[Video] Opportunity Summit 2025
How to create pathways to the American dream through upskilling and workforce training
Speaker: Raj Chetty, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Key Takeaways:
The single greatest predictor of economic opportunity is social capital. Cross-class interaction in a given county is a bellwether for economic mobility and creating networks is central to creating economic opportunity.
Invest in programs that focus on “vocational” style job training. These programs have proven to be resilient to AI.
Coach people, don’t just teach them skills. Key to helping people to transition in their roles and careers.
Session description
Hear novel perspectives about the workforce challenges that are causing critical talent to go untapped across the workforce, and what it will take to find and develop individuals into the resilient workforce we all need. This opening session lays the groundwork for connecting over courageous ideas to see talent differently at Opportunity Summit 2025.
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