After an Introductory Welcome from the Head of School Professor Miguel Leon Ledesma<\/a> the day began properly with an exciting talk from Kent\u2019s own Dr Sylvain Barde<\/a>, giving a talk on embracing our \u201crobot overlords\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was a pleasure to have the opportunity to give a talk in the summit,\u201d said Dr Barde. \u201cIt was slick and really well organised, the Economics Society clearly put in a lot of work setting it all up, and it showed on the day. It was also really nice to see that so many students were so interested and passionate about the various issues raised in my talk. I ended up spending most of my lunch having lots of deep discussions with students about cryptocurrency, AI and other technology-related topics. All in all a very productive and interesting experience!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n After that, we had a stimulating talk from BSc Economics with Econometrics student and President of Kent Invest<\/a>, Lucas Lane, on China\u2019s digital currency, e-CNY, the world\u2019s first digital currency to be issued by a major economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After a short break for lunch, we had<\/span>\u00a0guest speaker and global business expert Ryan Patel, calling in from Paris! He gave some insightful food for thought about the global economy and business, and took questions about a variety of topics, such as the situation in Ukraine, the upcoming transfer of wealth from the Baby Boomers generation, and international debt.<\/span><\/p>\n After that it was on to a student panel debate on whether the UK should become a cashless society. We heard from eight students (Karlene Wengoy, Kierran McCracken, Lewis Powell, Louie Ralph, Max, Nicola Oginni, Shivani Ramesh Babu, and Stefanos Kyprianou) from a variety of backgrounds, and got their thoughts on the matter. \u201cIt was an honour to moderate a discussion with such an inspired and intellectual group of students,\u201d said Aliye Osman, the President of the Economics Society. \u201cWe really covered all the bases [on this topic\u2013\u2013from the legal perspective, finance, security, etc.]\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was a really fun and informative experience!\u201d said panellist Louie Ralph.<\/span><\/p>\n Our last panel of the day was a special panel in honour of Women\u2019s Day, made up of four development economists (DeReCK)<\/a> from the school\u2013\u2013Dr Zaki Wahhaj<\/a>, Dr Bansi Malde<\/a>, Professor Irma Clots-Figueras<\/a> and Dr Anirban MItra<\/a>. It was a very thought-provoking discussion on gender and politics in the developing world. They gave their analysis on the role that the disenfranchisement of women has on the economic development of countries, involving a wide range of relevant and topical issues, such as women’s empowerment and leadership, the relation of conflict and gender outcomes, social norms, and the implications of cross-country and within-country migration for households in developing countries. The panellists outlined various policy implications based on current research, some of which they themselves are involved in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat was particularly noteworthy [about this panel] was the genuine involvement and enthusiasm of the participants\u2013\u2013both the audience and panellists alike\u2013\u2013which is a living testament to the vibrancy of the Kent community,\u201d Dr Mitra told us.<\/span><\/p>\n We finished the day with a fun networking session and games, and wrapped it up with some goody bags!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Summit this year was a huge success and we had some really interesting topics. It was great to see students from all across the university and from varying disciplines come. 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