Even the most sophisticated, most educated leaders are taken by surprise, again and again. Projects fail; plans fall apart. Why do we get it wrong so often? How can companies and governments recognize their own susceptibility to surprise? And how would this recognition change their decision-making process? This panel will examine how the cult of expertise can stall innovation, waste resources, mislead markets and harm people.

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Moderator

Paul Kedrosky

Partner, SK Ventures; Contributing Editor, Bloomberg

Speakers

Samuel Arbesman

Senior Scholar, Kauffman Foundation; Author, "The Half-Life of Facts"

Zachary Karabell

Senior Fellow, Milken Institute; Head of Global Strategy, Envestnet

Bethany McLean

Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair

John Rohal

Executive Chairman, Man Investments, North America


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