Past Lectures, Meetings, & Events

10th Anniversary of INSEAD-Wharton Alliance
London, England, 8th March, 2011
Mr. Rifkin will be the keynote speaker at the 10th anniversary of INSEAD-Wharton Alliance and will lead the discussion on the Third Industrial Revolution: Rethinking Economics in a Distributed and Collaborative World.

Accenture International Utilities and Energy Conference
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10th-12th April, 2011
Mr. Rifkin will be a featured speaker at the Accenture International Utilities and Energy Conference. The conference will focus on examining the social, political and economic issues that are transforming energy markets today.

TIRES-CGIL Conference: Creation of Labor Through Sustainable Energy
Rome, Italy, 24 January, 2011
Mr. Rifkin presented the topic of the Third Industrial Revolution at the CGIL Conference organized by TIRES (Third Industrial Revolution European Society), discussing new labor opportunities in relation to his vision on post-carbon societies.

Vienna Congress Com·Sult 2011: Challenging Prospects – Rethinking Global Systems
Vienna, Austria, 25 January,  2011
Mr. Rifkin presented a keynote speech regarding the Third Industrial Revolution for the Create Connections Com·Sult Conference 2011, discussing Europe’s key economic challenges regarding sustainable energy and its relation to policy and business.

EU Parliament Press Conference: “A post-carbon Europe: towards a third industrial revolution”
Brussels, Belgium, 1 February,  2011
Mr. Rifkin presented his ideas on the evolution of post-carbon societies in Europe in a press conference with Jo Leinen, Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

NHA – Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy 2011 Conference and Exposition
Washington D.C., USA, 14 February, 2011
Mr. Rifkin presented the opening keynote speech on essential elements for achieving a clean energy portfolio and how these are crucial to American competitiveness, job growth and national security. 

World Biofuels Markets Conference – Developing lasting partnerships to advance the biofuels industry
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 23 March,  2011
Mr. Rifkin will provide the keynote speech discussing the Third Industrial Revolution and its role in stimulating innovation and connecting industries in the biofuels value chain.

1st International Meeting on Sustainable Town Planning, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria, Spain, 1 April,  2011
Mr. Rifkin will provide the closing conference presenting his vision on the need for a Third Industrial Revolution in ensuring efficient urban revitalization policies and city innovation.

The GHG Reduction Summit – Fostering a Climate of Change
Alberta, Canada, 16 May, 2011
Mr. Rifkin will provide his keynote speech “Leading the Way to the Third Industrial Revolution” at the Green House Gas Reduction Summit organized by the Climate Change & Emissions Management Corporation.

FIEP International Conference
Curitiba, Brazil, 18 May, 2011
Mr. Rifkin provided the keynote address for the International Conference on Innovative Cities in Curitiba, Brazil on progress of society’s transition to newer and more efficient technologies.

OECD 50th Anniversary
Paris, France, 24 May, 2011
During the OECD's 50th Anniversary Week in Paris, Mr. Rifkin provided the opening keynote at the "Green Growth" IdeaFactory. Later that day, The Third Industrial Revolution was again featured as a key strategy during the plenary session on "New Sources of Growth: Green Your Life."

OECD International Transport Forum
Leipzig, Germany, 25 May, 2011
During the opening plenary of the International Transport Forum's "Transport for Society" conference, Mr. Rifkin explained how Pillar Five of the Third Industrial Revolution gives birth to new continental markets and continental political unions."

Luxemburg Financial Forum
Luxembourg, Germany, 26 May, 2011
As the keynote speaker for the Luxembourg Financial Forum, Jeremy Rifkin discussed the next phase of decentralization: distributed capitalism. See highlights from a presentation "that received the strongest ovation of the day."