Bursa Stage
British author Matt Ridley will deliver an engaging lecture on his latest book "How Innovation Works", which talks about the importance of innovation in changing the world and shaping our future. Ridley will explain how innovations can solve our current problems and open new doors for progress and development in various fields. He will also talk about the reasons for the success of some innovations and the failure of others, and how governments, companies, and individuals can support and encourage innovation in their communities. It is an opportunity not to be missed to listen to one of the most important writers in the field of innovation and development
Matt Ridley is a renowned journalist and scholar with several best-selling books on evolution, genetics and society. He is also an expert speaker on innovation, collaboration, macro-history, human progress and climate change.
In his TEDGlobal 2010 talk, Ridley asserted that human progress is powered by the convergence of ideas to produce new ones and that innovation is a product of human exchange, not government policy or mandates by the elite.
Before becoming an independent writer, speaker and entrepreneur, Ridley worked with The Economist for nine years as a science editor, Washington correspondent and US editor.
Ridley's books have sold over a million copies, been translated into 31 languages and won several prestigious awards.