29 September 2025
Bilbao Campus
The 2025 edition of the Bilbao Kultura Social Forum, , organised by the Fair Saturday Foundation, kicks off at the University of Deusto with the opening lecture by Nobel Laureate in Economics Joseph Stiglitz. The talk will take place on 29 September at 9:30 in the Ceremonial Hall and will be the first of the Forum’s events. Running under the theme ‘(Im)possible Futures’, the forum will bring together leading voices until 1 October to reflect on the transformative role of culture and values in today’s society. Register.
Also taking part is Lorena Fernández, head of Deusto’s Artificial Intelligence Committee, a key platform created at the University to coordinate the institution’s strategy on the impact of AI on education and knowledge, from an ethical and responsible perspective. In her talk, she will speak on 1 October at 11:00 at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao about ‘From Those Biases to These Algorithms.’ She will be joined by AI expert Carmen Torrijos, who will give the talk ‘AI for Social Good. How to use it?’ Register.
A Nobel Laureate committed to justice
Known for his work on information economics, global development, and inequality, as well as his role in high-level academic and international institutions, Joseph F. Stiglitz — Nobel Laureate in Economics (2001), Columbia University professor, and a leading global expert in his field — will give a talk at Deusto titled ‘Reflections on a New Economic and Social Model”. He has been Chief Economist at the World Bank and advisor to the White House, and is the author of key works such as The Price of Inequality and The Road to Freedom (2024).
This talk is organised in collaboration with the Vizcaína Aguirre Foundation and forms part of its commitment to bringing internationally renowned speakers to Deusto Business School. Speakers like Professor Stiglitz contribute to a humanist education that is committed to human rights and aims to promote fairer, more sustainable leadership and economic practices.
