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How do we stop the massive inequality dominating the world economy?

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François Candelon |

TED@BCG Toronto

• October 2018

The world's top 20 internet companies come from just two countries -- the US and China -- and they show no signs of slowing down (think Amazon and Alibaba, respectively). We need a more equitable digital revolution to spread the wealth or else face massive global inequality, says digital strategist François Candelon. His solution? To urge governments and tech titans to invest their brainpower for win-win strategic partnerships on a micro and macro level. Our brave new digital world depends on it.

The world's top 20 internet companies come from just two countries -- the US and China -- and they show no signs of slowing down (think Amazon and Alibaba, respectively). We need a more equitable digital revolution to spread the wealth or else face massive global inequality, says digital strategist François Candelon. His solution? To urge governments and tech titans to invest their brainpower for win-win strategic partnerships on a micro and macro level. Our brave new digital world depends on it.

About the speaker

François Candelon

François Candelon

Digital strategist

François Candelon is a Managing Director and Senior Partner of BCG and Global Director of the Bruce Henderson Institute. Candelon is a core member of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice at BCG. His own research focuses on the geopolitical and the economic impact of the Digital Revolution and on the dynamics of the Chinese digital ecosystems. Candelon holds engineering and economics degrees from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines de Paris.

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