Name: Global South and the Economies of the Future: A Brazilian Perspective
Start: 2025-03-06T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-03-06T17:30:00-06:00
Location: Benson Latin American Collection

LLILAS and the Brazil Center present
Global South and the Economies of the Future: A Brazilian Perspective
Eduardo Saron
President, Fundação Itaú
March 6 | 4:00pm | Benson Latin American Collection, 2nd floor
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In this lecture, Eduardo Saron, President of the Itaú Foundation, will examine how the economies of the future will be shaped by uniquely human skills, enhanced by artificial intelligence and technology. He will also discuss how the Global South can serve as a model for these emerging economies by embracing the interdependence between people, technology, and nature. This perspective, which Saron has been developing over recent years, is grounded in research conducted by the Itaú Foundation.
Biography
Eduardo Saron holds a master's degree in Administration with a focus on Creative Cities and a postgraduate degree from the Universidade de São Paulo. He previously served as Executive Secretary for Communications in the Office of the President of Brazil (1999–2001).
Saron was the Director of Itaú Cultural for over 20 years and became President of the Itaú Foundation in 2022. In his current role, he oversees the foundation's endowment fund, valued at over $1 billion. The foundation supports initiatives in culture, social development, and education, producing research and indicators that inform public policies aimed at building a more equitable and inclusive society.
A staunch advocate for integrating culture and education as key drivers of societal transformation, Saron is recognized as one of Brazil’s foremost leaders in the fields of art, culture, and education. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice and leads collaborative projects with organizations such as UNESCO and the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI).
Saron also serves on the boards of the Jewish Museum and the São Paulo Museum of Art, and he chairs the board of the Biennial Art Foundation.
Free and open to the public.