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What's the future of capitalism?

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Adena Friedman |

TED2019

• April 2019

Global markets let people put their money behind ideas that make society better. So why does capitalism get a lot of the blame for the world's problems? In this forward-thinking talk, Nasdaq president and CEO Adena Friedman explains how markets can level the playing field -- as long as we imagine more and new ways to balance the capitalistic foundations of choice and freedom.

Global markets let people put their money behind ideas that make society better. So why does capitalism get a lot of the blame for the world's problems? In this forward-thinking talk, Nasdaq president and CEO Adena Friedman explains how markets can level the playing field -- as long as we imagine more and new ways to balance the capitalistic foundations of choice and freedom.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Adena Friedman

Financial leader

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As President and CEO of Nasdaq, Adena Friedman provides a benchmark for the performance of publicly-traded technology companies for investors around the world.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.