Nouriel Roubini Keynote Speaker

Chairman and CEO of Roubini Macro Associates, LLC
Professor Emeritus of Economics & International Business, New York University’s Stern School of Business
Chief Economist & Portfolio Manager of Atlas Capital Team

Nouriel Roubini's Biography

Dr. Nouriel Roubini is a world-renowned economist, advisor, educator, and portfolio manager, recognized globally for his expertise in international finance and economic policy. With decades of leadership across government, academia, and industry, he offers unparalleled insight into macroeconomic and geopolitical trends shaping the global economy.

Named by Time magazine as one of the “Top 100 Scientists and Thinkers,” Dr. Roubini earned international prominence for his accurate prediction of the 2008 global financial crisis—an achievement that cemented his reputation as one of the most influential and forward-looking voices in economics.

He is Chairman and CEO of Roubini Macro Associates, LLC, a New York–based consultancy providing strategic macroeconomic analysis. He also serves as Senior Economic Strategist to Hudson Bay Capital, Chief Economist and Portfolio Manager at Atlas Capital Team, and is Professor Emeritus of Economics at NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Dr. Roubini’s career includes senior policy and research roles at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve, and the World Bank. He also co-founded Roubini Global Economics (RGE), a leading consultancy for financial analysis.

A prolific author and commentator, he has written extensively on global finance, systemic risk, and economic policy. His latest book, Megathreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future and How to Survive Them (2022), explores the vulnerabilities confronting the global economy. His earlier works include Political Cycles: Theory and Evidence (1997), Bailouts or Bail-ins? (2004), and the international bestseller Crisis Economics (2010). He contributes monthly columns to Project Syndicate, co-runs the economic research platform The BoomBust, and is a frequent presence on leading business networks. His insights have been profiled in The New York Times Magazine, Financial Times, and other premier outlets regularly seek his insights.

Dr. Roubini holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.

AI Leading to Secular Boom and Which Potential Risks

The Technologies and Industries of the Future and Their Impact on Growth

AI/ML, semiconductors, robotics and automaton, bio-medical research, quantum computing, defense tech space exploration and exploitation, ag-tech, renewable energy, fusion energy, fin-tech and blockchain, new material science, mobility revolution, new cryptography. Winners and losers within countries and across countries. Which impact on Productivity and Potential Growth.

Impact of AI and Tech Innovation on Jobs and the Labor Markets: New Jos of the Future or Mass Technological Unemployment

Is US Exceptionalism Over or Enhanced by the US Leadership in the Technologies of the Future?

Global Climate Change Economics: What Feasible Options?

US and Global Macroeconomic Outlook 2025: Goldilocks, or Recession or No Landing?

US Economic Outlook Under Trump: Which Upside or Downside Risks?

Outlook for the Fed, Other Central Banks and Central Bank Independence? Who Will Be the Next Fed Chair and How Dovish His Policies?

Is the US Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege Over and De-Dollarization a Material Risk?

Will the US Dollar Weaken Over Time and Lose Its Global Reserve Currency Status?

Markets and Asset Prices Ahead: New Equity Market Highs or a Bursting Bubble?

Is AI in a Bubble or Some Frothiness or on the Way to Further Boom as AGI is Ahead of Us?

Economic and Market Impacts of Geopolitical Risks (Middle East including Israel-Iran, Russia-Ukraine, Venezuela, US- China)

Financial and Debt Crises Ahead and Where? Private and Public Debts Surging and the Risk of Fiscal Dominance

Will Large Private and Public Debt be Monetized Leading to Fiscal Dominance and Debasement of Fiat Currencies?

Higher Long Bond Yields as High Debt/Deficits Lead to Higher Financing Costs or Lower Yields as Economic Weakness, Risk-Off and Financial Repression Prevails?

Secular Stagflation Ahead Or Secular Boom?

Megathreats: How to Address them and Resolve Them?

Outlook for Crypto, Blockchain and Digital/Tokenized Assets

Future of Money and Payment Sustems (Domestic and Cross-Border): CBDCs, Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits or Crypto-Currencies?

Future of Finance: Traditional Finance Revamped, Fin Tech or Decentralized Finance?

Mother of All Debt Crises Ahead? In Which Countries and Sectors?

Risks of Trade Wars, Deglobalization, Slobalization, De-Risking and De-Coupling

US-China Scenarios: Cooperation, Confrontation/Collision Course or Managed Strategic Competition?

China’s Economic Outlook for 2026: Soft or Hard or Bumpy Landing?

Who Will Win the Race for AI and the Technologies of the Future: US, China or Both?

End of the Rule-Based International Order: Move to Spheres of Influence or Global Rivalries About Global Hegemony Between the US and China?

Which Outlook for EU and Eurozone: Greater Integration or Dis-Integration?

Japan: A Rising or Declining Sun? Economic and Market Outlook

Will India Become an Economic and Geo-Political Superpower?

What is the Future of the BRICS? More Integration or Shambolic Coalition With Divergent Interests?

Risks and Opportunities in Emerging Markets: Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa

Backlash Against Liberal Democracy and Rise of Populism: Causes and Policy Solutions

Utopian or Dystopian Future for the World as AI and Geopolitical Risks Emerge?

Outlook for oil, energy markets and the Middle East economies

He is one of the world’s most influential economists, renowned for his deep expertise in global finance, macroeconomics and geopolitical risk.
He translates complex economic trends and systemic risks into clear, strategic insights that help organisations navigate uncertainty and global disruption.
He brings exceptional credibility through senior roles across government, academia and finance, including the IMF, U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve and NYU Stern.
He is a highly respected and thought-provoking speaker, internationally recognised for accurately forecasting the 2008 global financial crisis.
His insights equip leaders and organisations to better understand the forces shaping the global economy, anticipate emerging risks and prepare for long-term structural change.

Videos of Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel Roubini on the Tech Boom, Interest Rates, Fed Reserve

Nouriel Roubini on Iran War, Oil Shock, AI Boom

DEF X - In Conversation: Nouriel Roubini and Simon Nixon

Nouriel Roubini Expects Close to 4% US Growth by End of the Decade

Tech-Led US ‘Productivity Revolution'

Tariffs, US Dollar and Global Relations

Tariffs War: Roubini Says China Has Lots of Options to Counter Trump

Articles, Media & Podcasts

Books by Nouriel Roubini

Mega Threats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, And How to Survive Them

Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance

Bailouts or Bail–Ins?

Comments & Testimonials

“I would like to express our sincerest thanks for your time and your exceptional talk yesterday. Many thanks for sharing your views on such critical and relevant topics. Your engaging way of communicating with the audience comprising our Senior Leadership made a significant impression on the participants, and we hope to welcome you back to another event in the future as well.”

“I wanted to thank Professor Roubini for speaking to our audience earlier this spring. It’s been one of the most popular talks we’ve held in the past year. His talk really prompted further conversation in the area, and it is a real shame the Q&A session couldn’t have been longer, we had so much more to talk about! We, along with other colleagues in government, really value the insight that Professor Roubini provided us with.”