On Wednesday, The Jack Kemp Foundation in partnership with Internet Association, will host the Kemp Forum on Opportunity in the New Digital Economy featuring conversations about the impact of technological innovation on the economy of the 21st century. We will explore how innovative technologies help create opportunities for all Americans and how to ensure the American workforce has the skills, access, and training needed to succeed in the rapidly evolving digital economy.
Participants include
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta
Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)
US Representative Will Hurd (R-TX)
Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, Federal Trade Commission
Chris Liddell, Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives,
The White House Office of American Innovation
Event Agenda
9:30 am
The Coming Productivity Boom: Transforming the Physical Economy with Information
Michael Beckerman, President and CEO, Internet Association; Jimmy Kemp, President, Jack Kemp Foundation;Michael Mandel,Chief Economic Strategist, Progressive Policy Institute; and Bret Swanson, President, Entropy Economics
10:00 am
How the Digital Economy Changes Work
Secretary Alexander Acosta, US Department of Labor; Dan Bryant, Senior Vice President of Global Public Affairs and Government Relations, Walmart; Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE)
10:50 am
Practical Policy Approaches to the New Digital Economy
Representative Will Hurd (R-TX); Dr. Mark Jamison, AEI,University of Florida and former FCC transition team; Chris Liddell, The White House Office for American Innovation; Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, Federal Trade Commission
11:35 am
The Opportunity Agenda
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)
12:15 am
Lunch
Watch the live-stream here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/jackkempfoundation
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