From Silk to Silicon with Professor and Dean Emeritus Jeffrey E. Garten and New York Times Columnist Thomas L. Friedman: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives

Transformational trends including globalization and the rise of new powers; climate change and humanitarian disaster; technological breakthrough; and economic booms and income inequality all appear both revolutionary and daunting. What impact can a single person hope to make in the face of such forces? The answer is: a lot.

In his new book, From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives, Jeffrey E. Garten chronicles ten individuals over the last one thousand years—since the era of Genghis Khan—from all walks of life and every corner of the globe whose feats forever changed the world and continue to shape debate today. How they achieved their goals and the outcomes they ushered in, for better and for worse, provide critical insights into harnessing change in modern times.

Please join Carnegie for a conversation between Jeffrey E. Garten and Thomas L. Friedman to celebrate the launch of Garten's book. Carnegie President William J. Burns will introduce.

Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6:00 p.m. A reception will follow at 7:15 p.m. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Speakers

• Jeffrey E. Garten

  Professor and Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management
  

  He served as undersecretary of commerce for international trade in the Clinton administration and, before that, as a managing director of the Blackstone Group.

• Thomas L. Friedman

  New York Times Columnist
  

  He is an internationally renowned author, reporter, and New York Times columnist. He has received the Pulitzer Price three times.

• William J. Burns

  President of the Carnegie Endownment for International Peace
  

  He previously served as U.S. deputy secretary of state.