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and training to improve productivity.
Ahmad-Taylor said young job applicants
today are asking, "What role will I play in
your company's strategy?"
Airbnb's head of global policy and
public affairs, Chris Lehane, gave a presentation about the emergence of global
network platforms and how the sharing
economy inspires individuals. Airbnb is
a platform that is economically empowering its top three groups of users: millennials, women and urban families. Lehane
explained how Airbnb's model of maximizing underutilized assets such as homes
is helping to fill the economic gap at
a time when wages and salaries are stagnant. In 2016, the platform supported
134,000 U.S. main street jobs. He added,
"There are 33.6 million empty spare
bedrooms in the U.S."
Four members of Congress also took
turns offering their insights on the future
of work. A co-founder of the Sharing
Economy Caucus, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)
said the sharing economy is about efficiency and creatively destroying jobs while
creating new opportunities far beyond
what society can predict. A decade ago,
our country wasn't talking about the sharing economy or social media platforms.
Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) said America
has started to think about lifetime learning.
Rep. Hakeem Jefferies (D-NY), shared
how he enrolled his son's in coding classes
and said he believes that the U.S. needs to
provide young people with more educational opportunities. A CTA 2017 Digital
Patriot honoree, Rep. Suzan DelBene
(D-WA) stressed the importance of creating the right framework that provides consumers strong privacy and security options.
The summit included another opportunity for members of Congress to offer their
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FROM LEFT: Rep. Jacky Rosen (D-NV); CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro and Revolution LLC Chairman and CEO Steve
Case; Darrell Issa (R-CA); Rep Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC); CTA's Michael Hayes, Walmart Director
of Federal Government Affairs Micaela Fernandez Allen, OATS Founder and Executive Director Tom Kamber, and R Street
Institute President Eli Lehrer; and Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN).

workers."Technology is essential to offerperspectives. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA)
ing that change, such as using iPads to
spoke about how America's workforce,
train workers at Walmart," said Walmart
especially Middle America, fear that autoFederal Government Relations Director
mation will inevitability make their job
Micaela Fernandez Allen.
obsolete. Rep. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), who
Jamie Boone, senior director, governbegan her own career as a software programmer, explained the country's need for ment affairs, CTA, led a conversation
about how private sector programs
STEM education, especially for women
could transform the job market. Robert
and minorities.
Chiapetta, director, government affairs,
Michael Petricone, senior vice presiToyota Motor North American Inc., and
dent, government and regulatory affairs,
Qualcomm's Vice President
CTA, moderated a panel
of Government Affairs
that explored how disrupAlice Tornquist pointed
tive technology creates local
Panelists
jobs. From 3D printing to
agreed that as to wide-reaching partnerbetween the private
artificial intelligence,
the business ships
and public sectors.
emerging technology is
The summit wrapped
allowing smaller tech start- world changes,
so must the up with a fireside chat
ups to differentiate themworkers.
between Shapiro and
selves from major
Revolution LLC Chairman
companies, according to the
and CEO Steve Case.
panel of entrepreneurs and
"We're in the third wave
tech experts. Voodoo CEO
of the internet," Steve Case said.
Max Friefeld said, "Everything that is not
"The third wave will be profound in
critical thinking will be automated."
terms of disruption and it will require
Shapiro returned to the stage to
a new mindset." He stressed the imporlead a panel that focused on innovation
and immigration. Phone2Action President tance of creativity, curiosity and collaboration for future entrepreneurs and
and Co-Founder Ximena Hartsock and
internet-savvy businesspeople. Case
Benjilock CEO Robbie Cabral, who are
highlighted healthcare and education
both immigrants, explained how immias future disruptive markets he expects
grants are essential to ensuring that small
will be greatly changed by technology.
tech businesses such as theirs can fill
He added, "Jobs are about creating dighighly skilled positions.
nity, purpose and self-respect."
Michael Hayes, senior manager
of government affairs, CTA, continued
with a panel that analyzed workers'
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