Episode 2: The World Economic Forum Tackles the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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In this episode we are joined by Jerica Lee, a Project Specialist at the World Economic Forum. Jerica shares her work with the Ocean’s initiative, what got her started, and how the World Economic Forum is leveraging synergies between public-private partnerships and this fourth industrial revolution of technology for global change. For transcript, links, and other resources mentioned in the podcast, go here: https://imaginehuman.com/episode-2-the-world-economic-forum-tackles-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-5b768cb2a719

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Episode 2: The World Economic Forum Tackles the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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