On November 1, we welcomed Columbia University professor and former CEA chair Glenn Hubbard for a conversation with Adam Smith Society executive director Yael Hungerford on globalization and Hubbard’s new book, The Wall and the Bridge.

As energy prices rise, some in Washington, D.C., are looking to renewable energy to soften price increases.

Concern has been growing across the political spectrum about the power and influence of Big Tech—on everything from its censoring speech to quashing competition. This week, the EU took sweeping action to curb this power.

Last week, Smith Soc members from across the country put their business skills and free-market knowledge to the test in our annual case competition. Teams prepared excellent case solutions to present before a panel of expert judges.
 

In our goal to deliver unique opportunities to our members during this challenging time, launched virtual programming—a series of interactive online video briefings by policy experts on a variety of topics including the many dimensions of the evolving coronavirus crisis.

Last week, more than 100 Adam Smith Society members and healthcare industry experts met in San Francisco for our Health Care 2040 conference, an industry conference focused on technological and business model innovation in health care over the next several decades.

Last weekend weekend, 15 student and professional members from a variety of our chapters convened in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a Smith Soc Trek on the future of financial services.

This fall, our chapters in the U.S. and abroad have been active with numerous events on business, public policy, and more.