Knowledge at Wharton

What happens when a superstar athlete joins a new team? The impact goes far beyond the basketball court.

Kenneth Shropshire, Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, examines the expectations surrounding LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers. From ticket sales and team culture to community engagement and special treatment for star players, Shropshire explains the business opportunities and challenges that come with signing a superstar.
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Most brands compete against other brands. Liquid Death competes against entertainment.

Greg Fass, Vice President of Marketing at Liquid Death, joins Barbara Kahn and Americus Reed to explain how the company builds campaigns designed to “win the internet.” From hiring comedians and creators instead of traditional marketers to developing ideas in a writer’s room environment, Greg shares the unconventional approach behind one of the most talked-about brands in marketing.

They discuss why most people distrust marketing, how humor drives sharing, what brands can learn from entertainment, and the creative process behind some of Liquid Death’s most successful campaigns.
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Artificial intelligence is changing how financial professionals research, analyze information, and get work done — while raising new questions about the skills people will need in an AI-enabled industry.

In this episode, host and Wharton professor Itay Goldstein speaks with Wharton professor emeritus Jeremy Siegel and Jeremy Schwartz, Global Chief Investment Officer at WisdomTree, about AI’s impact on financial services. They discuss the technology’s potential to increase productivity, transform investment research and workflows, reshape the financial workforce, and change how firms think about hiring and developing talent. They also examine why human judgment, trust, and accountability remain important as AI takes on a larger role in finance.
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AI is driving enormous investment and soaring valuations, but what do financial markets reveal about its long-term economic impact?

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, and Maryam Farboodi, Associate Professor at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, examine how investors are pricing the promise and risk of transformative AI. They discuss why Treasury yields fell following major AI announcements, whether high AI stock valuations reflect productivity gains or speculation, and what the dot-com era can teach us about today's AI boom.

The conversation also explores AI's potential effect on inequality, the risks of regulation that slows adoption, and the skills people will need in an AI-driven economy.
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AI can help financial institutions detect fraud, manage risk, and improve productivity. But when AI systems begin acting autonomously, they may also create risks at a speed and scale people cannot easily oversee.

Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England, explores what agentic AI means for financial markets and financial regulation. She explains why regulators must move beyond a simple human-versus-machine framing, build meaningful accountability and guardrails around AI systems, and prepare for the potential of market feedback loops, manipulation, and collusion between autonomous agents.

Breeden also discusses the unprecedented pace of investment in AI infrastructure, the uncertainty around its eventual payoff, and how financial regulators can support innovation while protecting stability and public trust.
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