Kicking off this year’s Boston Smart Business Dealmakers Conference, we explore innovative strategies, regional growth and the transformative power of public-private collaboration in shaping the future of Massachusetts and the Boston region. In this panel, moderated by Smart Business Chief Content Officer Dustin Klein, Steven Kelly, CEO of Timberline Construction, and Janak Joshi, Chief Digital Officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, explore the dynamic landscape of economic development in the state.
Here's an excerpt:
“From a data perspective, when people were maligning the millennial and Gen Z generations, if you look historically at the last four generations, the data is that they expect to see more innovation out of those two generations than the prior four combined. That's my generation, Gen X, baby boomers, World War II, World War I, that that goes back to Thomas Edison through the internet, to where we are today. And to think that we're going to see more innovation in those next two generations is, to me, fascinating. I'm bullish. America is still the heartbeat of the world. It all flows through here. And honestly, I think Boston's a heartbeat of America.”
You can catch the full conversation on the podcast.
