William Kerr (Harvard Business School): Gift of Global Talent | Future of Work Pioneers Podcast #48

This conversation is part of the Future of Work Pioneers Podcast. Today we are speaking with William Kerr, a professor at Harvard Business School and the co-director of Harvard’s Managing the Future of Work initiative. Professor Kerr’s research centers on how companies and economies explore opportunities, and works with companies and governments worldwide on the development of new ventures and transformations.
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OUTLINE:
00:50 - 05:51 : New Ventures program, the Future of Work initiative, and an overview of Professor Kerr’s research
05:53 - 08:14 : The Gift of Global Talent
08:15 - 11:55 : Key recommendations from a policy perspective
11:56 - 19:57 : Creating more opportunities for people through an efficient immigration system
19:59 - 26:20 : The pros and cons of an employment-based system
26:23 - 30:05 : Global talent is an investment
30:07 - 34:40 : Addressing the different challenges higher education is facing today
34:42 - 38:46 : Innovation brought by concentrated tech clusters
38:48 - 43:22 : Post-pandemic and the impact on talent clusters