The Digital Economist Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-digital-economist The Digital Economist Speaker Series drives radical collaboration between global action leaders on the most urgent topics and challenges we face today: climate, health, society, economics. With the global population facing multiple man-made crises that threaten our existence and the wellbeing of the planet, using science and technology to serve human needs is no longer a choice – it's a necessity. @ The Digital Economist LLC 22f4a517-040f-5c4e-827f-75788f55e014 no en Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:07:51 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:10:07 -0500 https://www.thedigitaleconomist.com/ https://img.transistor.fm/Hmix7BVZLGop4NXsvGnc9vZupcaRyYo9sUIUU0vO4Ac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3NTI2LzE2MTU2/ODg0NTMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg The Digital Economist Podcast https://www.thedigitaleconomist.com/ episodic The Digital Economist The Digital Economist Speaker Series drives radical collaboration between global action leaders on the most urgent topics and challenges we face today: climate, health, society, economics. With the global population facing multiple man-made crises that threaten our existence and the wellbeing of the planet, using science and technology to serve human needs is no longer a choice – it's a necessity. The Digital Economist Speaker Series drives radical collaboration between global action leaders on the most urgent topics and challenges we face today: climate, health, society, economics. radical collaboration, technology, leadership, speaker series, climate, health, society, economics, science, economist, digital, digital economy, innovation, entrepreneurship, MIT, policy, sustainable development goals Navroop Sahdev No No US Immigration and entrepreneurship, with Sophie Alcorn (TechCrunch) 2 2 US Immigration and entrepreneurship, with Sophie Alcorn (TechCrunch) full a6c2c64c-86af-4bf5-adff-2ec96060c59d https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e9ceec3 Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.  In this episode of The Digital Economist Speaker Series, Sandy joins Digital Economist CEO Navroop Sahdev to talk about the broken immigration system and its impact on entrepreneurship in the US.

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]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2021 02:00:36 -0500 The Digital Economist The Digital Economist 3567 Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law, based out of the Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.  In this episode of The Digital Economist Speaker Series, Sophie joins The Digital Economist CEO Navroop Sahdev to talk about the US immigration system and the nexus with the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law, based out of the Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportuniti radical collaboration, technology, leadership, speaker series, climate, health, society, economics, science, economist, digital, digital economy, innovation, entrepreneurship, MIT, policy, sustainable development goals No Data: The New Capital, with Alex Pentland (MIT) 3 3 Data: The New Capital, with Alex Pentland (MIT) full 2e415701-a519-4fea-a504-565baa5f52b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d86787d Alex Paul "Sandy" Pentland referred by Forbes in 2012 as one of the “seven most powerful data scientists in the world”, is one of the most-cited authors in computer science, and founding director of the MIT Connection Science Research Initiative, and Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts, and Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

With the global population facing multiple man-made crises that threaten our existence and the wellbeing of the planet, using science and technology to serve human needs is no longer a choice – it's a necessity. Integrating data science into real-world human behavior holds the key to our future. Gather insights into leveraging data for post-crisis resilience: society, economy, work. The Digital Economist has launched the Speaker Series to drive radical collaboration between global action leaders on the most urgent topics and challenges we face today: climate, health, society, economics. 

In this episode of The Digital Economist Speaker Series, Sandy joins The Digital Economist's Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Arvinder Singh Kang, and CEO, Navroop Sahdev to share his insights on data as the new capital, privacy, and some groundbreaking insights on how to harness it. They discuss: 

  • 6:54 - A new deal on data
  • 15:19 - Building community data unions
  • 29:43 - How smaller communities build data ecosystems
  • 39:18 - You need to have a gold standard for auditing data 
  • 41:42 - You don’t need to have command and control within companies
  • 44:19 - Moving towards a network of platform transactions
  • 50:55 - Processes that protect flows of data 


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]]> Alex Paul "Sandy" Pentland referred by Forbes in 2012 as one of the “seven most powerful data scientists in the world”, is one of the most-cited authors in computer science, and founding director of the MIT Connection Science Research Initiative, and Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts, and Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

With the global population facing multiple man-made crises that threaten our existence and the wellbeing of the planet, using science and technology to serve human needs is no longer a choice – it's a necessity. Integrating data science into real-world human behavior holds the key to our future. Gather insights into leveraging data for post-crisis resilience: society, economy, work. The Digital Economist has launched the Speaker Series to drive radical collaboration between global action leaders on the most urgent topics and challenges we face today: climate, health, society, economics. 

In this episode of The Digital Economist Speaker Series, Sandy joins The Digital Economist's Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Arvinder Singh Kang, and CEO, Navroop Sahdev to share his insights on data as the new capital, privacy, and some groundbreaking insights on how to harness it. They discuss: 

  • 6:54 - A new deal on data
  • 15:19 - Building community data unions
  • 29:43 - How smaller communities build data ecosystems
  • 39:18 - You need to have a gold standard for auditing data 
  • 41:42 - You don’t need to have command and control within companies
  • 44:19 - Moving towards a network of platform transactions
  • 50:55 - Processes that protect flows of data 


Press Enquires: press@thedigitaleconomist.com
Partnerships: navroop@thedigitaleconomist.com

Connect with The Digital Economist: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:18:49 -0500 The Digital Economist The Digital Economist 3458 Alex Paul "Sandy" Pentland referred by Forbes in 2012 as one of the “seven most powerful data scientists in the world”, is one of the most-cited authors in computer science, and founding director of the MIT Connection Science Research Initiative, and Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts, and Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In this episode of The Digital Economist Speaker Series, Sandy joins Digital Economist's Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Arvinder Singh Kang, and CEO, Navroop Sahdev to share his insights on data as the new capital, privacy, and some groundbreaking insights on how to harness it. Alex Paul "Sandy" Pentland referred by Forbes in 2012 as one of the “seven most powerful data scientists in the world”, is one of the most-cited authors in computer science, and founding director of the MIT Connection Science Research Initiative, and Tosh radical collaboration, technology, leadership, speaker series, climate, health, society, economics, science, economist, digital, digital economy, innovation, entrepreneurship, MIT, policy, sustainable development goals No Investing in South Asian startups in the post-pandemic world, with Sonia Bashir Kabir (United Nations) 1 1 Investing in South Asian startups in the post-pandemic world, with Sonia Bashir Kabir (United Nations) full 8b47b40a-fe7c-4a50-a08d-bfabc5d0a450 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fadb18f9 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:58:29 -0500 The Digital Economist The Digital Economist 3447 Sonia Bashir Kabir is a technology entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and an investor focusing on tech startups in emerging markets of South Asia. In the inaugural session of The Digital Economist Speaker Series, Sonia joins Digital Economist's Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Arvinder Singh Kang, and CEO, Navroop Sahdev to share her startups and philanthropy journey in South Asia, and changes she expects in a post-pandemic investment world. Sonia Bashir Kabir is a technology entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and an investor focusing on tech startups in emerging markets of South Asia. In the inaugural session of The Digital Economist Speaker Series, Sonia joins Digital Economist's Entrepreneur- radical collaboration, technology, leadership, speaker series, climate, health, society, economics, science, economist, digital, digital economy, innovation, entrepreneurship, MIT, policy, sustainable development goals No