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Shirin Ebadi,WES2020

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We are an international forum for the world's brightest students and most influential speakers.

Every year we welcome students from universities across the world and speakers from Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

History of WES

Who are we?
The Warwick Economics Summit is an entirely student-run international forum where talented university students listen to some of the world’s most revered and inspirational speakers.
The next edition will run from 10th of February - 12th February 2023.

What do we do?

The summit’s focus goes far beyond the field of economics, encompassing the broader spheres of the social sciences, including development, politics, journalism, and international relations.

It is this wide scope and diversity that sets the Summit apart from other events, ensuring that it remains relevant and in tune with today’s wider issues.

Economics

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International Relations

Psychology

Development

History of WES

What is WES about?

Past Speakers

15 Nobel
Laureates

4 Nobel Peace prize winners

Professor John Nash The very first Nobel Laureate of WES (2005)	Professor George A. Akerlof The second Nobel Laureate WES had the honours to introduce (2012)
Professor Eric Maskin The third Nobel Laureate to set scene in WES (2014)	James A. Mirrlees The fourth Nobel Laureate to enrich their presence in WES (2016)
Professor Finn E. Kydland The fifth Nobel Laureate to get on board WES (2017)	Stanley Fischer Chairman of the Federal Reserve puts his foot down for WES (2017)
Tawakkol Karman Our sixth Nobel Laureate and first Nobel Peace Prize speaker in WES (2018)	Shirin Ebadi The Seventh Nobel Laureate and second Nobel Peace Prize Winner to take stage (2020)
Zanny Minton Beddoes The Editor in Chief of The Economist sets the scene in WES (2020)	Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz The eighth Nobel Laureate to broaden our horizons (2021)
Muhammad Yunus The ninth Nobel Laureate and third Nobel Peace Prize Winner that pioneers our economic knowledge (2021)	Oliver Hart The 10th Nobel Laureate and winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize to lecture us in WES (2021)
José Ramos Horta The 11th Nobel Laureate and 4th Nobel Peace Prize winner unveiled in WES (2021)	Ursula Von Der Leyen The president of European Commission and Germany’s former Defence Minister takes a stand in WES (2021)
Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan Queen Consort of Jordan, founder of the Queen Rania Foundation, graces her presence in WES (2021)	Yuval Noah Harari Philosopher and best selling author changes our perspective in WES (2022)
Professor Barry Schwartz Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action bewilders our mind in WES (2022)	Beatrice Fihn The 12th Nobel Laureate and 4th Nobel Peace Prize winner to set the scene in WES (2022)
Professor Micheal Spence The 13th Nobel Laureate to break news on WES (2022)	José Manuel Barroso The 14th Nobel Laureate to open our views in WES (2022)
Lars Peter Hansen The 15th Nobel Laureate to reveal themselves in WES (2022)