ABOUT THE WEBINAR
With 44 percent of American workers classified as low-wage and up to one third in vulnerable jobs resulting from the nationwide shutdown, leaders across sectors agree that America’s workforce needs targeted, yet widespread support now. But how can we optimize support for workers in the near term, address the holes in the safety net in the medium term, and build a more inclusive labor market in the long term? What are the roles and responsibilities of local and national governments, funders and the private sector?
Please join us on Friday, April 24th @ 1:00-2:30 PM EST, as our distinguished panel, representing leadership across academia, research, practice, and the private sector, offers cutting edge thinking on what different sectors can do now to support America’s workforce and how we can begin to prepare for potential systemic shifts in the medium-to-long term.
SPEAKERS
Panelists
Byron Auguste
Co-founder & CEO
Opportunity@Work
David Autor
Ford Professor of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Co-Director
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future
Co-Director
NBER Labor Studies Program
Marcela Escobari
Senior Fellow, Workforce of the Future
Brookings Institution
Opening & Closing Remarks
Shamina Singh
Founder & President
Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Elisabeth Jacobs
Senior Fellow
Urban Institute
Moderator
Parag Mehta
Executive Director
Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth