Friday, 22 October 2021 00:03

Yuval Noah Harari to speak at SURA SUMMIT on the future

Written by Evelyn Alas

SURA Asset Management, an expert in retirement savings, investments and asset management, presents the sixth version of SURA SUMMIT, an event that connects the most relevant topics of interest in the world today with the millions of clients of the company in the region.

This event is part of SURA AM's purpose of accompanying its clients to build new realities, providing clear information and advice with a forward-looking perspective, as well as part of its objective of being an organization that listens and dialogues with citizens.

This new edition of the SURA SUMMIT will feature Professor Yuval Noah Harari, renowned historian, philosopher, writer and author of the books "Sapiens" "Homo Deus" and "21 lessons for the 21st century", where he will talk about the challenges facing Latin America with his lecture entitled: "What future are we creating? How every decision you make in life has an impact on the future and can be part of the change we need".

"This is the third edition of the CRECER-SURA SUMMIT in El Salvador, through which Crecer brings its clients content that, on this occasion, invites us to reflect on the decisions that we and humanity are making today, also on what future we build from them" expressed Augusto Morales, Commercial Director of CRECER.

In the 2 previous editions of the SURA SUMMIT, the attendance of participants has been exceeded, with more than 1,000 people who listened to the invited experts.

In this regard, Ignacio Calle, CEO of SURA Asset Management said: "We bring to our clients an event of great value and with a speaker of the highest quality. Our commitment is to provide our clients with the tools to make decisions that will allow them to prepare for the future, face the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities that arise".

The event has been held for six consecutive years in Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile, and a few years ago Uruguay and El Salvador joined this tour, completing the countries where SURA Asset

The speakers who have accompanied SURA on these tours are: Steve Forbes, Dan Ariely, Peter Diamandis, Tal Ben-Shahar, Steven Pinker and Chris Gardner.

The meeting will be moderated by Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, considered one of the most brilliant spanish politicians, journalists and intellectuals of her generation. Álvarez has stood out for her vibrant defense of liberal democracy in the face of different issues such as populism, nationalism, separatism and identity politics. She has also had relevant engagements with heads of state on global issues.

Yuval Noah Harari

Harari is a renowned historian, philosopher, writer and author of the international bestsellers "Sapiens", "Homo Deus" and "21 Lessons for the 21st Century". Considered one of today's most influential public intellectuals, Doctor of Oxford University.

In 2009 and 2012 he received the Polonsky Award for creativity and originality to his lectures. 2021 Sapiens #2 New York Times best seller, book read and recommended by Barack Obama and Bill Gates.

He has had relevant participations with heads of state about global issues and with personalities such as Daniel Kahneman (author of Thinking fast and slow, Nobel Prize in economics), Natalie Portman (actress, director, producer) and Mark Zuckerberg (founder and president of Facebook).

He has also given talks for companies such as Google, The New York Times, Softys and Bayer.

About the SURA SUMMIT webcast:

October 26 - Simulcast to clients and stakeholders in 6 countries.

4:00 pm - El Salvador

The event in Colombia will be operated by Protección and in El Salvador by AFP Crecer. The invitation is personal and non-transferable.