The discussion offers perspectives on the concept of surveillance capitalism and its implications for an information civilization. The conversation also explores issues concerning governance and public policy challenges in a marketplace of intangibles, where power is based on who controls and owns data and intellectual property. The speakers highlight the ways in which surveillance capitalism challenges democratic norms and departs in key ways from the centuries-long evolution of market capitalism.

This event features Shoshana Zuboff (professor emerita, Harvard Business School, and author) and Jim Balsillie (Canadian business leader and philanthropist) and moderators Ann Fitz-Gerald (professor and director, BSIA) and Paul Samson (president, CIGI).