We are honored to have Prof. Seonghoon Kim (Associate Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University), and Prof. Yasutora Watanabe (Professor at University of Tokyo, Director of University of Tokyo Economic Consulting Inc., and former Head of Economics at Amazon JP) to be the speakers of the event. In this event, they will provide an overview of:
 
•  Why tech firms hire lots of economists
•  How economists can contribute to tech firms
•  What economists do in tech firms
•  The challenges, the considerations, the future outlook of economists in tech firms, and more
 
There will be a Q&A session before the end of the event.

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Please sign up on or before Feb 9th so that we know you will be there (For HKUST students. ITSC account is required).