmission, renewable energy, and advanced manufacturing. He works with regions, cities, and national governments to put the Internet of Things infrastructure in place. The aim of the infrastructure is to achieve a Third Industrial Revolution as well as a Collaborative Commons.

Rifkin was also a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. He educated CEOs and other senior executives on how to transform their companies’ operations into sustainable economies.

In 2018, Jeremy Rifkin became the Executive Co-Producer of a documentary about the third industrial revolution. This documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. It is now available on YouTube, where it reached over 5.6 million views.

In 2019, speaker Jeremy Rifkin released The Green New Deal: Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization will Collapse by 2028. Thanks to his work pertaining to climate change, Jeremy received the 2020 German Sustainability Award.