The Partnership for New York City and New York Magazine convened a reception and panel discussion on how the convergence of the interests of Wall Street and Silicon Alley are redefining the economy of New York. The event was hosted by Partnership Co-Chair Philippe Dauman at Viacom. The panel featured Partnership members Chad Dickerson, the CEO of Etsy, Inc., Gary Cohn, President and COO of Goldman Sachs & Co., Jon Oringer, Founder and CEO of Shutterstock, Inc., Kevin Ryan, Chairman and Founder of GILT, Business Insider, MongoDB and Zola, and Bob Greifeld, CEO of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. The panel was moderated by New York Magazine Contributing Editor Annie Lowrey. The panel discussed what makes tech companies thrive in New York, and how more talent is needed to keep up with the rapidly expanding sector. Other topics included the city’s affordability, a national push to teach more kids coding, and the 2016 Presidential election.
New York Magazine’s coverage can be found here.
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