49th ABS Annual Conference: Full Schedule

2:00pm MDT

Emergence of Post-growth Economy and Social Justice: Implications on Consumption and Production in the Bahá’í Writings

Saturday August 2, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT

Khazzoom-Brookes Postulate, which observes that greater efficiency in resource use often leads to increased, not reduced, consumption, has been unfolding at an accelerated rate. As innovation has relentlessly driven efficiency gains, it has simultaneously accelerated the scale of production and consumption, fueling economic growth. But this model—where efficiency feeds expansion-is on collision course with planetary boundaries and principles of social justice. We examine (a) sources & persistence of poverty despite economic growth, where the wealthiest five individuals now have more wealth than the bottom half of world population; (b) the impact of this unfettered growth on climate change in face of planetary boundaries; and (c) how certain principles of the Bahai Faith provide a new global construct to address this outcome.

Speakers

Rama Ayman

CEO, https://www.mmg.capital/team/

Rama Ayman, a Baha'i living in Luxembourg, is CEO of MMG Capital investing and advising on minerals and technologies needed for transition to green energy since 2015. Formerly, Rama was global partner and global head of metals and mining at KPMG, Managing Director of Hatch CF, Corporate... Read More →

Saturday August 2, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
TBA

Economics, Breakout

3:30pm MDT

Economic Justice as a Means Toward Race Unity: Case Studies

Saturday August 2, 2025 3:30pm - 4:45pm MDT

TBA

In 2017 the Universal House of Justice offered a seminal letter that raised the principle of economic justice more prominently in our collective consciousness. Juxtaposing economic justice with America’s race unity challenge creates a fascinating opportunity to examine both principles. Various sincere experiments have attempted to reduce wealth inequity post-the U.S. Civil War. This presentation will consider prominent examples, and their efficacy in mitigating structural and generational poverty. The cases will be viewed critically through the Faith’s view of societal prosperity. Finally, we will examine the Institution of Huquq’u’llah’s role in providing an economic justice framework.

Speakers

Shamim Maani

Shamim Maani’s education and professional experience have focused on financial markets and economics. He began his career at Lehman Brothers in New York and he served 3 years in the Baha’i World Center Treasury office in Haifa. He currently oversees Product and Technology Change... Read More →

Saturday August 2, 2025 3:30pm - 4:45pm MDT
TBA

Economics, Breakout

49th ABS Annual Conference

2:00pm MDT

Rama Ayman

3:30pm MDT

Shamim Maani

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