Post-pandemic labor economy in Silicon Valley and Italy

Post-pandemic labor economy in SV and Italy

Since the pioneering phase, Italian engineers have come to the Silicon Valley contributing to its technological revolution. In the last decades, offshoring models have been successful with Silicon Valley-centered companies hiring engineers in Italy to develop their products; nevertheless, a physical presence in Silicon Valley was always deemed necessary. The explosion of remote work due to the pandemic questions whether physical presence remains necessary given that an infrastructure entirely focused on the impossibility of physical presence has been developed and exploited for more than a year. This panel will discuss the effect of the pandemic on the economy and geography of work in Silicon Valley and its relationship with Italy

Special Introduction:

Lorenzo Ortona, Consul General of Italy in San Francisco

Keynote Speaker:

Enrico Moretti, Michael Peevey and Donald Vial Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Panelists:

Maddalena Adorno, Co-founder and CEO, Dorian Therapeutics

Fabrizio Capobianco, Chief Innovation Officer, Minerva Networks

Giovanni Colella, Co-Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO, OODA Health

Marco Zappacosta, Co-Founder and CEO, Thumbtack

Moderator:

Luigi Bajetti, General Partner & Founder, Lombardstreet Ventures

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