Maria Vassalou

Maria Vassalou, Head of the Pictet Research Institute, dives into the urgent challenges of aging demographics and the role of technology in economic growth. She explains how countries like Japan and Italy face daunting dependency ratios, which could threaten their economies. Vassalou argues that robotics and AI can substitute declining labor, boosting productivity. The conversation also highlights which sectors, like housing and healthcare, stand to gain, while cautioning against long-term stagnation if investment in tech doesn't happen now.