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Speaker: John Tapogna, President of ECONorthwest
Topic: Why Worry? Learn Why Companies Must Harness Technology to Make Jobs Indispensable Now
Save your seat on May 15th for a ‘can’t miss’ discussion with John Tapogna, our featured speaker for Peer Growth. As President and Partner at ECONorthwest, John leads a consultancy focused on a wide array of economic issues. ECONorthwest is our largest and likely most respected team of consultants in the Northwest, one where keeping over 40 professionals on staff is no small feat. Public and private-sector clients turn to John and company when they need fact-based answers now. From labor unions and energy companies to public planning departments and private developers, ECONorthwest dives in with best in class research and analysis. Perhaps most refreshing of all, ECONorthwest is well known for sporting no ideology, for research independence and agnostic analysis.
Surviving the Acceleration of Automation. Technology and automation have been with us for centuries and yet, as economies transformed from agrarian to industrial and industrial to digital, humans always managed to find work to do. But, technologists worry this time may be different. They see an unprecedented wave of automation that will affect our physical and digital worlds. The acceleration demands an overhaul of our education, workforce training, and safety net systems. Will we be ready?
Join this discussion or bring questions of your own. Your insights are integral to the conversation.
Biography:
John Tapogna is President of ECONorthwest and oversees the firm's overall business strategy and operations. Since his arrival at ECONorthwest in 1997, Tapogna has built practices in education, healthcare, human service, and tax policy. In education, he has directed evaluations of dropout prevention programs, the impacts of small class sizes, and the efficacy of small schools for clients like the Chalkboard Project, Washington's League of Education Voters and Seattle Public Schools. He has also overseen the development of award-winning software tools in eight states that help low-income families, seniors, people with disabilities and veterans understand their eligibility for safety-net programs.
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