Lecture on "Robotics and Productivity" at YSU

On November 19, 2026, at 12:30, the YSU Institute of Physics will host a lecture titled "Robotics and Productivity," to be delivered by Sung Won Sohn, Ph.D., Professor of Finance and Economics at Loyola Marymount University in the United States.

The lecture will explore the relationship between robotics and productivity. The speaker has extensive experience in economics, finance, and technological developments. His company, SS Economics, focuses on the U.S. economy, international trade, technology, and artificial intelligence.

Sung Won Sohn is visiting Armenia at the invitation of the Armenian Innovation Foundation (AIF).

About the speaker

Sung Won Sohn is an economist, banker, and professor whose professional career spans banking, public service, higher education, and research.

He has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Economist of Wells Fargo, as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hanmi Bank and Hanmi Financial Corporation. He also served as a Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, where he worked on economic and legislative matters related to the Federal Reserve System and financial markets.

He is currently Professor of Finance and Economics at Loyola Marymount University and President of SS Economics.

In 2006, The Wall Street Journal named him the most accurate economic forecaster in the United States. In 2025, the publication included him among the country's top five economic forecasters.

Sung Won Sohn is the author of Global Financial Crisis and Exit Strategy (2009) and The New Economy (2014).