Thibault Serlet is the Director of Research at the Adrianople Group and architect of the world's largest SEZ dataset. Thibault founded the Startup Societies Foundation in 2015, a nonprofit which studies and promotes Special Economic Zones and new city projects. He is on the board of advisors of the Center for Innovative Governance Research, and has worked at several startups in the cybersecurity, hardware, and blockchain fields. 🌴 Timestamps: 00:00 - Language Blend 00:30 - The History of Special Economic Zones 17:35 SEZs vs Normal Jurisdictions 37:10 Special Economic Zones from China to Modern World 46:11 Language Blend 46:55 How Do Special Economic Zones Get Created? 56:19 Using SEZs to Affect Change 1:00:35 What are the Craziest Economic Zones? 1:07:00 Company Towns vs Economic Zones 1:20:00 Traits of Economic Zones in Latin America 1:31:00 How to Invest in Special Economic Zones 1:40:10 The Moon and Planet Mars as SEZs 🌴 Follow Thibault and Adrianople Group: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdrianopleGroup Website: https://www.adrianoplegroup.com/blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thibault-serlet-b051571bb/ 🌴 Follow My Latin Life: City Guides: https://mylatinlife.com/city-guides/ FREE Telegram Group: https://t.me/+u18h0doDhxRiY2Fh Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyLatinLife Set up a Base in LatAm: https://calendly.com/MyLatinLife Episode sponsored by Language Blend: https://www.languageblend.com/