First Meeting of the beyond GDP sprint

  • Virtual Meeting
  • 10 March 2022



The main objective of the Beyond GDP Sprint is to probe the Inclusive Wealth approach to measuring well-being by identifying generally agreed areas of high priority for research and, where possible, agree on common frameworks.

The meeting on Modern Capital will discuss the scope of modern capitals (including intangible capital, human capital, natural capital, etc.) and how to consistently measure these modern capitals and their resultant flows of benefits.


Thursday, 10 March 2022: 7:00 am - 10:00 am (New York time)



7:00 am - 7:15 am
Session 1: Introduction, welcome remarks and scene-setting presentation
  • Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of United Nations Statistics Division
  • Mr. Richard Heys, Deputy Chief Economist, UK Office for National Statistics


7:15 am - 7:45 am
Session 2: Intangible Assets

Chair: Mr. Richard Heys

  • This session will continue the discussion on the challenges around modern capital, through the lens of intangible assets
  • Presenter: Jonathan Haskel, Imperial College, London


7:45 am - 8:20 am
Session 3: Data as an Asset

Chair: Mr. Richard Heys

  • This session will continue the discussion on the challenges around modern capital, through the lens of data as an asset
  • Presenter: John Mitchell, OECD
          Country Presentation: Sean Crick, Australian Bureau of Statistics


8:20 am - 8:50 am
Session 4: Natural Capital

Chair: Mr. Richard Heys

  • This session will continue the discussion on the challenges around modern capital, through the lens of Natural Capital, with a focus on the challenges identified through the updates of the SNA and SEEA
  • Presenter: Bram Edens, Environmental Statistics and Geospatial Information Branch, United Nations


8:50 am - 9:20 am
Session 5: Human Capital

Chair: Mr. Richard Heys

  • This session will continue the discussion on the challenges around modern capital, through the lens of Human Capital, with a focus on the challenges identified through the updates of the SNA
  • Presenter: Mr. Gueorguie Vassilev, UK Office for National Statistics


9:20 am - 9:45 am
Session 6: Consolidating discussion

Chair: Mr. Richard Heys

  • This session will deliver an opportunity to synthesise the conversation and identify common themes and proposed next steps
  • -  Do we agree there is a challenge in measuring modern capitals?
  • -  Are there common challenges across the different types of capitals we have discussed today?
  • -  What should we prioritise in any future work on measuring modern capitals?


9:45 am - 10:00 am
Session 7: Next steps and closing remarks

Chair: Mr. Richard Heys

  • Presenter: Mr. Erich Strassner, Associate Director for National Economic Accounts, US Bureau of Economic Analysis on Distributional Sprint


Related Documentations
Download all available presentations for the first meeting of the beyond GDP sprint