Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu to headline The Economist Romania Government Roundtable this spring

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu will travel to Bucharest next month to headline the Economist Romania Government Roundtable 2026, a high-level regional forum bringing together political leaders, business executives, and policy experts from across Central and Southeastern Europe. The event, organized by The Economist group, will take place from March 30 to April 1.

Acemoglu, awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences alongside Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for their research on how institutions shape prosperity, is widely recognized for his work on the role of political and economic institutions, democracy, and the societal impact of technology and artificial intelligence. A professor at MIT and co-author of influential works on the wealth of nations, he is considered a leading voice in debates on emerging economies and the future of modern democracies.