Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/02/2024.
In the long run, there’s only one way to raise living standards: come up with new technologies that let people create more and better stuff. This makes everyone richer – eventually. But in the short run those new technologies can put people out of work. At the dawn of the AI age, how do we balance these competing forces? Jacob Goldstein takes the long view, telling the stories of technological breakthroughs and social revolts from the past to explain what may lie ahead.
What does the birth of democracy have to do with the rise of coins as money? How did the invention of paper money drive a technological revolution in medieval China? Why did the U.S. once have 8,370 different kinds of money in circulation? Jacob Goldstein mines financial history to explain contemporary debates over everything from bitcoin to bank runs.
Jacob Goldstein is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Technology, Luddites and the Future of Work and Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jacob Goldstein for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Jacob Goldstein generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Todd Buchholz, Jim Carroll, Zach Piester, Dr. Bill Conerly and Terry Savage. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jacob Goldstein for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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