Experts gathered at the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday to discuss the future of work in the information age.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and a panel of business, technology and thought leaders discussed opportunities and challenges for the future.

In opening the forum, Lagarde compared the titans of the information age to those of the so-called “Gilded Age” of the late 19^th century when railroads were the high-tech sector of the economy.