At Visa GCC Connect 2025, bestselling author of The Black Swan and Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, issued a stark warning: the real fragilities aren’t hidden, they’re in plain sight. From soaring Western debt to AI disrupting white-collar professions, Taleb argues that global power is shifting back to the East, with China and Africa on the rise. His advice: systems cannot be engineered top-down. True resilience comes from entrepreneurs, risk-takers, and bottom-up innovation. Speaking at Visa GCC Connect 2025, Milan, Italy.
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[YouTube] Localism and its Application to Lebanon – Lebanese American University New York Academic Center and Headquarters
In a pop-up seminar held at the Lebanese American University New York Academic Center and Headquarters on the 7th of November 2019, Nassim discusses the recent protests happening in Lebanon and the idea of localism being a viable solution for the country.
Nassim Will Speak at BLOCKCON 2018: Los Angeles Blockchain Conference Oct 10-12
Talking live with @nntaleb at @goBLOCKCON on Oct 11. We'll cover my favorite book of 2018, Skin in the Game, and weave in some crypto.https://t.co/McV0njClTw
— Naval (@naval) September 25, 2018
October 10 to 12
Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California
…Link to more details including registration here.