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Previous events
December 1st 2020
A look ahead to The World in 2021
Sharpen your foresight with Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist and editor of The World in 2021, as we explore a provocative vision of the future. Providing a gold mine of what-if scenarios, Tom will take us through in-depth predictions to highlight key issues and trends in the coming year. Get ahead of the curve and pose questions directly to Tom during the event.
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November 12th 2020
US2020: the story of the election
Gain exclusive insight into how America's election was won and lost. Our US editor and the team behind our Checks and Balance podcast will examine the results of the election and provide thought-provoking analysis on how the race was won and lost. They will discuss the nature of the transition period, the future of Trumpism and look ahead to how Joe Biden may shape America.
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October 21st 2020
Trump v Biden: what it means for the economy
Join our US editor, John Prideaux, and senior economics writer, Callum Williams, along with the Checks and Balance team in this special event for Economist subscribers and readers. They will examine Donald Trump’s economic record, Joe Biden’s proposals and what the election means for an economy under extraordinary strain.
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September 30th 2020
A discussion with KAL
Meet the man behind the cartoons as we chat to Kevin Kallaugher, better known as KAL, our political cartoonist. Join us live for a look back through some of KAL's best work for The Economist over the years.
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September 9th 2020
Checks and Balance: Countdown to America's election
Join our US editor and the Checks and Balance team in a live digital event to hear their expert analysis on the Republican and Democratic conventions, the challenges of holding an election amidst covid-19 and the latest data in our presidential forecast.
Gain exclusive insight as we dive deep into the American election, with the chance to ask questions to our panellists.
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August 17th 2020
Exclusive interview: Bill Gates
One of the world’s leading philanthropists shares his insights on the international response to the pandemic, the race to develop a vaccine and the lessons for tackling future crises, including climate change.
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August 12th 2020
Inside The Economist
Get a peek behind the curtain at how The Economist is created with this recording of a live digital event. Gain a unique insight into our weekly editorial process, and hear from our journalists and editors about what they have been working on.
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July 29th 2020
The impact of covid-19
In this live digital event our specialist science and economics correspondents analyse the fight against the virus and how it will reshape the world, from measures to contain the disease and prevent a second wave of infections, to the predicted impact of social distancing and weaker demand on the global economy.
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July 15th 2020
Meet the editor-in-chief
Meet Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, who talks live about what it has been like editing the paper as the covid-19 pandemic unfolded, her predictions for the global economy and business environment, and what to look out for in the run-up to America’s presidential election.
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May 27th 2020
Reporting on the covid-19 pandemic around the world
The coronavirus outbreak changed everyone’s lives in myriad ways. During this live digital event foreign correspondents, Miranda Johnson in Singapore and Sarah Maslin in São Paulo describe what it was like to cover the biggest global story of recent times, and what they learned about their beats by reporting during a pandemic.
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