Mariana Mazzucato
Economist | Rethinking capitalism and government's role in innovation
Mariana Mazzucato is an Innovation Mindset speaker who has appeared at 5 events including Hay Festival and How To Academy, most recently in 2026.
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Mariana Mazzucato is an economist who challenges conventional thinking about value creation, government investment, and the future of capitalism. Through her research and public speaking, she examines fundamental questions about who creates economic value in modern society and how we might restructure economic systems for better outcomes.
Mazzucato has presented her ideas on the global stage, including multiple TED talks where she has argued that governments should be viewed not just as regulators or safety nets, but as active investors, risk-takers, and innovators in their own right. She has used major crises - including the COVID-19 pandemic - as opportunities to demonstrate how capitalism might operate differently, proposing alternative approaches to economic organization and value distribution.
Her work spans the intersection of innovation policy, public investment strategy, and systemic economic reform.
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The COVID-19 crisis is a chance to do capitalism differently
In the face of three simultaneous crises -- health, the economy and climate -- do we have a chance to do capitalism differently? Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains why we shouldn't try to go back to normal after the pandemic but should instead rethink how governments work together with businesses to solve big problems. Learn more about how governments can play a dynamic, proactive role in shaping markets and sparking innovation -- instead of just responding to broken systems. (This virtual conversation, hosted by TED Global curator Bruno Giussani, was recorded June 22, 2020.)
| Event | Year | Location | Talks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Festival | 2026 | 1 | |
| Hay Festival | 2023 | 1 | |
| How To Academy | 2023 | 1 | |
| Hay Festival | 2022 | 1 | |
| TED 2020 | 2020 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada | 1 |
| TEDSummit 2019 | 2019 | 1 | |
| TED 2013 | 2013 | 🇺🇸Long Beach, United States | 1 |
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| Rokia TraoreMalian Singer-Songwriter | Cultural Bridges Through Music | 3 | TED 2013, TED 2020, TEDSummit 2019View shared history → |
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| Juan EnriquezFuturist & Managing Director | Global Innovation and Emerging Technology | 2 | TED 2013, TED 2020View shared history → |
| Michael SandelHarvard Professor | The Ethics of Emerging Technologies | 2 | TED 2013, TED 2020View shared history → |
| Pico IyerTravel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home | 2 | TED 2013, TEDSummit 2019View shared history → |
| Sonia ShahScience Journalist | Revealing Hidden Truths About Pandemics | 2 | TED 2013, TED 2020View shared history → |
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