The global health pandemic has changed almost everything about life today — and in the future. To better understand what these changes mean for investors, the future of financial markets and society at large, we convened the BlackRock Future Forum this July.
The virtual two-day event brought together BlackRock leaders including CEO Larry Fink, President Rob Kapito and Chairman Barbara Novick; government policymakers; experts from the healthcare, technology and energy sectors; and senior investors across public and private markets.
More than 5,000 investors tuned in for a series of conversations on topics ranging from the future of globalism, to healthcare in the age of the coronavirus, to the role of corporate purpose. And some of our leading investors shared their insights on how these issues are affecting the investment landscape. Read the highlights and dig deeper into these insights below.
Views on the future
Get a glimpse of the future with a quick look at the BlackRock Future Forum. Discover who was there, what we asked and what the future may bring.
Globalism at a crossroads
The evolution of globalization is not going to slow down the trend toward sustainable investing.
If we don't focus on the positive impacts of globalization, we are going to leave billions of people in society behind.
Healthcare in the age of the coronavirus
We need a national strategy of testing that we can all feel confident in, and it's got to be done in real-time.
Technology: Our new virtual reality
We need to be comfortable that our personal and business lives are intertwined in ways that we've never experienced in the past.
