EMEA – GBEI Webinar | The Role of the Brain Economy in Strengthening Democracy

Описание: On 25 February 2026, the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association - EMEA, in collaboration with the Global Brain Economy Initiative, convened the webinar “The Role of the Brain Economy in Strengthening Democracy: Integrating into the Post-2030 Agenda.”

Held in association with the World Economic Forum’s Brain Economy Action Forum, the discussion explored how brain health, brain skills, agency, trust, and supportive environments can be understood as core components of democratic infrastructure.

A key message from the dialogue: democratic resilience cannot be assessed through institutional metrics alone. Integrating brain economy perspectives into governance, democracy assessment, crisis recovery, and long-term policy design is increasingly essential.

𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿
• Dr. Harris Eyre - Senior Fellow, Rice University & The University of Texas Medical Branch; Executive Director - Global Brain Economy Initiative; EMEA Advisor

𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
• Prof. Rym Ayadi – EMEA President & Founder; Co-founder of the Brain Capital Alliance; Founding Advisor, Global Brain Economy Initiative
• Kate Woodsome - Invisible Threads Impact Lab Founder & President; Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
• Nika Saeedi - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Lead, Mental Health; Recovery & Peace Economics
• Alexander Hudson - International IDEA (Global Programmes) Senior Adviser
• Prof. Facundo Manes - Favaloro University of Buenos Aires Professor of Neurology, Behavioral Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
• Pierluigi Sacco - Professor of Economics, University of Chieti-Pescara
• Paweł Świeboda - NeuroCentury Founder; Co-Founder, Brain Capital Alliance; EMEA Advisor
• Sonia Guerriero, PhD - UNESCO Science of Learning Specialist