First to coin the abbreviation “BRIC” (Brazil, Russia, India and China), he has made a series of studies on these and other emerging economies, published numerous articles on this topic, authored the book The Growth Map: Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond, and in early 2014 created the BBC documentary series MINT: The Next Economic Giants. In addition, Jim O'Neill is also one of the founding trustees and president of the British educational charity SHINE.

Jim O'Neill will speak at the Global Challenge Summit 2018 sessions of the “World of a Unified Economy” track, presenting his vision for the development of the global economic system based on over 20 years of experience in global economic research, carried out, among others, for such institutions as the Swiss Bank Corporation and Goldman Sachs.